Dessert-o-licious

Could these toast cookies be any more adorable?? Posted on Flickr by mitsel8. Check it out on Flickr here.

I just came upon the cutest site, love-a-cupcake. Are these not the most adorable teddy bears you’ve ever seen? Here they are on the finished cupcakes and in the boxes. See the full post on love-a-cupcake here.

I just got a new cake decorating book online – Pretty Party Cakes: Sweet and Stylish Cakes and Cookies for All Occasions By Peggy Porschen. The book looks great for beginners. In the beginning of the book, Peggy goes through most of the basic recipes used throughout the book: basic cake, chocolate ganache, fondant icing, [...]

Passover desserts have a tendency to look delicious, but taste like cardboard. Each year I’m excited to try some new ones, but am always disappointed. Last night, I finally found something that I liked which was a piece of matzah with some caramel and chocolate smeared on top. I am so excited because randomly, while [...]

Some fun facts about peeps I just read about on NPR. 1.  In 1953, it took 27 hours to create 1 marshmallow Peep. Today, it takes 6 minutes. 2. The first Peeps were squeezed one at a time out of a pastry tube and the eyes were painted on by hand. Now, machines create 3,500 [...]

What an awesome idea! I just came across the photo of these cakes on flickr. Posted by traoki on flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/traoki/1574289528/

I’ve always been drawn to those beautifully drawn cookies in the stores and wondered how to make them, but they look so difficult to do. Apparently, the secret is royal icing, which is basically all egg whites and confectioners sugar that you beat until is reaches a solid enough consistency that you can pipe it [...]

As much as I love cookie and cake decorating, I feel like everyone is doing it. One area that I love equally as much but I feel isn’t as popular yet is brownie decorating! I just came across this great book by Wilton Brownie Fun! I can’t wait to get it and try it all [...]

Originally tweeted by Cherryspoon, these are the cutest little cakes by Martha Stewart. I once made a large flower pot filled with chocolate mousse with fake flowers on top. But I love the idea of making small individually sized cakes with mint as the flowers! Such a great idea! I’m totally going to do this [...]

I’ve always wondered how some people make such intricate designs on their cakes… and apparently so have some other people. I just read this post on My Sweet & Saucy where she gives you a tutorial on how to use cake stencils! Check it out here: http://www.mysweetandsaucy.com/2008/11/tricks-of-the-trade-cake-style/