Dear adorably delicious little french macaron, I owe you an apology. While I've always admired your sweet little delicate looks, crunchy shell, chewy inside, yummy filling, and adorably bubbly "feet" - I've been avoiding you. You see, in the bakingsphere, you tend to have a bit of a "high maintenance" reputation. And despite the fact that I took over 7 years of french, hold a lifelong dream ... [ read more... ]
3Apr2014
Basic {yet delicious} White Cupcakes
A simple, white, beautiful cupcake...pretty basic right, too easy? Eh, not so much at least for me. It seems like what should be the easiest of cupcakes has become my cupcake arch nemesis, if you will. But I must not be the only one, because I've been getting tons of requests for a basic white cupcake recipe. I promise, I hear you...I've been working on one for quiet some time, it just hasn't been ... [ read more... ]
24Mar2014
Root Beer Float Cookies
Something I love about baking/decorating treats is the ability find inspiration from everywhere. Maybe it's a cool color scheme for a party, an adorable card animation turned into cookies, or a unique flavor adapted from a local restaurant...I find inspiration just about everywhere I go! There is always something to be inspired by. The inspiration for these root beer float cookies actually came ... [ read more... ]
20Mar2014
Birthday Cake Monkey Bread
Today my sweet, no longer baby girls, turned four. Four years since we welcomed two four pound little ladies into the world. Four years since the double the diapers, double the bows, double the pink, and double the cuteness began. Which means, no more toddlers for us, we've officially moved on to all "big girls" and only one thing comes to mind. Hallelujah, oh happy day, we survived! And that ... [ read more... ]
4Mar2014
Mint Oreo Cupcakes
Hellllooooo there! Geesh, it feels like forever since I've shared a new post! Did you think maybe I had disappeared, drowned in my sprinkles, tangled in baker's twine? No worries, I'm here, just buried behind a large pile of, paperwork, a full schedule, and a to do list far longer then I'd like to admit! A few weeks ago my oldest kiddo was super sick with Scarlet Fever (yes, it's still around!) ... [ read more... ]
18Feb2014
High Hat Birthday Cake Cupcakes
A few months ago I finally got the courage to attempt some high hat cupcakes. While cupcakes dipped in chocolate sound amazing, something about taking the time to create a beautiful cupcake and then turning it upside down and dipping it in hot chocolate, just seemed terrifying to me. Much to my surprise it was way easier then it seemed, and the cupcakes were such a hit! I was pretty much hooked on ... [ read more... ]
12Feb2014
Red Velvet Cake Mix Fudge
It's true, I've made just about everything from a cake mix it's like a crazy challenge I've given myself or something. Normal people see a cake mix used to make easy cake or cupcakes, I see a chance to be creative or insane - however you want to look at it really. I've made cake mix cinnamon rolls, pie crust, puppy chow, dip, cookies, fudge....I'm sure I'm leaving some out but you get the point! ... [ read more... ]
4Feb2014
Snickers Cupcakes
I have this little thing for turning well loved treats into cupcakes, it's something about the challenge of taking certain ingredients and recreating them in cupcake form that makes me happy! Last year I discovered you can recreate the Snickers filling with two simple ingredients, and I just had to turn it into a cupcake. The first batch was gone before they even saw a camera...and what better ... [ read more... ]
