Melissa's Evil Minis
A coworker told me about a new cupcake place that opened a couple of blocks from the office. I wish I was never told. Baked by Melissa is a new - soon to be chain - popping up around Manhattan. They...
View ArticlePineapple Upside Down Cupcakes
About two weeks before Memorial Day, I got a craving for pineapple upside down cake. I knew I was having a holiday BBQ, but cakes really aren’t ideal for grab and go. I decided to transform this into a...
View ArticleSmores Cupcakes
I made these cupcakes for a co-worker's birthday. They were pretty darn easy and show stoppers! Tons of people kept coming up asking how to make these. Well, if your wondering - here's how:Makes 24...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Hubby
Its been a while since I've made a cake instead of cupcakes. It was my husband's 32nd birthday and he's a huge golf fan. I arranged for a few friends to surprise him at the course and a nice dinner...
View ArticleI'm a winner!
Yay! Yipee! I got an email this morning that I will be receiving a back to the Roots grow-at-home mushroom kit! I know this isn't the theme of my blog, but i've made a savory post or two before and...
View ArticleOver the Top Luau
As usual, my sister in law threw an over the top fun party on Saturday. Her youngest son turned 1 and lots of food, games and fun were had by all. Her friend Kristin made this beautiful cake an...
View ArticleA very special birthday
My Mom turned 60 this year. Now who really enjoys turning 60 and having everyone make fun of your age? Therefore I decided to throw my Mom a 6 year old's birthday party at our local bowling alley....
View ArticleSimple and Sweet
I'm obsessed with this cake photo I saw. I really want to make this cake.......I will find a reason to make this cake......
View ArticleKarma's a Sweet Lady sometimes
I know we always say that Karma's a bitch, but someone saw my cupcakes at our company bake sale and they want ME, yes ME to bake their sister's birthday cake....and they're going to pay me.The cake is...
View ArticleSave the Boobs
We had a breast cancer awareness bake sale to benefit Susan G Komen today. We also got to wear jeans with a $5 donation. Woo Hoo. I made pink lemonade cupcakes, adapted from the blog JustJENN. They...
View ArticleKahlua Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes
These cupcakes were a tasty experiment. My coworker loves chocolate so I wanted to make something extra chocolate-y. This cupcake is a chocolate cake box mix except I substituted 1/2 cup of water for...
View ArticleMy First Sanctioned Cake
It was quite the hectic night, but I think the cake came out well. I had a riding lesson and got home around 9pm and started baking. My coworker wanted a red velvet cake that was decorated for a...
View ArticleThanksgiving Treats
We hosted turkey day this year. I wanted to make all mini desserts every year there are so many leftovers and its difficult to split up a whole pie. I settled on mini pumpkin pies, mini apple pies and...
View ArticleCupcake Class @ Butter Lane
This post is way old, probably because I am WAY behind on my cake blogging. Should I blame work, riding, husband, or just my lazy self? Ha! Anywho.....my friend Kia and I got a groupon for Butter...
View ArticleToad in the Hole
Because as my friend calls them "Egg in the hole in the middle" just isn't as cool. Whenever I would spend the night at my grandmother's she'd make me this breakfast treat. Its not exactly baking, but...
View ArticleWin Some, Lose Some
Sometimes you win, other times you have three refusals and you’re disqualified. We had a gingerbread contest at work this past Christmas season. Yes that’s how far behind I am, don’t rub it in. I...
View ArticleGrandma got run over by a super cute reindeer!
I wanted to make a cute Christmas treat for my sister in laws kids for Christmas Eve dinner. My husband hates full size cupcakes, says they’re too much and no one wants a full cupcake, um call me a...
View ArticleTiramisu, if I do...
Wow, I couldn't be more behind in logging my baking adventures. Going back to new years eve, I decided to throw together a tiramisu for the festivities. It came out pretty well both times I've made...
View ArticleAnniversary Cupcakes
Back in December my husband and I celebrated 5 years of marriage! Crazy how quick that went. We went on a cruise in January and our family bought us a special anniversary package that came with...
View ArticleFootball Whoopie Pies
Continuing down the line of my ridiculously late blog posts....Superbowl Football Whoopie Pies! I stole the recipe from Picture the Recipe These were an absolute touch down with my crowd of friends....
View ArticleAnother reason to love my job....
Look at the treats they gave me on Valentines Day!!!!
View ArticleCoworker Bridal / Baby Shower
Not a knocked up wedding like your thinking! Two wonderful chikas from my office were celebrating special occasions, one getting married, the other having a baby. I stepped in to make a special cake....
View ArticleCaramel Spiced Apple Cupcakes
I went rooting for a recipe, and combined a few different recipes to make these cupcakes. What you'll need: Box of Spice Cake Mix (and associated oil, eggs, water) 1 apple Caramel Sauce (see recipe...
View ArticleDevil Pops
No this has nothing to do with the devils being in the playoffs, I actually root for the flyers. Anywho, I made cake pops for mother's day. OMG. They took forever. After work Thursday baking a cake,...
View ArticleDone? Really? Maybe?
We had this crazy project at work that took months, and I was afraid it was going to take years. We finally finished and I baked cupcakes resembling the vendors logo to celebrate. Yay! In order to get...
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