So the other day, I went to lunch with Nick Malgieri. It’s not very often I get to have lunch with a pastry chef and baker of his renown (or ever?), so I had to open this post with that sentence. If you’ve not heard of Mr. Malgieri, I can’t do his bio justice, read about him HERE. And this … Read More ...
Cupcake Mums
How about a break from Halloween with some pretty (easy to decorate) Mums cupcakes from iVillage? From Karen Tack and Alan Richardson’s What’s New, Cupcake
?.{found by my co-editor, Amanda, who, by the way, knows an awful lot about computering}… Read More ...
Book Review – No-Bake Haunted Mansion
When I found this gem in my inbox today I immediately checked if I had graham crackers in my cupboard (I don’t, by the way). But a quick trip to the supermarket and I’ll have everything I need to make this no-bake haunted mansion. Find the how-tos HERE at No-Bake Gingerbread Houses, by Lisa Anderson, author of No-Bake Gingerbread Houses … Read More ...
Pop-Tarts on a Stick and bakerella
Learn how to make these bakerella-inspired Pop-Tarts on a stick HERE at babble, and read a bonus interview with the one and only bakerella about her new book, Cake Pops
.
[tags]Pop-Tarts, pie, lollipop sticks, bakerella[/tags]
Homemade Pop-tarts are really popular right now thanks to tik tok trending and Air fryers
. This easy pop tart recipe can be baked … Read More ...
Cupcake Ants and Bees
I just adore these buggy ideas for decorating cupcakes featured on the Hostess with the Mostess blog. The ideas are originally from the often-talked-about-on-this-blog book, What’s New, Cupcake?
.
[tags]bees, bugs, ants, cupcakes, books, picnic, summer[/tags]
Cookbook Giveaway!!!! Two Ways to Go Green: Preserving vs. Eating Fresh
Thanks to the generosity of From Storey Publishing, I have two yummy books to giveaway! in Put ’em Up: A Comprehensive Home Preserving Guide for the Creative Cook, by Sherri Brooks Vinton and Recipes from the Root Cellar by Andrea Chesman.
My love of things in mason jars is well documented on this blog, so it’s about time I looked … Read More ...
Lipstick Cookies
Visit Confessions of a Cookbook Queen to learn how to make these lipstick cookies, originally from Kids’ Cakes from the Whimsical Bakehouse. A cookbook I now much own.
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Bringing Food to Life
Visit Bent Objects for some pretty amazing eye candy by Terry Border, author of Bent Objects: The Secret Life of Everyday Things. I could spend way too much time scrolling through the clever, funny arrangements of foods we eat every day as they are brought to life with a simple wire or pose.
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A Yummyfun Kitchen Tour
One of my favorite inspirations is Clare Crespo, of Yummyfun fame, of Hey There, Cupcake
!, of the Yummyfun Kooking series. Well, get a tour of her Kooky kitchen (built in her garage!) HERE at the kitchn.
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Book Review – Cake Wrecks
I know I’ve posted on Cake Wrecks before (here), but it was ages ago, and for anyone out there who bakes cakes, or buys them from bakeries, or works at a bakery, or merely eats cake, this site is a must-see. Cake Wrecks collects images of professional cakes gone horribly wrong. I won’t even post examples, because there … Read More ...
Call for Submissions: Your Sweet Treats are Needed
A new book, 1000 Ideas for Decorating Cakes, Cupcakes and Cookie
s by Sandra Salamony and Gina Brown will be published next year by Quarry Books, and your submissions are requested for possible inclusion! This is a great opportunity for bakers to get their work published. Find the details HERE.
[tags]bakers, books, cake decorating, cookies, cupcakes, submissions[/tags]… Read More ...
Halloween Creepy Cupcakes and Cookbook Giveaway
Find the how-tos on making these buggy, pumpkin cupcakes HERE at 6 bittersweets. You can also enter for a chance to win the popular cupcake cookbook, Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World
. Find the details on the giveaway HERE.
[tags]cupcakes, bugs, vegan, giveaway[/tags]
Inspiration: Lunchbags
Whip Up has a great roundup of lunchbag ideas HERE, including this notebook lunch bag from design*sponge and this fabric lunch bag printed from the book, “Bend the Rules with Fabric
,” on The Storque.
[tags]lunch bag, fabric, reusable[/tags]
Book Review: Happy Halloween!
Two of my favorite entities–Country Living and Sterling Publishing–have joined forces to give us a treat, Happy Halloween
! This book has everything, and I mean everything, you need to spook, chill, carve, cook, sew, cut, serve, wear and decorate for Halloween. All of Country Living’s best Halloween ideas in 223 pages. Find tons of pumpkin carving ideas (including traditional, … Read More ...
Treats for the Very Hungry Caterpillar
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Eric Carle’s “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” The Crafty Crow has assembled an homage HERE, including links to these caterpillar cupcakes at Coco Cake Cupcakes and this caterpillar muffin tin collection from The Masked Mommy. 
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