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.

More Christmas Ornament Cakes

These Christmas ornament mini cakes are in a fancy box and surrounded with tissue paper, perfect presentation for a gift. The green are chocolate cake, the red are eggnog cake.

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.

Halloween Cookies

Two days and countless hours has left me with about 7 dozen Halloween fresh baked and hand decorated sugar cookies. I'm excited to give a few to each of our neighbor's children when they come Trick or Treating tonight.

Of course, my boys (the 3 older ones that is) got in on the decorating as well. Here are their masterpieces...

The first Frank and the first pumpkin on the left are my 2 year old's creations. This was the 1st time he has ever decorated and he used the piping bags like a pro!

Valentine's Heart and Roses

This cake is a hand carved 10" heart. Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese filling, covered in homemade fondant, hand painted hearts, and hand made gumpaste roses. Great for Valentine's Day, Anniversary, or an Engagement.

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Autumn Flower Basket

4 layer chocolate cake with chocolate and vanilla filling. Chocolate buttercream icing, basketweave, royal icing flowers in fall colors, fondant pumpkins.

No Hunting

Hand sculpted turkey on a tree stump, hiding behind the "No Hunting" sign he made :). Cake is 8", 4 layer chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream filling, dark chocolate buttercream icing.

Haunted Castle

Haunted Castle. 10" & 6" tiers covered in fondant with fondant and colorflow accents. Cake is gourmet chocolate cake with chocolate filling.

Haunted Pumpkin Patch

Chocolate cakes with buttercream frosting and border, fondant pumpkin, leaves, and tree accents for a Halloween themed birthday party.

Santa by the Tree

10" Round Red Velvet cake with cream cheese frosting. Hand sculpted sugarpaste Santa & gifts and handmade royal icing Christmas tree, "candy cane" roping borders are also sugarpaste.

Red Velvet Christmas Gift

Red Velvet Cake, cream cheese filling, covered in fondant with fondant accents.