Happy Birthday to my beautiful mother AND to my beautiful bulldog. This year they are the same age (adjusted for dog years). Izzy got her own chocolate-free version of a hidden heart Bundt cake featured in Beautiful Bundts by Julie Hession. Happy 9th, dear Izzy! She wasn’t very interested in the cookbook, but perked up when she saw the cake! I, on the other hand, LOVED this cookbook– great photography and solid recipes.
That’s kibble between the layers of hearts. Essentially, you make a flat layer of cake and freeze it, cut out heart shapes or whatever shape you want, then embed the cake inside fresh batter and cook again.
I like to use coconut oil for my vegetable oil. In this case, the heart was hidden inside a dark chocolate bundt, and the final product was used to celebrate my wonderful mother!
We celebrated with a costume party a la Academy Awards in which Mom and I decided to attempt Lavonna and Tonya Harding from I, Tonya. So fun. Thanks to Robert Rose Publishing for the opportunity to review this delicious cookbook!
Your home must smell heavenly. Happy Birthday to your beautiful Mom and to your irrepressible doggie!
Happy Belated Birthday Andie and Izzy! What beautiful birthday cakes you made for both of these wonderful ladies, Rachel 🙂 So happy you all had that time of birthday celebrating together! Also, you continue to be the best costume creators and wearers I know! 🙂 XOXOXO