Desserts & Sweets

Thanksgiving Turkey Cake Pops: Delicious & Impressive

Who doesn't love cake pops? These Thanksgiving turkey cake pops have more than delicious carrot cake and luscious cinnamon cream frosting: going for them: they're cute and will impress anyone who sees them. And the kids will go crazy. The first time I made these, I took them to a get-together at a coffee shop. The waitress topped me and hired me... Read More

Thanksgiving Buckeye Turkeys: Cute, Delicious, Impress Your Guests

Delicious buckeye turkeys. These are classic buckeyes (peanut butter, powdered sugar, butter), but they’re masquerading as turkeys for Thanksgiving. Who doesn’t love buckeyes? Even more, who doesn’t love cute desserts (as long as they taste as good as they look!) I make these every year. Yes, every single year. I was very happy with this year’s batch (plus I made a… Read More

Halloween Buck”eyes”: Creepy & Delicious

Everyone loves buckeyes. Well, I can’t verify that. I can verify I’ve never MET anyone who doesn’t love buckeyes. And these Halloween Buckeyes are just as delicious as the original…but are a little creepy and perfect for Halloween. Last year, I made a giant edible Halloween Landscape that was fabulous!It consisted of a chocolate brownie castle, red velvet & dark chocolate cake bites… Read More

Halloween Mummies: Strawberry Cake Bites with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Halloween is my favorite holiday. I especially love all of the cute and delicious food. These Halloween mummies are delicious: strawberry cake mixed with white chocolate cream cheese frosting. Dipped and decorated, they look great on any Halloween table. One of the best parts is that it doesn't matter if you've had bad luck with cake pops: these don't need... Read More

Halloween Ghost Cookies: Easy, but Cute

You're going to love these Halloween Ghost Cookies. First of all, who doesn't like peanut butter and white chocolate? These are delicious. Also, the kids can help. They'll love dipping the ghosts and drawing on funny faces for the ghosts. Lastly, these are very, very easy. Dip Nutter Butters in white chocolate, draw on faces...and you're done! The Halloween Ghosts... Read More

Halloween Cake Bite Spiders: Red Velvet & Dark Chocolate

I made a giant Edible Halloween Land last year. While I probably won't take on that ambitious a project again (okay, that was a lie...I already want to make a Christmas one!), it was amazing! The cutest, most impressive item on there were the Halloween Cake Bite Spiders. They were also pretty time-intensive compared to the other items. But it... Read More

Edible Halloween Land: Chocolate Castle, Buckeye Lake, Mummy Meadow, & more

My most ambitious project to date. I was fairly happy with how it turned out despite the fact it wasn’t perfect. Is anything ever perfect?While it looks fabulous, the average person’s reaction is probably: “I do NOT have days to dedicate to this.” Understandable. If it looks too large, you can pick part and re-make that. Trust me, if you break it into… Read More

Beach Party Cupcakes: The cutest cupcakes ever!

How about one last beach party before school starts? Combining that with National Cupcake Day (well, it was in 2015...apparently it's now December 15)- because who doesn’t love cupcakes?- I decided to feature these amazingly cute cupcakes. Beach Party Cupcakes. My friend Danielle made these for the beach party she organized for the FRG. (If you can’t tell from the... Read More

Devil’s Food Cake Bites

In honor of celebrating National Devil’s Food Cake Day (May 19th), I decided to make some more cake bites! Back to our Devil’s Food Cake. The origin of the term “Devil’s Food Cake” is varied. And what makes a devil’s food cake a devil’s food cake (versus a simple chocolate one) is debated. Currently, general consensus- at least according to... Read More

Easter Muddy Buddies (aka: Easter Puppy Chow)

Easter Muddy Buddies (aka: Puppy Chow). Classic peanut butter and chocolate treat with a little twist for Easter. Easy, delicious. I had a dilemma. A food dilemma, my favorite sort. I love muddy buddies (or puppy chow, if you prefer). And I had an easter event coming up that I promised to deliver food to. But I couldn’t just serve… Read More