And one last Easter recipe (although this treat would be great anytime of year)! We decided to do brunch yesterday inside of dinner so we had “Colleen’s Overnight French Toast”, ham, bacon, hash browns, scrambled eggs and “Italian Easter Bread” and it was all so, so good! When we were done, I wanted just a … Continue reading
Super chocolately birthday cupcakes for my friend Amber! I doubled the batch so we could have some too and I’m glad I did because they are amazing! The cupcake and frosting recipe comes from Hersheys and then I added the truffle filling because what’s better than chocolate? More chocolate! cupcakes: 1 1/2 cups flour 3/4 … Continue reading
It looked like a cupcake shop in my kitchen yesterday. My ankle is still giving me some trouble and slowing me down so I’m not getting out and around as much as I usually do so spending some time baking seemed like the perfect way to spend a day. These little cuties come from “Betty … Continue reading
It was Courtney’s birthday on Sunday and this is the cake she picked. It was easy to make but took a little bit of time and my ganache was way too runny (as you can see), I should have added some more chocolate to it to get it a little thicker but it tasted great … Continue reading
And to finally finish posting about our St Patrick’s Day feast, we end of course with dessert which was this delicious cake which even though it wasn’t chocolate was gone the day after St Patty’s Day! The recipe comes from All Recipes and would be delicious anytime of year and with any flavor added in … Continue reading
And some soda bread from our St Patrick’s Day feast, I’ve made soda bread before but this one was really tasty, we are still snacking on it. It comes from “Let’s Dish” and was easy to make too. 4 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 3/4 cups buttermilk (I needed about … Continue reading
I was in the mood for muffins for breakfast the other day but then let’s be honest, I’m in the mood for muffins every single day for breakfast but this particular morning I gave in and made a batch. They were yummy, a little on the dry side so if I make them again I’ll … Continue reading
So awhile ago I got a Babycakes cake pop maker for a really good price from Kohls, it was originally around $40 and I got it on sale for about $8 I think. I haven’t ever tried it out so yesterday afternoon I decided to give it a whirl since I figured I could sit … Continue reading
In addition to the mini Spider-Man cake, Eli also requested Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cupcakes, but only the orange one, who is Michelangelo. These were a lot of fun to make! Eli’s birthday celebration was on Friday so on Wednesday I made the TMNT cupcake toppers so that they would have time to dry. I … Continue reading
Cute little Spider-Man mini cake for our friend Eli’s 4th birthday. It’s a 6″ round single layer vanilla cake made from the “White Almond Sour Cream Cake” recipe, covered in our favorite “Basic Buttercream Icing”, covered in red Wilton fondant (their new fondant is pretty easy to work with) and then finished with spiderwebs made … Continue reading
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