Bout time Summer got here.
I was starting to think school would have started with no splashing in Puget Sound or Lake Washington. I actually just pulled the flannel from the beds last week.
And we have been doing a lot of lounging on the couch in the morning.
Feels so good to be out of the house at a civilized hour.
The lazy schedule of Summer has provided the time to bake in the morning before it gets warm.
We’re gluten free here and LOVING this whipped cream cake. The flour blend used is an awesome substitute in any recipe that requires flour. I highly suggest you check it out.
And what could be better with whip cream cake than a few hundred more calories?
Enter ‘Fat Chick Mocha.’
I make mine with toddy.
Toddy is essentially a coffee concentrate that is cold brewed and lasts in the fridge for 14 days. Pioneer Woman has a great link here of how to make it without special equipment.
Once brewed, simply add 4 oz. water to 2 oz. toddy. The result is a smooth, low acidic delicious cup of coffee.
We actually have a Toddy Maker that we received as a wedding gift. If you have a Nordstroms around I’ve seen them in their cafes for sale.
You need course ground coffee which you soak for about 12 hours.
Pull the plug…toddy!
To make ‘Fat-Chick Mochas’ I add chocolate syrup and 1/2 and 1/2, or you can go East Coast style by adding condensed milk and regular milk to the toddy.
Now that you have a load of energy you can go for a run to burn it off.
Delish!
I’m going to go lay on the couch instead of that run and contemplate how the hell I’m going to piece this quilt together.
Happy Weekend!
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p.s. String block quilt class this week.
Yay for sunny Seattle weather! We’re heading down there next week for one last hurrah before school starts (and to see our annual Red Sox/Mariners series), so I’m hoping the summer weather sticks. We’re sitting at 50 degrees and heavy rain this morning.
Your spikes quilt does look like a challenge. Good luck! And have fun teaching your class this weekend.
Oh fun, let me know if you have a moment for coffee.
I am really intrigued with that quilt. It looks great on the wall like it is. The end result will be fun and super cool!
I LOVE that quilt, Katie!! Oh, I so miss Seattle….
I don’t know why it took so long but finally I had a “duh” moment. I put cup hooks on an armoire so I could hang a Wonder Wall design wall. Yay. And THEN I remembered how you have multiple design walls and THEN I remembered I have two Wonder Walls! Voila. One on top of the other. Now I just have to add the ribbons so I can roll one of them up. Thanks, Katie!
Awesome recipe, Katie! I’m going to make it for the family this weekend as my nephew has wheat issues! Rachael
Love your cushion…love your design wall…love the tutorial on quilt value…would love to come to one of your classes but that`s not going to happen…when will your book be out?? Enjoy the warmth and all the fun things that go with it.
I didn’t know you were GF?! I love gluten free girl’s latest book.
PS Your man is a hotty!
Roan is and I consider it another skill to master in the kitchen. The hotty is actually my brother-in-law here from Northern Ireland. Him and Roan were watching some Jackie Chan. My hotty is the one on the left in this photo with his brothers: http://www.flickr.com/photos/metrosupialdesigns/2068790523/in/set-72157603666100739
mmm. that coffee sounds like a treat during our too short summer!
fat chick mocha? seriously! Our sun is out shinning too, still winter and its been 24c for the last week – hopefully a good spring coming. Love the quilt in progress on the wall – very nice 🙂
Oh wow! I love the spikes quilt! gorgeous colours!
I should give that coffee a try! Like your string pieced pillow!
That quilt is a little bit of a puzzle but it looks like you almost got it!
The cake looks yummy, another new GF recipe for me to try, but now I am hungry and it’s a little too late for me to start baking. I have to make sure not to read food blogs late at night and you snuck this by me 🙂
It’s one of the best GF recipes I’ve ever tried.