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Kiss Me I'm Irish Cupcakes are the best adult cupcakes recipes ever! Made with homemade vanilla cupcakes and Irish buttercream frosting is the perfect cupcake for the adults at the party! Kiss Me I'm Irish Cupcakes Vanilla Cupcakes With Irish Cream Frosting Be warned though, these Kiss me I'm Irish cupcakes are NOT for the kiddos! If you want something for the kiddos, these Lucky Charms Cupcakes are perfect for the kids! These Kiss me I'm … [Read more...]
This classic vanilla cupcake recipe is one that everyone should have in your recipe box. This bakery style vanilla cupcake is the perfectly moist, fluffy homemade vanilla cupcake recipe that is perfect for all of your vanilla cupcakes. This moist vanilla cupcake recipe pairs perfectly with just about every flavor frosting you could imagine! Vanilla Cupcake Recipe Classic Vanilla Cupcake Recipe There is just something so classic about a … [Read more...]
Halloween Ghost Cupcakes. These easy to make Halloween cupcakes are simple to make and so perfect for Halloween fun! The kids will love these ghost Halloween cupcakes and you will love how easy it is to make a fun Halloween cupcake! Halloween Ghost Cupcakes Easy Halloween Cupcakes I love making fun Halloween treats for the kids. Sometimes I have lots of time and other times I have a limited about of time to make Halloween treats for them. … [Read more...]
This Bavarian cream recipe is very versatile and you can use it in many dessert recipes. Bavarian cream takes a little work to make, but once you do it a few times it will be a go cake filling to for you! Once you have how to make Bavarian cream mastered, you can make it easily and will love making it for your desserts! Bavarian cream Recipe What is Bavarian Cream? Bavarian Cream would be considered a traditional custard, that is similar … [Read more...]
These Homemade Brownies Using Homemade Brownie Mix are amazing! If you already have batches of homemade brownie mix made, and you can not find the baking instructions for homemade brownies you are in luck! These are the BEST homemade brownies EVER, you won't use boxed brownie mix again after making these! Homemade Brownies Seriously I am not sure there is a better dessert then a chocolaty, moist and delicious brownie! Brownies are one of my … [Read more...]
These Copycat Reese's Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs are amazing! They are perfect for anyone who LOVES the Reese's peanut butter eggs. Which if you are a Reese's fan then you know that the BEST Reese's is the Reese's peanut butter eggs! Copycat Reese's Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs Chocolate and Peanut butter LOVE! My husbands favorite candy is Reese's peanut butter cups. Once a year they come out with Reese's peanut butter eggs which is like … [Read more...]
When you are decorating cupcakes the easiest way to put icing on them is by using a pastry bag. If you have never used a pastry bag to decorate cupcakes it might sound a bit scary. These step by step directions on how to fill a pastry bag SUPER easy! How To Fill A Pastry Bag Easy Cupcake Decorating! I can promise you, that once you decorate cupcakes with a pastry bag you will never go back to the old way of frosting cupcakes. Decorating … [Read more...]
Coloring coconut is one of the easiest baking tricks there is to make your desserts fancy! These easy steps for How to Color Coconut will have you making your coconut desserts even fancier so easily, that you will do it all the time! Seriously, it takes just 2 ingredients and 2 minutes of your time to dye coconut and make it look amazingly beautiful on your desserts! How to Color Coconut When I am baking I love using coconut for many … [Read more...]
This simple step by step for How to Melt Chocolate in a Double Boiler will be the best way you learn to melt chocolate. Melting chocolate with a double boiler is a much better way to melt chocolate then using the microwave. How To Melt Chocolate In A Double Boiler The art of melt chocolate can be a tricky thing if you don't know what you are doing. The last thing you would want to do is throw it into a pan and just put that on the … [Read more...]
Do you ask yourself how many cups in a quart? I know I do! Along with many other liquid measurements all the time when I am cooking! My kids are also always asking me questions about liquid measurements when they are baking and cooking too. I am sure you are here looking for how many quarts are in a gallon, pints in a quart, cups in a quart and of course how many cups in a pint too! Well you are in luck because I have all the answers for you … [Read more...]
Santa Hat Cupcakes are my Favorite Christmas cupcake! Use any flavor cupcake and color your frosting red and you will have the most beautiful Christmas cupcake ever! Its being to look at lot like Christmas in the kitchen! This fun Santa hat cupcake is one that the kids are going to LOVE! These Santa hat cupcakes look like they took forever to make and a lot of skill, but they are are so easy to make. Santa Hat Cupcakes Everyone will love … [Read more...]
Who doesn't love a peanut butter blossom cookies?!?! Well this Peanut Butter Blossom Cupcake take a fun twist on those yummy cookies. These Peanut Butter Blossom Cupcakes have a thicker peanut butter buttercream so it holds the shape of a cookie and gives it the amazing texture. Just looking at this picture makes me want another one RIGHT NOW with a big glass of milk! This Peanut Butter Blossom Cupcake is made with homemade chocolate … [Read more...]
These Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes taste just like a Chocolate Covered Strawberry! Made with Strawberry cake mix and amazing chocolate frosting. Finished off with a delicious chocolate covered strawberry! All of my friends tease that my daughter is just too fancy for words. She's the type a girl who has to have her hair done and her nails done. Now by the sound of that, you might think she's a typical teenager but in reality, … [Read more...]
These Elf On The Shelf Sugar Cookies are sure to be a hit this holiday season! All kids who love their Elf on the Shelf will love these adorable cookies! These Elf on the Shelf cookies are made with homemade sugar cookies and homemade royal icing Forget Santa knowing whether you’re awake or asleep. With help from the elf on the shelf, he doesn’t need to keep track of every boy and girl to see if they’re being good or bad. At my house, the kids … [Read more...]
I am always making bread, doesn't matter what time of year it is. We love fresh baked bread of all flavors, including this awesome Moist and Delicious Zucchini Bread Recipe! To be honest, recently the top pick has been this Zucchini Bread Recipe. The kids are asking me to make homemade Zucchini Bread a million times a week. Ok maybe not a million but you know what I am saying. Zucchini Bread Recipe Fresh bread, like this Zucchini Bread is … [Read more...]
If you are wanting an amazing muffin recipe then you need to make these Blueberry Streusel Muffins. This easy blueberry muffins recipe is a family favorite! The crumb topping on these blueberry muffins make them perfect for any breakfast! Blueberry Streusel Muffins Recipe Seriously these easy blueberry muffins are amazing! These blueberry muffins with crumb topping are perfect for when you find blueberries on sale, go blueberry picking or … [Read more...]
If you are looking for an amazing easy cake recipe you are going to LOVE this 2 ingredient cake! Yup that is right there are ONLY 2 ingredients! 2 Ingredient Cake This Orange Cream Cake recipe is super simple and super YUMMY! With only 2 ingredients, this soda cake is a great cake to make with the kids! Really the kids can make it themselves and then you put it in the oven. :) This 2 Ingredient Orange Cream Cake is one that you … [Read more...]
The school year is almost over and for some parents, you are starting to plan your child's graduation party. Whether your child is graduating from kindergarten, high school or college these Easy Graduation Cap Cupcakes are sure to be a hit. They are very simple to make with the addition of some candy to the top of the cupcake flavor of your choose. Graduation Cupcakes Here are some yummy cupcakes you could use to make your graduation … [Read more...]
Pie, one of those amazingly tasty desserts that has soo many different varieties that you could make a pie a day and still have something new to eat! Then you have the addition of ice cream on top of a nice warm slice of pie and it is heavenly! There are different ways to make a pie crust, you can make a pie crust in a food processor or using the traditional method to make a pie crust, or if you want to get fancy make a lattices pie … [Read more...]
If you are wanting to make a homemade Spiderman Cake then you are in luck with this Step by Step tutorial on how to make a Spiderman cake! You will be able to use these simple directions on how to make a Spiderman Cake and have your Spiderman fan super happy! For this homemade Spiderman cake, you can use any filling and cake you would like. I made the caramel turtle cake. You can also use this Boxed Cake Bakery Cake Recipe as well for other … [Read more...]