Homemade Gingerbread Caramels {Recipe}

These caramel candies are a favorite in our house at the holidays. The recipe came from another parent at my kids' school. She sells van...

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...

S'mores Toffee Bark {Recipe}

This recipe is amazing. I found it in the Busy in Brooklyn blog a few months ago when making a special S'mores treat for my sister'...

Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix {Recipe}

My boys and I made these homemade hot cocoa gifts for their teachers this year. Just because I thought they needed it, I also threw in a min...

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...

Quilled Flowers for a Simple Wedding Cake

My baby sister is 12 years younger than me... and somehow they allowed her to get married! She isn't the world's biggest fan of cake...

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...

Easy Cookies & Cream Cake {Recipe}

My boys - and my husband - went away to scout camp for the weekend... I wanted to surprise them with a treat when they got home. But... as (...

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....

Triple Chocolate Ice Cream Cake {Recipe}

My sweet little boy got his tonsils and adenoids removed the week before Easter. So, I decided I would try to make it a little easier for hi...

Chocolate Martini Cupcakes {Recipe}

Cupcakes and Cocktails. They go together perfectly. So, when I agreed to hold a little party to benefit my kids' school, I decided to ma...

Orange Cream-sicle Cake {Recipe}

During a recent bout of strep throat in our house, my boys decided that they would live on the ice cream treat, orange creamsicles. True to ...

Simple, Special Cakes

Click on the video above or this link to see the segment on the Fox 9 website. This morning, I'm headed to Fox 9 to do some "Simpl...

Ruffle Cake Tutorial - Valentine's Day

Ruffle cakes are so, so pretty. And honestly, I expected them to be harder than they really are. The biggest challenge-- having enough icing...

Chocolate Cheesecake with Peanut Butter Crust {Recipe}

It's that time of year... when I make a ridiculous chocolate dessert for my husband's birthday... This year's entry: Chocolate ...

'Tween Girl Birthday Party: Animal Print Cupcakes

One of the cake-y things I do is go to birthday parties and workshops in the Twin Cities and teach cake, cupcake or cookie decorating. I te...