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Tag Archives: cake
Cherry Cake
I got this recipe for cherry cake from a neighbor that I’ve been wanting to try out. I like simple cakes, one pan, no frosting, a little fruit, good with a cup of coffee. This one fits the bill! I … Continue reading
Three Years Old!!!
Hi Everyone – today marks the 3rd Anniversary of Willceau Illo News! Our readership has grown considerably since those early days, so I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who drop in on this little … Continue reading
Posted in Glorious Food, Holiday, News
Tagged 3rd anniversary, cake, celebration, confetti
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Friday Five – Number Fifteen
Fifteenth in a series creating a collage using five elements.
Posted in Blast from the Past, Collage, Friday Five
Tagged baking, cake, Hamilton Beach Mixer, vintage
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Bachelor Party!
Posted in Animated GIF, Blast from the Past, Mrs. Crankipants
Tagged cake, dancer, girl popping out of a cake, go-go dancer
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Happy Birthday Joe!
There are two consistent factors when it comes time to make a birthday card for Joe each year. One is that I always use this high contrast photo taken when we were dating: The second is the theme of the … Continue reading
Posted in Drawer Cards, Food, Holiday, Illustration, News
Tagged birthday, birthday card, cake, collage, digital illustration, exotica music, happy birthday Joe, humor, Joe Williams, Korla Pandit, Photoshop, Tina Garceau, True Story magazine, Wurlitzer
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Happy Children’s Day?
Welcome to another edition of Step Away From the Pastry Bag! If my online translator did right by me, the text on this cake by the butter cream Palmer Method drop out says, “Happy Children’s Day”! According to Wikipedia: Children … Continue reading
Posted in Mrs. Crankipants, Step Away From The Pastry Bag
Tagged bakery, cake, clown, Exorcist, hell, junkie, Step Away From The Pastry Bag
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Goblin’ Up Cake
It certainly wouldn’t be Halloween without a cake to celebrate the occasion! This spider topped beauty is giving me a case of Halloween-orexia! It has all of the necessary components of horror – a jack-o-lantern face, a dismembered arachnid, and … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Step Away From The Pastry Bag
Tagged amateur, bakery, black, cake, diabetes, festive, frosting, gruesome, Halloween, holiday, horror, humor, Jack O' Lantern, orange, Philadelphia, pumpkin, spiders, Step Away From The Pastry Bag, web
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