S'mores galore

Hello all!  I said I was done, but I couldn't resist :)

I have wanted to make s'mores cupcakes for a while.  They have always seemed like a fun cupcake to make.  All my baking stuff is packed, but these were easy enough for me to make without needing anything.  The only thing I really needed was the hand torch to toast my marshmallows.

 
It starts off with a graham cracker crust on bottom.  Then it is a chocolate cake.  Melt the Hershey's chocolate and spread on top.  Cover that with a marshmallow frosting.  Top off with mini marshmallows and a chunk of chocolate and voila! 

I think they are a great summer treat :)

Now I am done baking till we move.

Hope you all have a great week and thanks for looking!

Cookies :)

Hello All!

Sorry, it has been a long time.  We had computer problems for a while. 

My friend, Katie and I made cookies this weekend.  I have dabbled in Royal Icing a little bit before.  Just enough to know the basics.  So, we made some cookies :)  We first made the sugar cookies.  Katie picked up some fun cutters, so we made a variety.  Once the cookies were cooling, we started on the icing.  It came out very thick at first.

We thinned it out and started decorating.  The thing about this icing is you need time.  You have to let one color set before you can move on to another or they will run together.
Our first ones were cupcakes.

We also made some cute high heel shoes

Who doesn't love margaritas

Sandals are always a summer hit

Lastly were sunglasses.

It took all night, but I had a blast decorating with my friend.

We are in the process of buying our first home (YEAH!).  All my baking supplies have been packed away.  I will try to post some past goodies that were missed in the midst of computer problems. 
Till then, have a great week!

Hi Hat Cupcakes

My dear friend Katie and I made some cupcakes together.  I have wanted to make these cupcakes for over a year.  I got the idea from Bakerella http://www.bakerella.com/hi-hat-cupcakes/ They have always intimidated me.  If I didn't have Katie there, I would have quit half way through making them! 
First, we made the chocolate cupcake. 

Then, we had to make the frosting.  It was a swiss meringue buttercream version.  That is what gave us so much trouble.  If you ever go to make it, make sure you de-grease your utensils first! 

We then had to make the chocolate coating for on top.

Ta-Da!!

They were very fun to make and eat :)
Thanks for looking and have a great week!

Chu Chu Jake's Two!!

Hello All!!  I apologize this is so late.  I had some technical difficulties with the website, but I am back :)
My nephew Jake turned Two May 1st.  He loves Thomas the train.  Leah did a wonderful job with the decorations as always.

She got water bottle labels that were custom made for the party, how adorable!

I made the cake.  It was yellow on bottom, and my new fav chocolate with chocolate chips in the middle for the top layer.  Covered in buttercream.  Thomas is made out of rice krispies covered in fondant.

Jake is my number one fan :)

It was a great party!  I will leave you with a pic of Jake and I.  Thanks for looking!

pop, Pop, POP!

A girl asked me to make something for her mom.  Her mom had a kidney transplant 20 years ago.  I am not one for making anatomy cakes.  So I decided to make friendly, happy kidneys :)  Angie from Bakerella also had a transplant not too long ago and make some cute pops.   http://www.bakerella.com/yipee/  I thought they would be perfect for her mom as well! 
It was a yellow cake.  I decided to spice it up a little with a tag.  My girlfriend, Kasey, wrote out the sayings for me.  She has such pretty writing, me not so much. 

I had some leftover cake and decided to make some more pops.  It is my Aunt Heidi's birthday tomorrow.  I made her flower pot pops.  The bottom is the cake.  The top flower is candy melts.

I also made some plain flower pops to use up the rest of the chocolate.  I used a flower cookie cutter to make the shape.

That's it for now.
Thanks for looking :)

Choco-licious!

Easter weekend is finally here!!  I have given up chocolate for Lent this year.  So, I made myself some desserts for making it through 40 days :)

I first made a Smore's Dip.  It was real easy.  I tried the Philadelphia Chocolate Indulgence for this recipe.  You combine Cool whip with Marshmallow Cream and layer with the chocolate.  I used bite size graham crackers for the dippers.  Paul really liked it.

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I decided to make a cake for myself :)  It was a chocolate cake, buttercream with chocolate chips filling, buttercream frosting and chocolate ganache on top. 

I really liked the chips in the middle, it was a great added bonus!  I am going to have to start doing that more often.



I had some cake left over to make cake pops.  I made little chicks for Easter.

I let Paul decorate a few of them :)

From the front this guy looks okay....

He's a trauma patient!

I hope you all had a great Easter!! 
Thanks for looking :)

Team Edward

I went to a Twilight-Breaking Dawn Part 1 party this weekend.  It was fun!  My mom's girlfriend hosts the party every time and she does a great job.  In the movie Bella and Edward get married, so the theme for the party was a wedding reception :)

We started out with appetizers

We then had our main course.  So good!

There was a great dessert table

I made a cake for us all.  It was a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting.

We also had party favors to take home.  My sister Leah made Oreo Truffles and Twila put them in boxes.  We also all got a copy of the soundtrack

Overall, it was a great time!!  I cannot wait for the last movie to come out :)

I had some leftover cake so I decided to use some leftover candy melts and make cake balls.  Paul says they look like they are from The Lorax.

Love the red cake :)

That's all for now.  I hope you all have a great week!

Thanks for looking :)