Martha Stewart's Coconut Cake

This is one of Elizabeth's favorite Easter dessert recipes from everyone's favorite lifestyle guru. To make sure it was as good as our fearless leader claims, we made a mini 6-inch version and snacked on it all day in the shop today (we do these things out of love for our readers, obviously). The coconut flavor is light but present, and the whipped Seven Minute Icing is a wonderful choice for those of us who tend to eat in between piles of buttercream and leave cake-slice-shaped layers of frosting on our plates. The only change we made was to add un-toasted coconut flakes to the outside, rather than a layer of toasted coconut. 

Recipe after the jump!

Friday Link Love

Happy Friday, everyone! We have a lot of big events coming up to prepare for, weddings to attend and silly Austin weather to contend with (85 to 55 in less than 24 hrs? What is the deal?). Here's a roundup of things we loved around the internet this week to keep you occupied until we come back in full force next week!

Pugly Pixel for inspiration! We are big fans of her Blog Bling :)

GSD&M's Pinterest-integrated SXSW Survival Guide 

The Fit Cook's Stuffed Strawberry French Toast

HelloGiggles' Kitten Cam - in honor of our soon-to-arrive Official La Fleur Kitten! 

This laser cut bear necklace from Cutpath is wonderful. 

Freckled Strawberry Lemonade Bars - our lovely bride Odile brought these by as a treat!

This North Carolina Victorian wedding is absolutely unbelievable.

Sherbet-colored hair! Not for everyone, but it sure is pretty to look at. 

These paper house lights are amazing. 

Have a wonderful weekend!