DIY Wedding Cakes

Image via Pinterest via superfinebakery.com 

Ok, so it's no secret that I absolutely love baking! If I had all the time in the world, I think I would try to bake something new everyday. So far my specialties include blueberry pies, banana walnut bread, and birthday cupcakes. But the next treat I want to challenge myself to is... drumroll please... a wedding cake!

Do I know anyone getting married anytime soon? I can't think of anyone I'm close to enough to to trust me with such an enormous task. Maybe I should start practicing with some of the fun ideas floating on Pinterest (my new obsession!) What do you guys think? Would you ever let a friend/amateur baker take up the challenge of baking your cake for your very special day?

Speaking of wedding cakes, I found this pretty hilarious: wedding cakes inspired by works of art! I think my fave is the first one.

Mid-Week Treat: Banana Bread

Lately, we've been trying to do more grocery shopping than usual in order to cook at home more, be healthy, and save a little money. However, we find that when we do this, things always come up. Dinner invitations, goodbye parties, birthday parties, etc. So that leaves us with a fridge full of food that unfortunately, spoils. And the quickest to go bad? Our fruit! So now with a bunch of over ripened bananas, I decided to do a little baking. My friend Kim had given me a very easy and awesome recipe about a year ago, so I did a little digging and found it. I also wanted to add something a little extra, so of course I headed over to Smitten Kitchen. And I found the perfect thing. You can try the jacked-up version on that site, or use Kim's below, which works out great if you're low on ingredients.

Ingredients
3 ripe bananas
3/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 cup wheat flour
1/4 cup melted butter

Instructions: Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour. Check to make sure your toothpick comes out clean.

Enjoy! ♥

(Photo via Smitten Kitchen)