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...