cake or death

One would think that I subsist on cake and cake alone.

Rasberry Coconut Layer Cake
with Coconut Buttercream

Sometimes cake is needed for no reason at all. Case in point: some homemade raspberry preserves that had sat in my cupboard for too long, begging to be baked into something sweet. The cake was coconut milk-based with whole raspberries and shredded coconut folded in and then filled with preserves.

Grandma's Texas Sheet Cake
(gratuitous full sheet shot)

This was another go at sheet cake (not that the first wasn't good to the last crumb.) Although this one gets an honorable mention because it was served with good tea to my grandmother, from whence the original recipe came.

Sugar Soldiers:
Apple Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream

And though these aren't anything new, especially in the spreading cupcake-craze, I still think nothing beats the cupcake for a small package with punch. They're hand-held, boast a perfectly proportioned frosting to cake ratio, and damn cute to boot.

We're getting a box of veggies tomorrow, so perhaps I'll have something besides sweets to show for it.