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Valentines Day Layered Cake

lifestyleGina PaulsonComment

I love cake. I actually love it more than frosting. In fact, growing up- my classroom birthdays often involved a frostingless confetti cake. That's just how I rolled. So when I saw this trend of naked cakes, I was pretty excited. It kind of meets me in the middle between what I truly want (straight up cake hold the frosting) and what normal humans want (extra frosting corner slice, please and thank you) I thought this was the perfect treat for Valentines Day with its red velvet layers and strawberry toppings. 


RECIPE:

Ingredients: 

  • 1 box red velvet cake 

  • 1 box white cake 
  • strawberries 
  • cool whip 

Directions: 

Bake the two cakes as directed in two 8" round pans. Let them cool fully. Then stack them on top of each other with a spread of cool whip and strawberries layered between the cakes. Top with cool whip and strawberries. BOOM, so good. Store this baby in the refrigerator. 

Watercolor Lettered Envelopes

letteringGina Paulson1 Comment

I promised you guys a ton of beautifully lettered snail mail. With Valentines Day just around the corner, why not share some red and pink watercolored lettering? So here is another piece of mail that I recently prepared to send out to a beautiful friend of mine. The way the colors fade in and out just makes my heart warm- I love it.