Daniel Turns 2!

I am so lucky to have two of my nephews live so close.  I wish the rest of my nieces and nephews lived just as close!  My sister, Amy, and I have had a blast over the last few years when her boy's birthdays come around and we typically get together to make their birthday cakes.  It has really become a special tradition for me to be included on.  This year, things were so busy, that the cake making snuck up on us!  So Amy and I divided and conquered!  They were taking a family camping trip with a bunch of friends and planned to celebrate Daniel's 2nd birthday with everyone at the camp.  So of course, Daniel needed a camping cake!  This was my first go around making sugar pieces, but I think it turned out pretty cute. In my hurriedness, I only snapped a few pictures with my phone.  But here they are...

The camp fire cake!

The sugar fire up close :)

Pumpkin Cake

Since I love to bake, the holidays are a really fun time for me!  Since my husband prefers simple tastes when it comes to desserts, sometimes I run out of options! There is no pumpkin or apple pie for us on Thanksgiving. And while a vanilla on vanilla cake definitely has its' place in this world, it's flavor profile gets pretty old after awhile. But I love my honey, so if vanilla on vanilla is his preference, that's what I will make. So instead I just spice up the outside of the cake! Here is the pumpkin cake I made for Thanksgiving. But just so you know, it would have also been super yummy as a carrot cake, for those of you who are less boring :)