My first thought when seeing these Superhero cupcakes from Sugar Swings! was how very much my Superhero-obsessed brother, turning 40 in a couple weeks, would appreciate these. Find tips on making them (with candy melts! So easy) HERE at Sugar Swings!.… Read More ...
Party Monday: Cotton Candy
1. cotton candy. Have a cotton candy machine
. Or, learn to make your own on the stove-top with this video from Food Network.
2. favors. Did you know they have cotton candy Pop Rocks?
3. supplies. Find the cones here
.
4. centerpieces. Make pop up tissue paper ball centerpieces from Martha Stewart… Read More ...
Hogwarts Cake
Please, please go check out this awesome (because that’s the best word for it) Harry Potter birthday cake created by Cosmo Cookie. It’s a gingerbread Hogwarts atop a chocolate cake. There’s even a hut for Hagrid.
Are you hosting a Harry Potter party? Check out these DIY Harry Potter crafts on Craftbits.com that we made and take a look … Read More ...
Tutorial: Camouflage Cookies
Oh my goodness, two of my favorite bloggers in one place? Couldn’t be. But it is! Learn to make camouflage cookies HERE at Sweetopia with this tutorial from The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle.… Read More ...
Candle Cake
Learn how to make this amazing candle cake (with a real candle) HERE at Duff.com (as in, Duff of Charm City Cakes and Ace of Cakes), including a downloadable pdf.… Read More ...
Cookie Crown Cake
How darling is this cookie crown cake? Learn to make it HERE at Family Fun.… Read More ...
Bingo Pops
If you check out my prior post, Party Monday: Bingo Night, you’ll see a comment from Kara with a link to this picture of her BINGO cake on a stick. I think we can all agree that this gorgeous sweetness on a stick deserves its own post, yes? Check out her facebook page, Cake on a Stick HERE… Read More ...
Pink Cosmo Cupcakes
What sparkly pink mcpinkster goodness this is from Bakingdom. And there’s a cocktail involved. Find the recipe for pink cosmopolitan cupcakes (with a vegan option!) HERE at Bakingdom.… Read More ...
Recipe Tuesday: White
Let’s say this ode to white foods is for Winter. Let’s not say it’s because I had a sudden flashback to the Party of Five episode where Owen would only eat white foods (please tell me someone else understands this obscure reference).
Red Velvet Fireplaces
Sheesh Diamonds for Dessert. You really are brilliant. I trust you know this? Learn to make red velvet shortbread fireplaces, really, HERE. There are even gummi bears involved.… Read More ...
Pie vs. Cupcake
Everywhere everybody is noting the threat to the popularity of cupcakes posed by pie. (See here at NPR.) Which is why I love this article from Good suggesting motivations for predicting trends, predicting the food trend of 2011 will be to predict food trends, then predicting some food trends. Or this article from the New York Times that … Read More ...
Roast Vegetable Cake
Since foods that mimic other foods are on my loves list, I couldn’t resist this roast vegetable cake from Trissalicious. And this gorgeous vision is clearly more than mere hyberbole, to boot. Find the recipe HERE.… Read More ...
Baking Questions and Answers
Baking questions? There’s a beautiful place you can go for your answers. Check out Baking SOS to ask a question or to learn all kinds of things, like why pumpkin pie cracks on top or whether you can substitute cake flour for all-purpose. Found via CakeSpy.… Read More ...
New Years Eve Decorated Cookies
I just had to share this collection of New Year’s Eve cookies from The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle with you. They are just so perfectly decorated, sparkly and clever, don’t you think? And you must check out the resolution cookies, too. Find them HERE.… Read More ...
Butterfly Cake
I spotted this cake on iVillage and was instantly enchanted. Learn to make a butterfly cake HERE at iVillage, adapted from Betty Crocker.… Read More ...