I think Kimberly of Eat the Evidence is quickly becoming a go-to expert of all things gummy. Learn to make a gummy hand using buttercream frosting as a mold HERE (really, frosting as a mold, and this is perfect for Halloween, yes?) and learn to make opaque gummies HERE, which, as you see, allow you to experiment with some R2D2s … Read More ...
Apple-Shaped Apple Cupcakes
Apple cupcakes shaped like apples? So easy, too. See how they are made HERE at Make and Takes.… Read More ...
Monster Cupcakes!!
Looooving the near-infinite variations of monster cupcakes from makoodle. Find close-ups and see what candy can do what HERE at makoodle. Thanks for the find, Amanda!… Read More ...
Halloween Cupcake Decorating Ideas
Find a whole bunch of Halloween cupcake decorating ideas HERE at Better Homes and Gardens, including these mummies, witch legs (I think I posted on these a couple years ago, but I can’t resist again), and spider cupcakes.
Rainy Day Cupcakes
A fitting tribute to the gray skies and incessant drops of water falling currently here in DC, check out how rain can fall in cupcakes. Learn to make them HERE at Bake It in a Cake.… Read More ...
Spider and Owl Krispie Treats
Made with Cocoa Pebbles. How perfectly chocolatey delicious and devious for Halloween. And look, their on sticks! Genius all around. Learn to make cereal treat spiders and owls HERE at Cookies and Cups.
Buttercream Flower Cupcakes
Learn to pipe these pretty buttercream flowers to top cupcakes HERE at Domestic Charm.… Read More ...
Halloween Printables
Find cute, free Halloween printables (with how-tos) for cupcake toppers, treat bags and more HERE at Party Planning Center.
Monsters and Pumpkins
And a whole bunch of ideas for each. Find a roundup of Monster treats HERE at from glitter to gumdrops, including monster pudding (coming later this week) and monster cocoa, and a roundup of pumpkin ideas HERE, including pumpkin “seeds.”
Easy DIY Cupcake or Treat Liners
Not only am I adoring this simple how-to for making your own cupcake liners (or cups for fruit and other treats), but find a bonus printable for some beautiful cupcake wrappers…HERE at Funkytime.… Read More ...
Great Candy and Jewelry Mold Finds
Check out this find from the Hostess with the Mostess blog: a unique collection of candy and jewelry molds from the etsy shop Mold Shop. Shown is the chocolate skeleton key as seen in the Vintage-Style Haunted Halloween party featured on the Hostess blog from Anders Ruff.… Read More ...
A Bunch of Cupcake Decorating Ideas
Find a collection of cupcake decorating ideas, including some–eek–I’ve somehow never seen before, HERE at Delish, including these bicycle cupcakes, snorkeler cupcakes, and gumball machine cupcakes.
Clever Ways to Use Kitchen and Baking Tools
Find a roundup of 50 ideas for using standard kitchen and baking supplies in unusual, but practical, ways HERE at Real Simple. Shown are cookie cutter candle stencils, a gift box cupcake holder, marshmallows as brown sugar softener, and a coffee maker as chocolate melter.
Back to School Pencil Cupcakes
Making that day at school a little sweeter, I think. (My poor kid bawling at drop-off this morning could’ve used one.) Make super-clever pencil cupcakes HERE at Confessions of a Cookbook Queen.… Read More ...
Lucille Ball Cake Pops
I haven’t checked in over at Every Day Should Pop! in awhile, so I thought I’d–sorry, have to–pop over. It’s hard to choose one (seriously, just click over there and try and stop yourself from scrolling through the pages and pages of cake pop ideas, a new one everyday), but I had to stop at Lucille Ball.… Read More ...
