My Wonderful Mom's Birthday Cake

My mom is a special lady. She's one of the most kind people I know, and is so loving and caring for my family. For her birthday, she needed a cake that was special. So through the Bakerella website, I found not just any cake, but a FOURTEEN layer cake. Yes, FOURTEEN layers!! It was quite the undertaking to bake this, but so worth it. I didn't even tell her how many layers it was so it was a fun surprise when she cut into it!

2010 is Here!

I can't believe it's time to ring in 2010 already. I wanted something festive and fun to ring in the New Year, so I made these fun NYE cookies for a small get together at my neighbor's house. Here's to another great year!

Homemade Marshmallows....REALLY!?

I was soo imtimidated by the thought of making homemade marshmallows, but yet the idea was so tempting. So, I went out and bought a digital candy thermometer (because I have never had luck with an old regular thermometer) and one cold Thursday night decided to give it a try. Boy, was I glad. The marshmallows were, for the most part, very easy to make and absolutely delicious. Way better than store bought. We ate them plain, put them in coffee, and then finally put them in hot cocoa....oh my goodness was that heaven. I knew they were good, but once they got into the hot cocoa I just can't tell you how good they were! I highly recommend making this tastey treat if you're up for the challenge!

Happy Birthday to my Hubby!

My husband turned 29 this year. That's right, just one more year til the big
3-0!! I told him he could pick out any cake he wanted. Well, he picked a cookie cake. Something I'd never made before. Geeez, thanks, Mike! Well, maybe I shouldn't be so sarcastic because it was actually quite fun to make! I made him a big snickerdoodle cake that tasted soo yummy. I got the recipe off of Bakerella's blog. I've made the cookies at least 5 times before, just never if the form of one giant one. It turned out so great, I had to make a second because the first one was gone before our family could eat it. I think we'll definitely be making more cookies cakes in the future for celebrations...easy, fun, and yummy...I think we found a winner!


**I don't know why I can't get this photo to turn right...just turn your neck a bit to view!**

Holiday Cupcakes

We recently had a holiday party at my office. I wanted to bring something super festive. I came across these cupcake designs on the Internet and gave them a try. They were vanilla cupcakes with buttercream frosting. Almost too cute to eat!

Holiday Cookies

I recently took a couple of cookies decorating classes. I did a royal icing class, and then a fondant class. The fondant is SO much fun to work with. You can do so much with it, and it looks so clean and neat. Below are a couple of different designs I played around with at the class!!

Spooktacular Cupcakes!

I had so much fun making the BOO! cake for Braden's fall festival, that I decided to make 50 of them, cupcake style! Of course, about half way through, I thought, WHY did I make 50 of these! My hand hurt pretty bad the next day, but it was worth it. They turned out really cute! They were pumpkin spice cupcakes with cream cheese icing. We gave a few to Braden's teachers and the front desk and I'm still trying to give the rest away. 50 is alot of cupcakes to give away!