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Category Archives: confections

Collection of posts about all things confectionary

birthdays and more snow

Unfortunately, mother nature decided to spill three more feet of snow on us this past weekend. But that’s okay because I had an oven and some cakes to make! It was Brandon’s birthday and he requested either a cookie cake or a ice cream cake. I went with the first because it was so yummy […]

PW wednesday: real wedding – erika and michael

Another fun wedding that includes cupcakes and a top tier cake! I love the pink colors.       The article can be found here. Happy Wednesday!

PW wednesday: real wedding – hilary and jeff

I really like Project Wedding… mostly because they allow me to advertise for free and because they don’t make me sign in to look at their articles. Aside from the DIY pages, I like the real weddings. In Hilary and Jeff’s  real wedding, they decided to go with cupcakes to match the blue theme. The […]

a shortcut, buttercream transfer, and dilbert

My boyfriend requested that I make his co-worker a birthday cake. No sweat right? Well he asked me if I could make a Dilbert cake. I did really well in art class in middle and high school… but the thought of free-handing a Dilbert on a cake made me a little nervous – being the perfectionist that […]

mini desserts and dog treats *updated*

What is there to do when two feet of snow is accumulating outside? Bake, of course. This weekend I made several mini desserts as well as some dog cookies for an order, gifts, and samples. I will post pictures once the bf sends them to me! Here are some pictures from the snow…   … at […]

happy birthday to me

This Sunday was my birthday and I had to share with you how wonderful and thoughtful my boyfriend is! His gift to me was Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes!! There are 175 creative ideas that I can’t wait to try! Also – a lovely thanks to his mom and dad for the delicious surprise cake and gifts. […]

200 dinosaurs

I stumbled upon a blog called Frazi’s Cakes and she does a lot of sugar cookie flooding. Here is a picture of 200 sugar cookie dinosaurs that she did for a 5-year-old boy’s birthday party. I love these. I love love love these. I want boys so I can make these for them!!! Although I […]

happy (belated) thanksgiving!

Here is the cake I made for Thanksgiving: Barely lemon cake, lemon curd filling, and vanilla buttercream! Taste = amazing! Mums = meh, butter luck next time, ha

taste the rainbow

I saw this recipe and thought it was pretty fun! OR maybe it is because I love colorful things… Or because it looks like something Miss Tiana would like! Just separate your white cake into bowls, color, and viola! Full instructions can be found at Omnomicon.com! Happy Monday Everyone!!

grown up kitchen

Everyone has a different picture in their head about what their kitchen will look like when they grow up and live happily ever after.. or at least those of us that bake or cook. I don’t think about the counter tops, or the fancy wooden cabinets, all I want is a wall that looks like […]