Turtle cupcakes with a surprise inside and royal icing turtle toppers. Cute cute. Find them HERE at Megan’s Cookin’, inspired by Sweetopia’s turtle cupcakes, which I posted about HERE. Love how it’s all connected out there on that crazy interweb.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Hydrangea Cupcakes
Find a step-by-step photo tutorial to decorate a hydrangea cupcake HERE at Belle Cake Topper and Mould.… Read More ...
Rainbow Cake on a Stick
Aside from some flickering lights and strewn branches littering the streets, we fared well in Hurricane Irene. But my thoughts are definitely with those that didn’t fare as well, and I’m keeping my eye on New York right now and waiting for reports from my family in New Jersey. As sunflowers took me into the hurricane, fitting that rainbows take … Read More ...
Sunflower Brownie Pops, a Nice Alternative to the Hurricane
As I batten down my hatches for Hurricane Irene, set to arrive this afternoon in Washington, DC, where I am, these bright and sunshine-y sunflower brownie pops from Munchkin Munchies are a lovely contrast to the doom-filled gray skies out my window. Learn to make them HERE. And I hope the weather folks have overestimated the potential impact on … Read More ...
Shortbread Ukeleles
I now have a desire to learn to play the ukelele purely inspired by these shortbread cookies. Find the recipe and how-tos for making them HERE at Diamonds for Dessert.… Read More ...
Make Your Own Flour
I had never even considered this before now… make your own flour from whole grains. Find tips and how-tos HERE at Good Life Eats from guest blogger Allison of Some the Wiser.… Read More ...
Unicorn and Rainbow Cookies
With the internet awash in rainbow party ideas, how can I not add my own unicorn cookie pops and bite-size rainbow cookies? Find tips on making them HERE.
Hosting a Rainbow party? Check out these Rainbow party articles over on our Party Ideas Blog and these Rainbow party decorations
we found on Amazon and these fun Rainbow party items … Read More ...
Painted Cookies
Taking edible art yet another step beyond… check out the cookies painted by Jenni of Jenni Price Illustration (you know, one of my favorite pancake designers).… Read More ...
Make Your Own Marvel Comic Book Cookies
Well, Williams Sonoma is at it again, offering uber cool, if not also terribly intimidating, cookie decorating products for hip icons of pop culture. Just look at all these comic book goodies: Spider-Man comic book cookie cutters with stamps to guide decorating, a Marvel Hero cookie cutter set, and a Marvel cakelet pan. (Click on each picture to go … Read More ...
Surprise Apple Cupcakes
I’m guessing lots of kids need a little pick-me-up right about now. Check out these clever surprise-inside (I won’t give it away, OK, I will, “seeds” and “worms”) apple cupcakes for back to school from The Nature of Grace. I’ll at least withhold the photo.… Read More ...
S’mores Bonfire Cupcakes
Aaagh! Cupcake on fire! And there are s’mores roasting on there, too. Learn to make ’em HERE at Sweetology.
Looking for more S’smores recipes? Check out these articles.
Looking for more ideas for Smores? Check out this S’mores cookbook
we found on Amazon and let’s not forget my favorite snack Smores candy
snack. So yummy and ready to go!… Read More ...
Awesome Rainbow Heart Cake
I made a rainbow cake this weekend for my daughter’s rainbow party. I’ve posted on the original rainbow cake. And I’ve posted on lots of Amanda’s secret-inside cakes. Well, this rainbow heart cake from Bakingdom is such a gorgeous combination of the latter two inspirations, it puts my rainbow cake to serious, serious shame. My jaw may actually … Read More ...
Push Pop Campfire S’mores
I suggested back in April that the push pop
was becoming a trend. Then I even hopped on the bandwagon. As is the way with trends, ideas push ideas push ideas until crafty folks just get so dang clever I can hardly stand it. Like these s’mores push pops from the Hostess with the Mostess blog. And the campfire … Read More ...
Sand Bucket Angel Food Cake
Wait! One more summery treat from Martha: A sand bucket angel food cake. Find the how-tos HERE at Martha Stewart.… Read More ...
Ice Cream Sand Castle
Cling to summer a bit longer with an ice cream cake sand castle. Find the how-tos HERE at Martha Stewart.… Read More ...