Dinosaurs was the theme today. I was asked to make simple cupcakes for a birthday party with a dinosaur theme. I saw some different examples on Pinterest of course and came up with these little cuties. First I had to …
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Under the Sea Cupcakes and Cookies
I love Pinterest, really I do, but it can be a real headache sometimes because people want you to recreate extravagant cakes, cookies, or whatever. This really was a fun project though. Cupcakes with fondant mermaid tails and under the …
Strawberry Margarita Squares
Let me tell you this is one refreshing summer dessert. Fresh, sweet strawberries and whipping cream over a layer of smooth cream cheese with just a hint of tart lime flavor atop a graham cracker crust. Sound like your kind of dessert? …
Star Wars Cake
It seems like my nephew had his 7th birthday not too long ago and here I am making a cake for his 8th birthday. Where does the time go? This year he chose Star Wars and was very specific about …
Cowboy Themed Cakes
The most recent request for a cake was rather vague regarding instructions. I was simply told “something rodeo or cowboy themed. Maybe some boots, or a horse, possibly bandanna themed”. I had no idea what direction to take. Most times …
Guitar Cake
I was asked if I could make this guitar into a guitar cake for one of my daughter’s co-workers. She had seen the white one I made for my nephew a few years ago and said it was perfect for her …
Owl Birthday Cakes
My latest cakes were owl themed for a little girl’s first birthday. The theme was Dena Designs, more specifically Happi by Dena. I thought it would be easy. It was, in a way, it was just time consuming and meticulous. …
Avengers Birthday Cake
I just finished making my nephew an Avengers cake for his 7th birthday. I saw a few different examples on Pinterest and took a few ideas from them. First I started off with the Hulk’s hand. I made it out …
Football Themed Cakes
I can’t believe that I haven’t posted this yet! It’s been awhile since these cakes were made. A friend’s son had his first birthday and she asked me to make a football themed cake and a small football smash cake. …
Sesame Street Characters Cake and Elmo Smash Cake
A fun cake to make. First was the Sesame Street character cake. I sketched out the characters and carefully cut them out. But I needed to add some firmness to the template so I stole the cardboard back from a …
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Cranberry White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
I really love the combination of white chocolate and cranberries in an oatmeal cookie. I’ve tried a couple of recipes and I liked them but decided to tweak one of my loaded oatmeal cookie recipes and think they turned out pretty …
Halloween Sugar Cookies
So my daughter and I made some Halloween sugar cookies for a potluck they had at her work. I don’t really like baking after I get home from work, especially not labor intensive cut-out sugar cookies. This is what I …
Carrot Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Instead of making a carrot cake with all the carrots from my CSA box I decided to make cupcakes. I found this recipe on the Taste of Home website. There were no raisins, no pineapple, no coconut…well at least not in …
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Citrus Inspired Wedding Cake, Cupcakes and a Geeky Groom’s Cake
I may have mentioned that I have been a busy little beaver working on some cakes for a friend’s wedding. I don’t think I was working hard enough. A lot of stuff I like saving for the day before and …
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Cake
My nephew had his 6th birthday party this weekend and I made him a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cake. I guess he has started to develop an interest in them. Once I heard that I had to go buy the original …
A Little of This and a Little of That 