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Grandma’s Perogie Recipe

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Recently, I was craving perogies something fierce. At the time, I settled for crappy store bought frozen perogies, but vowed to make a batch of homemade perogies soon.

Growing up, my grandmother used to make amazing perogies, and I’ve never forgotten that – most else pales in comparison! Of course, she was the first person I called when I decided to try my hand at making them. She graciously provided her recipe, as well as an endless rant of tips. LOL.

My husband had never tried homemade perogies, and I’d never actually made them before.. so it was an interesting experiment. Luckily, he was a huge help in the kitchen, and they actually whipped up a lot quicker than I thought they would! I had remembered them being an all-day kind of task, this was more like 2 hours, start to finish. This recipe may look involved, but it’s actually really easy. SO
good. Om Nom.. num.. yummmy!

Makes 4 or 5 dozen perogies – Enjoy!

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Now THAT is a hardcore wedding!

Monday, August 24th, 2009

I love Twitter. It’s been really cool to get to know clients – and random strangers! – as well as come across ALL kinds of weird, random links to interesting information, posts, photos, etc. @bridetide posted this today, and I couldn’t NOT pass them along in my blog!

This couple was married while suspended from hooks! Ouch.

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My “Dream Trend” for wedding cakes.

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Although you wouldn’t know it by looking at our galleries, I’m a huge fan of doing marbled cakes. Not the “chocolate / vanilla” marbled interior, mind you.. but simply decorated cakes featuring marbled fondant. It’s just something we don’t receive a lot of orders for, and I think that’s a shame. It’s about time marbled fondant gets some time in the spotlight!

Not only is marbling fondant kinda fun, but it’s always neat to see how the design turns out in the end. It’s a great way to have a unique cake that is classy and elegant.. and it definitely gets people talking. What a great way to bring your wedding colors into the cake!

Here are some examples:

An example of how marbling can be used for a more subtle effect:

And, just for fun… here’s a pic of how crazy we can get with marbling the INSIDE of the cake:

(This was the cake we served at Twin Cities Pride Festival a couple years ago!)

By controlling the colors – and proportion of colors – as well as the degree to which we marble the fondant, we can achieve any effect, from subtle to eye popping!

Something to consider for your future cake orders, perhaps?

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My, how times change.

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Shortly after we opened back in 2007, we showcased at a wedding show in St Cloud. We were asked NO LESS THAN 100 times – “Do you watch ‘Ace of Cakes’?”. A lot of “You’re just like Ace of Cakes!” as well.

At the time, we’d never heard of it. We were left scratching our heads afterwards, and ended up subscribing to Dish Network so we could see what the big deal was.

Last night, we were showcasing at a different event (will blog about that eventually!), almost 2 years after that first wedding show… and the comments / comparisons were flying once again!

However, this time, EVERYONE was asking if we watched “Cake Boss”! Not a single question or comparison to “Ace of Cakes” this time! Is Duff yesterday’s news already? Wow.

For the record, no.. I don’t watch Cake Boss. Tried once, it’s just way too over-the-top for my tastes. I’m not a huge fan of reality TV anyway, and they REALLY play things up on Cake Boss. I’d pick Duff and crew over that any day!

Truth be told though, I don’t watch much cake tv at all. I live, breathe, and even DREAM cake… if I’m gonna watch TV, gimme House, CSI, or (guilty pleasure) Degrassi!

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