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For the Fourth of July I made Tiramisu for our dessert. I have been wanting tiramisu for months. I am, however, trying to lose some weight so it just didn’t seem to be part of my plan. Well, Dane started asking when we could go and have tiramisu……so I figured I would make a low fat, low calorie version.
I searched on the internet for a recipe that would be like what I wanted. What I wanted was the tiramisu from Tony’s Town Square Restaurant at the Magic Kingdom. Their version is so light and fluffy and yummy but I can’t just jump on a plane and go eat at Tony’s though, darn it.
This recipe came very close. It was light and fluffy like Tony’s and I cut down some of the fat even more by using fat free cream cheese. Here is a picture of the results…..
Cooking Light's Tiramisu Recipe
If you want the recipe or you are looking for any recipe for tiramisu click this link for Heavenly Tiramisu where you can find this recipe for Cooking Light’s Recipe.
I am so happy you came! I’ve been expecting you!
“Who are you?”
Who Are You?
Who Are You?
Don’t mind Caterpillar……
I am so excited! This day has finally come and there is quite a buzz around the Tea Parties. I have been busily preparing a fanciful Mad Tea and expect to have a great day of party hopping with everyone……
So come on in….. Hurry it’s time…Don’t be late…..
Party Time!
Grab a refreshment and a bite to eat…..
Take your pick…….A cupcake and a cup of tea?
Tea and a Cupcake
Those are Strawberry and Mascarpone Filled Cupcakes! My Favorite!!!! Look at the filling…..mmmmmmm If you want the recipe just click the below picture! Trust me they are delicious.
Strawberry & Mascarpone Filled Cupcake
You better get a cupcake now, I see Rabbit showed up and he’ll be making short work of them!
Rabbit and Cupcake
Maybe you would like a Buttermilk Blueberry Scone too.
Tea and a Buttermilk Blueberry Scone?
Buttermilk Blueberry Scone
The scones are yummy too and if you want the recipe click the above picture.
Lets grab a tea….so many choices maybe some iced tea, green tea, black tea, or herbal tea….
Take some tea!
Iced Tea
Lets have some iced tea on this beautiful hot summer day and let’s mingle.
I would like to introduce you to some of our other guests……
There is Shadow……our Halloween kitty who is now as big as a whale!
Shadow
There is Leo…..our gentle soul……
Leo
He is not impressed with his tea….
Leo Doesn't Like Tea
And Molly our sassy girl…….
Sassy Molly
She’s just joining in all the fun!
There with Molly is the Garden Gnome and Ibex having some tea..
Gnome and Ibex
There’s the gnome again by the pond….
Gnome by the pond
Over there at that table is a silly lot……
The Mad Hatter and Rabbit
There coming through the foliage is Brandon’s creation, the Mountain Climber Nutcracker. He climbed up here to have a quick tea before he makes his journey home next week! He is finally going home!
Mountain Climber Nutcracker
Over here are some of Brandon’s other creations…..
Greyhound, Skull, Bear and The Mad Hatter
Well, I think the guests are getting restless.
Bear Eating Teacup
Thanks for stopping by! I am so delighted you came by. Leave me a quick comment and you will be entered to win either this Teacup with Watermelon Mint Iced Tea and a hand painted tag….
Tea Cup Giveaway
Or this Basket with Berry Basket Iced Tea and a small canvas I painted with hydrangeas….
Tea Basket Give Away
So don’t forget to leave a comment and I will randomly draw two names Tuesday night.
I hope you enjoyed our party and have a great day!!! I also want to thank Vanessa at A Fanciful Twist for organizing such a extravagant Mad Tea Party! She is so creative and her blog is just beautiful and amazing!
Have fun attending all the Tea Parties!
It’s been awhile since my last post. This time of the year gets really hectic for us. Our family has 5 birthdays all in a matter of a few weeks it’s like birthday-palooza. Dane’s birthday is included in this stretch of birthdays and this year he turned 13.
I had asked him for the past month how he wanted his cake decorated. He finally decided on Wednesday that he wanted it decorated like one of his favorite video games….”Resident Evil -The Umbrella Chronicles” and we would put the Umbrella symbol on his cake.
This year was the first time I worked with fondant. It was a learning experience but I really enjoyed it. I made my own Marshmallow Fondant Thursday so it could sit overnight. I made the cakes early Friday morning then I started decorating and by 2:30 it was completed!
Resident Evil The Umbrella Chronicles Cake
Resident Evil The Umbrella Chronicles Cake
Dane was very happy with his cake and with his birthday! He got some really great gifts and we got him a new computer which really surprised him! Now he won’t be using mine all the time and I can go back to using mine whenever I want! Maybe now I will post more often. 
We were invited to lunch on Saturday at friends of ours and said that I would bring desert. I took a few days to mull over what I would make. I thought about cheesecake but we don’t really know this couple’s likes and dislikes so I saw this recipe for these Death By Chocolate Cupcakes and thought Who doesn’t like cupcakes and who doesn’t like chocolate?
I ended up making my version. I don’t have luck making cake from scratch and honestly I like cake mixes better….they just always turn out moist. I used a Devils Food mix and added the Hershey’s Kiss. I also didn’t want to make ganache so I decided to make Magnolia buttercream.
Death By Chocolate Cupcakes
The only part of the cupcake not shown on the original at The Pioneer Woman blog was of the cupcake cut open. I envisioned the Kiss being a gooey chocolate mass in the center of the cupcake. Instead it turns soft and sits at the bottom of the cupcake. We decided at lunch that if I would have put the Kiss in point down it would maybe stayed more toward the middle like I had envisioned, but I don’t think it would have gotten more “molten” like I had hoped.
Inside of a Death By Chocolate Cupcake
They were definitely yummy and I think I will experiment more with this idea. I think my next adventure with cupcakes will be cream filled cupcakes!