my husband loves peanut butter and chocolate. so naturally you think of reese's peanut butter cups (or at least i do). so i decided to make him a birthday cake based on that theme. i baked a devil's food cake and added 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips. then i whipped up a batch of peanut butter frosting. once i frosted my chocolate cake with my peanut butter frosting, i cut miniature reese's peanut butter cups in half and arranged them around the bottom layer of the cake. i also crumbled some and sprinkled it on the top.
the result: a beautiful cake, a tasty combination and a very HAPPY husband.
since he will leave for camp on his birthday, i wanted him to have the cake to enjoy all weekend. i'm pretty sure he will continue to enjoy it. we even shared a few pieces with a handful of people we are thankful for. happy birthday, donald. we will miss you next week.
ethan has been asking to go potty for weeks now and we've been telling him, "you don't know how to potty". he finally asked one day this week and donald put him on the potty. and he went! four times in one day. he went again today. i think he goes just so he can throw toliet paper into the potty and flush it. but whatever works!
sarah is starting to get excited about first grade. i don't know what's so important about first grade, but i've heard that a lot of kids think it's a really big deal. she is no exception. her teacher is going to be mrs. shackelford. i've heard from several friends that she is very sweet. we've been praying for her since may and will continue to pray for her throughout the year. hopefully as we get to know her throughout the year she will share specific requests with us. but if not, we will pray for her wisdom, patience and loving spirit. that's what i think i would need as a teacher.
tomorrow i am baking a cake for a sweet little boy, matthew. i taught him in choir this year and i just love him. i'm so honored that his mom asked me to make him a cake. the plan is to make an 11x15 sheet cake and frost it with green grass. then make a 3d soccer ball out of fondant. i hope i can do this! i've already done a trial run on the soccer ball so i feel confident about that. it's the grass i haven't tried. but i seem to figure out piping really quick and i bought the right tip, so it should be a piece of cake.
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