Thursday, August 29, 2013

BLUEBERRY-VANILLA CAKE (w. lemon buttercream)

Hi, dear reader. Hope you're ready for SEPTEMBER. That's right. Summer flitted by as quickly as it does every year, and September is braced to help us let go by giving us some cooler nights and teasing us with pretty fall things to come. And most of us, I think, probably need those pretty things to comfort us during our good-byes to summer skin, late nights outside, and, especially, lots of sunshine hours.

I do love season changes. They're always bittersweet (yes, even winter to spring). Life transitions are the same. I'm starting grad school next week (yay!), and I couldn't be more ready. At the same time, I've so been missing the little munchkins I nannied this year. And believe it or not, I've even missed seeing their nursery school teachers, who were perfectly inspiring and loving, and who taught heaps to their toddlers and pre-school-aged children.

This cake was for them. Thanks, teachers, for doing one of the most important jobs in the world.


It's a vanilla cake with lemon buttercream, filled with a layer of blueberry buttercream. The cake is a little heavy in order to accommodate the heap of blueberry buttercream I wanted to fill it with :)

I do love how the "grid"of berries turned out. Cool, yeah? Actually, I thought that part would be super fun, and though the first few rows were fun, the subsequent tens of blueberries took a lot of patience...





BLUEBERRY BUTTERCREAM (for filling layer)

1/2 cup blueberries
1 cup butter, softened
3 - 4 cups powdered sugar
2 - 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

In a large bowl, mash blueberries with a fork. Add butter and beat well. Gradually add 3 cups sugar and beat until smooth. Stir in whipping cream to combine, then beat for one more minute.


LEMON BUTTERCREAM

1 cup butter, softened
3 - 4 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
4 teaspoons lemon juice

Combine butter and 3 cups sugar until smooth. Add vanilla and lemon and stir until smooth. Taste, and add lemon juice by teaspoon if needed, to taste. Adjust powdered sugar for consistency.




8 comments:



  1. Population was born overseas what it is today. One in every four Cosplay Mask members of the Union armed forces Human Hair Wigs was an immigrant, some Cheap Human Hair Lace Front Wigs 543,000 of the more than 2 million Union soldiers by recent estimates. Another 18% had at least one foreign born parent. Another 79 million Americans are skating close to that edge with higher than normal blood glucose (sugar) levels, a condition called Cheap Full Lace Wigs prediabetes.While chronic stress isn thought to cause diabetes, it can make blood sugar harder to control, a problem that compounds if you using unhealthy behaviors to relieve pressure. Keeping blood sugar levels within certain parameters set by your doctor can help you prevent, or slow down, the many Designer Phone Cases complications that stem Design Your Own Shirt from diabetes. Heart disease (the No.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Ross is joined by Toronto's Sahar Saidi, the founder LUS Brands, Cheap Yeezy Shoes which stands for "love ur self." In an Air Jordan 1 Sale effort to look polished and presentable at work, Saidi would spend upward of 90 minutes on New Black Yeezys her hair and use as many as five different styling products to keep her curls hydrated. "I have very long, thick, curly hair. It's just Discount Jordan Shoes Wholesale one big poof ball," she says.

    ReplyDelete
  3. A 16 year Cheap Michael Kors Handbags old student, Mk Outlet who wasn't involved in the shooting, has been charged with possession of a firearm on campus and terroristic threats, police said. Both purebreds and mixed breeds have their advantages and disadvantages, which should be weighed eastbay.com against your requirements as you decide which is right for your home.. CONSULT MANAGEMENT AREA LEAFLET FOR SPECIAL RULES, REGULATIONS AND SEASONS BEFORE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS. "Right now, the problem with probation or the designation of lower rating, you lose autonomy and meaningful supports don't come to you," Sharkey said. The post said it was "heartbroken this could ever happen.". They're thrilling and terrifying for different reasons. The XTS seats, themselves, were eminently supportive for long drives in the test car but didn feel hard or overly firm. We have decided to auction this scorching letter from Muhammad Ali to Mary Jo parents shortly after her death. He says there can't just be a Cheap Yeezy Shoes meeting and then continue life as usual. I want this to be an occasion for all the family to enjoy.". For schools without a click here 12th grade, academic achievement and growth each account for 40 percent of the school's grade. On Sept. There are separate deep pockets for your hands.. factorycoachbagsale The first sentence of the home four page document expresses support for the man accused of killing 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in March after posting his own screed with a conspiracy theory about nonwhite migrants replacing whites.. maxclearanceshoes

    ReplyDelete

UA-46365231-1