Easy to make “fishing” themed cupcakes made with Swedish fish and pretzel rods. Make your own or simply decorate store bought cupcakes. I recently got to make these super cute, super easy cupcakes for my little cousin Foster’s third birthday party. The party was fishing themed and his mom saw these cupcakes on Pinterest and asked me to make … Read More
Sunflower Oreo Cupcakes
Even though as I sit here writing this post there is snow on the ground, we are past the first day of spring. And spring means…flowers! My aunt posted a picture of these cute cupcakes on my facebook page awhile ago and I thought this weekend would be the perfect time to try them. I believe the picture that she … Read More
Missing Her
Today would have been my grandmother’s birthday. She died unexpectedly in early December and I honestly couldn’t have predicted the size of the hole left in my heart. I miss her every day and frequently find myself forgetting she is gone. A few weeks ago I found myself bookmarking a cake to bake for her birthday, a cake I no … Read More
Currently
I thought this was a cute way to do a get to know you post, so I am stealing this from Eat, Live, Run. Let me know what you are currently up to. Currently, I am: Watching: Dr Who, I became addicted halfway through Season 5 and now I am going back and watching the back (new) Dr. Who before … Read More
French Bread
When a wonderful reader (also known as my awesome cousin:) emailed me asking for a good homemade French bread recipe, I knew Peter Reinhart was where I had to turn. I have made dozens of breads from his books and they rarely fail me. This bread is so good that my husband and I ate an entire loaf one night … Read More
How to Pipe Basketweave
Being so close to Easter, I thought now would be a good time to have a little tutorial on how to pipe basketweave. It is a fairly easy decorating technique that visually packs a lot of punch. First, you want to start off with a basketweave tip 🙂 I use mostly Wilton tips and so the Wilton basketweave tip is tip number … Read More
Rainbow Cupcakes with Whipped Cream Buttercream
Rainbow swirl cupcakes are the perfect way to easily add color to cupcakes without having to mix a million colors of frosting! I have been wanting to try this swirl technique for awhile, but was a little bit intimidated. I thought that it would be much harder than it actually was. It was actually quite fun. Each cupcake turned out … Read More
What is the difference between instant yeast and active dry yeast?
When baking bread, each recipe tells you the kind of yeast that you need to use. Typically, for home bakers, there are two kinds of yeast that you need to worry about: active dry yeast and instant yeast. Sometimes you can get fresh yeast at specialty food stores, but the shelf life is short, so most home bakers use commercially … Read More
Irish Soda Bread
A couple of years ago, I had the good fortune to get to visit Ireland for a week. It was my first trip to Europe and it couldn’t have been a better place to take my first overseas trip. The sights were beautiful, there is something so humbling about seeing buildings that have been around longer than the country that you … Read More