Strawberry glaze recipe for ice cream, cheesecake, yogurt, etc.

I hope you all had a good Passover or a happy Easter.  If you are participating in Monday, Mmm ... Dessert, then be sure to leave your post's link below.

Strawberry season is just starting and will be at its peak all through the month of May and into June depending on your climate and the strawberry varieties.  It's time to enjoy them, every which way we can.  This is a great recipe to use over

Betty Crocker proposes four royal wedding cakes fit for Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29th

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What if Prince William and Kate Middleton called Betty Crocker for help with the Royal Wedding Cake?  These four very different cakes are their proposals based on the theme Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue.

If it were my royal wedding, I would pick all four because the theme itself is so great, and each cake has its own strengths and beauty. My favorite

Royal wedding cake to be decorated in Joseph Lambeth style

Click for more information on the Royal Weddings Cakes -- Cairns and McVitie's to create 2 royal wedding cakes.
Happy Wordless Wednesday to all.  Be sure to link your own Wordless Wednesday post below.
Don't miss out on my latest giveaway either -- The Fearless Baker by Emily Luchetti.




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Joseph Lambeth method uses the simplest of decorating tubes to create
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Cairns and McVitie's to create 2 royal wedding cakes

Prince William and Catherine Middleton, who are each known for their sweet tooth, have chosen to have two cakes for their wedding reception.



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Samples of Cairns' wedding cakes.
Their official royal wedding website announced that cake designer Fiona Cairns would create their wedding cake, but that Prince William had also requested McVitie's Cake Company to create a chocolate

Brie En Croute with a Michigan Cherry Jam Filling

Sometimes the best desserts are some of the easiest and least complicated ones.  Simplicity is heavenly.

I just made some Brie En Croute with a Michigan Cherry Jam Filling at a friend's house, and of course, it reminded me of the Brie En Croute with Apple Compote Filling Recipe I had posted for you.



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Brie En Croute can be served as
a dessert or as an appetizer too

Easy how-to tip for frosting a cake

One way to keep a cake plate clean while frosting, is to place strips of aluminum foil or waxed paper under the cake around the edge.  When all done, just pull out the strips.  The plate rim will be all clean.



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Use strips around edges of cake to keep board or plate clean

Butter cake and peach filling recipes

Like Julia Child or Joan Gussow, I prefer to bake with butter.  In my Searchlight Recipe Book, this butter cake calls for a peach filling (recipe below), but feel free to substitute with another filling such as a lemon filling, chocolate nut filling, almond filling or a pastry cream or creme patissiere.

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