My Dad’s 70th Birthday and How to Make a Hat Cake

I can’t believe I’m just now posting this. My dad’s birthday was in August. Better late than never though, right? At least I’m posting it in the same year. I figured it had to go up before we reached 2013. 🙂 Anyways, for my dad’s big 70th birthday my parents and siblings (minus one who […]

Tutorial: Doily Cake Pops

I’m into doilies right now. They can really dress things up, they’re kind of sweet, they give things a natural feel and add great texture. And I love texture. I’ve seen a number of amazing cakes with doilies on them that make me drool. And while I’d love to dive right into making one of […]

Tutorial: Ruffle Fantasy Flower Cake Pops

I love ruffles! Anything with ruffles! If I wasn’t married, lived in a bachelorette pad and had the money to decorate however I wanted, I would be surrounded in awesome girly-ness, including ruffles. I’d actually need multiple places or multiple rooms, because I would have a different theme in each. And one would be ruffles. […]

Recipe and Tutorial: Red Velvet Cheesecake Pops

This cake pop is a bite size version of the Ultimate Red Velvet Cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory. A ball of cheesecake covered in red velvet cake. Does is get any better than that? Truth be told, my favorite cheesecake from there is the Fresh Banana Cream. I am a banana flavor kid all the […]

Tutorial: Hand-painting pretty words onto fondant cake

One of my favorite parts about the cake that I recently made for my mom’s birthday is the personalized things written on the fondant around the top layer. It made the cake special and it made my mom cry. Rock on. However I was slightly terrified of actually writing onto the cake, since my handwriting […]

My Mom is 60 and Fabulous!

My mom is by far one of the best people I know. And she’s definitely the best mom. She’s always been there for me and we have so much fun together. She is one of my best friends. Her birthdays have always been fun occasions. I remember as kids, my brother and I would love […]