Fun food for holidays and special occasions featuring chocolate recipes, decorated cakes, cute cupcakes, and homemade candy.
Enjoy decadently rich, luxuriously creamy, Mini Cheesecakes after dinner or at a party. Each little cheesecake topped graham cracker crust is baked in a muffin cup and can be served plain or topped with chocolate ganache, soft caramel, strawberry sauce, lemon curd, peanut butter frosting, or even edible flowers. Oooh, cheesecake. Isn’t it absolutely fabulous? It’s…
Celebrate your grad’s commencement by serving a batch of Graduation Cupcakes at the graduation party. Each little cake is decorated with a frosting graduation gown topped with a modeling chocolate graduate wearing a mortarboard and holding a diploma. This post is sponsored by Wilton. Graduation day is such a momentous occasion, so make it extra…
Celebrate Mother’s Day by baking a batch of Raspberry Linzer Cookie Hearts for your Mom. Each heart shaped almond cookie has cut outs that allow the red raspberry jam to show through and to say, “I ❤ Mom.” This post was originally published on May 5, 2014. My mom loves these cookies so much that I made…
Turn crispy almond cookies filled with raspberry jam or lemon curd into beautiful flowers with colorful petals. These delicate Linzer Cookie Daisies will make wonderful treats for Mother’s Day, a bridal shower, an afternoon tea, or a birthday party. Linzer Daisy Cookies It’s wonderful to create a special treat for someone who truly appreciates it. These beautiful Linzer Cookie Daisies were…
If you are a fan of the Harry Potter books and movies you are going to geek out over these Butterbeer Cookie Mugs. You can see through the butterscotch candy glass in the center of each of these butterbeer flavored, beer mug shaped, cookies. Each mug is topped with frothy butterbeer royal icing. I can’t…
This post is sponsored by Welch’s® Fruit Rolls. I am being compensated for this post. All comments and opinions are my own. Unroll some fun by making these sweet Sleeping Bag Snacks for your kid’s slumber party. Each little cookie kid is sleeping on a marshmallow pillow and is snuggled in a Welch’s Fruit Roll…
Make your commencement celebration extra special by serving Graduation Party Pretzel Pops. These white chocolate dipped pretzels decorated with modeling chocolate graduation caps can be personalized with the year of graduation, the school or the graduate’s name. Post originally published on May 17, 2013. Whether you have a kid graduating from kindergarten or college, I…
Get creative in the kitchen by making these Crescent Roll Carrots to serve at Easter brunch or lunch. These carrot shaped stuffed crescent rolls can be filled with your favorite egg salad or ham salad and decorated with a sprig of dill or parsley to add a festive touch to your holiday meal. Originally posted on April 8,…
Kids of all ages will love finding these adorably sweet Rice Krispie Treat Bunny Pops in their Easter Basket. Each marshmallow cereal treat is dipped in White Candy Melts and is decorated with big floppy marshmallow ears, candy eyes, a heart sprinkle nose, and candy bunny feet. If you like to include a few homemade…
Little round lemon bars are decorated with big candy eyes and orange gumdrop feet and beaks. These cute Little Lemon Bar Chicks may make you pucker but are super sweet Easter desserts. Springtime is when baby chicks pop out of their shells and I have fun creating chick shaped desserts. Chicks are so cute and…
Fluffy frosting bunnies burrowing down into silicone flower pots filled with chocolate glazed chocolate cupcakes couldn’t be sweeter. These Bunny Butt Cupcakes will be so fun to serve for Easter dessert, a baby shower, or an Earth Day celebration. Bunny Butt Cupcakes How cute are these Bunny Butt Cupcakes? Each little fluffy frosting bunny is…
Fill these Carrot Candy Cups with your favorite Easter candies, like jelly beans or pastel M&M’s, then add sprigs of edible Easter grass to make these springtime treats look like they popped out of your garden. Carrot Candy Cups Every once in a while I find a tool that will help me make a unique…
