Grilling Inspired Cupcakes – Perfect for Father’s Day or a Cookout

Grilling Cupcakes

I called them cupcakes but these grilled inspired cupcakes are actually brownies.  You could easily make them chocolate cupcakes and they would turn out just as yummy.  My hubby loves brownies so I decided to go that route.  I found these in Disney's Family Fun magazine and I just had to make them for Father's Day. Here is my candy prepped and ready to go! Ingredients Brownie … [Read more...]


Cake Pops – Wilton Pops in a Post

Cake Pops

So many of you know about my love affair with Wilton.  I have gotten a kick out of learning how to decorate cakes, cookies and cupcakes over the past year.  I am not that great at it, but I love doing it.  When I heard that Wilton was launching their newest book, Pops! Sweets on a Stick.  I was very excited to try these Cake Pops out.  Now I am not a professional decorator, nor am I that … [Read more...]


Ghirardelli LUXE Milk Chocolate (Giveaway) CLOSED

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One of the highlights of my California trip, when I was in my early twenties, was visiting Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco.  I went with a couple of friends and we stopped into the Ghirardelli Chocolate Shop to enjoy a cup of hot cocoa and of course buy some fantastic chocolate.  I have to say, next to coffee, chocolate good chocolate is one of my favorite guilty pleasures. About The … [Read more...]


Wilton Decorating Basics Class 2

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As some of you might remember, I mentioned that I enrolled myself into a Wilton Cake Decorating class at my local Michael's store.  I have admired cake decorators for a while and I was really inspired by TJ's 1st birthday cupcakes (you can read about them here).  I loved making them and thought "why not?"  and enrolled myself.  I have my first class almost two weeks ago where our lovely … [Read more...]