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Photos du journal - Architecture & Arts. Photos du journal. Photos de Judy Key. Photos de Brandy Sartain Harris. Photos du journal. Photos de Tricia L Mayo-Curtis. Photos du journal. Photos du journal. The Game of Love. I just love hearing about couples getting engaged...don't you? Just the thought of a new marriage, a new family...and well, the wedding cake, makes me turn to mush.

My cousin Meg got engaged last month...yay! Now, I have 9 younger cousins...just on one side of the family. Hearing about their engagements is always exciting, but this one was especially thrilling because I've actually gotten a chance to get to know her *now* fiance....and he is such GREAT GUY! {ok, first...how adorable are they?!?} Let me tell you a just little about Meg & Sean:♥Meg is about 12 years younger than I am.

{Seriously, now...don't you think the "blank" tile in Scrabble should be a heart ♥? The cookies:My original thought (a year and a half ago when I met Sean and had a feeling this day was coming) was to make a cookie Scrabble board. Using my bench scraper, I divided square cookies into fourths. I jazzed up my usual cookie recipe with 3/4 tsp vanilla bean paste in place of the 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. To decorate: Photos du journal. Photos du journal. (2) Facebook. Party / this is a great idea for a party so everyone isn't crowded around a dip tray and double dipping. Recipes, cooking ideas, and recipe of the day | Cooking. Panda CupCake.

(1) Facebook. Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries. What? Yes! - SugarBlog - SugarDerby. Um... ok. Why didn't I think of this?!?!?! Of course you can hollow out a strawberry and stuff it full of cheesecake. Of course you can!!! And just in time for Valentine's Day... perfect excuse to make them! Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries Here's what you need: About 20 strawberries... this was a little over one carton for me. 8 oz pkg softened cream cheese 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 sleeve of graham crackers 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips (optional) First you will want to wash the strawberries and cut off the tops. Now core them! A thin ended apple peeler.... And a small knife.... I liked the knife better! The easiest way to core the strawberries is to hold the entire berry in your hand (wrap your fingers around it) and literally just core out the center.

Um... Now to make the filling.... Beat the cream cheese. Now to fill the strawberries!!! I didn't want to hurt my zip lock baggies feelings so I used one to crush the graham crackers in. Oh man.... these are so cute. So...... Party / Dinosaur Party Theme. Party / Birthday centerpiece idea for any age -- tie balloons on top--fill with any candy. Party / Pineapple palm fruit tree. Party / cake pop ice cream cones. These are so cute! Party / Lego man lego cake. Untitled. Easter DIY Tutorial: Carrot Shaped Cupcakes. In a few days, Peter Cottontail will be hoppin’ down the bunny trail… so we better have some carrots ready for him!

But not just any carrots. Really, how many boring carrots can one bunny eat? I say we go for sparkling carrots with a surprise inside! Hi, it’s Carrie Sellman from Half Baked, the cake blog for sweet inspiration. I’m happy to be back at HWTM today, sharing a different kind of carrot recipe – just in time for EASTER! Sure to make your little egg-hunters squeal with delight, these carrots are actually cupcakes!! By Carrie Sellman makes 12 cupcakes – Ice Cream Cones (12) – Chocolate Cake Batter (made from mix or from scratch) – Buttercream Icing (store bought or homemade) – Orange Candy Melts (2 packs) – Orange Sprinkles (2 jars) – Green Edible Candy Grass 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. . – Stand carrots upright in a popcorn cone holder. Happy Easter! Handmade charlotte :: DIY Pinata Cookies :: design for kids and the home. Awesome Bento Art | Photo Gallery. Untitled. (2) Facebook.

(2) Facebook. Hydrangea Cupcakes. I’ve been trying out few fresh vanilla recipes recently, so I thinking I might create a little post for you with images regarding how to beautify cupcakes to look such as hydrangeas . They are my favorite blossoms so I totally loved how they turned out! Deep Dish Fruit Pizza. My sister-in-law Missy first introduced me to the concept of fruit pizza years and years ago, and here’s how: she brought one to my house and I proceeded to eat the whole thing.

But it was small. And I was nursing. My mammary glands made me do it. I whipped up a whopper of a fruit pizza a couple of weeks ago using my good ol’ standby sugar cookie recipe…and it was so darn good in such a naughty, naughty way. Feel free to halve the recipe below and press into a smaller pan, or just split the full recipe in half and roll out two thinner pizzas. This is one of those fun, throw-together treats that’s perfect for everything from a slumber party to a baby shower. Sorry I said mammary glands. The Cast of Characters: my sugar cookie dough (recipe below), marshmallow creme, cream cheese, peaches, kiwi, blueberries…and whatever other fruit you’d like! Now, you could divide the dough in half, then roll out each half into thin, round pizzas.

Or you could do what I done did… I love this pebbly texture. (11) Facebook. - StumbleUpon. This may look like a perfectly innocent cake meant to lure a leprechaun to the top but it has a few secrets. Secret #1: Beneath the pile of gold coins are fragile bars, when the leprechaun approaches to grab the coins he’ll fall into the pit and be trapped. Secret #2: There is a rainbow hiding inside the cake. The leprechaun will discover this as he eats his way to freedom. Have you heard of Leprechaun traps? I hadn’t encountered these until this year, and I am completely charmed by them. Leprechaun traps are created by kids in order to lure and trap a leprechaun.

They are often a craft or sort of science experiment, there are some amazing ones collected here at Geek Dad. I decided that my angel food cake pan, with the hole in the middles, would make an excellent shape for a leprechaun trap. To read the complete how-to for this cake please click on MORE. So this is what I did. This makes for pretty dishes. First pour the larger amount of white batter into the pan.

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