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Marg Moon's avatar

Wonderful read Ruth. I enjoyed this so much!

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

Thanks, Marg!

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jeanmann's avatar

This looks fantastic and another tantalizing stop to add to my growing list of CA goodies.

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

You gotta go, Jean! I think you'd enjoy it--maybe before or after a concert in nearby SLO.😊

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jeanmann's avatar

Oh absolutey! (After! I have strict rules for pre-show nutrition, but after the gig, let me at it!) 🥰

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jeanmann's avatar

PS I love how the pink chocolate curls on the cake echo the restaurant booth shape. 💓

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

I think that calls for one of your drawings, Jean!☺️

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jeanmann's avatar

The cake quite possibly!

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

Yes!!! Maybe you, the cake and your little pup with a pink ribbon round his neck!

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Hoang Samuelson's avatar

Your pictures look amazing!! I love anything and everything related to cake so thanks for sharing!

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

Thanks so much, Hoang! I hope you get a chance to try this cake sometime. I actually think most of the cakes at that bakery would be pretty satisfying--they certainly look mouthwatering!

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Donna Gottlieb's avatar

Have been there several times, but didn’t have the cake ( too caloric I guess). What a miss - your description and pictures are awesome!

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

Thanks so much, Donna! We loved every last calorie--not even that sweet!

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Vicki Smith's avatar

How wonderful that the owners are the same. Great photo of the dining room!

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

Thanks for reading, Vicki!

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Ellen's avatar

It was THAT good?

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

We thought so--but the experience of eating it in that crazy hotel might have affected our tastebuds just a little, not to mention those pink curls of chocolate! I might have to go back and try another slice just to test out the theory!😘

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Judy Graham's avatar

It sounds decadent and delicious.

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

It was!

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Jolene Handy's avatar

Ruth! - I love this so much!! And thank you so much for the shout-out! This was so much fun to read and those pictures are gorgeous! Going to go to Jeff’s page today. Beautiful piece, Ruth, and so much fun. Think pink! 💕

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

Thanks, Jolene! I'm so glad--and you so deserve a shout-out too! I really want to try to make the champagne cake you wrote about, but I need to lose a few lbs first! Pink may be my new favorite color!💝🎂😉

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Jolene Handy's avatar

💕 🎂 💞

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Annette Laing's avatar

Ruth, thank you for the shout-out to Non-Boring History, and I'm thrilled you stopped in at the Madonna Inn for that fabulous cake! I am hoping to attempt a reasonable imitation of it one of these days... But that's not going to be as good!

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

You're so welcome, Annette! You deserve more attention. I really want to try making a champagne cake myself, but it will of course be a pale imitation of the Madonna Inn's and probably of the one Jolene guest-posted about on Anne Byrne's site. I'm better at muffins and quick breads than layer cakes! Happy travels!

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Annette Laing's avatar

Thanks so much, Ruth! I plan to use Anne Byrn's recipe plus Bavarian cream, white chocolate, and a decorating video from YouTube. 😂

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