May The Cake Be With You!

A good friend of mine, Becky, made this awesome cake for her son's fifth birthday. It was a Star Wars-inspired party, and the cake is just one 8X8 white cake and 1 8X8 chocolate cake. Myself, I'd eat the dark side. I am all about chocolate!

                                

Springtime...Kind of!

I love warm weather and Summertime, and even though it snowed again this morning, I am going to diligently promote springtime! It should be here any day, so I will encourage it with some treats and fun food ideas. I love these awesome 35 spring ideas form FamilyFun! They are so inventive, and I can't wait to try some out at a spring get-together, or send some as gifts to friends!

Rock N Roll Party!

Wanna kick things up for your next dance or rock n roll party? Here's how: an electric guitar cake! It's so awesome, and will have guests oohing and ahhing!

Get the tutorial and tutorial video HERE!

Knit Bracelet

This looks so cute, and is so cheap and easy to make! V. & Co. is amazing for tips and tricks like these!

Click HERE for the tutorial!

Enjoy!

Cupcake Soap!

How would you like to give this away as a gift? Or use it in your guest bathroom, or see it on your own kitchen sink? It's too cute!

I know I would! Find out how it's done HERE. Good luck soap-making!

Cupcake Costume!

Look how cute this birthday cupcake is! So adorable!

Find the how-to Here!

Turtle Pincushion.

Look at how cute this turtle pincushion is! I love it. I just got my brand new sewing machine up here to sew up a storm, and what better way to start than with a turtle pincushion? I got the pattern and tutorial from: CraftPassion.com. Hope you love it!

Fail....But Still Yummy!

So I wanted to make a pretty piece of toast with a heart-shaped egg in the center, but it didn't quite turn out right. I will tell you what I did wrong, and maybe yours will look good!!

Start with bread, butter, and eggs.

Cut out a shape in the middle and butter the bread. (I did a heart, but if I were to do it again, I would definitely do a cirlce, MUCH easier!!)

 Grill the toast on a griddle, then add the egg in the middle. When you flip, shove the entire spatula underneath really quickly, otherwise, it ends up like mine:

But in the end, it was wonderful and tasted amazing!

Good luck flipping!! -Amber

Delicious Pizza Rolls

Got 15 minutes? These Pillsbury Crescent Roll Pizzas take almost no prep time, and are so delicious!

Dab a bit of pasta sauce (mine comes in a jar) and cheese on a crescent roll triangle, then top with a pepperoni.

Turn oven on to 375 degrees

Fold tip of triangle over the top, then wrap together with other two triangle corners.

Bake 10-13 minutes, or until golden, and enjoy!

(They taste so good!!)

Fabric Haul

I went to good ol' Wal-Mart the other day and found some cute fabric remnants for just a couple bucks! Check it out:

Corn on the Cob-Cakes, and an Animal-Cake Extravaganza!

It looks so real! You can make this cute cupcake tray for anyone who is a fan of fresh corn. 

You could also throw a farm-themed birthday party with this too-cute barn cake and farm animal cupcake display!

Happy plowing!

Go HERE for the corn tutorial, and HERE for the barn tutorial.

Fast Food Birthday Cupcakes!

This display is so adorable! Little cheeseburger cupcakes and red frosting ketchup! I love the sugar cookie fries too! Thanks, kdosries, for this awesome idea!

Wee little rainbow cupcakes!

Taste the rainbow with these fun, easy, colorful cupcakes for March 17, or any day, really!

Get the recipe and instructions HERE!

Good Luck! -Amber

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

St Pattie's is coming up! You can mane these cute collared St. P cupcakes for your next gathering, or just eat them yourself! Click HERE to get the how-to!

"I Love NY" cupcakes!

These are just the cutest cupcakes, made to express love for the Big Apple. I thought they were so cute! To see more themed ideas like this one, click HERE for the amazing blog, "Cupcakes Take The Cake!"

Cupcake Onsies!!

Look how cute this onesie cupcake is for a baby shower/new mommy gift! So cute!

To get the tutorial, CLICK HERE.

Yummy Oreo Balls (Mmmmmm)

These are so easy to make! They are a huge hit at get-togethers!

You will need:

1 Pkg Oreos (I like the off-brand kind, they crush easier and taste just as great!!)

8 oz cream cheese

6 oz chocolate chips (half a bag)

Dump Oreos into a large bowl.

Start crushing them to bits!

It should look like this.

Melt Cream cheese in microwave until VERY soft.

Mix cream cheese and Oreos together to form a doughy ball.

Melt chocolate chips for 30 seconds, then 10 second intervals until melted completely. Careful not to overcook it!

Form into small balls and dip into chocolate (don't overdo it, you'll give your guests a chocolate headache!)

Add sprinkles while still gooey and refrigerate.

Enjoy!

-Amber

Cupcake Tray, Anyone?

So I can't possibly have a cupcake blog without a cupcake tray! I have very limited funds though, so I decided to make my own for less! Here it is, for only $7!

Here are the materials:

Hot glue gun

Spray Paint

3 assorted size trays from the $1 store

Plastic martini glasses from the $1 store

Step 1: Glue two martini glasses together end-to-end.

Step 2: Glue decorative marks around the seams to hide the fact that there is hot glue underneath. (Optional)

Step 3: Glue one end of the glasses to the center of your medium-sized tray.

Step 4: Trace around the top (smallest) tray to get a guide of where to glue the other end of the glasses.

Step 5: Glue the smallest tray to the top of the glasses.

Step 6: Repeat steps 1 and 2. Glue one end of the glasses to the bottom of the medium sized tray.

Step 7: Glue the bottom of the glasses to the largest tray.

Step 8: Spray paint desired color!

All done!

To get a tutorial on how I made the ribbon rosettes, visit this blog, which has many useful crafting tips!

Good Luck! -Amber