Welcome to Hungry Happenings where you'll find recipes to make creatively decorated desserts and festively fun food for holidays and special occasions.
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Easter Recipes
Have fun this spring by handcrafting your own chocolate Easter bunnies, baking adorable Lamb Cupcakes, or making an Easter Chick Cheese Ball or Crescent Roll Carrots. Here you'll find dozens of festive Easter recipes to make your celebration even sweeter.
- Homemade Chocolate Easter Bunnies
- Easter Cheese Ball (Cute Hatching Chick)
- Easter Bunny Cupcakes
- Lemon Cake Chicks
- 100+ Cute Easter Desserts, Appetizers, and Meals
- Chocolate Raspberry Eggs
- Chocolate Eggs
- Breakable Chocolate Easter Eggs filled with candy
- Easter Breakfast Pizza Bunnies
- Chocolate Truffle Eggs
- Marshmallow Eggs
- Coconut Cream Eggs
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Graduation Recipes
Celebrate your graduate's big day with a menu that's as unique as they are! Ditch the ordinary and dive into a collection of playful appetizers, delightful desserts, and charming edible gifts.
- Soft Pretzel Graduation Caps
- Flourless Chocolate Cake Graduation Caps
- Candy Filled Chocolate Graduation Cap Cookies
- Pizza Dip
- Chocolate Cola Truffles in Edible Red Cups
- Graduation Cookies - Cute Smiling Graduates
- Hot Taco Dip
- Peanut Butter Cup Graduation Caps with VIDEO
- Graduation Cupcakes
- Graduation Party Pretzel Pops - New Video Tutorial
- Graduation Party Appetizers - Grad Cap Sandwich
- Fondant Autograph Dog for Graduation
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About Beth
Hi, I'm Beth. I've been a professional chocolatier & baker for over 30 years, have written 5 cookbooks, and love creating fun food for holidays and special occasions.
Earth Day Recipes
Celebrate our beautiful planet on Earth Day by making a special treat to share with friends, family, and coworkers.
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mother's Day Recipes
Show your mom just how much you love her with a special meal or dessert. Whether you serve her breakfast in bed or gift her a deliciously sweet treat, she'll know you care.
- Coconut Macaroon Cups filled with Fresh Blueberry Curd
- Empire Cookie Hearts
- Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cake
- Pink Fuzzy Slipper Cookies
- Mozzarella Cheese Filled Hearts with Roasted Red Pepper Pesto
- Daisy Sugar Spoons to Serve with Tea or Coffee
- Ladies' Hat Piñata Cookies
- Easy Strawberry Cupcakes with Pie Filling
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LEARN HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE
Making homemade chocolates doesn't have to be difficult. I've been teaching chocolate-making classes for 30+ years and I share tons of tips and tricks in my chocolate-making recipe tutorials.
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Chocolate-making courses
If you have ever dreamed of learning how to make beautiful and delicious chocolates at home, be sure to check out my online chocolate-making courses at The Sugar Academy.
chocolate-making basics • chocolate candies • chocolate truffles • chocolate-making bundle • modeling chocolate
Homemade chocolate
You can also find hundreds of handmade chocolate ideas and recipes here on Hungry Happenings.
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Fun food for kids
Make your kids' day a little brighter by crafting a fun dinner like pig-shaped pigs-in-a-blanket. Or, make a kid's party a little sweeter by serving the most adorable Sea Otter Cupcakes or Bumble Bee Cookies.
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Everyday desserts
It doesn't have to be a holiday or special occasion to make a delicious dessert. Find recipes to make tarts, cakes, cannoli, mousse, pies, and more...
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Decorated cakes
Serve a cute or awe-inspiring cake for a birthday party or special event. Here, you'll find some cake recipes that are easy to make and others that are for more advanced cake decorators. All of them will surely make people smile!
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Cheesecakes
Cheesecakes can be sweet or savory, no-bake or baked, mini or large, and served plain or with toppings. They can even be festively decorated.
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Homemade candy
Making candy at home is so much fun. Plus homemade candy tastes so much better than pre-packaged store-bought candy. I know you'll love these candy recipes.
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Birthday party food ideas
Celebrate a special birthday with a fun birthday cake, a decorated cheesecake, festive pastries, and even a birthday cheese ball.
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Fun party snacks
Whether you are hosting a big or small party, you'll find recipes to make fun snacks your party guests will enjoy. Who wouldn't love a hot pizza dip, a cheesy taco dip, or a big bowl of candy bar-filled popcorn?
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