A party without cake is really just a meeting. – Julia Child
And really, who likes meetings? Let’s keep it sweet by loading up on cookie recipes, birthday cakes and baked goods for special occasions including Girl Scout Cookies, No-Bake Chocolate Bourbon Balls (yum!) and amazing Southern tea cakes.
Harry Potter is a pretty big deal around our house, so when the Cupcake was turning 8, this mom knew exactly what cake to conjure up for a magical Harry Potter birthday theme. I found a butterscotch cake on the Pinterwebs and despite my hesitation to try a new recipe...
This is a make-ahead French Toast recipe that gets requested from me year after year! I like to give it as a gift to friends so that they don't have to cook on Christmas or New Year's morning. It's a delicious and easy treat to give and by all means, make one for...
I love baking with booze. Even better, how about a no-bake boozy ball that’s perfect for the holidays? Actually, it’s perfect for whenever really. I created this recipe recently for a cookie exchange and I liked them so much, I made them again for a client party. You...
My mother-in-law, God rest her soul, must've been horrified when she figured out her son was in love with a Yankee. She tried her best to Southernize me -- with marginal success. After 24 years as a Southern resident, I think I'm fully entrenched, (Big Daddy would...
Now that I’ve conquered my fear of fondant and have a couple of cakes under my belt, I decided that cookie cutters and exacto knives were just too old school for me. I had secretly been jonesing for the Cricut Cake machine for quite some time but prior to having some...
I have been obsessed with learning how to use fondant for months. I took at class at Michaels to learn how to use it. And because when I’m in, I’m all in… I also bought a Cricut Cake machine (more on THAT later) so that I could not only use fondant, I could spend a...
Zebra cake always looks impressive but it is easy-peasy to make. This Easter-themed zebra calke did double duty as my daughter’s birthday cake. Here’s how I made it.
(See our other Valentine's Day projects this year!) On Sunday night I had made rectangle sugar cookies (freehand cut with a pizza cutter – absolutely no uniformity whatsoever!) and drew the envelope shape with royal icing that I died dark grey. Here's Envelope...
Sunday will forever be known as Santa hat day. "Santa hat reindeer food day" to be exact. The Princess Cupcake is all about melting chocolate, dipping things into chocolate, dipping chocolate into sprinkles, eating things dipped in chocolate, stirring things in...
If you can’t tell by looking at these, Strawberry Santa Treats are super simple. I made these for the Princess Cupcake’s class snack this afternoon and she thought they were the bomb-diggity. I believe the words were, “Mommy, I LOVE THESE!” Apparently bringing super...
I grew up and went to school in Ohio. I went to grad school in Louisiana. When I moved to Texas, people called me a “Ya-jin.” Get it? A yankee-cajun? Yeah, I didn’t think it was that funny either. You can take the girl out of the Midwest, but you can't take the...
We had snack at school this week. It’s supposed to be healthy. Are marshmallows healthy? Mmmm, maybe if they’re not dunked in chocolate first. Whoops. It’s the last two days of school before Thanksgiving break – so I took the liberty of asking the Princess Cupcake if...
Sit down. I have some news. Are you ready? Donut holes are not completely round. I know, crazy because it seems like they are, but they’re really not. You’ll figure this out as soon as you try to use them to make baseballs on top of cupcakes. See? They look...
In our house, we like our crust with a little bit of pie. Basically, we’re a pro-crust family. So when I saw these on cookies & cups: I knew they were the perfect project for The Princess Cupcake and me to make. And so easy too. See? All you need is refrigerated...
