Happy 40th Birthday Dustin!

On Feb. 16th we had a surprise 40th birthday party for my Uncle Dustin. I made a cake, cupcakes and brownies for this event. I sculpted the cake to look like a football jersey (his favorite team...The Cowboys). I made it look like the jersey had shoulder pads....I think it came out great! The cake was two layers of chocolate cake with a vanilla buttercream in between the layers and on the outside of the cake as well.

I made yellow cupcakes with a vanilla buttercream frosting and I also made funfetti cupcakes with funfetti frosting. 

I really enjoy making brownies (as you can tell....I always make them!)

 Here is the complete set up at the birthday party...with a decorative cake board (wrapped in wrapping paper and cellophane like I mentioned in a previous post) and a cupcake stand, this set up makes for a beautiful spread!

Storm Nemo

Storm Nemo (or as it is known in Connecticut, Storm Charlotte)

Staying inside today because of the snow (got between 27 to 30 inches here). I was getting antsy so I decided to make some brownies! These are just regular brownies but I decided to make them in one of my special brownie pans rather than just a cake pan like usual. This brownie pan is great because it makes every square have sides. If your favorite part is the edges (which mine are) this is a great pan!

Below is a picture of the brownie pan....It has a false bottom and the brownie separator insert. What you do is: put the bottom in the pan and spray the pan. Then, pour the brownie batter into the pan and insert the sprayed separator into the batter. They will bake separately and every side of the brownie is an edge! This is also great if you want to add nuts or other things into a few of the brownies but not all of them (I don't recommend doing that if someone is allergic to the nuts or whatever else you put into just a few of the brownies as they would not be 100% separate.) 

What's your storm activity?