This cake is for the sweetest 1 year old girl Sophia . She loves Elmo and my friend , Sophia's mom wanted to have a smash cake for Sophia and her sissy . So here it...Happy birthday .
It is a basic white cake with whipped cream icing . The mouth is made with melted chocolate .
This is Jr and Princess Pea's first attempt of cake decoration . And they made this momma very proud . The cake is a basic white cake with whipped cream icing . Here's wishing Saarth a very happy birthday ...
Mr. AJ and I LOVE DIY projects . Being back from a long vacation we wanted to stay home and have fun during the fourth of July weekend . We wanted to have something in the foyer to sit and still not make it look like a formal seating arrangement . We even did not want to put chairs there . A bench was a perfect solution for that . The material ( wood ) for this bench was under $30 . We decided to paint it instead of staining and added baskets that look neutral . The bench is made with 2x4s and is very sturdy . You can find the plan and the step by step directions here.
I am back to blogging after a long break of almost four months . Yay... Since the day we got home after the dream vacation at the Disney World , Princess Pea had been asking me to make Cinderella's favorite strawberry soup that she had at the character dining with Cinderella ,Prince Charming , her step mother and Step sisters . What a great experience it was ! I made this soup when We were invited for a cookout on hot summer evening .. This soup is very cool and refreshing and a good start to Royal Feast .. Though I was given a recipe for the soup along with our pictures taken at 1900 Park Fare , I changed it to make it with whatever I had in my fridge . The pink soup is also perfect for girl's birthday parties as well as tea parties .
What we need :
2 lb. strawberries ( frozen work well too ) 2-4 tbsp. sugar ( depending on the sweetness of the strawberries ) 2 cups milk 1/4 cup sour cream 1/4 cup yogurt strawberries or mint to garnish
To Proceed :
1) Wash and chop the strawberries . 2) Add sugar and let it sit in the fridge for 1/2 hour . 3) Blend together strawberries , milk , sour cream and yogurt till the soup is creamy . 4) If you find the soup to be very thick , adjust the consistency with some more milk . 5) Chill well and serve . 6) Garnish with either fresh sliced strawberries or a spring of mint .
*** The actual recipe calls for heavy cream but I substituted it with milk (whole or 2% is fine) to make it a bit healthier . You can use 1/2 cup of yogurt instead of sour cream to make it a healthy version for Kings and Queens .****
