Warning! This book does not contain any cake but it does contain one adorable dog. I’m a sucker for chick lit books and I’m a big animal lover so this novel was a winner from the get go.

These were a little bit of a pain to make but they’re so much fun. I didn’t make them for any particular special occasion but considering all the effort I wish I had!

I’m a sucker for the novelty Oreo’s. My absolute favorite are the birthday cake Oreo. They are in my opinion better than the originals. The red velvet also come in a close second. It seems Oreo comes out with a limited edition flavor almost every month now!

It’s been a little quiet around here the last month or two. While it’s been summer and so so hot in Nashville I decided it would be a good time to shed the rest of the baby weight. I’ve never gone on a diet or regularly visited a gym in my life so it’s been a challenge.

I’ve modeled this magical cake after the German Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte. I was doing research on Black Forest Cake and disappointingly the top recipes that came up (from the “biggest” blogs) were filled with cake mix, canned cherry pie filling and no Kirsch! Blasphemy!