sweet as a peach first birthday

Birthday Visitors

Dear Sis,

Mom arrived with her parents Thursday evening. We had a really great visit! I’ll share the highlights each day and the photos too:)

Friday, September 18th

The kids and I with Great Grandma

William and Daddy were checking out an eyelash with the new microscope William received from Granny Bob and P-Pop as a birthday gift.

We had a festive dinner for Rosh Hashanah. The family really enjoyed the challah🙂

Saturday, September 19th

Gran took the kids for a nice long morning walk, so I could work on Charlotte’s birthday Cake!

Brown Sugar Peach Cake

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Servings 12

Ingredients
  

Peach Jam

  • 4 c peaches peeled and diced
  • 1/4 c dark brown sugar packed
  • 2 T lemon juice
  • 1 T cornstarch

Brown Sugar Cake

  • 1 1/2 c dark brown sugar packed
  • 3/4 c unsalted butter soft
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 T avocado oil
  • 1 t vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 c whole milk
  • 2 1/2 c unbleached flour
  • 2 1/2 t baking powder
  • 1 t pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 t salt

Peach Mascarpone Frosting

  • 1 (8 oz) tub mascarpone cheese soft
  • 1/2 c salted butter soft
  • 1/3 c homemade peach jam
  • 4 c powdered sugar

Instructions
 

Peach Jam

  • Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan over medium high heat, simmer until soft. Mash and cook until thick. Chill.

Brown Sugar Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350. Grease three round cake pans and line bottoms with parchment.
  • Cream together sugar and butter. Beat in egg, one at a time. Stir in oil and vanilla.
  • In another bowl, wisk together dry ingredients. Add alternately with milk, to creamed mixture.
  • Pour batter between prepared pans. Bake 16-18 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Peach Mascarpone Frosting

  • Cream together cheese and butter. Beat in jam. Beat in sugar, 1/2 c at a time.
  • Generously spread jam between each layer of cake. Frost. Garnish with fresh peach slices.

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You’re a Peach Party Favors

In the evening, our neighbors came over with their six month old to celebrate Charlotte’s first birthday with us. It was a very relaxed and wonderful evening:)

Sunday, September 20th

We spent the afternoon at the park. Gran cooked our hotdogs on her camp stove and we had a wonderful picnic. Afterward we walked half the mile loop… while William raced ahead on his bike. We concluded our visit with kite flying and time on the playscape. 

Monday, September 21st

Mom and her parents left this morning just before book club. We did an impromptu photoshoot:)

Love,

b

Peachy Party Favors

Dear Sis,

Our little girl is going to be one in just a few weeks. Although we can’t have one big party, we will be having little celebrations with friends and family over the course of the month. We made favors to give on those occasions.

We purchased a five pound bag of peach rings and put them into 4×3 inch ziplock bags that can be found at any craft store… usually near the jewelry section. We were able to make 30 bags of 10. We put them all in our toy shopping basket, which William thinks is fantastic!

Favor Tag Assembly

  • Cut sections of card stock 3×3 inches and score in the center.
  • Print and cut You’re a Peach Favor Tags. 
  • Adhere tags to card stock and staple in place over ziplock closure.

Love,

b