Dear readers,

The time has come for you to prove your commitment to us. We know you like us, but do you like us?

Show us you care, and we’ll do the same. It’s simple: like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to enter our sweepstakes for a dozen cupcakes or a medium-sized cake, hand-delivered to your occasion of choice. So whether you’re just a glutton and want a cake right-this-minute, or want to save up some cupcakes for a special occasion, we’ll make it and send it your way!

dobos torte, recipe from www.smittenkitchen.com

How to win:

1. Like us on Facebook! Once you’ve liked us, you’ve been entered. (If you’ve already liked us, you’re already entered!). Want to game the system? Ask more friends to like us, share the bounty if one of them wins. You probably can’t eat a cake by yourself.
2. Want to game the system even more? Follow us on twitter, get another entry to our sweepstakes.
3. The only catch? You’ve gotta live in the Harvard Square area. Our cook-boss-lady, Georgia, only has a bike, and things like raw egg frosting don’t travel well in the mail. (We’re sorry, international friends! We love you just the same.)
4. The sweepstakes close September 21, midnight. We’ll announce the winner the next day on Facebook, Twitter, and on the website. Then, we’ll get in touch with you about what you want and when you want it: but, we won’t honor requests past December 1st. Translation: you can’t come find us in 5 years for that “cake you won in college.”

What you’ll get:

1. Either a medium cake (2-3 layers, or 5-6 if the layers are thin sponge layers), or 12 cupcakes. Your choice of cake batter (chocolate, vanilla, or some other variation like ginger, walnut, honey, spice cake, etc. etc.) and of frosting (buttercream or cream cheese frosting, any flavor, any color).
2. For some ideas about the stuff we can make, take a look at food that Georgia (the cook-boss-lady) has made before. Above is her latest cake, a dobos torte based off this phenomenal recipe.
3. Got allergies or food restrictions? We can work with that! Just let us know.
4. Some things you probably can’t get (sorry, we’re human too!): pies. Anything with exotic ingredients (no saffron). A wedding cake. Out of season fruits.

That’s it! Get liking & following, kiddies!

-ivyfed staff

The ivyfed promise: if you can boil water for tea you can boil water for pasta. If you can melt butter on a pan you can saute vegetables. And if you can stir coffee vigorously you can whisk frosting.

We want to give you the simple and explain away the complex. You can start with grilled chicken and HUDS fare, and end with a dijon dressing and warm apple glazed chicken wrap. Or start with an apple and pear and end with a fruit compote.

This summer, I knew how to melt butter and make tea. I was also pretty savvy with a microwave. Now guess what I know how to make?

summer enchiladas

salmon cakes

Tomato with fresh mozzarella, balsamic vinegar and olive oil

gazpacho with asparagus frittata

spicy ginger cake with almond cream cheese frosting

Stick with us: more food posts are coming!