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Whiskey in a Jar (Flourless) Chocolate Cake

by Allie | Dec 19, 2011 | Cakes and Cupcakes

If your holidays are crazy like mine are you might want to make one of these for yourself! I like the idea of doing cakes and pies in a jar. They’re so much less messy and look really cute. Remember these are not kid friendly so make sure you tell whomever you are...

Oreo Cupcakes

by Allie | Nov 30, 2011 | Cakes and Cupcakes, Cookies

Oreos are my favorite store bought cookies and when I saw you can combine them with cupcakes I had to try it. These turned out really good, but I was shocked that the cupcakes seemed to come out heavy and dense they didn’t rise much. I would probably use a different...

Cake Ball Eyes and Ghost

by Allie | Oct 27, 2011 | Cakes and Cupcakes, Dessert, Holiday

I really love to make festive cakes, but they NEVER get eaten at parties. I can go the extra mile and make these super cute cake pops and poof they ate a whole cake and didn’t know it. Anytime you can make something bite size people are more prone to eat it. I started...

Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes with Nutella Swiss Meringue Buttercream

by Allie | Sep 21, 2011 | Cakes and Cupcakes, Dessert

Somehow these pictures got tucked away, but I made these cupcakes for a young lady in our office who just graduated high school a couple years ago! She’s a huge Nutella fan so I knew I had to come up with something good to impress her. I found a recipe on...

Reader Feedback

by Allie | Sep 12, 2011 | Cakes and Cupcakes, Cookies

I love hearing feedback, request and suggestions from everyone! I got a lovely email from Carol last week who made a couple of recipes from Finding Inspiration In Food that turned out too cute I wanted to share them with you. I’ve also added the pictures to the...

Lemon Poppy Seed Cakes

by Allie | Jun 20, 2011 | Cakes and Cupcakes

I really love a good simple cake that really shows off fresh flavors and I think I found a perfect and easy recipe! These little cakes are not only cute, but they are not overly sweet. I want to bake another batch, but I am restraining myself from over doing it. These...