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Sunday, March 31, 2013

Cake for Easter

Three layers of cake with marzipan in the batter…

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Homemade lime curd spread between the layers as well as the top and sides…

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Topped off with thick,homemade whipped cream and toasted raw coconut.

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I think this is the first time that I’ve ever made a cake with more than two layers. Yay!

Happy Easter Everyone! :)

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Use it up, wear it out…

Years ago my grandma North handed down a couple of dresses to me. They were hers, and she had made them herself. I think they were just going to be thrown out otherwise. I haven’t worn either one in years, and am not even sure where the pink one is right now; but I carefully saved the red one, and have started on a mission…
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I am using a bunch of the fabric toward an apron. I love aprons, use aprons, and associate them with my grandma. I will try to make a post when I’m finished with it!