So, I had a party yesterday. It wasn’t my birthday, so I could really enjoy this party. (Whoever said getting old was fun?) I made so many desserts it took me all day Friday and Saturday morning to bake them all. And fortunately, I had the help of my husband, so…
Pie. The mere mention of the word would make me break into a sweat. Why? Not because they don’t taste good, because they do, but because they have scared me. Scared me so bad that I have avoided making them for years. If I had to make a pie (or…
Yup, you read the title right. Cupcake Camp 2010 at Newport Beach in Oregon. I love that there are camps for adults! And this camp allowed you to eat what you made and eat what others made too. I decided to take two classes being offered–a fondant class, and a…
I love cake balls. They are tiny, little bits of cake heaven. And because they are small, you feel like you can eat a whole handfull without feeling guilty. (Dessert calories don’t count, right?) I was inspired to make these balls from one of my favorite blog sites, bakerella.com, for my friend Maggi’s birthday. …
Well, I did two things I’ve never done before. One, I worked with fondant, and two, I made buttercream frosting. I had worked with Sculpey (modeling clay) before and it was pretty similar to fondant, so that was quite a bit of fun. I don’t know why I thought fondant…
Nothing says spring like lemons, and when it comes to lemons, I am a big fan. Someday, I’d like to own my own bake shop, and I’d possibly call it Sweet Lemon. My husband, who is a big lemon fan too, thinks I should change it to Sweet Pale Lemon (since…
When I saw this recipe online, I thought, How can anyone pass up a pie made with Snickers? Well, certainly not me. This actually is very similar to a Peanut Butter Pie, only you add a little extra something–and, of course, that something is Snickers! Cut up 3 Snickers…
My husband’s birthday is next week and I decided to make him an early birthday present–a pie. I had quite a few lemons and a Pillsbury frozen pie crust, so I looked through my cookbooks and found an old family recipe that I remember my grandmother making for me all…
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