Blueberry Boy Bait!!

After seeing this photo of these delicious sweets, I couldn't help but post about them!  This recipe was found on SmittenKitchen.com, which is new to me, but very appealing!  I would definitely recommend checking this website out!

Blueberry Boy Bait

Serves 12, generously
2 cups plus 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon table salt
16 tablespoons unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup whole milk (though buttermilk, which was all I had on hand, worked just great)
1/2 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen (if frozen, do not defrost first as it tends to muddle in the batter)

Topping
1/2 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen (do not defrost)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

For the cake: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 13 by 9-inch baking pan.

Whisk two cups flour, baking powder, and salt together in medium bowl. With electric mixer, beat butter and sugars on medium-high speed until fluffy, about two minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until just incorporated and scraping down bowl. Reduce speed to medium and beat in one-third of flour mixture until incorporated; beat in half of milk. Beat in half of remaining flour mixture, then remaining milk, and finally remaining flour mixture. Toss blueberries with remaining one teaspoon flour. Using rubber spatula, gently fold in blueberries. Spread batter into prepared pan.

For the topping:
Scatter blueberries over top of batter. Stir sugar and cinnamon together in small bowl and sprinkle over batter. Bake until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in pan 20 minutes, then turn out and place on serving platter (topping side up). Serve warm or at room temperature. (Cake can be stored in airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.)

I haven't tried this yet, but I think I'm definitely going to!  It looks too good to pass up!   Let me know if any of decide to give this a try, and if you make any alterations!  Good luck!  And if you want, you could always send me a batch in the mail! ;)

Birthday Recap!!

Alright, so this is my priced procession!! My very own Chanel purse! Compliments of my husband!! He completely surprised me, and he picked it out all on his own! I think that is very impressive!! I haven't been taking it out everyday or everywhere I go, first off it's been raining a lot here lately, and I'm not taking any chances with ruining the leather! Second, where I work, I'm afraid it would get dirty, there is no really good spot to set it. So, as of right now, it goes out on beautiful days, and when I'm not at work! lol

Outfit:

Red sweater: Forever 21

Red headband: can't remember

new pearl and bow bracelet: Forever 21

jeans:Deb

Above is a new outfit I got with my birthday money! I wore it to church on Easter! Please excuse my shower being in the picture, it's the only way I could show the whole outfit! haha

White t-shirt: Forever 21

Flowered skirt: Target

Black leggings: Forever 21

(I have never owned a pair of leggings before!!)

Rose necklace: Forever 21

Black heels aren't new, but they are candies from Kohl's

Below is another outfit:

White t-shirt: Forever 21

Jeans: Deb

New anchor necklace: Forever 21

My mom's boyfriend actually made me this cake for my birthday!! I told him I wanted a Chanel cake!! I loved it! It had a raspberry and bavarian cream filling in a vanilla type cake. Also he adds rum to his cake sometimes to make it moist, so there was raspberry rum added to it. The cake just soaks it up pretty much. Anyway, it was delicious!

Last but not least, are pictures of my new flats!! I've never owned flats before, so it's a pretty big deal to me! lol I'm short so it was hard for me to embrace flats, but I'm glad I can around!! The giraffe ones on the left are a gift from my mom, and the zebra striped ones on the right, are a gift from my best friend Kim.

Both shoes from Payless!!