Posts by movita beaucoup
bake my cake 2012 – final vote
And then there were four. Now these champions will face off in a birthday cake battle royale. Are you ready for some badass buttercreamin’? Polls will be open until tomorrow morning (May 2) at 8 am AST/7 am EST. That’s 24 hours of voting. The winner will be announced tomorrow as well. I encourage our finalists…
Read Morebake my cake 2012 – group 4
UPDATE! Winner declared! Elsa’s Tugging At Your Heartstrings Cake edged out the other competitors to win the heat! This heat had more votes than any other. And made me hold my breath. Thus, it has aged me an extra year, and I will now turn 41 tomorrow. Congrats, Elsa! See you in The Finals… What up, peeps? Here…
Read Morebake my cake 2012 – group 3
UPDATE! Winner declared! Shannon’s Cake: Movita’s Bakery Story took the heat with 50% of the vote! Congrats, Shannon! See you in The Finals… More cakes! You people went ca-razy voting yesterday. We almost broke the interweb. So, let’s do it again! Here is the third grouping of baked awesomeness. Get yer vote on at the bottom of the…
Read Morebake my cake 2012 – group 2
UPDATE! Winner declared! Carol Anne’s Boozy Cake edged out Lan’s Cake Trilogy in a nail biter of a finish! Congrats, Eliza! See you in The Finals… More sugary goodness! Here is the second grouping of cakes – you can cast your vote at the bottom of the post… . . . emily’s clementine cake My friend, Emily, sent…
Read Morebake my cake 2012 – group 1
UPDATE! Winner declared! Eliza’s Bedecked Strawberry Donut Hole Cake dominated in the polls with just over 50% of the vote. Congrats, Eliza! See you in The Finals… Brace yerselves! Here is the first grouping of cakes in the inaugural year of Bake My Cake. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed… . . . fiona’s spring fling cake Fiona’s…
Read Morebake my cake 2012: let’s get judgy
First off, I’d like to say that I’m totally stoked that so many of you took time out of your busy schedules to Bake My Cake. I’m not sure what that says about the quality of your lives, but whatevs. I know how much time, money, sweat and swearin’ goes into these things, and I appreciate it…
Read Morechocolate cake with chocolate buttercream frosting
This is the cake I made for Rosie Beaucoup’s birthday. This is the cake you should consider making for someone you love. Because it will make that person love you back. (Even if they don’t want to.) That’s basically how I snagged 2.0; I won him over with baking. Also, this cake says: I forgive…
Read Morethe view from here – wink’s workshop
. . . Yesterday was spent by the ocean. Wink is 2.0’s grandfather. He was a lobster fisherman, and he built the house that he and his wife, Helen, still live in today. His barn/workshop is one of the coolest places I’ve visited in a while, so I tiptoed around taking pictures lest I forget…
Read Moreinterviewed on cravings of a lunatic
. . . Hey. I just wanted to tell you that I really like what you did with your hair today. And also, my friend Kim? Over at Cravings of a Lunatic? She wrote a feature about me! She said gobs of nice stuff about yours truly, and then interviewed me like James freakin’ Lipton. I’ve…
Read Morea tale of shattered dreams and also, quinoa salad
I grew up in a village. I didn’t think much of it until one of my students said, “A village? Those are real? I thought they only existed in fairy tales.” Are kids getting dumber? Recently, Rosie Beaucoup brought out a whole bunch of stuff from my village childhood to show 2.0. Highlights included a clipping…
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