Special Request Cake - A Special Request for the Recipe

Hello!

I'm thinking that many people will wander this way from Pinterest.  If you do, Hi!  I saw this recipe on Facebook and because there wasn't a blog with the recipe I just decided to copy it from there to here.  I lose stuff on my Facebook all the time so having it in my Pinterest board is a HUGE help.  ^_^  

( Quoted Directly from the Facebook post here: LINK )

Special Request Cake (This is called special request because people will ask you to make it for every get together)
~Miss D

1 pkg. (2-layer size) devil's food cake mix
1 pkg. (4 oz.) Semi-Sweet Chocolate
1/4 cup butter
1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened
1/2cup sugar
2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
12 OREO Cookies, coarsely crushed

Make It

HEAT oven to 350ºF.

PREPARE cake batter and bake in 2 (9-inch) round pans as directed on package. Cool cakes in pans 10 min. Invert onto wire racks; gently remove pans. Cool cakes completely.

MICROWAVE chocolate and butter in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool 5 min. Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gently stir in COOL WHIP and crushed cookies.

PLACE 1 cake layer on plate, spread with cream cheese mixture. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread top with chocolate glaze; let stand 10 min. or until firm. Keep refrigerated.


I hope this was as useful to you as it was me.  Thanks!

Trying to Collect Some Basic Information

Hello again everyone!  I've been really busy since the last time I posted anything.  I wasn't really sure what to share so I focused on work instead.  However, I have a few questions and I was hoping that those of you reading would take a few seconds to answer them.



Our crafting business has been growing and we're thrilled about it.  I'm always trying to figure out if there's more that we can do, so right now while I have a brief lull in between the rushes of cons, I thought I'd work out some of those new product ideas.  If you have the time, please click the link below and answer a few short questions to help me figure out what would be best to work on next.

Click Here for Rain's Survey

Thanks a bunch for your help.  I'm hoping to have some really cool ideas to share with everyone here as I put things together.

My Trip to Tennessee

Just this last weekend, I went up to Chattanooga for the first time.  We were hosting two panels at Anime Blast Chattanooga.  Like all well intentioned plans, there are always little hiccups along the way.  This time we were a bit late in arriving, but regardless, we managed to have a lot of fun at the con and looking around Chattanooga.

Sunday afternoon we went to Lookout Mountain.  Here's a few of the pictures that I took while we were there. 

The dorky one on the right is me with my rock candy.  XD

New Products in our Etsy Store

Within the next few weeks we hope to have several new products available in our etsy store.  These products will be available for immediate shipping so no waiting for custom products to be made.  Here is a sample of one of the products that we currently have up in our store. 

For fans of Kuroshitsuji, you'll recognize these replica glasses made for cosplaying Grell Sutcliff.  The chain is handmade with black beads and resin skull beads.  The glasses have the lenses removed, but you can also request the chain without the glasses. 


Grell Sutcliff Cosplay Glasses and Beaded Chain - on Etsy.com

If you like these or would be interested in something custom designed, feel free to contact me and I'll be happy to answer your questions. 

My Favorite Doll From the Last Set of Commissions

It's really easy to guess which one is my favorite after you see this little guy.  I was asked to make a Sebastian Vael from Dragon Age.  Needless to say at first I was a bit overwhelmed.  All of the armor was not something that I could handle.  My partner (Miss Moony ^_~) knew exactly what to do.  So I supplied her with the doll and his base clothing, and she took care of the rest.

He is still wearing removable clothing, so if another outfit should ever be requested it would be possible to switch him out.  He was really very detailed and our customer loved him.  It was absolutely wonderful to know that everything we did was so well appreciated.

I'm filling up fast for holiday commissions, so now's a great time to claim your spot.  If you have questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact me via email or Facebook.

I'll take cash for that Zydrate!

Over a year ago, I had the luck of working with a shadowcast of Repo! The Genetic Opera. I had a lot of fun doing this show. I had done more theater work when I was still in school and it was great going back to it. One of the shows we did, we were able to invite the creators of the show Terrance Zdunich and Darren Smith. These guys were really awesome people and it was really cool getting to talk with them about the show and just life in general.

It should be no surprise that when I was asked to make a Graverobber plushie, I jumped at the chance. We had made a 26" one while working with the cast as a raffle prize to help raise money for the show, but there weren't any pictures of it. We made up for it this time with our latest commission.

Commissions are still open for November and December.  Place your holiday orders early to guarantee delivery.  Contact me via etsy or facebook for more information.

Music Break

I've got a few artists that I rotate through while I'm sewing and getting work done.  I just thought I'd share this one with you because it's such a fun song.  It makes you want to get up and dance (or in my case sew XD).