Baskin-Robbins Valentine’s Day Cakes
February 13, 2011 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under cake, ice cream
Tweet Looking for a fun way to celebrate Valentine’s Day as a family? Well, how about celebrating this day enjoying a yummy ice cream cake with the ones you love? That’s exactly what I plan to do with my family, and perhaps we will even make it a new family tradition! Baskin-Robbins has amazing cakes [...]
Play-Doh Cake Challenge
September 23, 2010 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under cake, family fun, JOSH, JULIA
Tweet The table was covered with Play-Doh. Plastic knives, molds, presses and empty containers were strewn all over the kitchen floor, oozing in to the living room. But, in the midst of the mess, it’s no wonder that Josh and Julia would decide to stage their own Challenge, being the Food Network fans that we [...]
#epicfail Cake-Style
September 4, 2010 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under baking, cake, disaster, Wilton
Tweet I had the extreme privilege of attending the fabulous Wilton Mom ReTreat, a couple of months ago, and learned so much from two master cake decorators. I was anxious to put in to practice everything I learned from these ladies, but this pregnancy is kicking my butt, and I just haven’t had the energy [...]
A Sweet Spring Garden
March 31, 2010 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under cake, family fun, Springtime, Wilton
Tweet Inspired by Marie’s lollipop flowers, I decided to make each of our closest neighbors a special mini Spring cake with flowers of our own. The kids and I mixed up two different cake mixes and poured them into five mini loaf pans and our Wilton UltraGold square pan. While our cakes were baking, we [...]
Help Support The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund by Sending a Virtual Cake
February 20, 2010 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under cake, make a difference, Ovarian Cancer Research
Tweet We are HUGE fans of TLC’s Cake Boss. Buddy Valastro and his dedicated team keep us laughing, as we watch in awe while imagination and creativity comes to life in the form of beautiful cakes. Most recently we were wowed by the Sesame Street cake the size of our dining room table, the apple [...]
Pound Cake
October 25, 2008 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under AEB, cake, recipe
Tweet I had some of this scrumptious cake in Bentonville and begged for the recipe. Thank you, Christie! Today my twins helped me make this cake for my birthday… It’s super easy and affordable! Let me tell you, this cake is quite the treat! here’s what you need: 2 cups sifted flour2 sticks butter, softened2 [...]
