I’m a big fan of both paper-cut artist Su Blackwell and cake designer Kate Sullivan, so I was really excited to hear that Kate had created a cake based on Su's book-cut sculptures! (See pic at the end of the post for an example of Su's work.) The cake was designed by Kate as a thank you to the staff at her son's school. Such a great idea for a school party and it turned out so well! Great job, Kate!
Click here to check out Kate's blog and here to visit her Web site.
For more images from the book, you can visit Gammacurta's Web site, right here. You can also order Lolli-Pop via the publisher by clicking here.
And if that isn't enough, you can also buy these Star Wars pancake molds to complete your set. I imagine that both of these items are meant to entertain kids, but I know quite a few adults that would go gaga over them as well! Click here to check out the entire Star Wars collection!
I first came across the work of designer and illustrator Eleanor Grosch many, many years ago when she was simply PushMePullYou Design and had a little Web site where she sold her geometric animal prints and indie rock posters. Back then, Eleanor was one of my desktop favorites! I loved the strong lines and simplicity of her work and her illustrations were always in high rotation on my computer screen! One of my all-time faves! It was therefore only natural that I’d invite her to share a recipe with us here on The Mixing Bowl. I can't adequately express how excited I was when she actually agreed to the assignment and then sent along this amazingly simple recipe for Rhubarb and Fruit Pie! The cinnamon and rhubarb combination sounds delicious! I hope you'll give it a try! 
that was released by Chronicle Books in 2008 (Yay, Chronicle). 
, due out in October.
, is my most favoritest cookbook in the whole wide world, so, of course, I'm just a little bit excited about the new one..
I can't even express how much I love, love, love this vintage chocolate poster by Hervé Moran for Lanvin! I'm a big fan of vintage advertisements, but this one has my name written all over it! So colorful and cute! After stumbling across this print the other night, I spent a good chunk of the rest of my evening searching the Internet for more vintage chocolate posters to ogle and awww over. I found a ton that I love, but this Red Riding Hood ad still holds the top spot in my heart. I've posted the rest of my favorites below. Images are either inexpensive reproductions from All Posters or prints from the International Poster Gallery ($200-$2000).
This is one of those cakes that has been on my "to do" list for a while now, but I only recently got around to making it! The whole beer dessert trend has been on the rise for a while now and the idea of putting beer into baked goods is not a new one, but, as I know quite a few beer fanatics that would smile big after being served a stout cake, it's still a topic that I wanted to cover. Besides, I think the beer dessert trend is still rising. I don't think we've reached the peak yet or that it's come to head, so to speak, so I think it's still relevant. :-)
The cake itself was really delicious! Sometimes a really tasty chocolate cake just hits the spot, you know, and this one had a really nice chocolaty flavor. I kept thinking of it as a very masculine cake, probably because of the beer and the color, but also because it's not overwhelming sweet cake, which was fine with me. Sometimes, too much sweetness ruins a cake. Oh, and it didn't taste at all like beer, but there isn't much beer in it, so I wasn't expecting it to. It was more about the fun of serving a beer cake than serving a cake that tastes like beer!
