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Monday, February 28, 2011

It’s my Birthday, Let’s Eat Cake!

Okay so it’s not EXACTLY my BirthDAY... but today is the day I’m going to celebrate. Who are we kidding… I celebrate ALL week long!

I’m a leap year baby so my real birthday only comes every 4 years. Next year is the big one! I found  out one of my friends on FB is also a leap year baby… any others out there?

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Today I’ll be eating cake, getting my toes done, enjoying a nap and a surprise from my husband! My hubby’s on break this week, so I’m getting spoiled with a break from the kids. :)

So I wish I could have all of you over for cake and ice cream today. However since my house isn’t that big and most of you aren’t from AZ, Tookies {delectable sweets like no other} has graciously offered to send one of you 2 jar cakes! Look how YUMMY these look!

So here’s to eating cake!

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Lemon Cake with Lemon Buttercream frosting.

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Red Velvet and Buttercream frosting.

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Chocolate Ganache and Buttercream Frosting.

Yummy! Thanks Tookies for sharing these cakes with us.

All you have to do to enter is tell me one thing you love about I ♥ Nap Time… okay, okay or your favorite kind of cake. ;)

124 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday Week!! My brother is a leap year baby too. My kids always enjoyed knowing they were "older" than their uncle (although he is my "big" brother). One thing I love about your blog is the great ideas that you share - I always find something creative and inspiring! My favorite cake is red velvet, and that jar looks Delicious!

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  2. Happy Birthday! My favorite thing is your name. I heart naptime... Everytime I see the name it makes me smile and I know I am about to read something that I will enjoy. Enjoy your day, week and year. beingaglenn.blogspot.com

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  3. happy birthday!!! enjoy your party week!

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  4. I love your uncomplicated projects that we ALL can do because of your awesome tutorials, and I love how you let us into your life a little (like with sweet pics of your baby!) :). I also love your blog name. It makes me smile every time!

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  5. Happy Birthday Week!!! I love all your amazing ideas....and you explain them so well!

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  6. happy birthday week xx

    Come visit my blog at:
    Leigh at The Sewing Diva

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  7. Happy Birthday!! I love your humor. You crack me up in your posts. I also love the wonderful projects and tutorials you offer. Great stuff!

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  8. Happy almost birthday! I believe birthdays should be a week-long celebration too. Hope you enjoy yours! My favorite kind of cake is yellow cake with raspberry filling and buttercream on top. Preferably from my favorite bakery in my hometown.

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  9. i just love your blog in general - it helps keep me inspired! happy birthday!

    slstepec@hotmail.com

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  10. It's my birthday today, too! :) You're totally within your rights to claim a week of celebrating you! My favorite cake is white with vanilla buttercream (be it pink, yellow, blue or any other color).

    My birthday festivities include bitching out my bank and transferring my money elsewhere (after 15 years), getting the dog groomed and spending the day with my adorable 11-month-old who makes me ♥ naptime. :)

    You can visit my lame blog at http://dinohio.blogspot.com/

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  11. i love that you celebrate your birthday all week and i love vanilla cake with vanilla frosting! my son missed being a leap year baby by one day-today's his birthday! the dr asked me if i wanted to wait but i said no!!

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  12. Happy Birthday - go party and enjoy lots of cake! My personal favorite at the moment is coconut - yum!

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  13. Have a WONDERFUL Birthday! You may need to join me in my world though! I have EVERY one around me convinced it's a MONTH long celebration! Mine starts tomorrow.
    SO - Happy Birth MONTH!

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  14. I love the projects and when I think "hey, I can do that! :)" I also love lemon cake. mmm, mmm good.

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  15. Happy Birthday! I love Red Velvet Cake!

    Hannah

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  16. My dad's birthday is on leap year too, which is good, because I didn't a card in the mail for him this year, and he told me I had a whole year, woooo, that was close, haha. I hope you have a great week and really get spoiled!!!!! It is supposed to be a gorgeous week in AZ too, so enjoy. Oh, and I love everything about your blog, really, I do! Happy [kinda] Birthday!

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  17. Happy Birthday Week!! I love all the cute crafts and recipes- I get all excited when I see you have new posts!!! Oh and my favorite cake is a good white one- I know boring but ohhh so yummy:)

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  18. I love your blog! I love all the craft ideas! And I love marble swirly cakes. YUM!

    My hubby is a leap year baby too! So next year will be big!! But of course he's at work all day, so we can't even help him celebrate until tonight!

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  19. hooray!! happy birthday! =)
    Those cakes in the mason jars look AMAZING!

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  20. Happy Birthday! I love everything about your blog.

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  21. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! It's kinda neat to be born on Leap Year! I'm new to I love nap time, But I really love the creativity that you have. PS: I LOVE eating the frosting from the cake :) Kinda have a sweet tooth :)
    selenahargrove@hotmail.com

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  22. Happy Birthday!!! I absolutely love your blog!! I love the name and I love all the simple projects with clear instructions. As far as my favorite kind of cake...that's a tough one!! Anything with chocolate is good ;-) I also love lemon and strawberry!!

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  23. your blog is inspiring and fun!!

    i love me some chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting!! :)

    *kelly
    kelly-tillotson@hotmail.com

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  24. Happy Birthday week! I love all the ideas you share here.. real life ideas that we can actually use!

    My fav cake is either carrot cake or triple chocolate cake!!!

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  25. Happy birthday! I love seeing the recipes you share. They always look and sound so good!

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  26. Happy Birthday! That chocolate one looks delicious.

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  27. Is it wrong to want cake for breakfast? I am drooling over that red velvet cake!! Those are alla so pretty!!! I just love that presentation! Its almost too pretty to eat!! Wait.....what am I sayin??? LOL. Hope you have a happy, happy birthday!!!!

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  28. Happy birthday! You know what first attracted me to your blog?? The name! As a mother of 6...I could totally relate. Not sure what my favorite cake is...it's probalby about a four-way tie. But for *my* birthday I usually love German chocolate with HOMEMADE frosting!

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  29. my birhtday is today too, well really on leap day also! but i always celebrate mainly today. but kinda all week long also.... that's whats great about our birthday!

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  30. Happy Birthday Week! I guess one advantage of having your birthday only every 4 years is that you can tell people you're that much younger.

    My favorite thing is tutorials...

    and my favorite cake is either chocolate with chocolate frosting with raspberry insides, or funfetti with the vanilla kind with candy balls inside (can't think of the name). yum!

    enjoy your week!

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  31. Happy Birthday!! I hope you have a fabulous week!! I love the name of your blog and your super cute projects. They inspire me!!

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  32. I Love raspberry chocolate cake!! Yum!!

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  33. Happy Birthday!I love your blog, so inspiring! My favorite cake is carrot!

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  34. Happy Birthday! I've just started following your blog, but I love the photos and crafts and I'm digging your weekly menu! I also love chocolate cake!

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  35. Happy Birthday! I love chocolate cake!!

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  36. Happy Birthday! Wishing you al the best for the next year! Enjoy your birthday week! And eat some cake for me! xxx

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  37. OMY, those jar cakes look so amazing...the lemon looks so pretty. I just plain enjoy your blog. Period.

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  38. Happy Birthday! I love all your ideas! These jar cakes are adorable!! My favorite is funfetti - yep I'm a kid at heart lol

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  39. Happy Birthday! My favorite thing about your blog is it was the first one I EVER found when I decided to start crafting after many years away from it- and you have been truly inspiring. Thank you for all your wonderful ideas. I live in Mesa and getting my feet done is my other guilty pleasure <3!

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  40. Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday dear Jamielyn...Happy birthday to you! I heart your blog because it's full of awesomeness!!! Makes me pumped to get cooking and crafting!! Thanks for all you do!

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  41. Happy Birthday! Let's see, I like the clear photos and concise directions you give us, not to mention all the inspiring ideas. And....I love chocolate cake!

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  42. I love your blog because you always have fun and exciting ideas. I would devour that red velvet cake!

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  43. I love that you're also from Arizona so I can totally relate to your blog! And I would eat all that buttercream frosting right out of the cute little jar!

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  44. Happy Birthday!!!!!!
    I love EVERYTHING about your blog! I can't get enough of it! And every time I look at it, I see something new that I haven't come across before! It's fabulous, to say the least!
    .....oh yeah...I love lemon cake!! mmmmm
    Have a fabulous birthday week!
    xoxo

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  45. happy birthday! love your blog! easy to read and super cute ideas! the red velvet looks delish, and the chocolate and the yellow cake! ahhh cake!

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  46. Happy Birthday! I love how consistent you are with updating. It definitely keeps me reading and wishing I was you....!

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  47. Happy Birthday!
    My husband and I got married on leap day, so we haven't even had a real anniversary yet. Next year will be our first. :)

    I love your tutorials!

    I want to try the lemon cake!

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  48. Hope you have a wonderful Birthday! I love you ideas. I have to check your blog first this every morning. I like your friday favorites too. These cakes are darling. We are planning a wedding and they look like something that would be fun at one of the events or even to send to a loved one for a special event. Fun. thanks for showing them.

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  49. Oh yummy! I love cake and I your blog both. I check in weekly.

    Jo @ SmileMonsters

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  50. Happy Birthday! Sounds like you will have a wonderful day! Those cake jars look AMAZING! I would have to say my FAVORITE cake is yellow cake with peanut butter frosting :) Enjoy your day! And I love your blog because you support so many other blogs while doing your own - AWESOME!

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  51. Happy bday to you!!! and to me as well! yes!! today it is my bday!!
    I'd love your modge podge projects and chocolate is my favorite kind of cake!
    luz.lara1@gmail.com

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  52. love love love everything about your cute blog. You have the best ideas. We still need to get together and craft one day. Also I think that Red Velvet looks SO GOOD but I'm not a huge cake lover. Although I do love a simple yellow cake, or confetti cake :) Enjoy your week being spoiled!

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  53. Oh My Gosh! I LOVE LOVE LOVE your blog! When I get online each day yours is the first that I look up! REALLY! Thank you for all of your posts! I look forward to reading them each day! Oh,now that I have been rambling on and on...my favorite cake is vanilla with buttercream icing...YUMMMMMM!

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  54. I love your yummy recipes!! And I LOVE german chocolate cake!!

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  55. Happy birthday! And I enjoy your blog in general. As for my favorite cake, that would be my mom's chocolate sheet cake.
    kate(dot)obrien219(at)gmail(dot)com

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  56. Happy Birthday week! I too think birthdays should be a week long event! :)

    I love the name of your blog (because lets face it, what mom doesn't heart naptime!) and the simple recipes you make! I made your Oreo Icecream cake last year on MY birthday and it was a hit!!!

    Oh- and my fave cake is red velvet. YUM. Made some red velvet cake balls for a party I threw yesterday actually! :)

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  57. Happy Birthday! I love all of your fun ideas, thanks for sharing. I love chocolate cake!

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  58. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOOO YOU!! i just love your blog how can i pick just one thing!? but my favorite cake is the box 'confetti' cake with vanilla icing... i know, i know, how boring =)

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  59. Happy Birthday! I love all your tutorials and all the Sundae Scoop links. My favorite cake is cheescake..especially from the Cheesecake Factory!

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  60. Happy Birthday! I love your great ideas! They are usually things I don't feel intimidated about trying!

    And of course chocolate - cake that is! Yummy!

    Hope you celebrate all week long!

    Diane
    durfee7@yahoo.com

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  61. My mom is a Leap Year baby and has had 14 official bdays...that just makes my 7 & 5 yr olds giggle! They'll catch up with her soon! I love everything about I Heart Naptime...the recipies andthe fun, easy projects. I'm a chocolate cake girl, all the way...pour a little milk over the top and I'm over the moon. =)

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  62. Happy happy birthday!! I hope it's the best week ever! My favorite thing about your blog is when you post tutorials! And I love the link ups too!

    And let's be honest, I love all kinds of cake.

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  63. Happy almost-kinda birthday! I would love to have a Feb 29th baby-how fun! I love how diverse your site is! Craft, decor, yummy CAKE!! How can it be better! And that Chocolate Ganache and Buttercream Frosting jar cake looks soooooo goooooood!

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  64. I LOVE anything with chocolate in it, but one of my favorites is actually Red Velvet. Yum!

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  65. I love your great projects! I can always find inspiration here.

    And my favorite cake is (might be strange) Costco's vanilla cake with cheescake filling. So good......

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  66. Happy Birthday! I love red velvet cake! Those are the cutest little jars of cake! :)

    kel_bel19@yahoo.com

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  67. Happy Birthday!

    I love all your crafts. I love all kinds of cake flavors but classic vanilla can never go wrong!

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  68. Oh my goodness! How wonderful does that all look??!! Oh that I was a baker. I have to say the it must be a tie b/w the red velvet and the chocolate ganache....

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  69. Happy birthday!! I am new to I heart nap time but have fallen in Love with it. Being a crafty stay at home mom has its ups and downs but when you are connected with other people out there it makes you feel like your not alone!!!! Thank you for being a place that connects crafty mamas!!!

    Favorite cake is chocolate with peanut butter frosting.

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  70. Happy Birthday! Love your site! Love your yummy recipes and cute ideas...never miss a day without checking out what's new! Thank you for all your great ideas! :) Love Chocolate and Lemon!

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  71. I just love your ideas on this blog. Happy Birthday!

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  72. that lemon is calling my name...but what girl doesn't want some chocolate!!!

    love all of your ideas - have a great week!!!

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  73. Your blog is so awesome!! I would love some cake over here - so sweet and delicious. What more could a girl ask for ;)

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  74. Hope you have a wonderful week celebrating your birthday!! :) ALL of those cakes look amazing - but I think the red velvet might be my favorite!

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  75. Well, that first one, lemon cake with lemon buttercream frosting pretty much makes me drool on my keyboard. I WANT.

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  76. Hey! I think I am your FB leap year friend! LOL I love all of your home decor posts! I am nosy and wanna see what everyone's home looks like LOLOLOL And your AWESOME recipes! <3<3

    My fav cake is pretty simple...confetti cake with pink frosting and sprinkles!

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  77. Hey! I think I am your FB leap year friend! LOL I love all of your home decor posts! I am nosy and wanna see what everyone's home looks like LOLOLOL And your AWESOME recipes! <3<3

    My fav cake is pretty simple...confetti cake with pink frosting and sprinkles!

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  78. Happy Birthday Week!! I enjoy reading all your posts and my fav cake is red velvet :)

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  79. I love all of the beautiful crafts and tutorials! so much to look at and do here!

    The lemon and red velvet look good to me. mmmm.

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  80. That's pretty neat that you get a whole week to celebrate your birthday!

    My favourite type of cake is good old chocolate!

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  81. Happy Birthday!! Those cakes in jars look delicious!

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  82. Happy Happy Birthday To You!!!

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  83. One of my favorite things about this blog is all of the crafty ideas you share. My favorite cake is chocolate. Hope you have a wonderful birthday week!

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  84. Picking your favorite cake is like picking your favorite child...it can't be done! Seriously, I love that you have easy projects that ANYONE can do!

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  85. I love your blog. Red velvet looks really good.

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  86. Today IS my birthday!! Happy Birthday to us both!! Those look so yummy! I celebrate for about two weeks, lol. =)
    steph4575@msn.com

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  87. There is just something 'delightful' about your blog and it is so fun.
    Celebrating you!

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  88. I love your projects and the recipes you post!

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  89. I recently found you and LOVE the Sundae Scoop! So many great projects and ideas all in one place. I look forward to it every week!

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  90. any kind of cake is my favourite kind of cake D: yummm.

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  91. Oh my GOODNESS! Those are SO CUTE! I just love your blog. In fact, you inspired me to start my own craft blog :O). You are the first blog I check each day, everything you do is so fun, love it!!

    Stop by sometime...http://www.rufflesandricrac.blogspot.com/

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  92. I love everything about your blog and those jar cakes look so delicious!!

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  93. Happy birthday week!!! I have never known anyone with a leap year birthday!! So cool (although you probably didnt think so when you were younger)!!

    It's difficult to pick just one think i love about your blog...love the craft tutes, recipes, and linky party...not to mention the super cute pink blog design ;)

    Enjoy your week!!!

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  94. Happy birthday! Hope you have a great week :)My favorite is your Sunday scoop :)

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  95. You're an inspiration!!!! Oh, and my favorite cake is a wedding cake - vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream. yum!!!
    chris.tana08 @ hotmail . com

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  96. happy birthday! i love the lemon cake!

    kellymclawson@gmail.com

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  97. I love red velvet cake and german chocolate cake

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  98. happy birthday!! i love the scoop! ..and chocolate cake! :)

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  99. Happy Birthday...hope it is the best ever! I love to read your blog because I am always inspired to try something new, and my favorite kind of cake is German Chocolate...yummm!

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  100. Happy Birthday!!! I have to say your name is by far the best!! I love it...it's what caught my attention from the beginning! I also LOVE plain oh vanilla cake, cupcakes, ice cream! I'm just a vanilla girl!!

    Renee D
    osuwife yahoocom

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  101. I was supposed to be a leap year baby - but I came early. In fact, the hubs and I both had our birthdays last week!

    Anyway, I don't enter too many giveaways but I NEED that! I LUVRE me some Red Velvet!

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  102. Happy Birthday!
    I love your blog because I find all kinds of inspiration here. The variety is fantastic.
    My favorite cake is vanilla w/raspberry filling and buttercream frosting. That lemon cake in the jar looks delicious too!
    the.k.krew(at)gmail(dot)com

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  103. I came to you for DIY projects but love the giveaways as well! Thanks for sharing.

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  104. I love your openness and your honesty. And I love red velvet cake!

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  105. Happy Birthday! My great nephew is a Leap year baby too. I love everything about your blog. My favorite cake is red velvet.

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  106. Happy Birthday.

    I love how real you are on this blog. I always love to see what you've done next!

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  107. Happy Birthday!!! I look forward to reading your blog everyday!!! And, the cupcakes look AMAZING!!!

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  108. i love all your creativity on your blog. and i love chocolate cake. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (:

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  109. Oh my goodness...Those cakes look D-lish! Happy Birthday!

    http://www.coffeetalksandcatwalks.com

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  110. Ooooo, anything chocolate would be the fave but that lemon cake looked DEVINE!!!
    Happy birthday week!!

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  111. It's my bday today! 4 hours from being a leap year baby!!! So Happy Bday! I love all your recipes!!!

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  112. I love EVERYTHING about your blog. I get your email updates daily and you are on my blogroll!!! Love it all. Happy Birthday!!!

    VIckie Heydenreich

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  113. Happy Birthday!!!! How "fun" to be a leap year baby!

    I would have to say my favorite cake is anything with coconut in it :)

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  114. Wow leap year baby. How neat is that! These cakes look so yummy. I wold have to say any cake that has chocolate is one of my favorite. I tend to be a little addicted to chocolate lately. Happy Birthday Week!

    Whitney
    kwcantrell6@live.com

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  115. Happy Birthday! My favorite cake is lemon by far. These jar cakes are so cute!

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  116. I am lovin! the red velvet:) So yummy! Those all look divine!
    kweight@byu.net

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  117. I love red velvet cake. I found you blog one day and just started checking you different ideas everyday. I could use some cake right now.
    ntl.nelson@gmail.com

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  118. I love all the pictures (and food) on your blog!! and my favorite cake is chocolate.

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  119. I love how real you are on the blog. And my favorite cake? Anything with cream cheese frosting!

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  120. Happy Bday!!!! I love that you love cake as much as I do!!!!!

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  121. I love chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate! Happy birthweek!

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  122. Happy Birthday!!
    What is my favorite cake?? Cake! It doesn't matter to me! But that lemon one sure looks yummy!

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  123. What a fabulous idea!! I love it!

    :)rachel from SunScholars.blogspot.com

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