Strawberry, Blueberry Breakfast Cake!

This is a wonderful way to start any day!
If you try it let me know how you liked it.


Strawberry, Blueberry Breakfast Cake

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 generous cup fresh blueberries
1 generous cup fresh strawberries, sliced or halved
1/2 cup milk

Topping:
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
3 tablespoons butter or margarine



1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl.
2) Cream softened butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg.
3) Place blueberries and strawberries in an additional small bowl and dust with a small amount of flour mixture. Toss to coat.
4) Add remaining flour mixture and milk alternately to creamed butter mixture, mixing after each addition. Gently fold berries into batter.
5) For topping, mix flour, sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in butter until crumbly.
6) Spread batter into a greased and floured 8 in. square baking dish. Sprinkle topping over batter. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until topping is golden brown and toothpick comes out rather clean. Cut into squares and serve warm.

Serves 9

Happy Easter!

When I was a kid my mother made a Rabbit Easter cake every year, when I married and had Christina and John David I carried on that tradition. This year Christina carried on the tradition and made her 1st Bunny cake… It isn’t just like my mother or I made, it is a Christina original. It turned out really cute and the little ones loved it.. Madeline, Ella, Aly, Ian and some of my friends thought it was wonderful. Who knows they just might start a tradition of their own.

Baby Gifts.

As each of my nieces have had their babies I have tried to make something special for each baby. I love giving hand made things and I hope they have enjoyed receiving them. Here is the quillo I made for Ayla and one of her new bibs. Lady bug bibs have become my favorite bibs for the girls and a little turtle bib for the boys (I'll post a picture of the next turtle bib I make). I have not made a quillo in a long time, the last one I made was for John David for his 8th birthday. And John David would be 23 years old. For those that don't know what a quillo is "it is a blanket that folds up to become a pillow" John David and Christina loved theirs, they would put their feet in the pocket of the pillow when it was really cold out to keep their feet warm. christina still has hers and my brother has John David's. It is nice to see the fruit of your labor when you have completed a project. And these projects are small enough that it takes very little time to get them done

Lady Bug Bib (sorry it's dark)

Quillo.

Baby Ruth!

I love Spring! But what I love most is the beauty it bring with it, and what is more beautiful than a new baby? This is Baby Ruth! My friend Gail Hansen is the proud owner to this beautiful little filly.



Please excues me it's lunch time.

Yummy, yummy, this salt block is good!

Happy 1st Birthday Sage!

Nannie and Princess Sage!

Princess Sage!

Sage and her Barbie cake (getting ready to blow out the candle)

Cake Nannie made for the Princess Sage's Guest!


I thought I'd share a few pictures of my niece Sage's 1st Birthday! I love that Chantel can post pictures on MySpace and I can save them to my computer and not have to wait to get them in the mail. Sage is such a sweetie! I'm sorry I missed your 1st Birthday Princess! Looks like you had a wonderful 1st Birthday. Love You G-Aunt Rhoda