"the crowd spread their coats in the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in the road. The crowds going ahead of him and those who followed, were shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David; BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD; Hosanna in the highest!"
My friend makes the best Carrot Cake, so what better time to share it!
I love to compliment flowers with fabric from my stash :-)
My daughter made these desserts recently. The one on the left is a Pumpkin roll. The one of the right is called Cranberry Bliss bars. She found the Starbucks copy cat recipe. And let me say, it's delicious!!!Cranberry Bliss Bars Cake 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened 1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar 3 eggs 2 tablespoons minced crystallized ginger 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 cup chopped sweetened dried cranberries 4 ounces white chocolate, cut into chunks Frosting 4-ounces cream cheese, softened 3 cups powdered sugar 4 teaspoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup chopped sweetened dried cranberries Drizzled Icing 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon milk 2 teaspoons vegetable shortening | ||
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| 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. 2. Make cake by beating the butter and brown sugar together with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the eggs, ginger, vanilla, and salt and beat well. Gradually mix in the flour and baking powder until smooth. Mix the chopped dried cranberries and white chocolate chunks into the batter by hand. Pour the batter into a buttered 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Use a spatula to spread the batter evenly across the pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the cake is lightly browned on top. Allow the cake to cool. 3. Make the frosting by combining the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. When the cake has cooled, use a spatula to spread the frosting over the top of the cake. 4. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of chopped dried cranberries over the frosting on the cake. 5. Make the drizzled icing by whisking together powdered sugar, milk, and shortening. Drizzle this icing over the cranberries in a sweeping motion with a squirt bottle or fill a small plastic storage bag with the icing and cut off the tip of one corner. 6. Cover the cake and let it chill out in the fridge for a couple hours, then slice the cake lengthwise (the long way) through the middle. Slice the cake across the width three times, making a total of eight rectangular slices. Slice each of those rectangles diagonally creating 16 triangular slices. Makes 16 bars. | ||
Now what we need to keep under wraps is that this same size batting at the big "JA" store can be a little pricey. I looked online and they are carrying Warm and White for $26.99, and Warm and Natural for $34.99. The price at Michaels for the Hobbs Heirloom QUEEN size batting is regularly $16.99 Whenever "JA" issues a 50% off coupon, I trot on down to Michaels and buy the QUEEN size batting for $8.50. 
One little hint about using yardage for a charm pack pattern is how many 5" squares can you get from a yard of fabric -
