Spring Color: Spaces, Style & Sweets is a playful romp and retreat from the beloved-and-expected all white decor to the sunny funny bright side of indulgent treats and colorful spring fashion. For no good reason, let’s journey with stars in our eyes into the rainbow of possibilities.

It was my blog buddy and designer, Kathy, who inspired this whole post with her lovely living space above!
Spring Color: Spaces, Style & Sweets
Isn’t Good Life of Design’s cottage style living room in Southern California pretty in pink? Do we all need to rush out and toss pink throw pillows in our carts?
Race ya.
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Magical Stripes

Pretty Pink Pops


Spring Green Goodness

Tropical Magenta Moment

Poppy Chic

Gaga for Green


Turquoise Luxury

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Spring Style
Here’s a way to enjoy gelato AND avoid it on the hips!

Spring Colors & Sweets

For the time being, cakes are not this gallbladder-less girl’s friend (a very low-fat diet is mandatory right now with health issues), but PHOTOS of cakes? Well, I can still devour ’em!

This milk splashing, dynamically cheerful and sweet Milk and Cereal Cake by Sugar & Sparrow (above) was spied on Pinterest, and it was all I could do to not run directly to Homegoods to snag a marble topped cake pedestal and demand one of my sons get to gettin’ me a grandchild or ten if only to have excuse to bake this towering looptacular beauty!

Is a fat-free diet compromising mama’s brain cells and better judgment? Probs. A creative writer learns to exploit such seasons. 🙂 This happy chocolate cake with the colorful confetti happening also rocked my world.

I have mentioned this before, but before I ever set eyes on a single decor blog, it was all about the cake and cupcake blogs for me! Baking is a passion of mine, and I never tire of trying new recipes and then making them my own.
Chocolate Minute Mug Cake
This easy chocolate mug cake is the only cake I am enjoying at the moment. If you’re looking for a healthy alternative with high protein, low fat, and dietary fiber to boot, maybe you’ll want to try the recipe I developed.

You’ll notice there is no flour in this cake, and it takes a little more than a minute to bake. How’s that for satisfying a chocolate craving with a healthy option in a jiffy?


Chocolate Minute Mug Cake Recipe
2 Tbsp. Chocolate PB Fit
1 Tbsp. cocoa
2 Tbsp. warm water
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp. honey
1 egg white
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. baking powder
8 (count ’em!) chocolate chips
(1) To a microwave-safe mug, add all the above ingredients EXCEPT chocolate chips. Mix with a spoon until incorporated.
(2) Microwave on high for 80-90 seconds, until the center barely jiggles. Sprinkle on 8 chocolate chips and allow to cool for a minute or so.

Chocolate PB Fit is a fairly new healthy food find for me. Since I have to follow a low-fat diet and love peanut butter, here is a yummy and high protein alternative. It has 90% less fat than peanut butter and simply requires a little water. Most important to me was…what is this stuff made of?

ANSWER: 4 simple pure things: Peanuts, cane sugar, cocoa, and kosher salt.
I did the math for this Chocolate Minute Mug Cake.
Fat: 3 g
Protein: 8.6 g
Fiber: 4 g
Calories: 170

It’s not terribly sweet, and it sure aint a double fudge brownie, but it IS packed with protein as a healthy treat that comes together quickly and easily.


Spring Trends in Designland
I contributed my two cents to an article which just aired about trending decor RIGHT HERE.

A Tiny Home in Paris
Random – but let’s take a virtual trip to Paris and imagine living in this wee bachelor pad!
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Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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The flamingo pillow is so Fun! But, stripes will always have my heart.
You are such a tease with these beautiful cakes. I gave up sugar a few years ago, so I will just enjoy them with my eyes. My husband thinks it’s silly to look at all the goodies in the display case at coffee shops but not indulge. I look! I walk away! My tummy thanks me!
Have a wonderful Sunday
~ Joanna
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I know just what you mean about the tummy thanking you. At least we can admire the beautiful styled photos! 🙂
Yikes, I do not know how you do it, I do not think that I could ever live sugar free life. Interestingly, I rarely eat the things that I post on my blog, I like to make the things that my friends and family like so that I can give them away. My favorite sweet in life is a hot, creamy cup of chocolat chaud.
I hope that you are taking care of yourself.
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I’m hoping sugar isn’t taken away too! Not a sugar free but low fat diet, Elizabeth. Was hoping to recover fully after gallbladder surgery but I have ongoing issues. I’m coping with the new normal. 🙂 I suppose you could never consume all of that baked goodness–your neighbors are lucky!
Michele, I love, love, love peanut butter! Not peanut butter with jelly. Not peanut butter with chocolate. Not peanut butter with anything… Yes, I known it’s strange. 🙂 Can your Mug Cake be made without it or do I need to make other adjustments?
Thanks for the ‘goodies’ of all types (for eyes, tongues and sometimes ears) you send our way!
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You should experiment with this recipe! If you have no trouble with adding fat to the recipe, use peanut butter in place of the chocolate pb fit and see what happens. Since my diet won’t allow for peanut butter, I won’t be able to test it for you! There is also PB Fit which you might like if you’re looking for a healthy, high protein super food supplement. 🙂