Apple Butter Pound Cake

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

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Apple Butter Pound Cake 
Ingredients
1.5 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup Musslemen\’s Apple Butter
3 eggs

    • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a loaf pan (one large or two small).
    • In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and salt.  Set aside.
    • In a large bowl cream butter and sugar for a full 9 minutes. (it should a light in color and fluffy.)
    •  Add eggs into butter mixture one at a time beating the mixture in between.
    • Add the apple butter and vanilla. 
    • Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in three increments, beating only until it is just combined after each addition.
    • Pour batter into pans, and tap to release bubbles.
    Bake for 20-50 minutes depending on your pan size. Basically you want to bake until cake tester inserting in the center comes out clean.

    Luminous Lashes

    Posted on March 22, 2011 by

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     {Lash Card, Benefit Bad Gal Lash mascara and eyelash curler}
    Yes, that is a small tube of mascara. I have extremely sensitive eyes, and have to change my mascara every month. My current favorite mascara is Benefit Bad Gal Lash, and since it is $19 a tube and I waste most of it I buy samples from Benefit bars. The samples usually cost me $9 a piece.
     {a Lash Card packet contains 10 cards. Each is individually wrapped}
    {First i curled my lashes}
     {next I held my Lash Card in place}

     • note I used both the small and large sides of the arch

     {make sure you hold it even with your eyelid and begin to brush your mascara onto your lashes}
     {and repeat with the other eye.}

    * note my hair is being held out of my eyes with my No-Crease Bow Clip from Ricky\’s NYC

     {finished product}

     No-Crease Bow Clips come in a variety of colors. Here are a few of my favorite.
     No-Crease Bow Clips Pastel
     No-Crease Bow Clips Blonde, Red and Green
    No-Crease Bow Clips Black with Rhinestones

    You have asked me before to share some of my beauty secrets with you and these are two of my absolute favorite ones.

    The Lash Card always me to have luminous lashes without the mess on my eyelids and it always allows for that extra va-va voom.

    Ricky\’s No Crease Bow Clips is just simply amazing! I don\’t know how any girl who does her hair or makeup can live without these clips!

    What do you think of the Lash Card?
    What do you think of the No-Crease Bow Clips?

    Being 25 is off to a good start

    Posted on March 21, 2011 by

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     {tiffany & co. birthday cake!}
    Well as I mentioned I was completely depressed about turning 25. It\’s just a depressing number for me at least. However my birthday was absolutely amazing, and will be even better when I head to Michigan on Wednesday! I am so excited to go home…. i`ll be getting \”my mummie\” cake from my Mum as well. My mum has made me a birthday cake every year,  sometimes it\’s before my birthday and sometimes it\’s after. But every year I get one! :]
    {raspberry french toast brunch}
     {Chanel!}
     {my mum sent me part of my birthday gift so I would have something to open on my birthday}
     
    xo 
    ps How cute is this jacket!!

    Blowing out the candles

    Posted on March 18, 2011 by

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    {cakes made with love}
    As a kid birthday\’s were always something I looked forward to. A beautiful cake made by my Mum with love. From a telephone cake to hello kitty and everything in between, my Mum definitely had her work cut out for her come my birthday. Gifts usually consisted of Barbie\’s, and  birthday\’s were fun. This year it\’s depressing. Turning 25… being half way to 50… honestly where has the time gone?
    {gorgeously wrapped gifted}
     {balloons}
     {a party dress}
    {and of course really cute hair}
    {oh perhaps some of my cake batter bars as well}

    Back to Classics

    Posted on March 18, 2011 by

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    {from left to right: The Renaissance, Forget Me Never, Don\’t Think Twice, Almost in love, Release My Heart and Romeo and Juliet}
    Duri Back to Classics Collection
    {The Renaissance}
    The Renaissance is a medium lavender shade that reminds me of grape pop. Usually I am not a huge purple fan, but this color is very pretty. Outside in the sun it\’s beyond gorgeous.
    {Forget me Never}
    Forget me Never is a very bright pink creme. I am thinking this is going to be my go to color during summer. Against tan skin it would be beyond gorgeous.
    {Don\’t Think Twice}
    Don\’t Think Twice is a deep concrete gray. You know I love my taupes and grays this color definitely did not let me down it\’s absolutely fabulous. When i wore this to the mall a lot of people were asking me what color I had on my nails.
    {Almost in Love}
    Almost in Love is a cotton candy pink. Two years ago I was looking EVERYWHERE for a cotton candy pink shade. I had found multiple \”cotton candy\” colors but none were at up to my standard. That is until now…. Almost in Love is the PERFECT cotton candy pink. If you love pink this is a must have in your collection.
    {Release My Heart}
    Release My Heart is a pale apricot pink hue. For spring nudes are definitely the \”in\” shade. This is one of the most gorgeous nudes that I have come across.
    {Romeo and Juliet}

    Romeo and Juliet is a pearly white. It\’s a fun color to layer over other polishes.

    My overall thoughts
    I am loving the collection. I am a girly girl and while I love my dark polishes during autumn come spring and some of summer I am all about the intimate colors. Since I am a pink girl my favorite color in the collection is  Almost in Love I will definitely have it on my nails for a good portion of spring.  I am also loving Forget me Never for summer. Of course Release My Heart is my current favorite nude color out of all the ones that I own. So overall this is one of my favorite collections out this year.

    What do you think of this collection?

    What is your favorite color in the collection?

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