When I was asked to make a Cinderella birthday cake for a super cute little girl, I wanted to make something a little different than the pictures of other cakes I saw. Soo, I decided to make the rest of this tiered cake match Cinderella’s dress. The bottom tier is a 3 layer 10 inchRead More
Cars Themed Birthday Cake and Cupcakes
Cars is definitely a big theme for kids these days, so here are different Cars cakes and cupcakes made by different people! Mary Sides made this cake. She used the Wilton cake pan and directions to make this cake, including the Cars dye kits to get the icing colors correct. She made a Duncan Hines butter cakeRead More
Peanut Buttery Heaven Cupcakes
As I was thinking of a name to call these deliciously peanut butter cupcakes, the word heaven popped into my head. Why? Because that’s what my kitchen smelled like while these little guys were baking in the oven. My family is a bunch of peanut butter fanatics, so I can’t wait to let my brotherRead More
S’mores Cupcakes
So, I’ve had regular s’mores, the pop tart flavor, and created my own little s’mores candy bar… So why not make it into a cupcake? Great idea!! These chocolate cupcakes have mini marshmallows baked inside, along with a graham cracker crumble on top, then covered with chocolate marshmallow creme icing. Then of course, topped withRead More
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Ahh, yes. Here we go. Fruit covered with chocolate. That’s healthy, right? 😉 These are very easy to make, and seem to be quite popular. If you don’t have a fruit dip, chocolate works great! Chocolate Covered Strawberries Recipe: fresh strawberries melted dark chocolate Put chocolate in glass bowl in microwave and melt in 30Read More
Fruit Punch
Originally, lemonade was the first thing that popped into my head for a party beverage…but decided to do something a little different. I looked at a few different recipes, but wasn’t fully satisfied with the ingredients…so decided to develop my own little concoction. It was very yummy! Putting it in the drink dispenser made handlingRead More
Super Simple Deviled Eggs
This is another one of my favorite appetizers. Personally, the really simple deviled eggs have always been my favorite. This is the recipe that my family has always used. No one ever measured anything out, so it was me to be the first rebel to do so. 🙂 Deviled Eggs Recipe: 12 eggs 1/2 cupRead More
Pigs ‘n a Blanket
Ohhh…I love pigs in a blanket, or as I like to call them, piggies! The simple, original recipe that I got for these little guys is just lil’ smokies wrapped with canned biscuits…so I decided to experiment a little bit. This time, I still used the lil’ smokies, but got some honey butter biscuits and sprinkledRead More
Chicken Cheese Ball
Here in the past couple of years, this has been the most talked about and requested appetizer that I ever make when it comes to gatherings. I joke that this is the way I can bribe my sister-in-law to come over, because she loves it so much. 😀 Literally, EVERY time this is present, I’mRead More
Brownie Cookies
These cookies are a great combination of cookie and brownie texture. Super, super yummy. My father-in-law’s birthday is coming up, and he loves any dessert with nuts in it. I tell him that he is what he eats. 😉 The last time I made these, it was just with nuts in them. This time, IRead More