Sweet 16 Cake

This was probably the biggest cake I've done yet!

(next to the HMH-362 Ugly Angel cake here) 

 

6 inch round chocolate

9 inch round chocolate

12 inch round white (green & pink swirled)

The crazy thing about this cake, though, was that my husband and I were going out of town the weekend they needed it, so I had it ready to go Thursday night, but left the cake in pieces to be assembled by the gal who ordered it! She is a friend of mine, and I was confident she could put it together just fine! So, this is what it looked like when it left my house:

I was thrilled with how it looked all put together!

Baking Supplies at CSN

Have any of you shopped for your baking supplies on CSNstores.com?

They. Have. Everything!

I'm serious. And because they have over 200 websites, you can buy anything you need. From end tables to aquarium filters, to shoes, to ANY baking utensil or supply you need! And with the holidays fast approaching, it's your one stop online source for ALL your Christmas shopping!

Stay tuned for a review of a product on here very soon! And you KNOW I'll be finding some baking products to try!

Zebra Cupcakes

Sweet 16/Halloween Cake

Cupcakes!

Aquarium Cake

Pink Castle Cake

I made the towers out of rice krispie treats, and then covered them with rolled buttercream and rolled them in pink sprinkles. Then topped them with waffle cones.

Baking Baking Baking!

I have been on a baking kick the past few days. Probably because I have company coming and I should be cleaning instead!!!

My middle 2 helped me make some yummy donuts! I got the recipe from my friend Alaina, which she got here. I used the glaze with that recipe, and then found a chocolate glaze recipe here that I wanted to try. The chocolate didn't get as high of ratings as the original glaze from my family. But it was all still yummy! The recipe made about 3 dozen donuts and I made the donut holes as well.
THEN.... I made some Mega Monster Cookies that my very creative (2nd) cousin posted on her blog. If you get a chance, you MUST check out her blog. She has some amazing recipes you HAVE to try. I grew up on a lot of them, and the others are just so great! I haven't tried a recipe I haven't likes YET! Plus, her two little boys are THE cutest things EV-ER!

The kids were very good about eating their supper, which was Feta Cheese & Bacon Stuffed Chicken Breasts, Which I also got from my cousin. THEN, as soon as their last bite was gone, they all ran for a mega monster cookies! You can see how much fun they were to eat!!!

After that, I made some cinnamon rolls, which you can find a to-die-for recipe here. I didn't get pics of those! My first pan disappeared at breakfast this morning, and the other two are in the freezer waiting for our company!

Let me know if you try these out! You won't be disappointed!

Baby Belly Shower Cake

Okay, I think this was my favorite cake to make... to date! I made this for a very dear friend who is due to have a sweet precious baby in July!

Aren't pregnant bellies just the cutest?

Catching up... Baby Shower Cake

It's A Boy
Baby Shower Cake

(Sorry for the cell phone pic)

Valentine Cupcakes & Cookie Bouquets

Here are the valentine cookie bouquets I made for my son's 2 pre-school teachers. They were huge hit!
And the cupcakes topped with heart cookies (rolled buttercream icing) he brought for treats that week.
I colored some of the white cupcake batter pink and red and swirled it with the white to make some fun colored cupcakes.

Choo Choo

Thomas is made with rolled buttercream icing.

Valentine Rice Krispies

How to make some yummy festive Valentine treats:

You will need:
Rice Krispie Treats

Melt 3T butter
Add 4 cups mini marshmallows until smooth
Stir in 6 cups rice krispies

Spread in 9x13 pan to set.
Use cookie cutters to cut out desired shapes.

Melt chocolate (color of your choice) in double boiler


Dip rice krispie treat in chocolate.
Smooth chocolate
Add sprinkles... or wait until chocolate sets to decorate with frosting.

Or... make footballs for your upcoming Super Bowl party!!!

Cupcake Flower

I'm back! After finally getting settled into our new home in Virginia, I've gotten to do a little baking! And here is the first official cake I've done! A cupcake flower cake. I had to use the picture I took with my cell phone... the one I took with my nice camera seems to have disappeared!

Free Gourmet Apple

Want a free gourmet apple? Thought so. Ivan Mog is offering free samples of your choice until 05.01.10! Thanks to Be Different Act Normal, I found out about this and have requested mine. No strings attached. It just might take 4-6 weeks for it to get to you. (while supplies last) I can wait.