I’m completely agog (is that the right word? eager? excited?) about this new website, Hip Hip Hooray, featuring ideas for kids’ parties. The site is from Suann Song (of here), with familiar names as contributing editors, Amy Atlas, Jordan Ferney, Maria Cooke, and Kate Headley. Visit the site. And click HERE for a roundup of cupcake accessories. The … Read More ...
Cupcake Dress
How fabulous would it be to wear this cupcake dress to your next party? Unless it’s an outdoor event (birds). Spotted on Cupcakes Take the Cake, the dress was made by Alice in Cakeland for the Amsterdam International Fashion Week.
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… Read More ...Celebrate Sugar Cookie Day
Visit Sugar and Meringue to celebrate National Sugar Cookie Day. Click HERE to find a booklet assembled by some oh so clever and talented bloggers filled with sugar cookie tips, and find links to donate to the Great American Bake Sale.
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… Read More ...Jell-O Mold Competition Results
You may recall I posted back here about the grand GSS Jell-O Mold Competition held on June 26th. Well, the results are in. Click HERE for a roundup of winners and some stunning entries.
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Ice Cream Toppings Bar
Some DIY sundae party planning ideas….Check out this gorgeous toppings bar from Amy Atlas on her blog, Sweet Designs, created for a Kelly Ripa/Electrolux event to benefit the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. And to help the fund, CLICK HERE to build your own virtual banana split (for each banana split, Electrolux donates a dollar to the fund).
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Whoopie Pie Festival
I knew Whoopie Pies were getting big big big (maybe the next macaron?)… and now there’s a whole festival devoted to the Whoopie Pie this September in Lancaster, PA in the US. CLICK HERE for more information. {Found via CakeSpy}
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… Read More ...Rainbow Bacon
It seems everything is coming up rainbows lately (see here and here and here and here and, well, there are more, but you get the idea). According to cafemom, according to BaconToday.com, Neil Caldwell dies bacon. No how-tos, I’m afraid, apparently, this is still a secret. I’m sure it’s just a matter of time, though…
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Ice Cream and Magazines
I. love. ice cream. More than cookies, yes, I said it. And I love my magazines. So now I have to get the new In Style for Amy Atlas‘s ice cream spread (featuring the labels of our friend at TomKat Studios, I might add). To get a glimpse of the ice cream ideas, click HERE. To see … Read More ...
Buttercream vs. Fondant
Yummy buttercream vs. user friendly fondant. The classic debate amongst bakers and wedding clients everywhere. Find a solid, concise and well-articulated argument (ultimately siding with fondant but without dissing buttercream) HERE at Amy Atlas’s blog, Sweet Designs.
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… Read More ...DC Metro Cupcake
I absolutely completely wanted to enter the Hello, Cupcake “Design Your DC” cupcake contest and absolutely completely forgot. (The contest was recently held by a local cupcake bakery for amateur cupcake makers. I guess since I was a “professional” cookie decorator, my amateur status would’ve been questionable anyway, but if you’ve seen my cupcakes, you’ll know I truly am an … Read More ...
Doughnut Day the CakeSpy Way
CakeSpy has all kinds of fun links to celebrate National Doughnut Day. I think my favorite is this poster from the deviantART Shop.
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… Read More ...Star Wars Cookie Cutters
I was working as a cookie decorator (here) when Stars Wars I, II and III came out. ( I was dressing as Leia to my brother’s Skywalker when IV, V and VI came out, but that’s not really relevant.) How much easier life would’ve been to not have had to cut out by hand all those Vaders, Yodas, Stormtroopers… Sigh. … Read More ...
Sweet Paul Magazine Debuts
I mentioned word of the impending Sweet Paul magazine debut back in February… well… it’s here! Check out the first issue HERE. The magazine is full of gorgeous photography and styling, recipes, inspirations, crafts, party ideas and more. My favorite is the circus party, complete with chocolate cookie elephants and this spots and banner cake.
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Celebrate the Squiggle…Submit Your Art to the Hostess Portrait of the American CupCake contest
To honor the 60th anniversary of the Hostess CupCake squiggle, celebrities created artwork, as inspired by the squiggle, to benefit the Free Arts NYC organization, which provides “under-served children and families with a unique combination of educational arts and mentoring programs”. Celebrities that submitted artwork include Chelsea Handler, Rosie O’Donnell, Gossip Girl Kelly Rutherford and Chaske Spencer (the drum set … Read More ...
Game Food (Geeks and Foodies Unite Once More)
‘Tis odd how timing works. I just recently posted on this site that creates video game inspired sweets, so I had video game sweets on my mind, when msn contacted me to include the fondant Pac-Man cookie toppers I had made last year in their latest slideshow: Game Food. CLICK … Read More ...