Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Blueberry Lemon Coffee Cake

Batter Ingredients:


1/4 cup butter, softened

2/3 cup sugar

1 egg

1 cup of flour and 1/8 cup of flour (divided)

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup milk

1 cup fresh blueberries

3 ounces cream cheese, cubed

1/2 tablespoon lemon zest


Topping Ingredients:


1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 tsp cinnamon

2 tablespoon cold butter


Directions for Topping:


In a small bowl, combine the 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Cut in the 2 tablespoons of cold butter until crumbly. Set aside.


Directions for Batter:


Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter. Beat in the egg. Combine 1 cup flour, baking powder and salt and add to the egg mixture alternately with the 1/2 cup milk. In another bowl, toss the blueberries with the remaining 1/8 cup of flour. Stir the blueberries and cream cheese into the batter. (It wouldn't hurt to put the cream cheese in the freezer for a while before you begin. It makes it much easier to cut into cubes.) Transfer the thick batter into a greased 8" square baking dish. Spread evenly. Top evenly with the crumbly topping. Place in center rack in the 375 degree oven for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for as long as you can stand. It's best served warm.



Wednesday, July 1, 2009

rock garden

my second set of hand-carved stamps. more.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

stamp carving

taking a crack at it. more at flickr.

Monday, June 29, 2009

dream homes: modern prefab





Saturday, June 27, 2009

SpaceDog Studios at Gradview Hop


We had a great time hanging out with Sarah and John at the Grandview Hop tonight. Sarah's table was lovely. Visit her etsy shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=25190

Monday, June 22, 2009

notebooks in the shop


It's been a while, but there are finally some mini notebooks in the shop! They're made using scrap blank white papers leftover from other projects and lovely patterned papers. You get 3 in each set and you can find them here: http://smbriones.etsy.com



Monday, June 8, 2009

Bedroom Progress