In my family, part of the holiday traditions include making cookies. The peanut butter ritz cookies are probably the most popular in my family, by far! This year, I decided to mix it up a little bit by adding chocolate covered oreos. I got the holiday colored oreos specifically for this little project. It’s stillRead More
Every year, our extended family gets together for a large Christmas celebration. This year, I decided to make a large, pretty cake for everyone. including chocolate decorations. The kids are sure to love the chocolate! This is a 11×15 inch neopolitan cake. The bottom layer is chocolate, middle layer is strawberry, and the top flavorRead More
Tis the season to eat lots of goodies! Here are some rice krispie treats that are colored and shaped like Christmas Trees to get in the holiday spirit. While making the rice krispie treats, add green food coloring to the melted mixture, before adding the rice krispies. Make sure to butter your hands REALLY wellRead More
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
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
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
I love Halloween. Such a fun time of year to experiment with creativity in the kitchen, along with the costumes. The funny costumes are my favorite. This year, I’m dressing up as a chef, and my daughter is dressing up as a cupcake. She is truly the best thing I’ve ever created. And cutest. AndRead More
