tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82310285959743043632024-03-04T21:36:05.302-08:00Cupcakes by HollyHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-46062806663695314412012-05-27T22:55:00.002-07:002012-05-27T22:55:42.560-07:00Bright Summery Birthday Cake for Dad & Lilah<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For Dad and Lilah's shared birthday party I just wanted to do a fun colorful summery cake... I also had some colorful fans to top the cake with that Mom had given me a while back, it looked totally fun all together!<br />
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<br />Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-10607480440150253252012-05-27T22:54:00.000-07:002012-05-27T22:54:05.772-07:00Cake Pops.... Candy Apple Style...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Can I just say that I totally do not enjoy making cake pops? I think the fact that my cake pops are upside down should tell a small tale in itself... Anyhow, they are still super yummy and pretty when all packaged up with a ribbon! I made these to go with the Cake for Dad and Lilah's birthday party on Sunday!</div>
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<br />Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-11778614501932978562012-04-29T14:30:00.000-07:002012-05-27T22:52:19.341-07:00Aaron's 30th Birthday Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
For Aaron's birthday I wanted to try something different flavorwise... I had been wanting to try these chocolate chip cookie cupcakes forever now and this was my chance... The centers of the cupcakes were filled with cookie dough filling and then the icing was flavored just like cookie dough as well... soooo good!</div>
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<br />Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-59624504728891335342012-03-17T18:00:00.000-07:002012-05-27T22:50:30.243-07:00Doug's Birthday Carrot Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy 65th Birthday Doug!</h3>
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Happy 65th Birthday Doug!</div>
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I asked Doug what type of cake he would like for his birthday and he wanted a Carrot Cake with Butter Cream Icing... I have never made carrot cake before, so the search was on for the perfect recipe, and I definitely found it! (Carrot, Raisins, Crushed Pineapple, Coconut and Buttermilk) I did 3 layers with Bavarian creme in between... Everyone loved the cake!! Surprising to have carrot cake be a hit!</div>
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So this year I missed out on Julie and Cali's birthday Tea Party! I felt so bad, but I was so sick. I managed to make all the cookies and the cake for the party (I promise I did not breathe or cough or lick anything!!!) Anyhow, the desserts turned out awesome... Brian and I dropped them off at Julie's when they were out so they didn't catch our germs (Brian was sick too).</div>
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<br />Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-60663728708221592022011-12-29T14:41:00.000-08:002011-12-29T14:59:03.864-08:00Funny Story... well...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Sooooo... After alot of thought, I decided I wanted a new Stand Mixer for Christmas. Brian and I had come up with budgets for spending this year and the new Kitchenaid Artisan Mixer fit nicely in that budget, but I wouldn't get anything else! Christmas day comes, I was ready with a new glass bowl I pre-bought at Amazon to go with my new mixer... I opened it up, plugged it in and the attachments keep hitting the bowl. After numerous adjustments, nothing made it better. Oh well... we will exchange for a new one on boxing day. Boxing day comes, Brian runs to the store, makes the exchange and brings back Kitchenaid # 2. Open the box, plug it in (feeling excited again) and this time, the motor is running really rough, like rough in the way you are not comfortable with. So, the next day, I join Brian and head back to the store to pick up Kitchenaid # 3. We bring it home and reluctantly open the box and plug it in. Guess what... all attachments are hitting the bowl again!! Motor is fine, but again, no adjustments can correct the problem. This time after calling the store manager, we figure we would try a different store location and drive out to abby to pick up Kitchenaid # 4. After arriving home, even more fearful this time... we plug it in and guess what... the motor is defective AGAIN!! UGH!! At this point, I was done... Brian was ready to drive in to Coquitlam to try another store but I said forget it... Clearly something in the universe is telling me that this machine isn't the right one for me! It's too bad because it really is a nice looking machine. I will say I didn't like how loud it runs comparatively to my mixer (which I have given to Mom as a Christmas gift with new attachments). Luckily, I can return the bowl I bought back to Amazon (less shipping of course, but I understand that). So, definitely feeling disappointed over my Christmas gift so far...<br />
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4 Layer Lucious Pumpkin Cake (people get made when I dont make this now)<br />
Nanaimo Bars (special for Dad)<br />
Oreo version of the Nanaimo Bar<br />
Chocolate & White Chocolate Oreo Truffles<br />
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crispys<br />
Eskimo Boy & Girl Sugar Cookies<br />
Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies (with Egg White Royal Icing)<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRAcMoy8qky34WnB-F8cdQe7Pmx-i63Gv7TxXDndgqnAXo9GIMwe_UyO_LWa108b-K4sUSt7qkzn9sMQgmC17qdi8Va9ltOarA-qgqxQy8-SSbL2mPXLweE5KyWkGEDunKJ5WCtVCeME/s1600/photo+%25284%2529.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRAcMoy8qky34WnB-F8cdQe7Pmx-i63Gv7TxXDndgqnAXo9GIMwe_UyO_LWa108b-K4sUSt7qkzn9sMQgmC17qdi8Va9ltOarA-qgqxQy8-SSbL2mPXLweE5KyWkGEDunKJ5WCtVCeME/s400/photo+%25284%2529.jpg" /></a> </div>I hear someone ate their cookie for breakfast on Christmas!! Cali!!<br />
<div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-69849957860836608362011-12-02T14:08:00.000-08:002011-12-29T14:12:47.940-08:00Cupcakes for a Cause...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Excuse the horrible photos... I only had my cell phone camera with me! I helped Nadia decorate cupcakes for her Church Christmas Fair to help raise funds for her trip to India. Nadia baked cupcakes all day and I arrived after work with my mixer ready to start making icing! I think all said and done we did about 120 cupcakes with flavors ranging from Chocolate Candy Cane, Lemon, Chocolate Peanut Butter... to Caramel Macchiato, my personal favorite!<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7rolJmix7l8I64jKZtfKzUaue_1jJr29lh9W2uKzHde_XgBdwEf81jJPqmpV6x1pPV13gN8ckO_NR5x-PYrkx6b-LJzIX0A_Y53KRQ6G4RjtChrehFUktbboZGt6tSTtQID5NzgT64E/s1600/2011-12-02+20.58.10.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7rolJmix7l8I64jKZtfKzUaue_1jJr29lh9W2uKzHde_XgBdwEf81jJPqmpV6x1pPV13gN8ckO_NR5x-PYrkx6b-LJzIX0A_Y53KRQ6G4RjtChrehFUktbboZGt6tSTtQID5NzgT64E/s400/2011-12-02+20.58.10.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-6893751265912194062011-12-01T22:37:00.000-08:002011-12-01T22:39:04.492-08:00Christmas Ornament Cookies<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-27960234695230483352011-11-26T20:35:00.000-08:002011-11-26T22:59:05.424-08:00Woodland Friends Cake for Sophie's 1st Birthday<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQIAkgZbXOu_fNx_cKBHT6Gm6Vho4NieQkf-XLpRiCzvBXW2spDBw5urmOugOo1I-Yf9HaMM4Kx94zgpMc8ibELQ-XmBd4aAMHzwJEA4NqDVp_Dm2ExYIIOtecSp4LFNeh29jnXtz2gQ/s1600/IMG_0617.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQIAkgZbXOu_fNx_cKBHT6Gm6Vho4NieQkf-XLpRiCzvBXW2spDBw5urmOugOo1I-Yf9HaMM4Kx94zgpMc8ibELQ-XmBd4aAMHzwJEA4NqDVp_Dm2ExYIIOtecSp4LFNeh29jnXtz2gQ/s400/IMG_0617.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
Inspired by finger puppets I made for all the 1 year old nieces this year, lucky little Sophie got them on her cake too! Hope everyone enjoys it tomorrow for the party!<br />
<div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-82885106949805125392011-11-26T20:27:00.000-08:002011-11-26T22:59:29.986-08:00Woodland Friends...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_5YFd0MSVGtsHAl7VQxB0flhdo0hIYw4mJrQ7GNf04bbdy5grDJJi98vTeobRh0jSC9jxmkeBcLe_cFdLCbVDI5J1ZK743ijSa9UyRO-9Lg2DpTH_tK7gi5ZqXko6VRrMWfMCX3zy9Y/s1600/IMG_0525.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_5YFd0MSVGtsHAl7VQxB0flhdo0hIYw4mJrQ7GNf04bbdy5grDJJi98vTeobRh0jSC9jxmkeBcLe_cFdLCbVDI5J1ZK743ijSa9UyRO-9Lg2DpTH_tK7gi5ZqXko6VRrMWfMCX3zy9Y/s400/IMG_0525.JPG" /></a> </div>Here are the finger puppets I made and used as my cake idea!!<br />
<div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-59575188196144887152011-11-26T20:08:00.000-08:002011-11-26T23:09:25.594-08:00Woodland Friends Cake being made...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">First off... sorry it has been so long since the last post on this blog! Its not for lack of time in the kitchen.... I have been focused more on breads and cooking. I guess I could pop that on here too, but the cakes, cookies and cupcakes are so much more fun to look at! That being said... I was asked to do Sophie's 1st birthday cake so of course, I had to make the super moist chocolate cake I do so well (from scratch).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can't see it due to the icing, but there is a layer of chocolate icing and a layer of cream cheese icing as the filling</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I didn't ice the lower half as I am going to ice it with chocolate icing for the 'ground' of the forest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Basic outline of the trees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I tried to give the trees a bit of a 3D look using a star tip and dragging the icing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I like the cake just like this personally... haha... very outdoorsy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used the same stencils I drew for the puppets on the cake. I freeze cake as it is much easier to work with especially when needing to cut out small details</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here they are! Next time I would consider icing before placing them on the cake as it might be easier to ice on the sides. Ultimately, I am a perfectionist and it really doesn't matter if they aren't done perfectly, it will still taste yummy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I iced trees on the sides of the cake too... I like it when a theme covers as much of the cake as possible</td></tr>
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I promise I didn't get any dirt on them!! :)</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2_iEgoV_opIgXj4nsLgTUnzHoZk00xglU_r0FDBMUhcxHTBfyR7J8ZraefWLCM5e_PUlwD5dOhpUrQC8IDBVQ2-bHn3FrtGxH3IACXcojNVOK7g9Kg8_YXxEyqEGxIJ4d4NoEtWouj4/s1600/IMG_0054.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2_iEgoV_opIgXj4nsLgTUnzHoZk00xglU_r0FDBMUhcxHTBfyR7J8ZraefWLCM5e_PUlwD5dOhpUrQC8IDBVQ2-bHn3FrtGxH3IACXcojNVOK7g9Kg8_YXxEyqEGxIJ4d4NoEtWouj4/s400/IMG_0054.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgwnR4gR_ZRxidZOhl4HonwGEYW7-XkNCA1-i9KhBbhX0scVjJncP18IWGgRumQ_u9qKF0LBXA5Ng9xtUaBNrui4JTfhp1ysZY_nFRuG-Tkec_mMZpnJnzlMhQ2dQHzHCQq6DNr5lAvM/s1600/IMG_0056a.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgwnR4gR_ZRxidZOhl4HonwGEYW7-XkNCA1-i9KhBbhX0scVjJncP18IWGgRumQ_u9qKF0LBXA5Ng9xtUaBNrui4JTfhp1ysZY_nFRuG-Tkec_mMZpnJnzlMhQ2dQHzHCQq6DNr5lAvM/s400/IMG_0056a.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-65048776828506592692011-02-20T21:42:00.000-08:002011-02-27T18:18:38.605-08:00Cali's Tinkerbell cakeFor Cali's 3rd birthday she wanted a Tinkerbell cake! I let her pick out the picture of Tinkerbell from a few printouts I found online a month ago. I used rice paper and edible makers to trace out Tinkerbell and then a #1 circular tip with chocolate icing to outline all the colors. I think it turned out pretty cute.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IL5l0ZN_HXGAQA49UjGr3v-fdY7vmxjmUbVBarx35hhiWU92VJCpLz2daxLMDdRjVkaLvRAZ5_dD2bgGOm1s0rTPt3NA2_jH6EYFifem8s6zy5kzghc7uYCeMbJXN9VhyphenhyphenPsIC6fVMKo/s1600/2011-02-19+19.17.16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IL5l0ZN_HXGAQA49UjGr3v-fdY7vmxjmUbVBarx35hhiWU92VJCpLz2daxLMDdRjVkaLvRAZ5_dD2bgGOm1s0rTPt3NA2_jH6EYFifem8s6zy5kzghc7uYCeMbJXN9VhyphenhyphenPsIC6fVMKo/s400/2011-02-19+19.17.16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578556524924558498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhncZeQ2W4mHPaBKaSZaBDv66J7uF8bwEc3rMmm5Tugjpr3JPgPPVz8-sdV9TslaEfjWGlndwBC_rRukD8LbTCQfFtx1llUackZL8GcCNHv-l4-iw4qybRPzaRKEbo2gfFgwqXFyceXl1I/s1600/2011-02-19+19.19.28.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhncZeQ2W4mHPaBKaSZaBDv66J7uF8bwEc3rMmm5Tugjpr3JPgPPVz8-sdV9TslaEfjWGlndwBC_rRukD8LbTCQfFtx1llUackZL8GcCNHv-l4-iw4qybRPzaRKEbo2gfFgwqXFyceXl1I/s400/2011-02-19+19.19.28.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578556517331724594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-83cJduk6cVOaeO8wV-V0rqDQlAEYqiiqwcVk1Ur5mSo1N0QomG631gK9kKeY4ciUmoFpHplxhQ21BjWYOfMboBkwSQ9PTBfQcuDRjJHRxJEaRVTueNCe_WALWSvWddOMSil3lwbyTc8/s1600/2011-02-19+19.19.47.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-83cJduk6cVOaeO8wV-V0rqDQlAEYqiiqwcVk1Ur5mSo1N0QomG631gK9kKeY4ciUmoFpHplxhQ21BjWYOfMboBkwSQ9PTBfQcuDRjJHRxJEaRVTueNCe_WALWSvWddOMSil3lwbyTc8/s400/2011-02-19+19.19.47.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578556508728428338" /></a>I got a few pointers from Mom on icing the edges... I have the worst time smoothing things out, but apparently I have been using milk when I should be using cream. I will get it right next time... still tasted awesome... right Mom? (haha, I saw how many pieces you took!)Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-46584462932462520002011-02-20T21:40:00.000-08:002011-02-27T18:17:58.913-08:00Tinkerbell Stripes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgx38mUBWRMJl8Ov0UxIFI2ZBDWdkN3vUR2HnytSM_Wwx2NlttpOfR3IttbXFUm1E-_hC0McMug6SXQJQsD7dIUan3YkE6vsol1Q20h9PWHy4Xrjm6DReLi9SETX_RIqrFdQ1Q84aFU0/s1600/2011-02-20+10.44.00.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgx38mUBWRMJl8Ov0UxIFI2ZBDWdkN3vUR2HnytSM_Wwx2NlttpOfR3IttbXFUm1E-_hC0McMug6SXQJQsD7dIUan3YkE6vsol1Q20h9PWHy4Xrjm6DReLi9SETX_RIqrFdQ1Q84aFU0/s400/2011-02-20+10.44.00.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578558597625619122" /></a><br /><div><p>The inside of the cake! I used white cake mix and colored it purple and green... then layered it all with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bavarian</span> creme (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">yummm</span>)</p><br /></div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-40755796667157490962011-02-20T18:13:00.000-08:002011-02-27T18:17:47.316-08:00Happy Birthday Cali!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2nh_M2kM5tURz1cjZZR_hJs1puvDJeMFARbrLjDc6Aa2lMeeG6isYoL5zjp8-lQ5nCAMVhq1tJWiYbbG0-7su85I54mfgV8ulAv4a2Ixi-pR6ixDWrfbWEXJ_PemKhD0u2zQea2mK1I/s1600/DSC07216.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2nh_M2kM5tURz1cjZZR_hJs1puvDJeMFARbrLjDc6Aa2lMeeG6isYoL5zjp8-lQ5nCAMVhq1tJWiYbbG0-7su85I54mfgV8ulAv4a2Ixi-pR6ixDWrfbWEXJ_PemKhD0u2zQea2mK1I/s400/DSC07216.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578558042574087522" /></a>I had to borrow one of Julie's pictures... I was so surprised when Cali asked for the "3" part of the cake when there was a whole Tinkerbell!! Haha, maybe its because the 3 sparkled so much!Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-31181017340636303452011-02-12T20:30:00.000-08:002011-02-12T21:55:04.797-08:00Declan's Lightning McQueen Birthday Cake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8H5JD3znWutQwaQFqzvth9hP-jPqGhs1q74di-qEVFBax8uPLRZ9OQoEp60nOUyx1VP8trDgUqcr314yhZuORhL4qjtpwByU-jVEYOAabA41TU_SnhCD_D2PlDNDj-OZzOPF4RoEHJf8/s1600/2011-02-11+22.51.18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8H5JD3znWutQwaQFqzvth9hP-jPqGhs1q74di-qEVFBax8uPLRZ9OQoEp60nOUyx1VP8trDgUqcr314yhZuORhL4qjtpwByU-jVEYOAabA41TU_SnhCD_D2PlDNDj-OZzOPF4RoEHJf8/s400/2011-02-11+22.51.18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573027397435737394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQDF7mR6-o8Kld61Xv_o0zknamB5Yvm3i9XvuRYRbw3oTxHxqzPd3fKZ4trrtvmpeboRibVunkj1Dj2hzjhfen5CeRQ_U-kIIyxGeEsNykFJVuPRQ7RyJSp3sGFaMDM6HGcWaLrj-4o4/s1600/2011-02-11+22.51.01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQDF7mR6-o8Kld61Xv_o0zknamB5Yvm3i9XvuRYRbw3oTxHxqzPd3fKZ4trrtvmpeboRibVunkj1Dj2hzjhfen5CeRQ_U-kIIyxGeEsNykFJVuPRQ7RyJSp3sGFaMDM6HGcWaLrj-4o4/s400/2011-02-11+22.51.01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573027396762570722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbToIRTMPYjjqmkbnEG4ew91O_-UyysotLdcppkP0VCg5TIBag0Lq5ERe7oJdDGZiEFThwc5nWBrORfepdlIlnpLUv3tyKAWPUOcgX2oO7IZbL5O6VSBedTPPiGPCtONbba2q8jalavQ/s1600/2011-02-11+22.50.44.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbToIRTMPYjjqmkbnEG4ew91O_-UyysotLdcppkP0VCg5TIBag0Lq5ERe7oJdDGZiEFThwc5nWBrORfepdlIlnpLUv3tyKAWPUOcgX2oO7IZbL5O6VSBedTPPiGPCtONbba2q8jalavQ/s400/2011-02-11+22.50.44.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573027384526484626" /></a><div>It turned out pretty cute.... I will try and take better pictures tomorrow at Declan's party, I was just using my phone to take all these pictures (Brian had taken off with my little canon camera!)</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-62365227581594177982011-02-12T20:22:00.000-08:002011-02-12T22:03:09.719-08:00The making of the Lightning McQueen Cake!<div>So.... be proud of me, I finally moved away from 'the box' of cake mix! I found an amazing chocolate cake recipe on another baking blog I read and it is just awesome. I baked a couple batches of the cake, threw them in the freezer and then started putting everything together (I highly recommend freezing your cake especially when layering because it makes it <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">soooo</span> much easier to handle large sections of cake without breakage)</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCv1np1IRBYRsy8qXEagbiyWID4F27oNGHeGAiSe2OyOi5OOIa7ef38cID-r7FnBxC9ZyvH0Gc7US5rV1iwci78hgvoJav8mGeO5eHg9hY8JmBGC6Is88xmgiSlXB6rZW-sucTZIhz-bA/s1600/2011-02-11+18.39.38.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCv1np1IRBYRsy8qXEagbiyWID4F27oNGHeGAiSe2OyOi5OOIa7ef38cID-r7FnBxC9ZyvH0Gc7US5rV1iwci78hgvoJav8mGeO5eHg9hY8JmBGC6Is88xmgiSlXB6rZW-sucTZIhz-bA/s400/2011-02-11+18.39.38.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573026754559682002" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Ah yes, chocolate cake, chocolate icing and cherries.... yummy!<br /><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-s9MwjWqw2bV2GX4ljxH2Tfi9A2H95oKNqpGGxTOpiFcAKUU7kswAgPMeJ-4WWxtf2NTHjCnNQ4j-L4iAyM2Ze93ldMHh3sefTJbMMv0ErBUkxF2QmDRVeGIXGjIa95tMtQBsZQO1qk/s400/2011-02-11+18.44.39.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573025570090121970" />Top layer on... again, frozen cake... super easy to put on!!<br /><div><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9D8RiZgxu_kBFADDl5LADVqhqjqT8kvuUGp1JuPMsjQiVcL0S7A0l_kdrhmpfiW6QqbOOMjvLWXcJyEQ5LkPfeM8VkLe_OVTUhLSXqU6eQtKj3IxhxtW9O8JDnrW9J_XpxlrtthzmqQ/s400/2011-02-11+18.45.41.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573026025686202210" /><div><div style="text-align: left;">I tooth picked down my photocopied stencil to cut out the car shape for the top of the cake.... frozen cake is super easy to cut and it hardly leaves any crumbles, nice clean edges.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgea_bFCws80CupePrtBrkkw4Uc1BDWO3yFkjr6P9D79oVrm4ngMplgNzSs4Is1oXUIOgQH7Ug8X9GNpcK2CYYsNYVjjiEvafmh5-hi_KAdtUxjIQVTcV6bzSrtPhsKEWR4Z_P7tgjShEk/s1600/2011-02-11+18.48.35.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgea_bFCws80CupePrtBrkkw4Uc1BDWO3yFkjr6P9D79oVrm4ngMplgNzSs4Is1oXUIOgQH7Ug8X9GNpcK2CYYsNYVjjiEvafmh5-hi_KAdtUxjIQVTcV6bzSrtPhsKEWR4Z_P7tgjShEk/s400/2011-02-11+18.48.35.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573025565418151266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBw42sKBxmMVGIACw7H-tE1yWAsaKUdhwQEKLCkkUtSU9CN5xk-LK4up8RogYsopAJpW52EpRgjVvCvjFqV7t74c8iPOxBayuJbeK0CMcjZy53PjjYSOQZE4gRLxLuGKPmNie93883kNo/s1600/2011-02-11+18.51.47.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBw42sKBxmMVGIACw7H-tE1yWAsaKUdhwQEKLCkkUtSU9CN5xk-LK4up8RogYsopAJpW52EpRgjVvCvjFqV7t74c8iPOxBayuJbeK0CMcjZy53PjjYSOQZE4gRLxLuGKPmNie93883kNo/s400/2011-02-11+18.51.47.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573025562146281890" /></a>Since the cake is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">cartoony</span> anyhow, it was great to ice backgrounds without worrying about things being smooth! I wanted the mountains to have movement.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQK9Du-wGr5y-W3sT26LBhyaaSQ6ASzt5yqHYdmeawLW9JQ5XKo02U5GV18gE3MUasw8bjpXzkJZhBAAN1ncn9OK5ExsyWtphLzbIuhnRo3yWV_8kb1YYyQJ5GBrBew8H_ynBPc1dzqM/s1600/2011-02-11+19.55.23.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQK9Du-wGr5y-W3sT26LBhyaaSQ6ASzt5yqHYdmeawLW9JQ5XKo02U5GV18gE3MUasw8bjpXzkJZhBAAN1ncn9OK5ExsyWtphLzbIuhnRo3yWV_8kb1YYyQJ5GBrBew8H_ynBPc1dzqM/s400/2011-02-11+19.55.23.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573025558564619826" /></a>So the background is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">butter cream</span>... and for the road, I formed it out of chocolate icing, which is stickier than the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">butter cream</span>, so the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Oreo</span> cookie crumbs would stick and look more like a nice <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">asphalt</span> road.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuKOctAk4Ke1ZTbToSihIEB6Rn_GbvEZ2BetcsFXQPDMzn3XCMnydX_uGZ7uofNVBqwY8HBxzERLAS8KQPAfZQwEwk8LDcUEEvcMMGNaNQhXo6jgAw75EhBWkQXzXgFKHVZQlKGCG13s/s1600/2011-02-11+21.17.00.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuKOctAk4Ke1ZTbToSihIEB6Rn_GbvEZ2BetcsFXQPDMzn3XCMnydX_uGZ7uofNVBqwY8HBxzERLAS8KQPAfZQwEwk8LDcUEEvcMMGNaNQhXo6jgAw75EhBWkQXzXgFKHVZQlKGCG13s/s400/2011-02-11+21.17.00.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573025553057909538" /></a>If you are wondering how I got my cake plate so clean after working with Oreo crumbs.... haha... I got out the vacuum... :) (totally not joking, I did!!)</div></div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-31104344420455152622011-02-08T21:53:00.001-08:002011-02-08T21:53:49.669-08:00Prep for upcoming Birthdays!<div><p>Declan and Cali's birthdays are coming up... Looks like disney is popular! I found the characters online, printed and enlarged, then traced on rice paper with edible ink. Declan's birthday is up first, can't wait to get started on his "Cars" cake!</p>
<br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTcuhXnswCWme350xrz87MZVA43AAYSDnrD6ERBMXgMfj_Jbf6nt_CUR_KFA1unXsCppp5uJSXEU6uEKVTUCyYpdksSO8m0lK8OdoNSXBK1YqSsfHE8pTQeDWQGGDlbue3NTCHWoBREU/' /></div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-39820791728050825512011-01-15T23:23:00.001-08:002011-01-15T23:28:00.259-08:00Babies!<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5rCmwg3KA9KY8YSlS0Jw5VQq6qQMAmf8JCwT4Z8UWB3NPF8jpdoE0SGLsOc4FDFUqcdfX0rlqDHTfPPZgDfI9LoUpy69CCWBJ6BypNtXEHRkq9W0GrevzIsomFAwol8WadPT8rxA9l8/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5rCmwg3KA9KY8YSlS0Jw5VQq6qQMAmf8JCwT4Z8UWB3NPF8jpdoE0SGLsOc4FDFUqcdfX0rlqDHTfPPZgDfI9LoUpy69CCWBJ6BypNtXEHRkq9W0GrevzIsomFAwol8WadPT8rxA9l8/s400/2011-01-15%2011.14.35.jpg" /></a></p><p>I made baby cupcakes for the "Welcome Sophie & Olivia" lunch we are having tomorrow at Mom's. A while back, Mom gave me a can of powdered gum paste and I thought it was time to mix it up and give it a shot! They turned out pretty cool... my only concern is the flavor and texture as the gum paste gets pretty dried out and there isn't a lot of icing on the cupcakes. They are cute either way, I will take more pictures tomorrow when they are set out on the table!</p><div style="clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;">Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-84334378838012047242010-12-19T22:18:00.001-08:002010-12-19T22:18:49.911-08:00<p><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLeYoCR17bXp9E3A9PqD9xycvyyBRAlonvVJ-5Dl5p6pdIdKjQ7nqijn0B9JpA5xdw4zYNPUQBjcHs7GOqgvWGV4Owy8b2ceaeWR5Rm59TkCUTnsOzWFZjP39y5lU-DbvzLmO5U5lxqSA/'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLeYoCR17bXp9E3A9PqD9xycvyyBRAlonvVJ-5Dl5p6pdIdKjQ7nqijn0B9JpA5xdw4zYNPUQBjcHs7GOqgvWGV4Owy8b2ceaeWR5Rm59TkCUTnsOzWFZjP39y5lU-DbvzLmO5U5lxqSA/s400/2010-12-19%2022.01.35.jpg' /></a></p><div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-34995164539043434442010-12-19T22:17:00.000-08:002010-12-19T22:23:23.857-08:00<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRoDfvZ-uxPlRcoDY3qtwVeE3udsJZX9JUhBKpuC1h2peS2TYA62RsUJP4dI7EQ4vnVUQl2y7tnA0Jmswl9Z44ICm22PIWiSjR8Lbe7ho1kyUwrEb7Zkt7_uqkaqfNIXs2i3jrsUoXtM/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRoDfvZ-uxPlRcoDY3qtwVeE3udsJZX9JUhBKpuC1h2peS2TYA62RsUJP4dI7EQ4vnVUQl2y7tnA0Jmswl9Z44ICm22PIWiSjR8Lbe7ho1kyUwrEb7Zkt7_uqkaqfNIXs2i3jrsUoXtM/s400/2010-12-19%2022.03.02.jpg" /></a></p><div style="clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;">Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-26307676401968227402010-12-19T22:11:00.001-08:002010-12-19T22:11:43.819-08:00Christmas baking, another view<p><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKUekzRnBEjPvMYHtRasCkqwE6edCrwV6KJ5bVcCOxhNNbzx9UyotlKQsFsSB_30GV0HcZCxZPCc9gsH1Z1oX_83b6ONluPGcgUBgGl9_J29vCLcrkF1TT0N78i6BIP86If0-ATyrdvc/'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKUekzRnBEjPvMYHtRasCkqwE6edCrwV6KJ5bVcCOxhNNbzx9UyotlKQsFsSB_30GV0HcZCxZPCc9gsH1Z1oX_83b6ONluPGcgUBgGl9_J29vCLcrkF1TT0N78i6BIP86If0-ATyrdvc/s400/2010-12-19%2022.03.21.jpg' /></a></p><div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231028595974304363.post-26962349211554446022010-12-19T22:10:00.001-08:002010-12-19T22:10:45.144-08:00Meringes, Holly style!<p><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNscyFoy2pjPLAXbEYPOLR_wxa-IVnC4h9d-4_HU0Hjkq7xWrCfr1cRqK8MUevabseHlEBrRFiQBKJkZotrUfR2pcUUeb_y91WfAMBXJ4RT85oSenw_qlp-Vvwq3ygM8D6r2ufng7w10/'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNscyFoy2pjPLAXbEYPOLR_wxa-IVnC4h9d-4_HU0Hjkq7xWrCfr1cRqK8MUevabseHlEBrRFiQBKJkZotrUfR2pcUUeb_y91WfAMBXJ4RT85oSenw_qlp-Vvwq3ygM8D6r2ufng7w10/s400/2010-12-19%2022.05.00.jpg' /></a></p>I wanted to make my meringes a little more unique and shaped them and colored them like hollies!<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972092392028220010noreply@blogger.com0