Baking Lust: Fresh Florals

I've been saving these up for a while now on Pinterest. I know edible flowers are impressive but they still don't beat the real thing in my book.

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This cake is pretty much perfection. And the glass cup holding the flowers?! Great idea.

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Buttercream and Baby's Breath.

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Love this one!

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Another pretty purple arrangement.

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Love this small cake surrounded by flowers on the glass cake plate.

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So rustic and pretty!

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Chocolate ganache with peach flowers makes a lovely combination too.

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Love the yellow with the bright pink and orange flowers.

Baking Lust-Art 101

Autumn Rhythm Number 30 by Jackson Pollock

Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh

Cakes by Wayne Thiebaud

Flowers in a Glass Vase by Rachel Ruysch

Homage to the Square Series by Josef Albers

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Bake Lust: Children's Lit

I'm using this to explain my lack of baking lately. Well, it's not my only excuse but it's the easiest to blame. Here are some really lovely cakes inspired by good children's lit. Of course I chose these cakes based on my favorite books:

Let's start with a basic intro into children's lit. Mostly early elementary but very good choices.

And also, the basic intro into children's lit:

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle- I used to check this book out from the library every time my grandmother took me. Love, love, his illustrations. The cake above is maybe perhaps the best cake ever.

When I was in 3rd grade we read Farmer Boy as a class. My mom bought me the Laura Ingalls Wilder box set and I would do nothing but read book after book each weekend. Last year I read several of them to my 3rd graders and I was happy to see that even in these technological times, the kids still loved hearing about Laura and Mary's adventures, Pa's fiddle, and traveling in covered wagons. I also think about Little House on the Prairie everytime I hear the word calico.

And my all time favorite...love, love, love. Love.

The Giving Tree.

Love.

Baking Lust: Bunting Cakes

I've been wanting to make a cake with pretty bunting for a while. Here is some good inspiration. This pretty vintage fabric bunting can be bought on Etsy here: Kiki La Ru.

Baking Lust: Cool Off

Maybe it's the heat or that it's sort of my favorite color, but I've really been loving some cool minty hued cakes lately. I've come up with a new challenge...it's summer and I need things to do. So whatever my baking lust theme is, I need to make something based on this theme. I'm thinking a minty cake will be completed later this week.

And cupcakes!

And macarons!

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Baking Lust: Martha Stewart Cakes

Today I was waiting at the drugstore and saw these:

Of course my first thought is "I want to make these now!" And I'm pretty sure that I could if I had the time and my kitchen wasn't 100 degrees. Good thing that school is almost out and I'll have time to take on random baking endeavors.

And this butterfly cake is maybe the best cake ever.

And these are pretty great too...

Baking Lust: Kitchen Accessories

Today we are pretend kitchen shopping at Antropologie (where else?!)

First you need an apron that looks like a dress:

This one works for me:

Measuring cups are important. Currently I can only find 3 of mine, the 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4 cup. It's getting really old using the 1/2 cup to measure 3 cups of flour.

Eggs and butter are essential for every baking recipe:

I always make a mess and have to wash and dry my hands 1,000 times.

Presentation is everything.