The Black Forest Cake, my absolute favorite cake of all time

It’s my birthday, and because it’s been an unexpectedly hectic few days leading into today, I don’t have a new post.  So I’m subjecting you to a birthday version of Cravings, Longings and Desires.

My Favorite Cake

The black forest cake you see at the top of this post is, in my humble opinion, the best cake in the entire world.  Possibly the universe.  Dark chocolate, a very, very light frosting (almost like a freshly whipped cream), and just dripping with succlent, ruby red cherries.  I could seriously eat an entire cake.

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A breezy, beachy blue from Laila Azhar!

We’re almost to June, the biggest wedding month of the year, so it’s time to take another pass at wedding guest fashion.  While there are a few rules that are consistently safe for any wedding (don’t flash too much skin, don’t wear white), we all know that there are as many different kinds of wedding venues and dress codes as people can come up with.  (Star Trek wedding, anyone?)  Today we’ll tackle the beach wedding.

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