Hi, friends! I’m finally back on the blog today to share this Pineapple Sunshine Cake with you! ……..on the first day of fall. ? Originally this post was supposed to go up in August, but some rescheduling happened and here we are!
I am 100% obsessed with fall. It’s the greatest season and the absolute best time of the year. Sure spring and summer are nice, but fall is where it’s at. It’s cozy, if you live in the South you finally get to stop sweating (plus there’s football), it has the cutest clothes, and it has the best flavors for baking!
But! I know not all of us are fall fanatics, so I figured those of you still clinging to summer (let’s be real, it’s still 80+ degrees here in the South) will enjoy this pineapple cake!
I’m excited to be partnering up with Miss Jones Bakes to bring you this recipe today! And A GIVEAWAY. Yes! If you have never tried these organic baking mixes before, you now have the opportunity to win a Cake in a Box Kit!
To give you a little info on Miss Jones Bakes if you’ve never heard of them, they make organic cake mixes, cookie mixes, and frostings. In the past I’ve always tended to stay away from boxed cake mixes in favor of from-scratch recipes because they’re fresher and I know what ingredients I’m putting in my cake. Like canned frosting is seriously one of the grossest things to me these days. The texture is always weird and off.
But if I need a box mix, these are my new go-to! All of their mixes are organic, non-GMO, and plant-based, so you don’t have to worry about all that stuff that usually comes with prepackaged items and products livin’ that shelf life. And I was seriously eating the chocolate frosting out of the can with a spoon! It somehow tasted EXACTLY LIKE A BROWNIE.
They’ve also gotten the seal of approval from Snoop Dog and Martha Stewart. These are the things that matter, friends.
So! This cake is super easy. I’m not even going to fool with posting a real recipe because the mix does all the work!
Prepare cake mix according to package directions, folding in crushed pineapple. Divide batter among cake pans and bake according to package directions, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cakes cool in pans for 5-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Once cakes are cool, frost with vanilla frosting. Place the top of the pineapple in the center of the cake and press down slightly to make sure it sticks in the frosting. (Remove to slice cake.)
If you’re looking for something to do with the rest of the pineapple, I used mine to make dried pineapple flowers for a different recipe. But you could always just peel it, dice it, and save it for eating. Or you could crush up some pineapple yourself in place of the crushed pineapple in the recipe.
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This website was created the week I began my doula certification (April 2011) and quickly became filled with all my thoughts as I went through training - book reports, my experience with seeking out mentors, sharing my mentors' brilliant tips and insights, offering up my mistakes and successes to help others learn! It was a wonderful opportunity for me personally and professionally to chronicle the months of my doula certification, then birth photographer training, becoming a midwife assistant and childbirth educator, and so much more in the years since! I've been blessed to attend 100 births in the last few years and teach over 200 couples through the childbirth class - it's been humbling and enlightening.
As I began receiving increasing amounts of feedback and website visitors I realized I needed to go back and update and revise many of my posts. I was shocked to see I had created over 100 posts specifically under my category "Tips for Doulas!" Knowing it would take a lot of time to work my way through it, and hearing that the information I was providing was so valuable, I made the decision to do things a bit differently going forward. All the information is still here - ideas on everything from supporting a mom with an epidural, peanut ball use, photo tips for doulas, to suggestions on what to wear to births and thank you gift ideas for the medical care team. It's a LOT of information whether you are a new doula or an experienced doula wanting some fresh ideas on further building your business. Instead of having everything lumped together in my main site for clients I've separated out the doula/birth professional posts. They're now privately accessible with a log in and password and I'm offering all this great information for a small fee.
One of my PDFs ("Things to Consider") in the Forms section was also receiving a lot of traffic and many requests from doulas asking if they could use it. That file is being updated and will be available only as part of my Tips for Doulas package.
All this is available for just $30. Seriously, it's over 100 posts - you could read one a week and it would take you two years to get through all these tips. If you find that the tips are not what you are looking for then let me know within the first thirty days and your account can be cancelled and fee refunded. (Because of the nature of this program, a refund will not be given if you've had access for more than 30 days.)
Curious if it's worth it? You can read some of the testimonials I've received on the posts so far. Here's just one of the sweet messages:
I just want to thank you for all the time and effort you have put into this site. I just recently decided to become a Doula myself and have been struggling to find helpful advice online. I found your site this morning and have been pouring over it all day long. You answered so many of the questions I have had and helped me think of new ones and I have already learned so much. Thank you again! I look forward to following your story and learning more. – Mandy
*Some of my posts for doulas I will always keep public, as I feel the information is crucial for all of us to know when supporting moms. Those include my article on supporting clients with a history of trauma and everything related to postpartum depression.*
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I am a birth doula trainer with DONA and have a new online doula training program as well as being a midwife. I was thinking it would be great to add your Doula Tips to my website resources and link to you – do you have any promotions? Im thinking a really short video about what you offer and how a new doula can access your support.
Jessica, that’s a great idea! I’ll have to talk with my tech/video guy and see what we can come up with – thanks for the suggestion. 🙂
Yes – if you are on Facebook then check out this group, Love What You Doula. It’s created and moderated by a doula I know, admire, and love and it’s a fantastic community. I hope that helps! 🙂
New posts were written up consistently through the end of 2016, and there will be new (but less frequent) posts continuing in 2017. Please let me know if you have any other questions!
Best Doula Training is what I would suggest. Maria & Amanda are the creators and instructors, they previously ran the Birth Boot Camp doula training but they have just this year set up under the Best Doula Training name and they are truly fantastic. I’ve seen their materials and talked at length with Maria about the program, what they teach, the on-going support, and followed up with doulas they trained to see what they thought as well. It’s a really, really in depth and professional program that will get your business off on the right foot and make you feel confident walking into the labor room. (And I’m not in any way rewarded for referring to them, I just know Maria well and know what’s gone into creating this and I believe in it!) 🙂
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Are you planning a DIY remodelling project? Read these expert tips before you get your hands full and make a ton of mistakes! Photo: Feedly DIY projects are an increasingly popular way of remodelling your home. With all the … Continue reading →
As a parent, you definitely want to give the best education for your children and to make sure that they can achieve their dreams in the future. To give our kids the best education, the first thing we need to do is to find a good school for them. At this point, you might feel confused whether you should send your kids to public or private school. Both have their own plus and minus points. But when it comes to a school with great academic performance and environment, there are some strong aspects and benefits that make private schools become a better choice. Here are some of them.
One of the best things about private school is definitely the number of students in a class. Private school in Denver generally has 10 to 15 students in each class. Some even has less than ten. This is a very different condition with public schools which mostly have more than 20 students in a class. The small number of students will make a better learning environment. First of all, it can make the students concentrate better while studying.
But most importantly, lower teacher to student ratio will allow the teacher to pay better attention to every kid in the class. This way, the teacher can easily find out if a student doesn’t perform well in certain subject, or when a student is experiencing some problem and then take appropriate action to help them.
We know that school life is not always what we learn inside the class. There are also so many things to learn outside the class and that is why extracurricular activity is important. Public schools also have extracurricular activities. However, since private schools have the resources to allocate bigger budgets to those activities, the facilities, programs and instructors are way better. This way, extracurricular activity is not only a way to make friends or to spend time after school, but also really improve the skill of the students.
Unlike public schools, private schools have certain philosophy as well as aspect or subject they are focused on. It means, you can choose the school that share the same philosophy with you and make sure that your children will grow up in an environment you can trust. For example, you can choose private school according to your specific religious belief. Furthermore, if you already know what talent your kids have, you can choose a private school that focuses on that specific subject to help improving your children’s skills.
Last but not least, it is not a secret that private school has stronger academic program compared to most public schools. Don’t get this wrong. Both public and private school have the same academic curriculum. But private school has programs that teach the student a lot more things than just the standard curriculum. Private schools often have programs to help the students preparing themselves for important tests and this is why private school students often have better academic performance.
Every business owner knows all about how important marketing is to their business. Perhaps they know this, but many business owners don’t know how to market correctly to make it effective.
Use a method to reach your particular market and that is copywriting. Words speak to people if directed properly. The customers need to ensure what you are offering is exactly what they need.
Learn to change your list of services into ways to personally benefit the client. The customers want to know what’s in it for them. If you listed same day service on your feature list then don’t just write that in your copywriting explain how same day service means no waiting queues, the benefits of having the product or service completed that day brag about what the actual feature in this case same day service actually means.
Offer some sort of proof, again this can be done via copywriting with personal testimonials from users who have tried the product or service. Reviews are best explained in detail so if your selling a hair product a feedback review saying it was a good product I will buy again is lame and unattractive. This pitch sounds like someone was paid a few dollars to write it.
You want a review that states how it work on the hair, how it made the hair feel, how long did it take, how long did it last etc. These are what people want to know from other experiences. When writing about how your business is better than the rest explain why.
Write an easy to read few sentences as to why you are better is it the quality of service you provide if so then elaborate. One mistake a lot of business owners tend to do when writing up their information they say everyone is the perfect customer, or this will suit everyone.
Frankly no it wont suit everyone if it is a lawn mowing service it isn’t ideal for someone living in a nursing home or a pregnancy fitness routine will certainly not sit a middle age tradesman.
Write who will benefit specially this will approach the potential customers like they are being spoken to and cared about individually. People do not like being someone who was explicitly sold to.
Use your copywriting words to disguise the fact you are trying to sell the consumer something using a formula like 80% good, enticing information then add a quick short 20% of actual selling the product in there.
We all get sick of those same old sales pitch that all sound the same you want a pitch that’s unique to your product that is for a certain type of person. A huge line of skills isn’t needed to use copywriting to improve your business. Most times it’s just speaking from the heart instead of trying to add all these chunks of important and complicated words and bundles of paragraphs people can’t be bothered to read.
Use your words wisely, relevantly calmly and there’s your successful business copywriting right there!
Well, my Pinterest Challenge piece was SUPPOSED to go up yesterday afternoon. I was putting the final touches on it as my husband and son wrestled in a nearby room when I heard a scream. Not TOO unusual and I usually don't worry... until I heard my husband's reaction.
Uh oh, he said. And we spent the rest of the day in the Emergency Room. Charming nurses and entertaining patients. More details to come later this week on the blog. Important thing is - everyone is ok.
So forgive me for being a day late in posting my project. Hopefully you were able to check out all the other Pinhead's projects as well as our Guest Pinhead amazing wall art using Christmas lights and canvas. Beautiful.
For this round of the Challenge, I wanted to involve my children. It was a particularly cranky day and I was in desperate need of a fun, cool, TIME CONSUMING activity that would be quick to make. I remembered pinning something called "Moon Sand" awhile back that had two simple ingredients. Flour and Baby Oil.
The ingredients were simple: 4 cups of flour and 1/2 baby oil. Mixed together to create this amazingly smooth play-dough like substance that held it's shape easily {and smelled like a fresh, clean baby}.
I tried to mix food coloring in with it - to no avail. Don't try it. But the kids had fun anyway - especially when I introduced the straws.
It was a blissful 25 minutes of entertainment for the kids {with only minor quarrels} and a great photo-op for me! {Sometimes, when we are having a bad day, I just pull the camera out and hide behind the lens. It seriously helps.}
Don't forget to link up any of your Pinterest inspired projects! You have until Sunday at midnight. The winner will be announced on Tuesday! Check out the Pinterest Challenge blog to see the prize package!
This is one of my biggest fears when I hear my husband rolling around in the floor with my 3 year old. Yikes! I'm so glad everyone is okay!
Hi Carla. I just used 1/2 cup. If that doesn't seem enough to you, you could add a little more at a time. After mixing for awhile, though - it really seemed to soak it all up without being too greasy. Hope that helps!
Hi! I'm Rebecca. I'm so glad you are here! To say that I sew and sell bags is simply not the entire truth. I sew and sell bags with the intention and desire that each bag would make lives better. Not the lives of my customer (although I do hope you LOVE your bag), but the lives of those who could never afford a Better Life Bag. Profits from all sales go to help those in need. Stick around, follow my crazy life, and get a taste of how rewarding it can be to give back. Read more here.
As one of the internet’s leading resources on scientific matters, it is my occasional duty to update you on what the scientific community is up to. And by “what the scientific community is up to,” I mean haphazardly written articles that through either ignorance or malice misinterpret the findings of studies to create the most sensationalist headline possible.
According to a new study from Yale University and the University of California at San Diego, good friends are often genetically similar, and can share as much as 1% of the same gene variants. In genetic terms, that’s a lot. As close as, say, fourth cousins.
This of course raises the question of “so, like can I have sex with my friend without having a weird genetically-deficient baby?” No, that’s not the question this raises? Okay, I’ll move on. Just keep in mind you and your bestie are watching Clueless for the fifteenth time and saying all the lines together that it was genetically predestined and free will is an illusion.
For the new study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, Kesselheim and his colleagues analyzed data on more than 11,000 people who were prescribed common medications including beta blockers, statins and ACE inhibitors after a heart attack.
Over the following year, almost a third had a change in pill color or shape. Those patients were between 30 and 70 percent more likely to stop taking their medication than patients whose pills stayed the same.
First of all, nobody has ever said the word “annals” without immediately following with “of history” so I’m skeptical of this thing off the bat. Second of all, “between 30 and 70%” is quite the window there. Third of all, while I’m kinda with the skeptical people who are good with their heart exploding, isn’t being wary of this sort of change normal? I’m just saying! Maybe the pharmacist filled out the prescription wrong. This guy got blinded! In any case, what should we do in this sort of situation, doctor guy?
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