Sunday, December 31, 2017

A Cake a Month: December

I did it! I baked a cake every month for a year! Wow, that was harder than expected. It's amazing how fast the weeks pass, a couple months I almost forgot to do it altogether. But here it is, the last day of the year, the last cake: Pumpkin Crunch Cake!

I made a lot of pumpkin cakes this year, but then, next to chocolate pumpkin's one of the more delicious things in my opinion. This one turned out...interesting. It was kind of a combination pie-cake. The bottom mixture was pumpkin and spice and ended up like a pie, while the top was cake and crumble. A really delicious combo. I did change the recipe just a little...instead of the full amount of pecans I used 1 cup of pecans and 1 cup of chocolate chips because everything's better with chocolate!

It was a delicious challenge and I'm glad I did it. Which brings me to the next topic: I hope you enjoyed my cake adventures, because it went over so well this year I'm going to try to do the same thing next year with cookies! There should be some interesting flavors of those out there on the internet to try. I don't think anybody around here is sad I'm putting a batch of cookies a month on my list for next year!

Well, best of luck with your goal lists and have an excellent start to the new year!

Cheers!


Thursday, December 7, 2017

Wreck the Halls Cover Reveal!

Can you believe I have another cover reveal for you? I know, I know, but it's holiday related and this is it for 2017! This is a story that's part of the Dreamspinner 2017 Advent Calendar, and if you want the entire collection you can get it here! I can't reveal to you which day my story comes out, but I can reveal the cover to you, so here it is:

Isn't it neat? The story's about rival restaurant owners trying to drive each other out and was inspired by a trip I took to the state capitol (also where the story is set). With mischief and a happy ending, it's a good end to the year for me! You can skip the anticipation and just get yourself a copy here.

Cheers!