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So with a little inspiration from Natalie (http://thedesignercook.blogspot.com/) and a few others, i've decided to start blogging about all my kitchen experiments.

A little history:

I moved back from California in August 2009, and this Spring semester, I started at Both UTSA, and St. Phillips College. At UTSA I am in the Small Business Entrepreneurship program (basically just a branch of a management degree.) At St. Phillips, I am in the process of getting a 2 year degree in the Bakery and Pastry arts-- through their culinary school.

I really started experimenting with cakes and more complicated desserts this past fall semester, since I had so much extra time on my hands. Here are a few of my favorites from the fall:

This was just an experiment with fondant (my first time using it.) I actually made it from scratch using mostly marshmallows-- and let me tell you, those ace of cake people make it look SO easy. This tiny cake took me about 6 hours.

This is one of my all-time favorites. I made this cake for my boyfriend Max's 22nd birthday, and it turned out so beautifully! (Probably better than it should have being a new recipe and all.) The cake is Chocolate Grand Marnier (Orange Liquor), and topped with candied oranges and fresh citrus leaves (courtesy of the for-sale house down the street with the orange tree in the front yard.)

So this was the inspiration for my Christmas Eve Cake...

And here was the final product! This cake, between all of the different parts, took almost 3 days to make! But it was sooo worth it.

Well those were just a few of my favorites to get this started. When I have time i'll start on my recent adventures with my newest pet, the sourdough starter.