Happy New Year!

After what seems like an eternity away from flour, butter, sugar, eggs, and the computer, I'm back in Brooklyn itching to bake. But, before I move on to 2009, there are a few things from 2008 that I did not get the chance to post before fleeing the city for the mountains.

First up is Cake Thursday: December 18th

The invite:



The Cake:









Next up is the cake my friend Aaron baked for the holidays, a Cranberry Walnut Upside Down Cake (recipe via Dorrie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours).



Though the image is a bit of a blur, I think the cake came out beautifully—and it was his first!

Last, but not least, I caught this post on The Brooklyn Kitchen Blog of their Crown Roast Cake made to celebrate the opening of Marlow & Daughters...



Note to vegetarians: Perhaps a new way to have your meat and eat it to?