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Tag Archives: cupcakes



fall from the archives

  It’s official, despite the creeping heat outside, that Fall is here. My darling started kindergarten today. Sniffle. Actually, truth be told, there were no sniffles for either of us. For me, I kinda need the break to catch up, and she was in the same school for full-day preK last year (see here? her [...]



GIVEAWAY!! ParaNorman Decorating Kits to celebrate the film’s release!!

  UPDATE: Congratulations to Melissa, Amber, Mikey, Stephanie and Carla! Their comments (numbers 5, 64, 65, 44 and 7) were randomly drawn to win and their prizes are on the way… I know, it feels almost too early for Halloween, but the eerie chill you feel (right? that’s what I was going for) is actually [...]



just a reminder, some sweets for the Olympics

  These are likely still fresh in your memory, but given the Summer Olympics are right around the corner, I figured a little reminder wouldn’t hurt. That and I’m nowhere near my own kitchen to make something new, since my daughter and I are currently living as nomads from grandparent’s house to grandparent’s house while [...]



painting watercolor on cookies

Just thought I’d share a little experimenting with you. I tried my hand at a watercolor-esque painting style on cookies. For these, I topped cookies (and a cupcake) with fondant that I allowed to stiffen for a couple hours, but you can also paint on flooded royal icing that has dried very well, preferably overnight. [...]



don’t forget to visit me tomorrow… a sneak peek

Just a reminder for all of you in the Washington DC, Northern Virginia area… I’ll be at the SugarCube sweets shop in Alexandria tomorrow, Saturday the 26th, from 11 am to 1 pm. Here’s a little sneak peek at what some of the beach-themed treats I’ll be showing you how to make. And then stick [...]