Princess Birthday party

For a snack at the party I made marshmallow pops. Super easy & a colorful addition to the table.
To get the colored sugar to stick to the marshmallow, all I did was dip it into some water and then into the sugar.

I placed all the marshmallows onto a waxpaper-lined cookie sheet until I was ready to place them on the wooden skewers.

I forgot to take a picture of the finished product (doh!). But I added a cutout of a heart with a 6 on top of each stick. They looked like magic wands. To display, I put them in a plastic brightly colored tumbler standing up, with the heart at the top.

I also forgot to take pictures of the yummy chocolate dipped pretzel rods (milk choc, white choc, and peanut butter + choc). While the chocolate was still warm they we rolled/sprinkled with colored sugar.

For the cupcakes, I made small crowns out of yellow Laffy Taffy. I cut them in half, and then cut a zigzag pattern to make it look like a crown. Then I molded them into the right shape. I attached a small heart sprinkle with a dot of icing.

The cake was a princess in her coach. It was made using a shaped cake pan by Wilton. Tedious, but not difficult. I added my own personal touch to the cake by putting my daughter's likeness out of a nila wafer. I decorated her hair/face with icing & put a small laffy taffy crown on her head.

4th of July Hamburger & Hotdog cupcakes

We went over to a friends' BBQ for the 4th of July. I decided to bring cupcakes that went with the BBQ theme- hotdogs & hamburgers. I was happy with how they turned out, and they we really pretty easy to make.
The hamburger buns were made out of nila wafers with real sesame seeds. To adhere the sesame seeds, I rubbed the cookie onto some frozen orange juice concentrate.

The patty of the "hamburger" was a York peppermint patty. The recipe that I used for these cupcakes, called for a Keebler Grasshopper cookie. Of course, at the store that I was buying supplies from, I couldn't find the Grasshoppers. So, I substituted with peppermint patty. I ended up slicing the patty in half so that it wasn't so thick.

The lettuce, ketchup, and mustard were all tinted frostings. To get the ketchup the right color, I added I tiny amount of violet to the red.

The hotdog buns are made out of Circus Peanuts that I cut a wedge out of to place the "dog" in. The hotdog was a soft Werther's Carmel that I shaped with my fingers after cutting it in-half.

The cupcakes were a huge hit! People couldn't believe that it was all edible & that I had made it all!

Good enough to eat.

Photographic Evidence!

Alright, I have finally decided to dedicate a blog to my cake & cupcake masterpieces! :) I love to share my creations with others & here is the place I can do it!