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Crosslake web cam top 10

Our web cam was awarded a spot in one of the top ten web cams on Earthcam.com this week. That’s pretty exciting stuff for us here in Crosslake, a little town located just north of Brainerd, Minnesota. Other cams that won a spot in the top ten best cams include cams in Romania, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, and Greece. Romania actually had three cams that made the top ten list. There were two cams that made the list in the United States, one being ours and one in New Hampshire.

We are afraid our little snowman on the cam might be starting to fall. If he falls, we will be sure to have a fresh snow sculpture to replace him. Is there anything you would like to see us make out of snow that we can display on our cam? If so, let us know. We’d love to hear some of your creative ideas!

Today was fantastic! I got a concierge job baking someone a pineapple upside-down cake. My fellow concierge co-worker got stuck doing some outdoor work, and it was zero degrees today! So, while he was outside working on a wood project, I was in the warm kitchen making goodies for one of my favorite customers. These cakes are so pretty, and they are easy to make. I made a video of how to make one of these great cakes so I could share it with you. These cakes are the perfect dessert to accompany a holiday meal. Here is the recipe I used:

3 tablespoons of salted butter
1/3 cup brown sugar (packed)
maraschino cherries, cut in half
pineapple rings
boxed yellow cake mix

1. Melt the butter in the microwave. Then, pour the melted butter into a round cake pan. Mix in the brown sugar until blended. Arrange pineapple rings and cherries in a pleasing manner. Set aside.
2. Mix the yellow cake according to the directions on the box.
3. Pour the cake batter into the cake pan on top of the sugar/butter/fruit mixture.
4. Cook according to the directions on the cake mix box.

That’s it! Quick, easy, and beautiful. It’s great served warm or cold. I like it plain, but it can be topped with whipped cream, ice cream, or rum sauce as well.