Cookie Crown Cake

Hello friends.

 

I hope this post finds you in good spirits after tonight’s news from our president.

 

Today Seattle shone bright with nary a cloud in the sky or the slightest hint of precipitation. My cheeks are sun-kissed and my arms finally felt warm enough to do without sleeves. I dare say that if weeds could sprout legs and run away they surely would have because today... today I came at them with the strength of a hundred men. I’m a fair weather gardener and as soon as I was assured that no rain would fall on this head, I grabbed a trowel and went medieval on their arses. They never saw me coming!!

 

Overjoyed as I was, cleaning my nest one weed at a time, and carelessly frolicking in sunshine that might very well have been fairy dust considering how unbelievable it was, the news over this past week has left me in a state of lament. News this week, including up until only a few hours ago, has covered a spectrum of emotional topics and now I’m afraid my post is coming to you infinitesimally insignificant by comparison. I wanted to tell you about Alex’s big FIVE birthday and also salute briefly the matrimony of William and Kate. Instead I am at a loss for words and can only describe that my emotions are varied oscillating between elation, and sadness. Even still, I shall do my best to keep this post upbeat.

 

Months ago Alex made a request for a princess birthday cake and to my chagrin, I searched my heart and my mind for a way out of doing this. I’ve got nothing against royalty, I recorded and watched the royal wedding all the while swooning over every detail; I just didn’t want to make a Disney birthday cake. So instead I found this surprisingly simple cake design that I just knew would be acceptable for all parties involved. The Cookie Crown Cake also couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time. Did you watch the royal wedding? Wasn’t it breathtaking?! And that Kate could not have looked more stunning! So even though I made this cake for Alex, it was also a nod to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

 

To learn how to make the Cookie Crown Cake, please click on the following link {here}. The beauty of this design is that you can use box cake mix and cookie dough or make your own cake and cookies as I did. Either way, the presentation is great!!!