Good Dinner Mrs. Mellen

    Lucious Lemon Curd Layer Cake with Lemon Buttercream Frosting ingredients 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour 1 1/3 cups sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup vegetable oil 5 large eggs, separated 3/4 cup fresh orange juice 3 tablespoons orange zest 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 jar Lemon Curd, I like Stonewall Kitchen Lemon Butter Cream Frosting Garnish: Candied Lemon Slices Preparation 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Combine first 4 ingredients in bowl of a heavy-duty electric stand mixer. Make a well in center of flour mixture; add oil, egg yolks, and orange juice. Beat at medium-high speed 3 to 4 minutes or until smooth. Stir in zest. 2. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar at medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into flour mixture. Spoon batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. 3. Bake at 350° for 17 to 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Coo...

Clothes are my passion, my love! I just had to share my favorite dress of this spring/summer season, a fabulously versatile Kate Spade leopard dot tie back dress that I just fell in love with. I get euphoric just thinking about wearing this dress, it’s just perfect for me. The moment I saw this dress on line I got that special rush when I see something that I know I had to have, it had my name all over it. I booked it to my nearest Kate Spade store to see if the dress had made an appearance in their newly arrived  collection. As soon as I entered the store my eyes went right to the dress . Much to my despair only two sizes were left, two and six. I tried on the six which was too big, unusual since I find Kate Spade dresses are cut small. No size four in the store so I gave the two a try and to my surprise a perfect fit. I was delighted that not only did the dress fit, it was just outstanding on me. Quickly I whipped out my credit card securing this beauty for me. ...

 Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate. If you love chocolate this cake is for you. My inspiration for this outrageous chocolate cake was chocolate salted caramel candy. I have to admit  I seemed to get a little carried away. Warring this cake is very rich eat accordingly! Truly a show stopping cake worth a few calories.  CAKE 2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon table salt 1 1/2 cups butter, softened at room temperature 3 cups granulated sugar 5 large eggs, at room temperature 1 1/4 cups buttermilk 2 teaspoons instant espresso 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate morsels 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels 1/2 cup caramel sauce     CHOCOLATE GLAZE 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate morsels 3 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon light corn syrup 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract WHITE CHOCOLATE GLAZE 3/4 cup white chocolate chips 3 tablespoon cream 3/4 cu...