Christmas is coming, and so are all of the yummy treats that go along with the season. Here is a 3 layer 10 inch Neopolitan cake…chocolate, strawberry and vanilla. Naked cake! Chocolate on the bottom, strawberry in the middle and vanilla on the top. I was trying to decide how to decorate the sides ofRead More
Chocolate, strawberry and vanilla…Oh my! Oh my is right. Yes, indeed. As a kid, I always liked the neapolitan ice cream, but as an adult, I LOVE it. So, I decided to make them as cupcakes. First, make the batter of each flavor. Using a cookie scoop, take one scoop of each flavor and putRead More
A couple of weeks ago, my Granddad called me about making a cake. His church has the Singing Christmas Tree, and he was wondering if I could make a cake that somewhat resembled the tree. He suggested maybe making a sheet cake and cutting it into the shape of a tree. I decided to doRead More
In my family, my grandmother loves to make a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. Here’s a different twist with the traditional pumpkin dessert for the big Turkey Day. First, I made some chocolate turkeys using some molds I bought at a local chocolate store. I also made some pumpkin molds, along with chocolate letters. The lettersRead More
This is definitely my favorite little cure for having a sugar craving. There’s enough sweetness in these little guys to satisfy your sweet tooth without overindulging…AND it packs protein. Here, I’m adding almonds to the melted chocolate. When making any kind of nut clusters, I prefer for the nuts to be lightly coated in theRead More
Chocolate, peanut butter and oreos…Sign me up!! What a great way to add a little more sugar and sweetness to Oreos. If that were actually possible. Here are the participants. Peanut butter melting wafers, milk chocolate melting wafers, and peanut butter Oreos. I’ve never tried the peanut butter oreos, so I picked them up atRead More
If you don’t like chocolate, but loooove sugar, this cupcakes are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. A good friend of mine hates chocolate (EEK!!) but loves cinnamon. First, make a standard yellow cake mix, but add 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the batter when mixing up. The cream cheese mixture consists of 8Read More
What scares me more than anything about Halloween? Well, the thought of walking into a haunted house. I’ll admit, I’m a big chicken when it comes to that kind of thing, but that doesn’t mean I can’t still be fascinated by it. 🙂 For months, the thought of a haunted house cake was in my headRead More
Super easy. Super convenient. Super cute. That’s how I would describe these little guys. I passed the mix and icing at the grocery store a couple of times, brainstorming what to do just as a little something extra. Well, when I signed up to make mini cupcakes at my daughter’s daycare for their Halloween party,Read More
I’ll have to be honest here…I’ve been sampling rice krispie treats my entire life, and none of them have held a candle to my mom’s recipe. She claims that she followed the recipe on the box, but I found out that’s not true. She improvises on things that she decreases or adds. Ah ha! That’sRead More
