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The Dream Slice {Butter Baked Goods GIVEAWAY!}

November 26, 2014 Bars & Squares
The Dream Slice

Today we’re celebrating Butter Baked Goods! If you read my October recap, you know that I spent my birthday afternoon with my blogging friends at Butter in Vancouver, and I basically wanted to move into the store. It was so cute and cozy, from the pretty rose wallpaper to the big display cases of treats, […]

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Wrecking Ball Birthday Cake

May 14, 2014 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing
Wrecking Ball Birthday Cake

It’s not what you think! Try to get that song out of your head. This was my 5-year-old nephew’s request for his birthday cake this year, or more specifically “a wrecking ball wrecking a building”. It has nothing to do with you-know-who, and everything to do with his love of trucks, construction sites and dirt […]

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My Favourite Buttercream Frosting

January 28, 2014 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing
My Favourite Buttercream

After almost four years of blogging, I’ve decided it’s unacceptable that some of my all-time favourite recipes still haven’t made it on my website. Things like my Mom’s Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins or my go-to Peanut Butter Cookies are missing, and I can’t let this stand any longer. So welcome to a new series of […]

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Strawberry Rhubarb Sweet Rolls with Vanilla Buttercream Glaze

July 8, 2013 Bread
Strawberry Rhubarb Sweet Rolls {Planet Byn}

I’ve been waiting a whole year to make these! That’s part of the fun/frustration about rhubarb season; you gotta be organized or else by the time you decide what you want to make, you won’t be able to find any! This year though, I was planning my rhubarb recipes as far back as April 3rd, […]

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Dinosaur Birthday Cake

June 18, 2013 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing
Dinosaur Birthday Cake

I’ve just passed the one-year mark at my new job, and in some ways it still feels like I just started, but in others it feels like I’ve been there forever. One of my new co-workers has two super cute little boys and asked me to make their birthday cakes this summer. The first one […]

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Bowling Birthday Cake

August 1, 2011 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing

I have very fond memories of my bowling birthday parties back in the 80s. Everyone has had a bowling birthday party, right? Good times! Kristine’s little nephew had his birthday party a few weeks ago, and I made the cake. I was pretty excited, what with my new found cake carving skills. I did a bit […]

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