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Wow, one year… one whole year I have been writing this blog! As I sit here typing, I am swaying in my chair and singing the lyrics to the 1990′s jam, “It’s Our Anniversary” by Tony! Toni! Toné!
However, I am replacing the word anniversary with blogoversary, because I am cool like that! It’s a damn good thing no one can see or hear me because I way waaay off key and the song in this context makes absolutely no sense!
For my blogoversary, I made The Pioneer Woman’s Italian Cream Cake, and let me tell you – this cake is fabulous!
If you follow me on twitter, you may remember my tweet about having a spoonful of this frosting for breakfast yesterday morning. I did omit the walnuts because Brian is allergic. Instead, I topping the cake with toasted coconut, and it is FAB!
For my blogoversary I wanted to put together a giveaway that would be comprised of some of my favorite things.
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Pictured: Pinch bowls & Ice Cream Cone/Snow Cone Holders from Target Giant Piping Tips and Cupcake Liners from Bake It Pretty (I love this little company!) |
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Pictured: Microplane and Silicone Spatula from Bed Bath and Beyond |
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Pictured: Mini Bundt Pans and Brownie Bite Pan by Wilton and purchased at Michael’s. Not pictured: an OXO Cherry Pitter from BB&B and a couple of small additions such as sprinkles and spoons… |
GIVEAWAY ENDED
How do you win? Leave a comment on this post telling me your goals for the next year. It can be something simple like perfecting a chocolate chip cookie or something much more deep!
My goal is to learn as much as I can in the world of photography and upgrade my camera!
The Rules
1.) Open to U.S.A. residents only.
2.) One winner will be chosen on 7/23/09 by using random.org.
3.) Make sure that I have a way to contact you when you leave a comment; either through your blog or an email.
4.) One comment per person, please. Plus one *tweet entry; totaling 2 entries per person.
5.) I will contact the winner via email or commenting on the winner’s site.
6.) You have until 7/26/09 to claim the giveaway, or I will have to choose another winner.
The Fine Print
1. This giveaway is brought to you by me and is in no way affiliated with Bake It Pretty, Target, Wilton, Michael’s, or Bed Bath and Beyond.
Thanks for stopping by and good luck!
I love your blog! My goal for the next year is to start a "petite treats" business out of my home.
wow, that cake looks dangerous!
My goal is to slow down and enjoy my kids baby years. No more rushing to do things if they want to play with me in the kitchen!
LAphant81@aol.com
Mastering techniques that "frighten" me or are simply new to my repertoir are my goals for this year. Pastry cream, ice cream, the perfect layer cakes, brioche…
I do have some cooking goals, like finishing my personal cookbook. But the most important goal for this year is seeing my lay-off in Dec as a blessing so I can go back to school, get my MBA, and tell coleege! I am going thru the admit process now.
lreyno5@aol.com
Everything looks so "YUMMY" my goal is to be more patient and understanding with everyone especially my 2 grandson's!!
Italian Cream cake looks great. My goal is I would love to start to work with yeast….to me it is scarry
I love your blog! Everything looks so yummy. My goal for next year is to take cake decorating classes. This winter, I started selling cookies of a secret family recipe of iced sugar cookies called ice cream cookies. I never would have expected a year ago that I would be selling 5 dozen to sometimes 20 dozen cookies handmade and hand decorated each week. I hope by taking the decorating classes, I can decorate not only my cookies better but branch out to cakes.
Thanks for such a wonderful blog!!
Danielle
dndavis5@gmail.com
happy birthday, baking addiction!
that cake looks glorious, it's definitely been favorited :)
my goal for this year is to master food photography. i feel vulnerable when i made something fantastic but can't show how tempting it really looks because my pictures turned out bad.
i was lucky enough to have one of my pictures featured on foodgawker.com, but every attempt since then has been denied.
i would like to get really great at photographing my creations so that i can submit to fg on a fairly regular basis, because that's sort of my standard for knowing my stuff looks good.
happy birthday, mba! i hope i make it that long!
That cake looks simply YUMMY! Hmmm, goals for the next year… Working harder to make both my Etsy shops successful and diligently post on my food blog until I reach my 1 year blogoversary!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
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