Rainbow Birthday Cake

I know it's been a while since my last blog....at least 6 months....but life sometimes gets in the way. I have been very busy chasing around 2 children under the age of 4, planting a huge garden (over 20 tomato plants!), moving wood chips to my flower beds (150 feet of flower beds!), numerous vacations, and so much more! 

I am hoping to post some of the projects I did this summer in the future. For now, I am celebrating this little girl's 2nd birthday! She is my smiley, crying, barefoot, dancing, giggling, yelling, tickling, chocolate eating, thumb sucking little girl Remy! I forget how little they are when they are born :)

 *Photo by Adara Photography 

 *Photo by Adara Photography 

*Photo by Adara Photography 

*Photo by Adara Photography 

For her 1st Birthday I went with a Pink & Green Princess theme. This year I wanted to do a rainbow theme, so here is her 2nd birthday cake! I threw in a My Little Pony, just because it seemed fitting. (Too bad I couldn't find a Rainbow Bright figure!)

 I used the Pillsbury Bold Funfetti Cake mixes to create the colors. I had to split the orange and blue to make the colors red and purple. I frosted each layer and really felt that if I did the outside it would be WAY too much frosting.  

I added a #2 to the top for her birthday!

The top is made with Nerds and Rainbow Twizzlers, carefully held in place by toothpicks. 
Here's the back of the cake:

Here is how the cake looked once we cut into it. (Sorry for the blur, I was a little in a hurry trying to serve cake before the ice cream melted.)

Overall, I think it might rank up there with some the best cakes I have made! Thanks for checking out our blog and look for more of my summer projects coming up!

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Easy Chocolate French Silk Pie

If you like a good rich, silky Chocolate French Silk pie, this is the recipe for you! I made this recipe for Thanksgiving, it was our alternative to pumpkin pie, and it was a hit! The pie features a chocolate graham cracker crust and a very creamy, chocolatey center. The basis of this recipe came from this recipe, but I modified it using some techniques I learned at a French cooking class while in Seattle. A French Silk Pie is topped with whipped cream, but since we have a few lactose intolerant people in our family I served it on the side. I hope you enjoy!

For the Crust:

2 1/3 cups chocolate graham cracker, crushed into crumbs

3/4 cup melted butter

1/3 cup powdered sugar

2/3 cup cocoa powder

For the Filling:

1 cup of unsalted butter, at room temperature

2 teaspoons of vanilla

4 eggs (separated)

24 Dove Dark Chocolate Promises 

1/3 cup white sugar

1 pinch of salt

For The Topping

1 1/2 cups heavy cream, chilled

1 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1. Mix chocolate graham cracker crumbs, butter, powered sugar and cocoa powder in a bowl. 

2. Press into a 9-inch spring form pan.

3. Cream the butter in a large bowl until smooth.

4. Melt the chocolate in the microwave. (You can use a double boiler but I usually just put it in the microwave for 1 minute, stir, and keep cooking for 30 seconds increments until melted. Do not over cook the chocolate in the microwave....it happens.)

5. Separate the egg yolks from the whites.

6. Once the chocolate is melted,  stir in the yolks, vanilla, and sugar. Pour this mixture into the butter and stir well. 

7. In another bowl, add the egg whites and a pinch of salt. With a mixer, beat them on high until white peaks form. 

8. Fold the egg whites into chocolate mixture. 

9. Spoon the chocolate filling into the prepared pie crust and chill in a refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight to set up. 

10. For the whipping topping, beat heavy whipping cream on low for about a minute. (Make sure it is cold or it will not work. Also, make sure your bowl & beaters are room temperature or cooler.)

11. Increase the speed to high and add in sugar and vanilla. 

12. Keep beating cream until stiff peaks form. I like to make it very stiff, so I usually use the mixer for a good 5 minutes. 

13. Top the pie with the whipped cream or serve it on the side.

14. Enjoy!!

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and hope you have a great Christmas & New Year!!

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