Ovarian Cancer Awareness Cupcakes
These cupcakes were the star dessert on my Tapas For a Cure menu, made in miniature, iced with cream cheese frosting and decorated with a teal icing cancer ribbon for Ovarian Cancer awareness. I used...
View ArticleLet It Snow! Cupcakes
I recently had the opportunity to create a cupcake display for the 20th Annual Festival of Trees gala event in Port Angeles, Washington, a fundraiser benefiting Olympic Medical Center. The theme...
View ArticleSesame Street Cupcakes
For my son’s 2nd birthday I made a tower of Sesame Street cupcakes topped with an Elmo cake. Decorated with frosting in bright primary colors, the characters were easily identifiable and the kids...
View ArticleWhite Chocolate & Raspberry Muffins
These red and white muffins are perfect for Valentine’s Day and a great alternative to all of the chocolate and ultra-sweet treats for which Valentine’s Day is known. I used my blueberry muffin...
View ArticleEaster Cupcakes
Our baby boy surprised us a month early, arriving just a few days before Easter this year. We have been fortunate to have a steady stream of family and visitors helping us. My sister-in-law and her...
View ArticleStrawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
Strawberry season is one of my favorite times of the year. We have to wait a bit longer here in the Pacific Northwest but I am so ready, as the arrival of the strawberry marks the beginning of summer...
View ArticlePumpkin Cupcakes
The trick to these treats is using a mini doughnut stacked on top of each cupcake to complete the pumpkin shape. In the New York Times Bestseller: What’s New, Cupcake? I saw the idea of using...
View ArticleGerman Chocolate Cupcakes
Despite its name, German chocolate cake does not come from Germany. It was invented in the US back in the mid-1800′s by Sam German who developed a type of dark baking chocolate used in the cake....
View ArticleMickey Mouse Clubhouse Cupcakes
Mickey Mouse and his Clubhouse gang were the centerpiece of the dessert table at my son’s Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 3rd birthday party. Instead of trying to exactly duplicate the Clubhouse characters...
View ArticleAlmond Poppy Seed Cupcakes
Itsy Bitsy Foodies turned two last week. We celebrated with these almond poppy seed cupcakes, inspired by princess torte, a Swedish layer cake that is covered with marzipan. My take on the cake...
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