Do you love everything peppermint? Kids love candy canes which makes this cake fun to make and decorate. This is an easy cake to make using peppermint inspired treats – candy canes, meringue, peppermint candies, and red hots candy. It also makes a beautiful display of red and white which people love at the holidays. …
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Snowball Cookies
On a chilly day, these snowball cookies will warm your heart and tummy. Also called Mexican Wedding cookies, these buttery moist cookies look just like snowballs. Kids will love mixing and rolling these cookies. Note: if you want to omit the pecans, you can add mini chocolate chips. Watch our How-to video to see how …
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Kids might be surprised that some cakes do not add flour to the recipes. Of course, we know a cheesecake is flourless, but what about a chocolate cake? This flourless cake makes a sweet and moist cake using dark chocolate and butter, with a chocolate glaze. It is so good you may never use flour …
Candy Wreath & Tree Cupcakes
Decorated Christmas wreaths and trees are the beauty of the season. You will bring smiles with these easy-to-decorate cupcakes. Using candy and frosting found at your local grocery store, it makes fun with ease for the kids. You can use a leaf piping tip or create your own leaf tip using a ziploc bag and …
Three Reindeer Cupcakes so Easy to Make
Everyone loves reindeers. Kids know that without reindeers, Santa would never make it to their homes on Christmas Eve. Let’s have some fun decorating reindeer cupcakes. You can name each one. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and, of course, Rudolph. Watch the video with your kids and sing along! Here are three …
Christmas Wreath Salad with Toasted Almonds
Bring the kids in the kitchen to help you make this Christmas Wreath salad. It has beautiful holiday colors and toasted almonds to sprinkle on top. Using a variety of veggies and fruit, along with an orange glaze dressing, it is the perfect addition to your holiday meals. Toasted almonds are made by baking the …
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Ultimate Chocolate Cheesecake
If you love chocolate AND cheesecake, this is your dessert. I also used chocolate covered pretzels for the crust to give it a new ULTIMATE cheesecake. Of course you can make the crust with crushed Oreo cookies or graham crackers. Watch the video to see all the steps to make this very decadent cheesecake. A …
How to Make Chocolate Lace
Have you seen beautiful lace cakes at weddings or bakeries? Do you want to learn how easy and fun it is to make? When I worked as a cake decorator in my younger years, I learned how easy and beautiful it is. The best part is no two designs are the same. A simple trick …
Pies Cupcakes
How fun are these pie cupcakes to make for your holiday gatherings. Using M & M’s and a delicious mascarpone frosting, the kids will make pumpkin, cherry, apple, and blueberry pie cupcakes. Bake your favorite cupcakes, then have a blast decorating the pies. Mascarpone cheese is a soft Italian creamy cheese. You can substitute with …
How to Make Pumpkin Pie Spice
A favorite ingredient for FALL recipes is pumpkin pie spice. But, what is it? It’s a combination of spices used in making pumpkin pie and other pumpkin or autumn recipes. Watch my video as I describe where these spices come from. I actually put pumpkin pie spice in my coffee. It’s really good. Some places …