Summertime Sweets

I was thinking it's about time for another update (as promised),  especially now that we have some new shop additions to show you, and a few fleeting moments between zucchini watch, which has been like non-stop for three weeks now.  I swear, you do not want to turn your back on these dudes, because they can turn into giant clubs in about half a nano-second.  The girls think it's hilarious every time one gets away from us.   Usually it's only a matter of hours since we last checked on them too.   How can something grow so fast?  I'm quickly running out of new and delicious recipes,  not to mention friends and neighbors to give them to.  Our postal carrier is in for a surprise . . . um, I mean TREAT, when he opens the mailbox tomorrow.  Yes, I'm afraid it's come to that.  If I hadn't lost my momentum with the A-Z Quiche recipes, I could've wrapped it all up neat and tidy with a nice Zucchini Quiche about now.  Maybe there's still time.  .  . Anyway, as I was saying about the shop update...I've finally gotten around to adding some of my little handmade doll/art quilts, along with these sweet cupcake morsels,  the latest mini-treats to come out of the dollhouse bakery.   These are so cute!  Wish we had more.  Grace only had time to make a few, but I'm sure she'd be happy to take orders, for as long as her supply holds up, and only if you're not in a big hurry, because all this teensy crafting takes time and our summer calendar has been full. 

One highlight includes a cake decorating contest the girls participated in last month at the annual company picnic, and both won prizes for their contributions.   Ginger decorated a simple white cake with edible candied flowers she made with egg-whites and ultra-fine sugar.   The effect was really sweet and charming and she was so proud of it. 

Grace made a ring cake, also with edible fresh flowers.  We had some humidity issues that day, but both cakes held up really well, much to our relief.      

  I expect the next cake we bake. . . will be green.