Cake Decorating Basics: How To Color Fondant

Adding food coloring

Learn how to color fondant with this step-by-step photo tutorial. Perfect for all your cake and cupcake decorating projects. You can buy fondant in many different ways: large tubs, small packages, pure white, colored, you can make your own, whatever strikes your fancy.   I typically will buy or make my fondant white and color it for whatever project I am working on.  Particularly … Read More

Easy Apple Tart

Easy Apple Tart

This easy apple tart is the perfect weeknight pie. Ready to go in the oven in less than 20 minutes, the hardest part is peeling the apples! This is a weeknight kind of pie.  An “I am so tired I can hardly peel these apples and can’t bear the thought of rolling out pie crust” kind of pie.  The kind … Read More

Peanut Butter Pie

no bake peanut butter pie

Peanut Butter Pie is the ultimate decadent no-bake peanut butter and chocolate dessert. It only requires about 15 minutes and no oven! The perfect summer treat! Peanut butter pie is one of my favorite pies. Probably because it only takes about 15 minutes to put together and I don’t have to fight with any pie crust. Or maybe because it … Read More

3 Ingredient Super Easy Iced Coffee

3 Ingredient Super Easy Iced Coffee

Originally published back in 2013 but now when so many of us are making our own coffee at home, I thought it deserved a reboot. Still my favorite iced coffee recipe. This 3 ingredient super easy iced coffee is the perfect thing when you’re in a hurry for your caffeine fix in the morning. You can save money and avoid … Read More

Honey Cinnamon Butter

Honey Cinnamon Butter

Honey cinnamon butter is the perfect way to add a little bit of fancy to the holiday table. All that’s required is 5 minutes and a mixer! For The Holiday Table: Honey cinnamon butter is the fastest way I know of to add a little bit of fancy to the holiday table. Slathering some on a dinner roll is a … Read More

Easy Ghost Mini Cupcakes

easy ghost mini cupcakes

Adorable ghost mini cupcakes made with chocolate chips are the easiest little Halloween treat! A really fun treat to make with the kids or just for yourself! Ok, these are basically the easiest Halloween treat I have ever made. The trickiest part is keeping your fingers out of the frosting. Which is actually a tricky part. Something that helps-kitchen tweezers. … Read More

Mini Key Lime Pies

Mini Key Lime Pies

Adorable mini key lime pies made with buttery Graham cracker crust, tangy key lime juice, and a dollop of fresh whipped cream are the perfect two-bite treat! A few years ago a friend of mine was traveling to the Florida Keys for vacation. I asked him if he would indulge in some key lime pie while he was there. He … Read More

Nutter Butter Chicks and Bunnies

Nutter butter chicks and bunnies

These easy no-bake Nutter Butter chicks and bunnies make an adorable addition to any Easter party! Originally posted back in 2011, I figured these guys needed a revival! This post contains affiliate links which means I get a commission if you buy something (at no cost to you) which helps keep me in butter and sugar. Thanks! I am a … Read More

Easy Caramel Swirl Chocolate Chunk Brownies

Easy caramel swirl brownies

These easy caramel swirl chocolate chunk brownies are the perfect thing to satisfy your sweet tooth! Gooey caramel swirled into rich chocolate brownies studded with chunks of chocolate. Recipe simplified by using box mix brownies and store bought caramels. Much of the time, I am all about “from scratch” recipes.  I think, generally speaking, they taste better and once you … Read More