About a month ago, I posted on these beaut , Star Wars Cookie cutters from Williams Sonoma. Well, I have Bridget of Bake at 350 to thank for confirming that yes, these are super cool and fabulous and I must own them. See what she did with them HERE.
Frozen Banana Pops
As I always say, everything is better when made into a pop. Learn how to make frozen banana pops HERE at Jamie Cooks It Up!.
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Yummy Graduation Caps
Learn how to make these quick and easy graduation caps from store-bought goodies HERE at Munchkin Munchies.
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Mustache Cupcakes
How insanely adorable are these cupcakes? Follow the mustache trend (I was thinking it was a trend but doubted such a thing, for it sounds odd, until Sprinkle Bakes confirmed this) HERE with the recipe for the cuppies and chocolate toppers.
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50-Plus Handmade Favor Ideas
Giver’s Log has a fantastic collection of 50 handmade wedding favors ideas ,most of which are great favor ideas for parties, as well, like a cupcake in a jar (originally from Martha) or chocolate-dipped anything (yes, those are gummi bears). Find the roundup HERE.
[tags]wedding, party, favors, chocolate, candy, cupcakes[/tags]
Candy Designed for Sharing
Awww. How sweet. Candy that is inherently meant to share. See these Share the Sweet creations by designer Maria Tovslid HERE,
DIY Chocolate Lego Man
Chocolate Lego Man
. Doesn’t that sound like the best Superhero? Learn how to make a chocolate Lego Man HERE at justJENN recipes.
DIY Nutella
Learn how to make homemade Nutella HERE at The Mini Sam Tan Kitchen.
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How to Make Chocolate Bowls. Without the Balloons.
I believe ’tis standard practice to make chocolate bowls with balloons, sure. (See my former post HERE and bakerella’s recent chocolate cups HERE). But what if there is nary a balloon in the house? Check out these bowls from bags HERE at From An Igloo. (How-tos included.)
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-Chocolate
– Small plastic containers
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Beautiful Tartlettes for Fall
Sigh. These tarts make me wish for Fall, even as the bright, Spring sun streams through my windows. Alas, those in the Southern Hemisphere can enjoy these frangipane with cocoa and hazelnut tartelettes with chocolate leaves, fudge pearls and apple flowers. Sigh. I wish for Fall. Find gorgeous images, the recipe and how-tos HERE at At Down Under.
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Black Forest Forest Cake (not a misprint) and a Giveaway
I am absolutely in awe of this beautiful black forest cake from Desserts for Breakfast. With an actual chocolate forest! Find tips on making the yummy cake HERE, and in honor of the blogger’s photography exhibit, you can enter for a chance to win a professionally matted print from the artist’s collection and a bag of black cocoa powder. … Read More ...
How to Make Ganache
Find a good, step-by-step photo tutorial on how to make chocolate ganache HERE at Serious Eats. Ganache turns up in so many recipes, this is a great thing to learn if you’ve not already!
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DIY Chocolate Bunny
Learn how to mold your own chocolate bunny HERE at epicurious.
Sometimes you just need to know what exactly is going in to your bunny and the solution is to make your own from raw materials.
There are so many different DIY Bunny molds
and Easter Egg molds
out there too.
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Candy Filled Eggs. Real Eggs. And Chocolate Filled Ones, Too.
The brilliant mind behind not martha has created another clever craft: hollowed out eggs filled with goodies. Find an easy, step-by-step, detailed tutorial with photographs HERE for candy filled eggs. And for a slightly bigger challenge, find a tutorial for filled Easter eggs with a chocolate lining HERE.
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Ganache Filled Eggs
Learn how to make these ganache filled eggs HERE at About.com: Candy.
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