Recipes, Crafts, Travel & Family Advice for Moms
Lemon Meringue Pie, the amazing pie that is smooth, yet fluffy and has a slight tartness that is amazing! My grandmother's favorite pie was Lemon Meringue and it has always been one that I have enjoyed. This easy Lemon Meringue Pie recipe is perfect for anyone who is wanting to make it for the first time ever. For this Lemon Meringue Pie recipe I used a store bought crust, as I was wanting it to be quick and easy. However if you are … [Read more...]
No one wants boring cupcake frosting! That is a fact and we all know bad frosting will totally ruin an awesome cupcake! You won't ever have to worry about that with these AMAZING cupcake frosting recipes! I apologize in advanced for making you want to grab your baking supplies and jumping right into the kitchen. You are going to want to try them all right now, and they are all so worth it too! Plus it is so easy to combine the frosting with … [Read more...]
If you are looking for an amazing buttercream frosting and you are a mint fan then you are going to LOVE this Mint Buttercream Frosting! This frosting has amazing texture and is just like the frosting you get when you buy a cake from a bakery. This Mint Buttercream frosting goes perfect on top of chocolate cupcakes or vanilla cupcakes. This is the base I use for my Mint Chocolate Chip Frosting. I could so eat a spoonful of the amazingness … [Read more...]
When making my cupcakes I have my go to flavors, Chocolate cupcakes, vanilla cupcakes and strawberry cupcakes. This is my go to Chocolate Cupcake Recipe. It is the best one I have ever come up with and it is the chocolate cupcake recipe that everyone tells me tastes just like it came from a bakery. I am a big fan of everything that comes from a bakery and really need all of my baked goods to taste as such. This easy chocolate cupcake recipe I am … [Read more...]
There are so many different Christmas sugar cookie Recipes that you can make that it can get overwhelming so I thought I would round up our favorites to help you find the best ones. I personally like to use the no spread sugar cookies for all of my fun shaped sugar cookies. This easy sugar cookie recipe is my favorite and the cookies do not spread during baking. To decorate the cookies I use royal icing. If you are wanting that amazing shiny, … [Read more...]
Making cookies is one of our Christmas Traditions that I love the most, which is why I came up with this 25 Days of Christmas Cookies Recipes. There are so many different cookie recipes that are not only super tasty but fun and festive too! I wanted to make sure that you guys all had plenty of Christmas Cookie recipes to pick from when you are making your Christmas Cookies. We have a lot of cookies that we like to make each year and sometimes … [Read more...]
We love making Christmas cookies every year and trying out new recipes to leave for Santa, along with a glass of milk and some reindeer food! Having tasty cookies to leave for Santa is important for us. We want to make sure that he gets a tasty treat when he stops at our house! These 12 Christmas cookies are some of our favorites and some new ones we have made recently. All of them are ones we love and are perfect for putting on a plate for … [Read more...]
If you are looking for beautiful Christmas Homemade Sugar Cookies then you are going to love these Christmas Tree Homemade Sugar Cookies. Not only do they look amazing but they taste amazing too! Made with my No Spread Sugar Cookie Recipe and my amazing Royal Icing recipe these Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies are sure to be a crowd pleaser! These Christmas Tree Sugar Cookie are an elegant looking Christmas tree, that looks like the snow just … [Read more...]
We wish you a merry baba we wish you a merry baba we wish you a merry baba and a baba baba! These Minion Cookies are the perfect addition to your family movie night! This post is in partnership with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Despicable Me 3 Special Edition is now available on Blu-ray & DVD TODAY! If you have a Minion fan then you are going to want to grab the Walmart exclusive that has a limited time gift set with a super … [Read more...]
These Christmas tree brownies, made with Homemade Brownies Recipe are so simple it's ridiculous. The first step in making these Homemade Brownies Recipe Christmas Trees is whipping up a batch of brownies with homemade brownie mix. For the frosting I suggest making some cookie frosting, it dries hard and tastes amazing! For piping the frosting, if you do not own a pastry bag at on the frosting you can place your frosting in ziplock freezer … [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, she's … [Read more...]
I came up with this Strawberry Cupcakes recipe to satisfy my daughter's pink obsession. Anything pink is something that she wants in her life. Since we were in the middle of strawberry season here in Louisiana I figured a strawberry cupcake would be perfect with these fresh strawberries. Now if it doesn't happen to be the strawberry season for you then you may always use frozen strawberries that have been thawed out. When you make the cupcake … [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...]
These Boston cream cupcakes taste just like Boston Cream Pie! They are easier to make then Boston Cream Pie, but have all the same amazing flavors. If you are looking for more amazing cupcake ideas make sure you head on over and check out our crazy for cupcakes Facebook page! It is FILLED with Amazing Cupcake recipes all the time! To make these amazing Boston cream cupcakes you might to want to use homemade bavarian Cream instead of vanilla … [Read more...]
These Pumpkin Sugar Cookies are super cute and perfect for fall! Plus they taste amazing when you use the no spread sugar cookie dough. To decorate theses Pumpkin Sugar Cookies you will use homemade Royal Icing. If this is your first time making sugar cookies, check out everything you need to know about making sugar cookies for some awesome tips! You will need to make the no spread sugar cookie dough and the royal … [Read more...]
These Puff Pastry Mini Apple Pie look like they are very fancy and hard to make but with the help of puff pastry sheets its very simple. It is like a mini apple pie in a puff pastry cup and oh so delicious! These Apple Pie Puff Pastry Cups are perfect for a dessert at home or if you are going to a party. They would also be great for when you are making a big dinner like Thanksgiving when you have a large group of people instead of making an apple … [Read more...]
Cup Of Dirt Cupcakes are an amazing cupcake that the kids are going to love! It brings the love of dirt and candy and cupcakes all in one! And seriously how adorable are these Dirt cupcakes!?!! I think one of my favorite desserts my mom used to make for us when we were kids was a cup of dirt. A cup of dirt is exactly what it sounds like you have worms, mud, and crumbly dirt all in one fun cup. No no no it's not what you think you're not … [Read more...]
Nothing beats a bakery cake but making it at home! It is so simple to have that amazing Bakery buttercream frosting with this Strawberry Buttercream recipe. You will never go to the bakery again! I used the same type of frosting as my bakery style the vanilla buttercream. So if you're looking for a good decorating buttercream than this is it. It's stiff enough to hold out piped designs but fluffy enough to go on smoothly on tier cakes. My … [Read more...]
There is just something so refreshing about a berry cupcake and these Blackberry cupcakes with Bakery Style Blackberry Buttercream Frosting are amazing!! Costco had a great deal on blackberries when I went, so naturally, I went with something that I can get a bargain on. Having those fresh blackberries in my fridge we're driving us all nuts. We could eat an entire Costco size package in one sitting! My favorite part about these cupcakes the … [Read more...]
If you happen to love my chocolate buttercream recipe then this Mocha Buttercream Frosting is sure to be a hit. It combines that great flavor you got from the chocolate buttercream but with the fresh flavor of coffee. Chocolate and coffee naturally just go well together that's why mocha cappuccino's and lattes are so popular. I love to pair this buttercream with my chocolate cupcakes and make my Cafe Mocha Cupcakes. This frosting is a … [Read more...]
