Not much crafty going on for this holiday but I did do some baking. Cupcakes for school parties I love the red of these cupcakes. For the cupcake is used a white cake mix and instead of following the instructions on the back I added 1 cup milk, 2 T oil and 2 eggs. I [...]
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Posted in from the kitchen on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Rose Cake
Posted in from the kitchen on June 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I recently discovered a fun blog with a ton of cake ideas. This past week I gave her rose cake a try. I used two cake mixes (one white, one red velvet) and her best buttercream frosting recipe. I was very happy with the frosting and how easy it was to make the roses. My [...]
Valentine Sweets
Posted in from the kitchen on February 14, 2011 | 3 Comments »
For the cookie I used this recipe. They are FANTASTIC! Soft, chewy, and with the double chocolate, oh so yummy. MMMM For these special Valentines, Thisbe and I dyed a white cake mix red and used my new favorite frosting; a regular butter cream frosting recipe but cooked the butter in a saucepan until it [...]
Christmas 2010 – Elving
Posted in family fun, from the kitchen on December 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There have not been many handmade gifts this year, just a few things sent away to our parents. We did however deliver some treats to neighbors earlier this week. There was some yummy Buckeyes made with friends and a delicious cheese ball surrounded by crackers and some summer sausage all wrapped up on a plate. [...]
No Bake Cookies
Posted in from the kitchen on October 18, 2008 | 6 Comments »
These cookies bring back so many memories. Mostly of American Lake. Growing up our family used to go to American Lake to water ski and swim. My mom would often make these cookies for this trip. They were my absolute favorite with her sugar cookies at a close second. The problem with these cookies is [...]
Yummy
Posted in family fun, from the kitchen on April 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today we made some yummy caramel/chocolate pops. First we unwrapped some caramel candies placed them on a plate so they were not touching and nuked them for about 20 seconds. Then we rolled them into balls and shoved a stick in them. Some we squished into small cookie cutters. While the caramel was hardening up [...]
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