I started out the morning yesterday with a box of eggs.
Five dozen to be exact.
That was before I made fifteen cakes.
White cake and chocolate cake and red velvet cake and even a brownie cake.
Even though its windy, snowy and cold here, I never had to turn the heat up. My oven kept the house toasty warm.
Today I get to take pictures of assembling cakes. Tomorrow I get to decorate cakes.
But first I need to run to the store.
I have two cakes left to make, and I need more eggs. 
So I have struggling with a very important and life changing issue.
I literally ask myself the same question every time I make a cake.
Should I clean up crumbs on the cake stand or leave it as is?
I completely understand if you just rolled your eyes at me.
Now. Please forgive this strange as heck picture. As much as I would love to reveal what is under those mysterious red blobs.. I gotta save it for the book!
So just pretend its little red blobs of joy.
Bet ya didnt think you’d be reading that sentence today.
Ok! Back to the question at hand. What do you like better?
Cake with frosting and crumbs?
Or clean cake stand.
This is life and death stuff here.
Er… not.
But I’d love to know which option you favor!
I was browsing through some pictures for the book and realized that they all looked the same.
White background with a cake in front of it. Maybe some plates. Some forks.
White background.
White, white, white. Then more white.
This will not do!
So I pulled up pinterest and entered photography backgrounds.
I just adore pinterest. Everything you could want or dream to one day be/have/do.
And, as it always does, I was inspired by all the ideas that pinterest offered!
I got a few pieces of MDF, each measuring 2 feet by 4 feet. (You can use cardboard, particle board, plywood, anything that is sturdy enough to hold its shape.)
Then grabbed my trusty staple gun.
And some fabric remnants I got at the fabric store.
Then simply wrapped the fabric around the board and started stapling. I always pull the centers tight and staple, then work my way out to the corners.
I was careful cut the excess fabric when trimming the back… if there is enough left it can be used as coordinating napkins!
This is the green background.
I really, really liked how it turned out. Seriously, this project took about 30 minutes (total!) and I now have some great options for the backgrounds of those silly cakes of mine!
And this is the khaki linen. I choose pretty neutral colors as I am hoping they help make the food really stand out.
And this is both the green and the khaki! There are really versatile and very inexpensive.
Next I will be tackling the faux-wood backgrounds! If you have any great links or tips please feel free to share. 
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Here are a few things I have discovered about writing a book.
Overall the process has been exhausting, informative, and most of all, fun. Did I mention how thankful I am to be here right now?
I am.
Super thankful.
Do you have any questions about my process so far? Any detail you are dying to know? I’d be happy to answer any questions you have!
Note: Some questions I cannot answer due to contractual obligations, but thats mostly boring stuff anyway!
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