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Lime & macadamia pinata cake

surprise pinata cake

Have you seen these awesome Pinata cakes on Pinterest?  From Claire K Creations From A Subtle Revelry And the of course there’s this amazing one that I would never attempt myself, but I would love it if someone else would for me. 🙂 From Bubble and Sweet So, the hubby had his birthday earlier […]

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pineapple upside-down trifle

pineapple upside-down trifle

Here’s the dessert I made for Easter dinner this year; I did a twist on a traditional pineapple upside-down cake and made a pineapple upside-down trifle. It was a really delicious and light finish to a heavy holiday meal. The great thing about trifle is that it’s so easy to tweak to your own liking. […]

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homemade oreos/whoopie pies

homemade oreos/whoopie pies

This is a recipe I got from a friend of mine. When she made them for me she called them homemade oreos, so that’s always what I called them. Then when I moved to Texas I discovered that there is something called a whoopie pie (yes, somehow I had never heard of them living in California) […]

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Somewhat Simple

10 minute cake

I give you fair warning: this is a dangerous recipe. Dangerous because now you’ll use any excuse to celebrate with cake.TGIF? Great, I’ll make a cake.It’s Lincoln’s Birthday? Let’s make that great man a cake.Our potty-training toddler only peed on the floor four times today? Cake time! This “10 minute cake” is cooked in the […]

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