HCB: Sybil’s Pecan Torte with Coffee Cream

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I have no idea what is going on with me, but I guess I have not been very inspired with the last couple of cakes.  I’m putting all the blame on the combination of the never-ending search for a new house, the pending house packing ahead of us (which I have not even started) and the actual move out date (still to be confirmed) that has me all bend out of shape.  The combination of all of this is totally affecting my baking mojo.

I think also the fact that the last couple of cakes in the HCB list have been all about nuts.

The cakes, not the people. 

And I think I'm totally over nuts.

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HCB: Le Succes

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This is my 10th baking post with the Heavenly Cake Baker group and so far there has been spectacular cakes (Ingots) great cakes, good cakes and I knew that with over 400+ pages of recipe there was bound to be one that was going to be just “blah”.

I think I found it this week.

Because, well … Uh…Ok.. ok… I’m going to come clean:

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TWD: Dulce de Leche Duos

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This week Tuesdays with Dorie was chosen by Jodie of Beansy Loves Cake.  I’m not a huge cookie fan; if they are there I will eat one... But for the most part they are not my first choice sweet.

Unlike cake.  Yes, I’m a cake person.  There I said it, you know how to get me do anything now, show me cake and I’m done for.

But, I love dulce de leche.  I actually love sweetened condensed milk more. And I have to come clean and confess that I usually keep an open jar in the refrigerator and when I want a hit of something sweet, I take it out and eat a spoon of it and close my eyes and go far away in a… oh, wait were was I?  Oh, yeah cookies.

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