Cinnabun Cake

Since I have been so busy with school, I realized I haven't baked since Easter! Well this morning I got that itch and broke out the ingredients! I had a huge craving for cinnamon buns but I really didn't feel like waiting for dough to rise. Enter, The Cinnabun Cake!! It tastes just like a cinnamon bun but sooo easy! 

Cinnabun Cake

Dough:

3 cups flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup sugar

4 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 cups milk

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla 

1/2 cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine ingredients, adding melted last. 

Pour mixture into a greased pan.

Topping:

1 cup of butter, softened

1 cup of brown sugar

2 tablespoons of flour

1 tablespoon cinnamon

Drop mixture into the pan in spoonfuls. Then swirl the topping into the dough with a knife. Bake for 30 minutes.

Glaze:

2 cups icing sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

5 tablespoons milk

Whisk together and set aside.

When the cake comes out, pour glaze into top while it's still hot. 

This cake is delicious!! It totally hit the spot {especially when warm}! 

I added a handful of pecans to my cake just because I felt like it :)

Serene Garden

There is absolutely nothing like a few serene moments in the garden! As a mom to a busy toddler, the times are pretty few and far between where I can actually {literally} stop and smell the roses. 

I noticed yesterday, while B was in her sandbox, that the peonies had started to bloom. That one little colourful flower peeking out, meant there would be more in the near future! 

To my surprise I happened to step out on the deck and see the whole bush of flowers opened!! B is busy with magnets so I snuck out and took these shots. So beautiful!!! 

It's amazing how the simple act of smelling the {insert flower here} can clear your mind and pick up your spirits. Oh the power of beauty!

Bedside Table Makeover

Since before we got married, we had very two very different night stands. And with the bedroom being the last to update (since no one ever sees it), we used these for a couple years. 

I happened to luck out and score two (matching) bedside tables for free on a local Facebook swap and buy group!! They were totally old and ugly and I couldn't wait to redo them. 

The problem was, I had no idea what colour. Being the Pinterest lover I am, I found some inspiration and got to work.

I removed the hardware and spray painted the whole thing silver chrome. I replaced the drawer pulls with glass ones (actually hard to find) and there you have it!

I absolutely LOVE how it turned out! The colour brings out the details and the glass knobs really make it look modern! 

What will you chrome? 

Ikea Hack

Hi y'all!! (Missing the south can you tell?)

I have been dying to have a bench under our huge front window but getting my husband to build me something is like pulling teeth! 

So me and B had an adventure to Ikea and found two bookshelves that would work. What a helper I have!

After a little assembly I had my shelves in place. 

I bought fabric, zippers, and foam pads and made 5 cushions to sit on top. Then I dressed it up with some pillows and voila! 

I am loving this bench... but not as much as my dogs are ;)