Marshmallows & Margaritas

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Smith Island cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Smith Island cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

As some of you may know, the official dessert of Maryland is the Smith Island cake.

Chocolate cake with marshmallow frosting – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Chocolate cake with marshmallow frosting – Marshmallows & Margaritas

As you may remember, my mom made me a Ding Dong cake for my birthday.

Hummingbird cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Hummingbird cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

As I mentioned before, my grandmother died recently.

Chocolate layer cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Chocolate layer cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

About a year and a half ago, I met and interviewed a really amazing person: Gunnery Sgt.

Tropical carrot cake cupcakes – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Tropical carrot cake cupcakes – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while; I was out of town.

Mexican wedding cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Mexican wedding cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

As you might imagine, this is not a diet recipe.

Coconut cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Coconut cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

As my mother and most of my friends will tell you, I may have been the pickiest child on the planet.

Lava flow bundt cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Lava flow bundt cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Those of you who know me in real life would probably guess that my favorite drink is a margarita.

Cranberry upside-down cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Cranberry upside-down cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Whether you pronounce it pee-can or puh-kahn, I love pecan pie.

Valentine's stained glass cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Valentine's stained glass cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Crank up the heat, turn off your humidifier, put on your cowboy boots and turquoise bolo tie and stick a cheese crisp in the toaster oven.

Tomboy cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Tomboy cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

I was super excited when I got the October 2012 issue of Bon Appetit with “best-ever layer cakes” on the cover.

Secret-ingredient chocolate cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Secret-ingredient chocolate cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Did you know that putting beets in chocolate cake is a thing? Apparently it’s a thing.

Banana coconut cake with chocolate frosting – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Banana coconut cake with chocolate frosting – Marshmallows & Margaritas

It has been far, far too long since I posted a cake recipe, y’all.

Ombre cake (almost) – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Ombre cake (almost) – Marshmallows & Margaritas

You may have noticed that I like pink.

Orange cream cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Orange cream cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Do you like Creamsicles? Dreamsicles? Orange-cream slushes at Sonic? Anything with orange and cream together? I love them all.

Coconut rainbow sprinkle cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Coconut rainbow sprinkle cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Delicious white cake bursting with rainbow sprinkles and covered in coconut buttercream -- the perfect cake for a birthday party!

Bourbon bundt cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Bourbon bundt cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Rainbow sprinkles and coconut were perfect for my birthday, but for Toby’s birthday? I obviously needed something spiked with bourbon.

Pumpkin gooey cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Pumpkin gooey cake – Marshmallows & Margaritas

We’re more than halfway through October and it’s starting to feel a little more like fall… and that means it’s decorative gourd season (don’t click that link if the F-word bothers you) and it’s time for some pumpkin recipes up in here.

Red velvet skull cake (and cupcakes) – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Red velvet skull cake (and cupcakes) – Marshmallows & Margaritas

Happy Halloween, y’all! Are you dressing up this year? Toby and I are at the airport, on our way to Kentucky for homecoming festivities at his alma mater, Centre College, so I am not wearing a full-on costume, but I am wearing some leopard-print items.

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