This isn’t a true buttercream–it’s an old-fashioned (but absolutely yummy!) alternative. And, it’s Magnolia Bakery‘s frosting of choice–so you can’t really go wrong with it. Ingredients 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 6 to 8 cups confectioners’ sugar 1/2 cup milk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Place the butter in … Continue reading
There is nothing better than an excellent vanilla cupcake. This recipe comes from Magnolia Bakery, and is just about the best vanilla cake recipe ever… Makes about 2 dozen cupcakes (depending on the size of your cupcake papers and muffin tins) Ingredients 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour 1 1/4 cups … Continue reading
Vanilla wafers are one of my very favorite cookies. I literally could eat a whole package by myself (but I won’t…maybe). When I came across this recipe, I just had to try it. Oh, so good… Ingredients 3/4 cup butter 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 6 eggs 2 tsp pure … Continue reading
My daughter and I were driving to the ball fields yesterday when we witnessed a truly horrible thing–a dog got hit by a car. The driver saw the dog and swerved, unfortunately the car swerved right into the dog and hit it. My daughter started to get out of our … Continue reading
