Wedding Wednesday: Cake Mania Pt1

Not every little girl or boy wishes to have the perfect multi-tiered, perfectly frosted, fondant wedding cake.  Sometimes less is best.

Homemade desserts with natural goops and slathers lend a vintage feel and reckon a simpler time.

Some alternatives...

Counter clock-wise from top left:
Yellow dots via Country Home magazine; simple cakes via OnceWed; world of pies from OnceWed; blue dotted cake form Country Home magazine; simple rounds array from OnceWed; pink ruffles from Martha Stewart

Macaron Heaven

I just got this book and I can't wait to perfect my macaronage technique!

I love it because it tells you tips, tricks and trouble-shooting, as well as pictures of what went wrong, why and how to fix it next time.

Cute desserts require cute tools!  I've slowly been compiling the necessary tools and gadgets.  (These are shown in retro red!)

Clockwise from top left: KitchenAid mixer in candy apple red; red spoonula; 

Williams Sonoma crank handle flour sifter; Paula Deen retro red scale