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My "Failure" of a Birthday Cake and Easy, but Beautiful, Ideas for Decorating a Cake

I haven’t baked myself a birthday cake in years. But according to my girls, you haven’t actually turned a year older until you have eaten cake. And so, I decided to bake a cake for my birthday this week. I bought ingredients, reached out to a friend to ask for a tried-and-true recipe, and started baking.

And, then, I modified the recipe. Which was…a bad idea…

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Strawberry Scone Recipe, with Gluten Free and Regular options

I realize that I haven’t shared a recipe with you in quite some time, but today, I want to share with you the strawberry scone recipe that I made for my family yesterday. If you do not need them to be gluten-free, just replace the flours with 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour and omit the egg (and use a bit more cream). As you can see in the photo, I was in a hurry, and I made mine too sticky with too much cream so I didn’t cut them into triangles for baking. I find that if I make them too sticky, scooping them onto the baking sheet with an ice cream scoop or large cookie scoop works well. I think that these would be delicious served with clotted cream!

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Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies a.k.a "Freezer Cookies"

Earlier this week, I lit some candles on the kitchen windowsill, turned on some piano music, and started mixing a batch of chocolate chip cookies. My 4-year old exclaimed, “Isn’t this lovely! It’s like Christmas!” And she was right. It was lovely. The candles flickering against the dark window, and the sound of the soothing music combined with the wonderful smell of cookies baking was delightful!

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