My whipped cream/cream cheese frosting is the best frosting ever. How can something that is already the best get even better? With chocolate of course. If you’ve tried the fluffy goodness of the regular frosting, now’s the time to try this chocolate rendition in my chocolate whipped cream/cream cheese frosting. When I was asked a [...]
It’s just not the holidays without something sweet. Everyone agrees on that, right? While that’s luckily the case, cranberry sauce can be a polarizing subject. Do you get the canned style, the chunky culinary style or something else? Most people blame their choice on a consistency factor. So, what to do? Make or supply both? [...]
Super Simple Noodle Soup was born in a week of pure sickness in this house. Nothing will make you stop and Just Be Slower like a house full of sick family members. Thank goodness I was on the better side of sick than everyone else or nothing would have been cooked or cleaned for days. [...]
Just in case you’re new to my blog, I love cupcakes! My blog existed for a while before I incorporated my love of cupcakes, which was shocking. Now though I’ve been more in cupcake-making-mode and am sharing my Cupcake Ideas Gallery with all of you. I do not boast being professional by any means, but [...]
The best Christmas gift for kids isn’t difficult to figure out, though most of us overlook it. Put down the Black Friday ads for this one. Yes, really. If you don’t want to take my word for it, just ask Cornell University’s Dr. Gilovich who studied and found money spent on an experience leaves longer [...]
Easy Emoji Cupcakes! Not sure what it is, but faces always seem difficult to achieve in cake decorating. Knowing that, I was always totally intimidated by making emoji cupcakes. Seriously. These simple emotional circles seemed to be a challenge I just steered clear of. Well, thanks to a cupcake class I took, Wilton replaced my [...]
Fall brings many unique sights, sounds, activities and flavors that make this season a favorite of many. Autumnal flavors stand out and bring this wonderful season to all our senses. Baking is a favorite pastime to bring these flavors to life. Of course, my favorite baked item is cupcakes! This year to commemorate Fall I [...]
Halloween has always had a special place in my heart. Whether you enjoy super scariness or simple spooks to celebrate Halloween, one thing is certain, Halloween has to have treats! Spiderweb Cupcakes are my go-to Halloween treat for any seasonal party. The best part of Spiderweb Cupcakes is how simple they are! It’s spooky how [...]
Hoppy Easter everyone! Ok, so it is way past Easter. Still, these are super adorable and it is always a good time for a new cupcake idea, right? I learned how to do these bunny cottontail cupcakes when I took a class at Michaels. Looking at them seemed more complicated than it turned out to [...]
If you’ve surfed around my blog at all you probably saw the Homemade Hopscotch I made for the kiddos last summer. Each year when the weather warms up and we have all thawed from the blizzardy winter we like to create a new toy or activity to get the kids outside. Two years ago we [...]
