Sometimes you need a fast and easy vanilla frosting recipe made from ingredients you already have in your pantry. Frost a cake, cupcakes, or cookies with a delicious frosting in minutes using this simple recipe. Why You’ll Love This Easy Vanilla Frosting Extremely simple. You only need four ingredients and three easy steps. Customize with …
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Nothing is more festive on your party table than a plateful of brightly colored Christmas Cream Cheese Mints. Our cream cheese mint recipe is super easy and fast because it can be piped instead of molded. Use Christmas colors to make these mints both beautiful and delicious. Why I love these Cream Cheese Mints for …
Baking isn’t difficult if you have the right tools to get you started. I’ve compiled over 30 of the Best Gifts for Bakers. These are items that make it easier to make that beautiful plate of cookies, cakes, biscuits, or whatever you desire. Why not treat yourself or someone you love with a gift for …
If making cool treats is your jam, make sure to include my Monster Rice Krispie Treats in your plan for October and Halloween! These delightful Halloween Rice Krispie Treats will make everyone smile. Serve these Rice Krispie Treats for Halloween school parties, parties at home, or just gift your kids with a really amazing after-school …
Can’t you just see the excitement in the eyes of the child who gets to eat one of our Halloween mummy pretzels? Not only is the treat amazingly cute, but it’s also delicious. Whether you need a gift for neighbors, want to send homemade treats to school, or want to have the most amazing Halloween …
If you are planning a monster party or love to host Halloween parties you have got to see this. I’m showing you how to make a Monster Cake in this step-by-step tutorial. You’ll love how the Halloween Monster Cake blows your guests away! You’ll find this cake is so much easier than it looks. Follow …
Looking for the perfect Halloween treat? Make these adorable monster cupcakes any time you need a ghoulish treat for your kids. These monster decorated cupcakes are the perfect Halloween party treat. These Halloween monster cupcakes will be the most popular item at your event when kids and parents see how amazing they look. Of course, …
Our Baking Pan Conversion Cheat Sheet should help you utilize the pans that you already have. Converting batter for cakes, cupcakes, and quick bread recipes can be difficult. We get that! No more putting that recipe to the back of the box that you wanted to make but realized you didn’t have the right pan! …
When you realize how easy it is to make a patriotic charcuterie board that looks amazing, it will become your go-to party fare for all special red, white, and blue events. Charcuterie trays are fun to serve at a party right now because the trend just keeps growing. Its such a beautiful way to present …
Celebrate Independence Day with these festive 4th of July cupcakes! Decorated with red, white, and blue frosting and patriotic sprinkles, these cupcakes are the perfect treat for your holiday gathering. You’ll find the perfect 4th of July cupcake ideas here. Deliciously fun 4th of July cupcakes with swirl frosting will be the hit of the party. The beautiful …
The charcuterie trend takes on a new look with these adorable jarcuterie ideas. Make a sweet charcuterie jar or savory jarcuterie or make your guests one of each for fantastic individual servings of charcuterie in jars. Have you seen this fun phenomenon? Take a handful of tasty snacks from elegant to rustic and instead of …
While charcuterie has been popular for a while, putting charcuterie in a jar is the new way to keep things tidy and provide individual servings of charcuterie for your guests. This savory jarcuterie will be the perfect party pleaser with small plastic jars filled with tasty finger foods. You could also make a sweet jarcuterie …
Use these basic baking techniques and tools to get started making bread, pastries, and desserts. Baking brings joy to your family and makes your home smell amazing, but if you have limited experience baking it can be a daunting task. This post was updated from 2021 to bring you more information based on your questions.
Entertain and celebrate in style once you’ve learned how to make a basket weave cake. This is the perfect cake for almost any occasion and can be modified to fit many different themes. Just change up the colors or change the top design to fit your celebration. Cake Decorating Supplies You Need to Make the …
Did you know you can color your Easter eggs at home, using regular food coloring from the grocery store aisle? No need for special kits, once you learn how to dye Easter eggs! This opens up a world of possibilities for different colors. When you aren’t limited to the colors in the kits, you can …
Make these adorable Bunny Butt Cupcakes for your family as a special treat for Easter. My recipe using a cake mix and store-bought ingredients could not be any easier. And yet it’s impressive! That’s my kind of recipe. Of course, if you want to make everything homemade, you can. In a pinch for time, I’d …
Learn to make and maintain your own homemade bread starter from scratch with step-by-step instructions. This Yeast Starter Recipe takes only 3 simple ingredients and will have you baking your own Artisan Style Sourdough bread, and so much more, in no time! Bread starter is mystifying. How can flour and water become a culture that …
Learning how to create these Basket Weave cupcakes with Bird Nests, is not only fun, it’s not difficult. These adorable cupcakes only use two decorating tips and are perfect for Spring or Easter! This delicious recipe was first published 4/2017 and has been updated to improve the reader experience. Basket Weave cupcakes make the perfect …
White Chocolate Irish Cream Cupcakes are moist, tender, and delicious. They are the perfect recipe for a special occasion, or anytime. These delicious cupcakes were first published on 3/10/16 and have been updated to improve the reader experience. Ahhh we are finally getting close to St. Patrick’s Day. As I’ve said before, Americans are always …
If you aren’t into cake decorating but love the results, these Chocolate Cake Ornaments are for you! They’re also a fun activity that the Kiddos would love help making. I’ve wanted to learn cake decorating since I was a child. These Chocolate Cake Ornaments would have been a great way to start. They’re fun and …
These Easy Pumpkin Faces are made with our Homemade Chocolate Cake Recipe that’s an old family recipe made from scratch. Nothing could be more fun or easy than making it into cute little pumpkin faces for Halloween. This made from scratch Homemade Chocolate Cake recipe has been made in our family for years. It’s an …