• Cool Cakes

    Halloween Cupcakes

      Are you in search of some really cute cupcakes for your Halloween or Harvest party?  If so, look no further.  I will show you step by step how to create these adorable cupcakes. How adorable are these cute little Jack-O-Lantern cupcake.  First, here are a few tips to make these cupcakes look as realistic as possible.  The yellow color will represent the fire in the Jack-O-Lantern so it will need to be a very bright yellow.  There should be some definite contrast between the orange color of the pumpkin and the yellow color of the flame.  These cupcakes are dimensional which means you need to add the frosting in…

  • Christmas Party,  Parties,  Sweet Treats

    Chocolate Covered Marshmallows

    The final quick and easy treat for today is chocolate coated marshmallows.  The idea here is to get the delicious taste of a chocolate fountain treat without actually having to get out the chocolate fountain.  My kids love helping coat the marshmallows in chocolate. Simply melt chocolate – I melt the chocolate in the microwave and then use an electric melting pot so that the chocolate stays warm as we are making these and we do not have to rush to finish before the chocolate hardens.   Hold the marshmallow by one end and dunk the other into the melted chocolate.  Then place the half-coated marshmallow onto wax paper to…