Tye Dye Cupcakes and Roses

Once again I have made tye dye cupcakes. I wanted to do something with the icing other than just swirl it on top... So like we have done at work I put a rose on each cupcake but I still used the three icing colors so that eventually they would mix perfectly and the icing would also appear to be tye dyed!

Two Peas in a Pod - Cake Balls

Many of you know, cake balls are my specialty! I get requests to make them quite often.

The cake balls here are for a baby shower for a friend of my sister who happened to have twins! The theme was clearly "two peas in a pod" and I think they turned out awesome!

I like specialty packaging for items. It adds such a nice touch!

Samantha's Birthday Cake!

It's been quite some time since I have posted anything on here! So I will upload some short posts to catch up on some of the things I have recently made!

This cake was for a friend's daughter's birthday. I wanted to make something unique and kid friendly, so I decided to do tye dye cake! I have made it in the form of cupcakes before but not in cake size. I was happy with how it turned out! I did not tell them it was going to be like that so it was a surprise when they cut into the cake!

Dad's Birthday!

For the first time ever I decided to make a pie. Since today is my dad's birthday I figured it would be a nice to make him one of the only types if pie that he likes... Pumpkin!

Granted I was on a slight time crunch today and did not want to have a complete fail to my first pie attempt, I bought a frozen pie crust! I know... I cheated! Next time I will make my own pie crust as well as the pie.

I am pretty sure it turned out well! It looks good. I am not much of a pie eater nor do I like anything pumpkin so I will not be trying any of the pie but I had the baking bug and also made peanut butter blossom cookies!

Dad seemed happy when he just arrived home from camp! Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Candy Corn Kiss Brownies

It's been a year since I've made these! I used a boxed brownie mix for these. I've actually never made brownies from scratch... Yet!

This time of year you can find Candy Corn Kisses! I absolutely love them, maybe because I love candy corn. Last year I had an idea to press them into mini brownies as I did tonight.

In the pictures you will find the kisses, the brownies and the final product!

Birthday and Wedding Shower Cupcakes

This summer we threw a surprise party for my mom's 60th birthday. I obviously wanted to bake many different things for her party without her knowing! Luckily, I needed to bake for a bridal shower that was taking place the same day as her party and they wanted a variety of different cupcakes and icings so it made a nice selection.

First picture is a sampler plate if them all. Then in order:
-TyeDye Cupcakes which are Vanilla with Vanilla Buttercream
-Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream
-Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream
-Red Velvet Cupcakes with Marshmallow Buttercream
-Lime Cupcakes with Lime Buttercream
-Banana Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream
-Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream
-Chai Tea Cupcakes with Chai Tea Cream Cheese Frosting

Crumb Cake

I haven't updated this in a while so I have a few posts that I am going to do in a row!

For a few years I searched to find a crumb cake recipe that resembled that of the Entenmann's cake that my family used to always buy when I was younger. I had not been able to find one that appeared to be the same crumbly texture on top like the one we used to always buy! Then, while searching online on someone else's blog... can't remember which one... I found this to die for recipe that was so much like the Entemann's crumb cake! After only sharing with some family members, I have been requested to make it again! Grandma even offered to pay for one!