Does the Peeps’ power to make all things better ever cease? Find the recipe and how-tos for making these Peeps bunny topped cupcakes.
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Lollipop Box
What a great find by the great finder, Gordon Gossip: A lollipop box. Find the how-tos HERE at How Does She?
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April Fool’s Day Food Pranks
Visit Family Fun for a collection of food prank ideas for April Fool’s Day. Find the collection HERE, including this bacon and eggs made of candy, this fake candy wrapper or faux spilled hot chocolate.
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Mondrian Pound Cake
When art and food collide…. Learn how to make this Mondrian pound cake HERE (and learn about Mondrian as well) at Feasting on Art.
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Did you know that pound cake is a type of cake traditionally made with a pound of each of four ingredients: flour, butter, eggs, and sugar.
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DIY Cupcake Stands
I. Love. This. Cupcake. Stand. And not just because it involves Anthropologie knobs, though it does. But because it’s gorgeous, DIY, looks relatively easy to make, and the plates are interchangeable. Yes. The plates are interchangeable. I love it. Find the how-tos HERE at the always brilliant Giver’s Log. (To buy instead of DIY, the blogger also leads us … Read More ...
DIY Candy Bar Wrappers
Intimate Weddings has a couple of great finds for making your own candy bar wrappers. Last year, I posted on their great idea for using vintage comics. The same concept applies using photographs HERE, from Dog N’ Bird (instructions HERE). Or these from wallpaper,with the tutorial found at Such Pretty Things.
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Flower Pop Cupcakes
Wilton is always a good go-to site for ideas, especially for holiday and seasonal sweets. Find the how-tos for making these flowery cupcakes HERE. And a thanks to reader Katie for the find!
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Liqueur Pops for Champagne
How did I miss this fabulous idea at Martha Stewart? Homemade liqueur pops to swirl in champagne. Found from not martha via Juniper Moon Farm.
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Chocolate Bunny Pops
Learn how to make these cute, kid-friendly bunny pops HERE at From An Igloo. The photo tutorial is easy to follow and, even better, no mold required.
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Pancake Messages
Found via Gordon Gossip via Ohdeedoh, check out this clever tip for writing on pancakes from Cathe at Just Something I Made. Find the tip HERE at SC Johnson Family Economics.
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Box of Chocolates Topped Tart
The name of this tart got me: the Forrest Gump. Or maybe it was the chocolate. Or the gorgeous photography. Most definitely all of the above. Find the recipe for making this beautiful chocolate tart HERE at Almost Bourdain.
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Macaron Day! And a How-To Roundup…
When I first posted about macarons HERE a year and a half ago, I had a bit of trouble coming up with a solid recipe online to share. I no longer have that problem. The roundup of recipes below is a tiny sampling of the macaron info online now, as the macaron craze (that I predicted way back when, thank … Read More ...
Easter Egg Decorating Roundup
A collection of Easter Egg ideas from the biggie online mags:
- Find a collection from Better Homes and Gardens HERE, including these scrapbook inspired eggs.
- Martha of course has a huge collection HERE (including the lacey ones shown above)
- Reader’s Digest has a fantastic, incredible, mindblowing collection HERE, like this birdie (perhaps I overdramatize with all the adjectives…as
Desserts in Literature
As she (as in, me) who is a cookie decorator and edible crafts food blogger with a masters in lit, how can I not share with you this lovely roundup of desserts in literature from CakeSpy? Find the sweet literary inspiration HERE.
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Dressing Up Chocolate Eggs
Dress up chocolate eggs with fondant decor with these fabulous ideas and how-tos from the cookie shop. Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head shown here, but click the link to find how-tos for bunnies and chicks, too.
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