It's officially August and that means soon school will be back in session! Thankfully in NY we still have a month before we have to swap our suncreen and flip flops for books and pencils...but I know many of you are starting as early as next week! Which makes the perfect time to bring back my PB & J cupcakes to the blog! So while you're getting ready to whip up those PB&J's assembly line ... [ read more... ]
Something sweet for ya!
15Jul2013
Reese Cup Cake
This July I swapped my parents my 3 little cupcakes for my "little" brother. Doesn't seem like a fair trade right? But hey, it was my mom's idea! While the girls are having a blast with family I'm catching up on work and enjoying a little kiddo free time. It just so happens my brother celebrated his 17th birthday while staying in New York with me, so naturally we needed a cake! He requested a ... [ read more... ]
11Jul2013
Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies & Giveaway!
Remember these hot cocoa crinkle cookies? They are pretty much my favorite cookie ever. Ever since I made those, I've thought it would be fun to make another crinkle cookies with some more flavors, and last week I finally got around to it! Let me say, these cookies did not disappoint. They are chewy and soft....and taste just like red velvet cake dusted with a light powdered sugar. Yumminess! ... [ read more... ]
2Jul2013
Firecracker Pretzels
The Fourth Of July is only 2 days away, so I thought I would share one more little treat. This one is a quick and easy treat, that's still a lot of fun! I mean really, what's more fun then a firecracker you can eat? ;) You might remember last week I shared these Pop Rock Cupcakes with you and now I have another treat that crackles and pops! I couldn't let all my extra Pop Rocks and sprinkles go to ... [ read more... ]
25Jun2013
Pop Rock Cupcakes – Sprinkles Will Fly Blog Party!
Remember the Cupcake Couture blog party a few weeks ago? Well get ready for more awesome cupcakes and prizes...because once again Bella Cupcake Couture and Java Cupcake has rounded up 24 crazy awesome bloggers for yet another party Sprinkles Will Fly! Bringing you 2 dozen awesome Fourth Of July cupcake ideas! Before I even received my cupcake wrappers, I knew what I wanted to make. I was ... [ read more... ]
24Jun2013
Easy Cinnamon Caramel Monkey Bread
A couple of months ago my friend Nicole shared this monkey bread recipe with me and I have been wanting to blog about it ever since. I really love it! It's easy, quick, super yummy, and yes, I'm pretty sure even a monkey really could make this bread. It's just that crazy easy...oh and did I mention yummy? Gooey-warm-cinnamon-pull-apart-goodness for sure! This is a perfect treat to make for ... [ 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... ]
