I wanted to make some pumpkin cupcakes that were a little extra special.  I found a cupcake recipe then wanted to put a cream cheese center in it and top it with a fluffy icing that reminded me of whipped cream.  A little looking around the internet gave me a filling that sounded like it ... Read more

I found this recipe on a blog called twopeasandtheirpod.com and thought they were very inventive and decided to give them a try.  WOW, they are great!  I made them for a bake sale, they went fast and I’ve had several requests for the recipe.  Ingredients: For the cookies: 1 box red velvet cake mix (I ... Read more

It was Mom’s birthday and I got to make the cakes for her.  My family loves chocolate cakes so one of the cakes was a German Chocolate cake with coconut pecan frosting.  I wanted the other one to be a white one, but I wanted to try something new with it.  I read about cheesecake ... Read more

One of the favorite things to bake and send to school with your children, happens to be cupcakes.  Cupcakes are easy to handle and they seem to be just the right size for everyone.  There are several ways to make cupcakes, from scratch using your favorite recipe, grandmothers recipe that has been handed down to you, ... Read more

There is just something about Homemade Icing that just taste better then icing you can get in a container.  Not to mention that it is healthier for you because it doesn’t have any of the preservatives added.  When you want icing you can find a lot of different Types Of Icing: Butter Cream; 7 Minute Boiled Frosting; German ... Read more

Some people seem to think that you either have a gift for Baking Cakes or you don’t.  Confidence is the key and nothing can shake one’s confidence like having a failure with a cake into which so much care has gone.  The first thing we need to do is to try to understand what is actually happening ... Read more