One of my favorite favorite favorite (seriously favorite!) baking products has just gotten even better! Eeek? How can this be! We're talking about Sweets & Treats Bake Bright cupcake liners of course! You guys know I've been a long time dedicated fan and user of their cupcake liners - they really are the best and cupcake liners are important stuff around here! It was pretty much love at first use ... [ read more... ]
29Jul2014
Cake Pops 101
So pumped! It's finally here! I can not be any more excited to be finally sharing with you guys the most requested Baking 101 post ever, Cake Pops 101! Today I'll be breaking it right down to the crumbly cake, sharing the basics, tips, tricks, and more to help you create these adorably delicious treats on a stick. One could say I might have been delaying this post a bit, ok a lot! If truth be ... [ read more... ]
20May2014
How To Make Edible Image Cookies
I've learned a few things in the past week. Like if you're going to take a last minute trip across the country to a blogging conference, you should probably invest in lots of coffee and prepare to function on two or three hours of sleep for days on end, and look good while doing it! Also, it's not a good idea to tackle a project you've been wanting to do for a year at the very last minute. ... [ read more... ]
25Apr2014
My Go To Chocolate Buttercream
I don't know about you guys, but I'm a pretty firm believer you can never have too much chocolate in your recipe arsenal. It doesn't matter the question, chocolate is always the answer - it's true. I've shared a Milk Chocolate Frosting with you guys before, today I want to share with you guys my go to chocolate buttercream. It occurred to me last week while I was making the Neapolitan Macaroons ... [ read more... ]
18Jun2013
Decorating Cookies 101
Hey there! Previously, I shared with you guys all about royal icing Royal Icing 101, today we're moving on to the fun stuff...welcome to Decorating Cookies 101! As I explained yesterday, I love decorating sugar cookies but I like to keep it simple cause let's face it (unless you're a professional cookier)...ain't nobody got time for that. ;) So in this post I'm going to break it down step by step ... [ read more... ]
17Jun2013
Royal Icing 101
Today I have another baking basics post for you guys, Royal Icing 101! This will be a super helpful post for those of you just starting to decorate cookies or who have always wanted to try! I don't know about you guys...but I could sit and admire beautifully hand decorated cookies for days. But here's the thing - I like to keep my decorated cookies sweet and simple. Cookie decorating can be really ... [ read more... ]
8Feb2013
Frosting Cupcakes 101
Frosting cupcakes 101 - are you guys as pumped as I am to be talking cupcakes?! I'm so excited to be finally talking about frosting cupcakes today, but not just because cupcakes are my fav to bake/decorate. Also because the topic has been at the top of my most asked questions list for like ever. I haven't covered this yet because I really struggled on how to share this information with you guys. ... [ read more... ]
8Dec2012
Rolled Cookies 101
Hey guys! Today I'm back with another post in my serious of - Let's talk about - baking basics, sugar cookies! Which just so happens to be my fav cookie. Not only are sugar cookies my favorite on the yumminess scale, I really have fun making them. They are so popular this time of year, so I thought this would be a good time to share. I've spent the past few years experimenting with my process ... [ read more... ]
