Despite my field, I’ve surprisingly strong willpower when it comes to consuming sweets, with one exception being chocolate peanut butter cups. So I always give kudos to homemade versions. And extra kudos to homemade versions that are dairy and soy free (yay for my vegan buddies!). Find a recipe for dairy and soy free peanut butter chocolate cups HERE at … Read More ...
Summer Treats Ideas
A whole lot of them. S’mores ideas, cookies, marshmallows, cupcakes… Find them all rounded up HERE at my other blog, the decorated cookie, with links to the original tutorials.… Read More ...
Golden Candy Nuggets for a Gold Rush BBQ
This panning-for-gold candy looks straight from 1849, doesn’t it? And am I the only one who immediately thought of the Little House on the Prairie episode where Laura and her friend think they found gold in the stream and start panning for it and dream about their impending wealthy lives? Yes? No? Probably the only one. Anyway, learn to make … Read More ...
Graduation Cap S’mores Pops
Grad cap pops made easy with marshmallows. Sigh, marshmallows make everything easier, I think. Find the how-tos HERE at Sweet Simple Stuff.… Read More ...
Graduation Cap Lollipop Toppers
A bit of a shift now from my last post to something most certainly more on the side of cute. So simple and just darling for the grad, make these graduation cap toppers for lollipops HERE at Life in Wonderland.… Read More ...
Very Hungry Caterpillar Birthday
I’m loving every detail of this The Very Hungry Caterpillar birthday party featured on Project Nursery, the printables, the cookies-with-holes, the gumball caterpillar favors, the backdrop… Find the party HERE at Project Nursery. Spotted on Party Frosting.… Read More ...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Made in a Mug (or On a Mug?)
This is such a cool idea, especially for kids… not so much for the hot water danger part, but for the “how stuff melts” and “I can help” parts: Make peanut butter swirl cups in a mug. Find the how-tos HERE at Love Them Madly.… Read More ...
Gumdrop Roses
Need some quick, last minute cake or cupcake decorations? Make gumdrop roses. Find the how-tos HERE at Real Simple.… Read More ...
Sweet Designs by Amy Atlas Giveaway!
Since I am guessing if you don’t already own this gem of a party book, Amy Atlas’s Sweet Designs: Bake It, Craft It, Style It
, it must be on your wish list, yes? If so, head on over to the decorated cookie. Not only did I make some yummy strawberry truffles a la the “Darling Dots” party featured in … Read More ...
Cookies n’ Fudge Garden Stone for Mom
From my most reliable source for clever edible crafts… This one is fabulously kid-friendly, yummy, easy to make and perfect for mom. It’s the handprint. Yep, the handprint is what puts this over the edge. Make a cookies n’ fudge garden stone for mom HERE at Hungry Happenings.
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Pinata Anatomy
Because whacking a piñata is hardly delicate surgery, we really just don’t know what is truly inside. Carmichael Collective to the rescue with this rare glimpse at the anatomy of a piñata. {spotted on Foodiggity}… Read More ...
Volcano Cake with Candy Lava
Soooo cool. The best part about this volcano cake is the spewing candy lava that you can be messy and lazy making. Love it. Make a volcano cake HERE at The Sew*er, The Caker, The CopyCat Maker. (Thanks, Ashley, for the tip!)… Read More ...
Tiger M and Ms
Grrr. How great would these be for a Jungle party? I’m also thinking lions with the yellows. Find the how-tos HERE at Creative Food.… Read More ...
Candy Flower Cupcake Toppers
I love these… like a sweet, gumdrop, mod flower sculpture atop each cupcake. Learn to make flower cupcake toppers for May HERE at The Seven Year Cottage.… Read More ...
Share Your Spring-Themed Sweets for a Chance to Win Sugarlicious
For all you edible craftsy-type folks, have you made any Spring-themed sweets? Cake pops, cookies, marshmallows, candy, whatever? Flowers, birds, butterflies, bugs, suns, anything for this time of year? Well share your photos and link to your blog (or facebook, flickr, anywhwere) for a chance to win a copy of Sugarlicious, by yours truly. Share your photo and enter … Read More ...