cakes + cakes + cakes!

 amazing cake artistry by:

 martha stewart weddings

real simple

real simple

martha stewart.com

 martha stewart.com

 elegantly iced

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 yay birthdays!

well i'm excited to say it's my birthday this long weekend. 

thanks so much for the lovely well-wishes, nicies!

thought we'd finish off the week with some delicious + beautiful cakes to take us into this celebratory few days!

i went with a pretty floral + lacey + ruffley theme this year.

can you believe all of these artisanal cakes are handmade? that all of those flowers aren't real live flora but made of sugary goodness? amazing!

i know most of these are to be wedding cakes, but i think a beautiful cake is perfect for ANY occasion!

what's your favourite kind of cake? 

i adore my mom's famous upside down peach + brown sugar cake + pretty much anything with chocolate! 

have a celebratory-great-weekend, nicies!

and don't forget to enter to WIN one of the great BIG mega birthday loot bags in @ my birthday party bash!

woohoo!

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 amazing cake artistry by:

creative cakes

elegantly iced

pretty tasty cakes

elegantly iced

ron ben-israel via oprah

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giveaway & a recipe: with BKD signature

summer winds down here in the north and end-of-summer family picnics, back to school and cozier weather fill our thoughts! so it's the perfect time for a scrumptious & yummy dessert recipe, right?! 

today, Brie of BKD signatures offers one of her family faves: double-decker chocolate & peanut butter fudge. (don't worry: it's not healthy any-which-way you cut it, but sure does look delicious!) 

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Double Decker Fudge
by Brie

2 cups (12oz package) Peanut Butter Chips (like Reese) , divided
¼ cup butter, melted
½ cup  cocoa (like Hershey's)
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 ½ cups sugar
1 jar (7oz) marshmallow crème
1 ½ cups (12oz can) evaporated milk
¼ cup butter

1.    Line a 13x9x2-inch pan with foil.  Place 1 cup peanut butter chips in medium bowl; set aside.  In second medium bowl, blend ¼ cup melted butter, cocoa and vanilla until smooth; add 1 cup peanut butter chips.

2.    In heavy 4-quart saucepan, combine sugar, marshmallow crème, evaporated milk and ¼ cup butter.  Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until mixture comes to a rolling boil; boil and stir 5 minutes.

3.    Remove from heat.  Immediately add half of hot mixture to bowl with peanut butter chips only.  Pour remainder into cocoa mixture; stir to blend.

4.    Beat peanut butter mixture until chips are completely melted; spread evenly in prepared pan.

5.    Beat cocoa mixture until chips are melted and mixture thickens.  Spread evenly over top of peanut butter layer.

6.    Cool; remove from pan.  Remove foil; cut into squares.  Store in airtight container in a cool, dry place.

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holey moley YUM!

while your yummy fudge is cooling... how about checking out the wonderful shop of today's chef BKD signature: cute handmade jewelry & crochet!

Brie specializes in lovely chiyogami paper jewelry. so pretty! she's one of my fabulous sponsors this month and i'm so happy to have her! and ... read on to see how you can WIN a gift certificate from her lovely shop! 

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BKD signature

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--->  one lucky rikrak studio reader will win <--- 

a $30 gift certificate to the BKD signature shop!

wow!

and free worldwide shipping of your item!

1. visit the lovely BKD signature shop!

...  tell us about your favourite goodie & why you love it!

=   1 entry

2. tell us the name of your fave dessert recipe to make or bake!

=   1 entry

3. subscribe to the BKD signature newsletter.

...  and tell us

=   1 entry

4. follow both BKD signtaure (she's http://twitter.com/BKDSignature)

and me (i'm http://www.twitter.com/therikrakshop) on twitter.

...  and tell us

=   1 entry

5.  become a facebook fan of BKD signature.

... & tell us.

= 1 entry

6.  follow or subscribe to the rikrak studio blog

... & tell us.

= 1 entry

7. tweet on twitter

... about this giveaway and come back here and tell us! 

be sure to include @therikrakshop so i can find you! 

= 1 entry

8. blog about this giveaway

... come back and tell us.

= 1 entry

9. :: PLEASE NOTE: 

each entry must be it's own comment.

thanks! ::

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:: RULES ::

a) it is possible to have a maximum of 8 entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as it's own comment. thanks!
c) using random.org, 1 winner of the BKD signature giveaway will be chosen on thursday september 2nd @ 11 pm EST.
d) open to contestants worldwide.
e) please be sure to leave me an email where i can reach you if your account doesn't link to one. thanks.

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