These cakes would make an amazing hostess gift if you really want to show someone how much you love them. They may look like they took hours, but this recipe is all about the shortcuts. I used a box cake mix and canned frosting, adding fresh fruit and sugared flowers to keep it rustic and simple. There are also shortcuts on sugaring the edible flowers; I started by painstakingly painting each petal with egg white, and then dipping each petal […]
Serves: Makes 16 cupcakes Prep time: 1 hour
Good guests bring good gifts – especially if you’re invited for a summer weekend and will be enjoying the hospitality of friends for several days. You want to be invited back, don’t you? So here is a list of hostess gifts in varying price ranges to put a smile on the face of even the most beleaguered we’ve-had-guests-every-weekend-this-summer hosts. Everyone loves a good beach candle. Shop now If you don’t have room to pack a gift, send something wonderful ahead […]
We social secretaries stick together, and whenever there’s a new White House Social Secretary, we all want to meet her, give lots of unasked-for advice, and offer our support. The newest White House Social Secretary, Deesha Dyer, is an extraordinary woman who won’t need help because she’s already accomplished so much in her young life. I recently threw a small luncheon in her honor to introduce her to other Washingtonians whose paths she is likely to cross in her work, […]
Serves: 6 Prep time: 1 hour and a half Note: if you don’t have much time, a white cake mix is a pretty good substitute for making a Victoria sponge from scratch Pastry Cream Makes 2-3 tablespoons of pastry cream
