Champagne Cake with Fresh Strawberries

Ingredients

1

package 2-layer-size white cake mix

 

Champagne or sparkling wine

1

16 ounce can vanilla frosting

 

Few drops red food coloring

 

Sliced or whole fresh strawberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and lightly flour two 8x1-1/2-inch round cake pans; set aside.
2. Prepare cake mix according to package directions, except replace the water with an equal amount of champagne. Pour batter into prepared pans, spreading evenly. Bake according to package directions. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on racks.
3. Tint frosting with food coloring to make a light pink. Place one cake layer, bottom side up, on a serving plate. Spread with about 1/2 cup of the tinted frosting. Place remaining cake layer, rounded side up, on top.Frost top and side of cake with remaining frosting. Garnish with strawberries

Grannie sewing For Ed & Elia School Fete

 

The wind is bitter and the weather not nice at all

So great day for stitching

Have just completed 6 table runners for the Fete AT Ed & Elia’s school in November

I am very happy with them…..

Will do more sewing next month

Finisheddd--- & -----So Happy

Not So long ago

  I found out that I have

(2) Great

Nephews

&

(1) Great Niece

Well just loving to do a Stash & Slash

Hi ho hi ho its off Fantazia Fabric Tweed Heads to collect material

I am so happy with the Quilts

This morning started to pop each one in the post

All address to each of the Little people so they have a parcel to arrive to them

Very happy with the quilting

The little girls of course butterfly’s

& the boys tools

I was lucky to have Riley (number 2 Grandson) the weekend…. So he help out with the pictures

Well done Riley you are my Star



Who’s That Sleeping In Grannies Bed

A little visitor for the weekend

Leon is now 4 months old

At the end of May he will be going to Japan to visit his other Grandparents

Just for 10 days oh how I will miss them all

 Grannie in the old rocking chair

 

Peter is a very  happy Daddy

Victoria (From Sewing Box) Comes To Town

Victoria from The Sewing Box

Made arrangements for a group of about 20 Salvo Gals to a class

We were told to bring old jeans & 5inch material squares & 5inch square wadding…well Victoria had a wonderful machine (dye I think that’s its name )  our jeans went threw and wonderful perfect circles arrive out the other end….. The result at the end of the class

Every one very happy

Mine is going to be a table runner when completed

 TEN P's of Quilting

 Below almost

completed Table Runner

 

Jeni's Birthday Get Together

A lovely day celebrated at Maureen's home

What a great hostess & friend

As our birthdays are a few days apart

Tricia & I from the Salvation Army sewing group celebrate our birthday

We had such a grand day even the rain that we have had on the Gold Coast since I don't know how long since the sun has shone .....didn't even take away from the day

As you can see great gifts ...see the wheel cover ...........we have so many clever people in our group......must put on thinking cap for my gifts to them