
It's the
first day of spring, and my thoughts are turning towards fresh veggies and bright colors. Normally it's the appetizers and main courses that get the spring treatment, but this year, dessert can play along too. This
Garden Patch Cakelet Pan ($34) is a garden-themed cake pan that features rows of carrots, cauliflower, radishes and peas.

I was walking through Target the other day when I noticed these holiday silicone cake molds. At first I didn't think much about them, after all,
shaped cake molds are all the rage these days. However, on second glance, I noticed that they're actually called
Pull-Apart Cupcake molds ($14.99).

I told myself that I would wait until
Thanksgiving had a little time in the sun before I went into full-swing Christmas mode. However, after glancing through the
Yum Market, it became pretty clear just how impossible that would be. You guys have already started gearing up.

It's my grandfather's birthday this week and I'm in charge of making him a fabulous cake. I've never baked with a cake mold, but they're super trendy right now, and I thought it would be fun to experiment. Unfortunately, I don't own a single cake mold so I asked you to help me find one.