Valentine Snacks - How To's

              Happy Valentines        

  Quick and easy treats for the kids.

 Heart shaped Rice Krispy treats with red and pink sugar crystals

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Prepare treats according to box, let set then use desired cookie cutter.  The sprinkles with stick to the treats with NO problem!  One recipe made about 15 2" hearts

Marshmallows dipped in pink chocolate

candy melts decorated with heart sprinkles.

   With or with out a stick.

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Stick marshmallow on stick. Melt chocolates in microwave, 1 minute intervals till melted.  Dip marshmallows in the chocolate and sprinkle with desired sprinkles.  Let set at room temperature for about 30 minutes or in frig for 5.                                

                                                      

Snowman Donut POP - How To

Super easy and definitely cute!!!!

Supplies:

- One bag of powdered donuts

- One bag of bite size Reese cups

- One bag black fondant (Michaels or Hobby Lobby)

- One bag of candy corn ( can be found on the candy aisle at most grocery store, Brachs)

- One tube of black icing with a writing tip ( both can be found at a grocery store or craft store)

- One 20 count pop sticks

I was able to make exactly 20 donut pops.  A few of the powdered donuts were smashed in the bag.  Of course you will have other ingredients left over for use with other projects you might have.

Instructions:

Insert the sticks into the donuts, leave enough at the top to place the Reese cup.  Then roll out your fondant and wrap the bottom of the Reese cup to resemble a top hat.  If you want you can use thin mints in place of the fondant.  I happen to have fondant on hand:)  Then place the candy corn in the center of the donut for the noise, you might want to use some icing as glue.  Finally finish the snowmen with eyes and a mouth using the black icing.

Enjoy!!!!

Pilgrim Top Hats How To

 Supplies

- Chocolate candy melts (yellow and chocolate)

- Large marshmallows

- Striped cookies

 Melt chocolate in double broiler or microwave. Insert tooth pick into marshmallows and dip into chocolate. Flip over the cookies so the strips are facing down and push the tooth pick through the center hole so the chocolate covered marshmallow is centered and setting on the cookie.  Allow chocolate to dry and repeat.  Once dry, melt yellow chocolate melts in microwave.  Using a small Ziploc bag cut the tip off, very small.  Use the bag as your piping bag:)  Now go around the marshmallow with the yellow chocolate to decorate it with the buckle.

You should be able to make the entire package of cookies if needed.  There is examples on the Internet for this fun activity however most use a Reese cup.

Corn on the Cob How To

Supplies

-Homemade rice crispy treats or store bought

-Fruit roll ups

-Popsicle sticks

-Yellow sugar crystals

I made homemade treats however store bought ones would work just as good. Cut a rectangle piece of treat about 2 in by 1 in and wrap around the stick so it will stay.  Take a fruit roll up and cut in half.  Wrap around the treat to act as a husk.  Finally dip the rice crispy treat in yellow sugar.  There is ten fruit roll ups so you will make about 20 corn on the cobs:)

Pop Corn Balls - How To

So I started to put everything together for the kids to help me make popcorn balls, one of the treats we make every year, and I could not find the recipe.  I had to search online and hope to find one that would replicate my family recipe.  I came across one and just modified it.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/popcorn-balls-recipe/index.html

I omitted white vinegar and did not add vanilla.  Let the sugar mixture cook till hard crack.  Once I popped the corn in the pan I added a sprinkle of salt to allow for that sweet and salty taste.  Just in case you missed it, yes I said pan for popping popcorn:)  It is the pan that my grandmother, my kids great grandmother, used when she was a kid.  How much more natural can you get, besides the sugar you will be pouring on it of course;) 

I allowed the kids to put butter on their hands and help form the balls once it had COOLED, about two minutes.  Then they wrapped each popcorn ball with some candy corns in individual bags so my son could bring them to his classmates.

When making the popcorn balls you can add M&Ms, chocolate chip mini's, or any other kind of candy.  Just make sure to let the sugar mixture to cool a little bit before adding.  You do not want the candy to melt.

I hope you enjoy making these sweet and salty treats!!!

Patriotic Cupcakes

Creepy Cupcakes

Halloween Cupcakes

Vanilla cupcakes topped with vanilla buttercream.  The decoration for the creepy cakes are made by hand from fondant and royal icing. 

Wedding for the Dead

Halloween Wedding Cake

This three tiered wedding cake was the center piece for a spooktacular halloween wedding party.  The cake was red velvet to go with the RED theme with cream cheese filling and iced with vanilla buttercream.  Roses and a skull completed the final details.

Edible Bouquets

Cookies on a Stick

These cookies are great for birthdays, housewarming, office parties, thank yous, and much more. Cookies are made to order with what ever theme you might have. Ingredients are sugar cookies, royal icing, and lots of yum!!!

Will You Be Mine?!?!

Happy Valentines Day!

Made to order sugar cookies with your own special words to your sweetie. How could you go wrong with sweet treats on such a special day?!?!

Each cookie is decorated with royal icing and can be individually wrapped.

Milk for Santa

Cinnamon cupcakes

Large cinnamon cupcakes with cinnamon cream cheese icing

Santa Treats

Christmas Cookies

Reindeer, Santa hats, candies, candy canes, decorated trees and gift tags made from sugar cookies and royal icing.