Briar and Bramble

I take boxed mixes to the next level. Instead of water I used vanilla kefir, butter and coconut oil instead of vegetable oil and then made another frosting since the caramel and sliced almond mixture wasn't enough. I added pumpkin spice and pure vanilla extract into it all. The frosting is vanilla kefir, pumpkin morsels, pumpkin spice, vanilla, butter and powdered sugar. The cake is pumpkin and the white stuff in the middle is a cream cheese frosting. Also, butterscotch morsels. Over the top sweetness with a glass of milk. It was pure bliss on a Halloween plate. XD 🎃🎃🎃 #pumpkin #pumpkincake #pumpkinspice #fall #autumn #wifey #sweettooth #dessert #cake #butterscotch #sweet #halloween #samhain #homemade #semihomemade #delicious #itakepicturesoffood #yummy

My fiancé can't seem to live without these. I think they are Olof they are softer. I told him his mom was sending us a package and he stalked the post office every day hoping for these. XD I love my Dutch man. <3 #babbelaars #babbelaar #dutch #dutchcandy #holland #netherlands #thenetherlands #netherlander #candy #european #sweettooth #sweets #thankyou

We decided to visit my dad after our bakery adventures and he surprised me with an ice cream cake. Here he is is attempting to write Happy Birthday with M&Ms on it. It wasn't very successful. XD #family #foodie #cake #bakery #birthday #bakedgoods #dessert #european #happy #itakepicturesoffood #life #love #sogood #sweettooth #sharing #dad #yummy #noms #mandms #icecreamcake

Second stop in our birthday bakery adventure was the Swedish Royal Bakery. Probably the best bakery I have ever been to in my life. Most things were made with almonds and it made my life. I now bow down to Swedish baked goods and praise them in all their glory. They even make the Scandinavian wedding cake I found online but didn't think I could find in San Diego. We definitely need it and also the Marzipan Princess cake for our wedding now. This place was sort of pricey but more than with it. The lady was nice and knowledgable too. I want to live in their shoppe. <3 #swedishroyalbakery #swedish #swedishbakery #european #swedishamerican #bakery #bakedgoods #marzipan #eclair #Nepolean #napoleon #sogood #birthday #dessert #treats #bestever #sweettooth #life #love #happy #foodie #itakepicturesoffood (at Swedish Royal Bakery)