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Halloween Bat and Spider Decorations, Treats that Are Easy to Make

Bats made with painted pumpkins and hairy Daddy Longlegs cupcakes with licorice legs are just part of some very cool Halloween decor and treats you can make. (To make the spider cupcakes look more scary use red hots for eyes.)How about a Tootsie Pop as a venomous spider?   The wrapped pop forms the abdomen and you leave a bit of the  paper wrapper … [Read more...]

Getting That Perfect Frosting Color, Easter Egg Color, or Cake Color

Bakeries know how to get just the right colors for all their masterpieces. Now you can too with this cool color wheel from McCormick, the maker of food colorings and colored sugars. All you do is move the indicator to the color you want & they will show you the recipe for getting that particular color. They'll tell you how many drops of each … [Read more...]

Cute Elmo Cake Pops or Cupcakes

I think these are adorable, and they don't seem too terribly hard to make.  Since they are on sticks, be sure kids eat them sitting down at a table & take the sticks away when they are finished.  You could take the same decorating method to make Elmo cupcakes--much safer for kids.Click title for link to GirlInAir.  These would be cute for a kids … [Read more...]

(Settlers of) Catan Cupcakes

I do like playing "Settlers" and these cupcakes are very close to how the Catan board pieces look. Maybe invite friends/family over to play Settlers & surprise them with these for snacks.If you have not tried this board game, I suggest you do. It is pretty easy to learn, but it has plenty of twists & turns to interest those who have been playing … [Read more...]

Spongebob Squarepants Cake

No specially shaped pan needed for this. A regular old rectangular pan is perfect! I have to admit to a special fondness for Spongebob. I'm pretty sure I chose the name of this blog because I was subliminally influenced by all the episodes my grandson (and I) watched of Spongebob SquarePennies, I mean, Squarepants. I didn't realize it at the … [Read more...]

Repost: How to Make an "Ikura Sushi" Decorated Cake

I just had to post this again because I think it would be a really fun cake for summer time. It will definitely make an impression. This is not hard to do & perfect for the person who loves sushi. Be sure to see the right sidebar of the linked "ible" for ideas on making small candy sushi treats and other decorated cake ideas. Fun!Click title for … [Read more...]

Gridiron Brownies for Game Day

You can make this cute football field on top of a pan of any brownies or even a sheet cake. The recipe is from Kellogg's, so they included Rice Krispes and Cocoa Krispes. You could use generic crisped rice or chopped nuts instead of the Rice Krispes in the "end zone."The most popular brownie recipe on AllRecipes is linked on Square Pennies. Just … [Read more...]

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