Perfectly Fall - Cheesecake Bars

I'm up to my elbows today in cream cheese and pecans. I'm making one batch of each of these perfect-for-fall cheesecake bars. They...

Strawberry-Rhubarb Cream Cake {Recipe}

Every summer, my boys go to Cub Scout camp for the weekend with their dad. (I don't camp.) So, every year, I celebrate their return with...

Divergent Dauntless Chocolate Birthday Cake

First, I admit to knowing nothing about the Divergent books or movies. But, when a friend asked if I could make a "Dauntless Cake"...

Cake Decorating Classes in Minnesota

Join me for some fun classes this spring in Roseville , White Bear Lake , West St. Paul and Northfield ! Wild About Cupcakes Learn the basi...

Easy Strawberry-Rhubarb Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting

We have rhubarb and strawberries galore in our backyard garden right now. So, I decided to make this very easy cake for my boys to welcome ...

Tank You Very Much! - Thank You Cookies

We are getting a fish tank. So, we need to thank (or "tank") the guy who is giving it to us. We made him some "Tanks a lot...

Easy Cross Cake - How-To

It's that time of year... First Communion season for the Catholics. Given that I have two second graders, it's a time of many masses...

Easy Minecraft Birthday Cake

If you have elementary-aged children, you know about Minecraft. Okay, that's not true at all. I know nothing about Minecraft, but many o...

Learn to Decorate Cakes in 2015!

Happy New Year! How about a fun New Year's Resolution you'll enjoy?! Learn to Decorate Cakes this year. I just happen to have many ,...

Pan Goop - Copycat 'Cake Release'

This is the best , easiest, quickest, cheapest gift for the baker in your life. It's called "pan goop." I found it on another ...

Easy Halloween Eyeballs Cake

A super quick post to show you a super quick Halloween cake idea that's easy on the eyes... get it?!? What You Need: Cake Icing Fondant ...

Spy or Secret Agent Birthday Cake

My boys turned eight (eight?!) over the weekend. Their birthday party had a spy (or secret agent) theme. I made this super simple magnifying...

Rose-Covered Cake Tutorial

This cake is a new favorite. It's beautiful, and it's not hard to do. BUT... it does take a ton of icing. I first saw a cake like ...

Simple, Special Cakes

Click this link to see the video on the Fox9 Website. I visited my friends at Fox 9 this morning to do some fun, simple decorating... and to...

Tree Trunk or Tree Stump Cake

Okay, so I love this cake... like L-O-V-E love it! I was jumping up and down around the kitchen when I finished it, I was so happy with it...

Fruit Pizza {AKA The Best Summer Dessert for a Gathering}

I remember my Aunt Carrie making fruit pizzas for us when I was a kid. I loved them. I took this one to a church gathering, and it was gone ...

Easy Baseball Cake

It's the end of the season for my boys' baseball team. The All-Star Game is in town. So, I made an easy baseball cake. Simply cover ...

Elephant Baby Shower Cake

My good friend, Amanda, is having a baby boy! Her colors are yellow and gray, so we thought an elephant theme for the shower would be fun. E...

Easy Homemade Piggie Cupcakes

This little piggie went to a birthday party... These pig cupcakes are very easy, and require only three colors of icing, and two icing tips....

Half-Iced Half-Birthday Cake

I know, I know, half birthdays are not a real thing. But with these two monkeys in my life, I really embrace any chance to make a cake and ...