Rainbow Cupcakes

I made these for my son's playgroup. I really wish I was able to get a decent picture of the inside of the cupcake, but the kids ate them too fast :). The cupcakes are rainbow colored inside as well as out. The pink/white iced cupcakes each had cake colored in layers of pink, yellow and purple; the green/white iced cupcakes had layers of green, orange and blue cake. So much fun for kids of all ages to eat!!!!

Truffle Tree

This tree makes a great centerpiece for a party. It is just over a foot tall (not including the pedestal) and holds almost 100 cake truffles. The cake truffles on this tree were for adults: eggnog cake, spiked with rum and filled with eggnog-cream cheese icing which is also spiked with rum. They were then dipped in bittersweet chocolate and attached one by one to a cone form - don't ask how long this took. This tree was drizzled with red tinted white chocolate and attached to a festive Christmas pedestal, but can be easily adapted as a topiary centerpiece for any occasion.

Speaking of cake truffles, I also have made eggnog cake truffles with rum extract so the kids can enjoy them and my kids absolutely love anything eggnog, especially as a flavor in cake. Another popular cake truffle flavor we tried this holiday season was a rich chocolate cake mixed with Hazelnut (Nutella) buttercream.

Christmas Ornament Mini Cakes

These mini cakes are entirely edible. Cakes are chocolate, with buttercream filling and fondant icing with royal icing details, then sprayed with pearl luster to give them a nice shine.

I made them for the Christmas party at my 7 year old son's religious education class, he was so excited to bring them. I had given him a few designs to choose from, and this is what he wanted. I was happy with his choice, as I've been really wanting to make these.

The kids have now decided that this is what we will make together for our annual family Christmas cake; I can't wait to see how my boys decorate their ornament cakes.

Gobble, Gobble!!!

Introducing my families newest addiction: Cake Pops. While I can't take credit for the original idea (that was courtesy of Bakerella), I am pretty proud of these cute little guys. Cake Pops are the perfect sweet treat, just 2 bites (or 1 if my hubby is eating it) and you get to enjoy cake, frosting and chocolate. Of course, I challenge you to stop at just one. My husband and 3 kids have gone through over 3 dozen this weekend, I can't make them fast enough.



The turkeys were made using a scratch recipe for Spice Cake, baked, cooled, crumbled and mixed with homemade cream cheese frosting. I then hand rolled the mixture into spheres and diped in melted dark chocolate. I used peanut M&M's, candy corn and pretzels to decorate. Decorating cake pops does become pretty time consuming, so the kids get the pops and the grown ups get the more elegant "Cake Truffles" same delicous chocolate dipped cake, but without lollipop stick and decorations. Cake Truffles look just like traditional chocolate ones and go well on a dessert platter, perfect for a holiday open house party. I can't wait to make winter and Christmas themed pops. I am finding them as addicting to make as they are to eat.

Yellow Ribbon Roses

Chocolate and vanilla cupcakes decorated with lavendar colored buttercream and handmade fondant ribbon roses.

Flower Cupcakes

These cupcakes were made for a young lady's high school graduation open house party. Moist yellow cake, vanilla buttercream and brightly colored, hand piped, apple blossoms, primroses, pansies and daffodils.

Froggy Cupcakes

Hand sculpted fondant frogs, chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with two-tone buttercream swirls.

Ladybugs Bees and Flowers

Chocolate cupcakes with buttercream frosting. Ladybugs and bumblebees are handsculpted, large flowers are fondant with luster dust to add some shimmer, small flowers are hand piped with royal icing.

Flower Garden Cupcakes

Royal icing flowers on 2 tone buttercream swirls.