Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Maple Cream Cheese Filling
Thanksgiving baking is in full swing here. I always bring pies, rolls and cranberry relish to the family dinner and this year, I’m on top of it! The pie crusts and fillings are all prepped, stored in...
View ArticleFauxstess Cupcakes for Nightline
I had the craziest experience today. I travelled across the state to record a video segment for Nightline on food allergy. Yeah, little old me. How crazy is that? It’s pretty funny to go about life,...
View ArticleRed, White and Blue Scones
Memorial Day is usually spent up North, visiting family in the town I grew up in. There is a parade, which includes the elementary and high school bands, both of which I remember marching in. Hard...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Sweet Boy!
Lightening McQueen cake for my sweet little boy. No problem! I’m not very good at following directions, but loosely followed the instructions here. I made a double batch of chocolate sheet cake to...
View ArticleFunnel Cakes
It’s County Fair time here in Michigan! Fair food is something I’ve always wanted to share with my kids: neon red candy apples, giant caramel apples resting in a bed of nuts, bright yellow popcorn,...
View ArticleEgg Nog Cake–Easy Bake Oven Style
This little recipe comes from my girls, a creation they invented this weekend in their Easy Bake Oven. Cakes are their specialty, and they’ve created more flavors than you can imagine. Egg nog seems...
View ArticleX-Wing Fighter Cake, With Minions.
This year when I asked Jack what he wanted for his 6 year birthday cake, he gave a pretty reasonable answer: “X-Wing Fighter Cake”. I was fully prepared for this, as he’s been smitten with Star Wars...
View ArticleSpring Carrot Cupcakes
For about one day last week, I saw the most amazing thing: Lawn. This year, we’re 3rd in the nation for snowfall, clocking in at 108 inches so far. The number of snow days for kids…well, let’s just...
View ArticleMagical Chocolate Zucchini Cake
It’s that awesome time of year when piles of zucchini, squash and tomatoes show up on the lunchroom table at work, free to a good home. I have a tiny urban garden, so rambling zucchini plants...
View ArticleRainbow Surprise Cake
This cake is so much fun! I was in a serious time crunch this year for the girls’ 7 & 9 year birthday party, so I needed something using basic ingredients with minimal decoration and no fondant!...
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