Jessica Reed

Conceptual artist & writer exploring history, culture, mental health, and identity through cake | Cake Witch | Author of The Baker's Appendix

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“Don’t forget that I have a FaceTime at 10.” Stares at me. “Okay. Bring me a cup of coffee.” She’s seven.

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“But how will I eat cake if my head is over there and my hands are over here?” Marie Antoinette? Anyone know the source?

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“...reality was a thin layer of icing on a great dark birthday cake writhing with grubs and nightmares and hunger.” Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

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@EATincart Thank you!

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Doing this unnerves the “don’t ask” lady voice in me, but let’s see how it goes! https://t.co/LKJY4ILD1L

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I actually just thought, “Look at the news. That will make you feel better.”

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I don’t know. The oven works now so I baked this White Cake faintly flavored with Noyaux Extract, that enticing potion made from the pits of apricots which must be toasted to render the amygdalin inert so that it… https://t.co/LYEr6b0SIe

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“Lemon Curd is smelling salt for the soul.” @lovecommacake

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I’m not an OMG kind of gal but OMG...#thebakersappendix made the cut!!! Thanks for the 💕 heidijswanson. Yours always make the cut as well 😊. #Repost heidijswanson with… https://t.co/Zggw4XRSZg

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Broken-Heart Cookie. For Liz, her friends and family, and those riverheadbooks and the entire Penguin family. #whenyoudontknowhowtosayitbakeit https://t.co/eBI0hyYByV

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8 years ago today we got spectacularly drunk on Jameson at a long-gone bar in Brooklyn following a diy park wedding (see flightoftheconchords French Episode) where old ladies yelled out… https://t.co/W0vxUpl3I1

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A delicious dinner @nostranapdx to fête the beautiful wncombs. Transported her birthday cake in a soufflé dish, so when time came to 🎶, we just dug right in! 6” Red Wine Chocolate Cake… https://t.co/UOcNw8eh7w

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WTF is happening here?! Episode Five of The Cake Historian Podcast is now available featuring an interview with one of my favorite people, Laura Shapiro! We talk about her newest book,… https://t.co/mDCrGVI3Bp

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Getting into the spirit of the season. #bakingwithkids #cupcakes #harvestmoon #tistheseason #sundaydinner https://t.co/4j95wioygg

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was a mother unreasonably upset by unmet expectations of her 5-year-old. #teapartyfail #doubleentendre https://t.co/W1lgyjX0GE

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“Before you can conquer a beast you must first make it beautiful.” From AN UNQUIET MIND by Kay Redfield Jamison https://t.co/nzG33Ui7W3

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Cake decor palette inspiration. Thank you, mama nature. #inspirationeverywhere #sometimesdeadthingsinspire #gotothewater #colorpalette #frosting https://t.co/3a7sOLTeXN

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frankieandjos lives up to expectations, especially the Salty Caramel Ash and California Cabin flavors. Now open up a location in Portland please and thank you. #frankieandjoes… https://t.co/JFFp8VqUdF

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Finally made it to deepseasugar! Bea sampled a sliver while E and I (full disclosure mostly I) tried the fu@&ing amazing Blackberry Pistachio Breakfast Cake. Picked up to-go slices of… https://t.co/iorpza3HLC

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So the friend whose cobbler I nibbled on officially became a US citizen on Tuesday. While she and her husband dealt with all the bureaucracy I babysat their kids. We played and baked a… https://t.co/9kaBtvdvbo