Easter Bunny Cupcakes - how to make adorable bunny cupcakes with easy chocolate ears. A new tutorial by our contributor Erin Gardner. With Easter just a hop, skip, and a jump away, I decided it was time to work my magic at updating a classic - bunny ear cupcakes! I’ve seen fondant ears, marshmallow ears, and piped chocolate ears, but never smeared ears like we have right here. (Sorry, couldn’t help myself.) If you’ve been following along with my chocolate adventures for any length of ... Continue Reading
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DIY : Easter Bunny Garden
Easter is just a few days away but there's still plenty of time for today's DIY. Who can resist an adorable bunny tail, all fluffy and white? Especially when it's ridiculously cute like today's featured tutorial! This little cupcake garden is filled with whimsical fondant bunnies, frilly cabbage and carrots. And dare I say, it's hoppin' with fun. It all comes to us from the fabulous new book, Sweet and Unique Cupcake Toppers by Lynlee Beckett of Lynlee's Petite Cakes. Lynlee is a ... Continue Reading
Real Party: Bunny Baby Shower
Today's real party is a simple yet sweet baby shower created by Whitney Smith, a talented photographer with a chic sense of style. Whitney created this shower based on the classic children's book, Pat the Bunny. A soft pink color scheme creates the perfect setting for oodles of charming bunny details. Whether your familiar with this classic book or not, you're going to love this shower. This shower is so charming without being overdone. It has lots of little details while maintaining ... Continue Reading
Caramel Apple Decorated Cookies
Caramel Apple Cookies - how to decorate caramel apple cookies. A fall sugar cookie tutorial created by our contributors, ellenJAY. Once the air turns crisp we know fall is on our doorstep and apple season is finally here! And when we think of apples we can't help but dream of apple pie, homemade apple donuts, comforting warm apple cakes straight out of the oven with a huge scoop of ice cream and of course, caramel apples! Our caramel apple cookies are the perfect treat for fall ... Continue Reading
Hamburger & Hot Dog Cookies
Hamburger & Hot Dog Cookies - how to make adorable hamburger and hot dog cookies. So fun for parties and BBQs! A sugar cookie decorating tutorial created by our contributors, ellenJAY. With the holiday weekend approaching, it's time to fire up the grill! There’s nothing better than having an outdoor BBQ on a hot summer night with friends and family in the back yard. And of course our go to favorites to throw on the grill are hamburgers for the adults and hot dogs for the kiddos! ... Continue Reading
Pinwheel Cookies
Pinwheel Cookies -- red, white and blue pinwheel cookies on a stick. A fun Fourth of July dessert, created by our contributors, ellenJAY. Cue the Red, White and Blue because we’ve got the perfect Fourth of July cookies for you! Our playful polka dotted and striped Pinwheel Cookie Pops are a sweet addition to your Independence Day celebrations. Inspired by pinwheel yard spinners and these pinwheel cupcakes, these whimsical cookies are perfectly patriotic with a modern twist on the ... Continue Reading
Spring Wreath Cake
Spring Wreath Cake - how to make a buttercream wreath cake with little decorative touches like a bird's nest, cherry blossoms, green berries and cookie moss. Beautiful for spring events like Easter, baby showers and Mother's Day. It seems as though I have a thing for Easter cakes. Over the last five years, I've made a new cake each spring specifically with the holiday in mind. It all started back in 2013 with my Speckled Egg Cake. That cake has definitely stood the test of time with ... Continue Reading
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
Valentine's Day is quickly approaching and it feels like we just wrapped the December holiday season. When it comes to Valentines gifts - some go big, some go small, some don't go at all. If you're in favor of gifts, it can be a challenge to come up with that something special after just exhausting all of your gift ideas for loved ones back in December. So I wanted to share some ideas to help spread the love around this year - I think we could all use a little more love right now, don't you? ... Continue Reading
Easter Nest Cake
Our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls, are back with a new tutorial! Easter is such a great time to be a cake maker. After months of heavy holiday treats and fall flavored caramel, pumpkin desserts, it's a breath of fresh air to dress a cake in pastels and layer it with spring flavors like lemon and coconut. Traditionally, around this time of year, you see lots of basket weave covered Easter cakes and fluffy piped lambs. Well, we've been there and done that...and loved it. ... Continue Reading
10 Easter Baking Essentials
After what felt like an exceptionally long winter, I saw the first real sign of spring outside this morning! Sure, we've been talking about spring for weeks here on the blog, bringing you new Easter cake projects and fresh recipes… and in reality, it's been cold and dreary outside for months. But this morning, the sun was actually shining and a handful of daffodils were spotted along our route to school. My daughter and I both squealed as we drove past the bright yellow blooms. Finally, it's ... Continue Reading
Cookie Moss Cake
Cookie Moss Cake - how to make edible moss from cookie dough. Top spring and Easter cakes, woodland cakes or a birthday cake for your favorite gardener! I absolutely love the look of real moss and find myself adding touches of green to every corner of my home. Maybe it's because green is a symbol of life and renewal, commonly associated with spring and Easter. Maybe it's because I'm obsessed with the modern farmhouse look right now, dreaming of a super white kitchen with calming grey ... Continue Reading
Mini Easter Egg Cakes
Mini Easter Egg Cakes - learn how to make Easter egg shaped desserts out of store bought cake, following this simple step-by-step tutorial by our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls. I love making desserts for Easter. Spring is in the air, flowers are blooming and pastel colors are finally back. And, the Easter table just seems like the perfect occasion for petit four sized mini cakes. In order to side step the normal pitfalls of making petit fours, we're going to do it ... Continue Reading
Easter Basket Cake
Okay friends, are you ready for new cake tutorial? I'm starting to think I have a thing for Easter cakes. You may have caught my Chocolate Bunny Cake from last week or my Speckled Egg Cake from last year. Well, today I have another new springtime cake for you. This time we're taking old-school basketweave and giving it a sleek and modern update. Inspired by the beautiful grapevine baskets that I keep seeing in my favorite stores. You know the baskets I'm talking about, right? Thin spindly ... Continue Reading
DIY: Spring Chick Cake
Our contributor, Miso of Miso Bakes, is sharing a fabulous new tutorial just in time for Easter... Chirp chirp. Tweet tweet. Spring is here and I am so excited for the gorgeous days we have ahead of us! Hi, it's Miso from Miso Bakes. I am also very thrilled to be sharing this Spring Chick Mini Cake tutorial with you. This little egg cake is actually the size of a small bowling ball! It is another fun project the whole family can enjoy! The hardest part about it is eating it. ... Continue Reading