This is another project from my Mother-in-law Shelley that I am definitely going to try out. These wonderful little chocolate cookies have a show-stopping presence that is much easier to do that it looks. They are made using Spinning Leaf molds, colored melting chocolate, and oreo cookies. The beautiful prints are made by using chocolate…
Kool Aid Gourmet Popcorn Recipe
Here is another fabulous treat that was showcased at the birthday party. I totally never would have thought of this! I had always thought that gourmet popcorn was something that you could only get from high end popcorn stands at the mall or hand delivered from small family owned companies in the midwest. This was…
Princess Cupcakes
My niece Becca LOVES princesses so we made her this tower of yummy girly cupcakes. I used Gale Gand’s Buttercream Frosting Recipe from Food Network and it turned out pretty well. It definitely needed a pinch of salt, though. The cute flowers are from fancyflours.com. They have so many wonderful cake decorating supplies! I will definitely be…
Princess Wonderland Candy “Bar”
My Mother-in-law Shelley has the magic touch when it comes to making parties wonderful. For my niece’s 5th birthday party she threw the most perfect pink princess party you will ever see. One of my favorite things from the party was this candy bar that she put together. It is a gorgeous array of colorful pink…
“Prehistoric” Alligator Cupcake Birthday Cake
My husband calls this cake I made for my son’s 1st birthday party prehistoric because of its impressively large teeth. It was 11:30 pm the day before the party and I decided that I didn’t feel like rolling out tons of teeny tiny marzipan teeth so I made a few macho ones. The idea for…
How to Make a Cake Pops Display Stand Tutorial
My friend Sara came over today and we had so much fun adventuring into the world of Cake Pop making. I’d never really made them before, but I think they turned out well. After many laughs and UFO shaped pops, we ran out of room on my store bought display tray and needed to find…