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Aside from being a glitzy Hollywood jewelry designer and rubbing elbows with glamorous celebrities, I'm a regular mother and grandmother (OMG, I’m still trying to get use to being called a granny). Along with my love for jewelry designing, my other life passions include: my family, baking and babysitting my grandbaby Brooklyn----my newest obsession.

I absolutely LOVE to bake---it’s so therapeutic.  I decided that my next baking project was going to be a vanilla pound cake for my company staff. I wanted to steer clear of chocolate per the request of my assistant, Holly, who is allergic to all things chocolate. With my trusty hot pink KitchenAid mixer, I attempted to bake my first ever pound cake with REAL vanilla. How hard could it be, right?

Surprisingly, there were some tricks to the trade but the end result, according to my staff, was deliciously successful!  And for the chocolate lovers in the office, I even made a special chocolate butter spread for that extra sweet touch

I’m convinced I was a baker in my previous life. I even have cocktail rings named “cupcake” in my couture line. What’s your favorite thing to bake?

To top it all off, I used the empty vanilla bean in my morning tea that I make in a French press. It was sensational!!! 

My mouth-watering Cupcake rings…yummy!

XOXO,

Erica Courtney