Easter

Easter is Just around the corner and I did some things just for fun! Hopefully they will be enjoyed on Easter day by some family and friends!!

I know my son is looking forward to filling HIS own Easter basket much fuller than these!


What is Easter without a few carrots, right?
The chickens were inspired by Kava Dolce on Flickr.
The Tweek cookie I found here.
One of my favorites, Sugarbelle, made these very cool bunny rabbits that I found here.

Happy Baking.
Jen

Cabi Dresses

These cookies were created for a party for CAbi, a clothing line that can be brought right to your home for a personal shopping experience. You can check them out here. A friend from High School is a rep for this clothing line and holds parties at her house. I haven't been to a party yet but the line looks pretty cool.


So my job was to create cookies to look like the logo! My friend had the cookie cutter for me to use and everything! I think it's a pretty cute logo!


Hope what I came up with works!!
Happy Baking,
Jen

An Arty Party!

What a fun cookie to make - an artist's palette!

I went out an bought a cookie cutter for this special ocassion. A friend's daughter is haivng her birthday party at Kaleidoscope. These will be the perfect party favors, right?

I had fun with the bright colors.


Happy Birthday!

Happy Baking,
Jen

Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll Cake and Lofhouse Sugar Cookie Bars

I did some bake baking this weekend! A few new recipes that I found and had a chance to try.

My first creation was for Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll Cake on Six Sisters Stuff website here. This website has some really delicious things and I use it quite often!

Here's what it looked like before I put the glaze on.
And here is after the glaze is on.

This was very, very tasty....I will say it could have been cooked just a touch longer though - but it was definitely edible. And tasted exactly like a cinnamon roll. It was a HIT.


This cookie bar amazed me. Never had I had anything come out of the pan quite so easiliy as this! That in itself is a feat for me. And with this recipe I was making it just for myself to eat so used I Can't Believe It's Not Butter instead....and you NEVER know what things will turn out like when you do that. These are called Lofhouse Sugar Cookie Bars that I found here.

Happy Baking.
And have a Happy St. Pat's day!
Jen

Happy St. Patrick's Day

May the Luck of the Irish be with you this St. Patrick's Day!

Here is what I made in spirit of the holiday!

I made these adorable Leprechaun's last year and wanted to do them again because I liked them so much. Using lots of different cookie cutters to make their cute little faces - circle, ice cream cone, snowman, wreath, cupcake. The idea compliments of The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle. She even has a new post on her website for the Leprechaun's here.

A close up of the Leprechaun made out of a cupcake. Can you tell?




I hope you find our Pot of Gold this St. Pat's day. Enjoy the holiday!
Happy Baking,
Jennifer

The Lorax

When I took Trevor to see the movie The Lorax a few weekends ago, my mind was already brainstorming how to create that cute little character on a cookie. He is such a fun little guy. I didn't have to wait long before I saw a finished product on Facebook that I could use as a template for me.
Here's my version of The Lorax! Thanks to Haley Cakes and cookies who made a very cute face for me to try to copy.


Happy Baking.
Jen

Peanut Butter Pound Cake and Slow Cooker Honey Seasame Chicken

Spring has Sprung at our house! I had some friends over this weekend and the table is all set for Easter!


I have to brag on my dinner I made. And not just to brag but to SHARE. From start to finish it was amazing. And once I find a good recipe I have to share with people. I don't think you can ever have too many good recipes in your repertoire...:)

We had Slow Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken....amazing and easy. I found this HERE. A mild Chinese flavor...and if you aren't a fan of that, the chicken is still soft and good.I served it with plain rice and some snap peas. The sauce is amazing on the rice and no one even wanted to touch the soy sauce!
The most important part of the dinner was the dessert.

I found that here.

This is just about the best recipe I've ever tasted - if you happen to like peanut butter. And I LOVE peanut butter.

Both Pat and I liked it so much we had to immediately take it to a friends house so it would NOT be around us!!! LOL

A Peanut Butter Pound Cake with Peanut Butter Glaze. The ONLY deviation I made was to include peanut butter chips instead of chocolate chips.

I was worried about it not coming out of the cake pan and worried it wouldn't be done in the middle. Luckily it turned out just right. I cooked it for one hour and 20 minutes just like the recipe said....and this time trusted the recipe. Before turning the pan over I ran my knife all around the edge and the bottom of the pan. The pound cake came right out in one piece.

Success part one!

Then I put the peanut butter glaze on it with some peanut butter chips on top.


And when we all tasted it...heaven....and perfectly cooked! Success part two!

I served the dessert with ice cream which was a perfect compliment.
Anyone you have over would love this meal. I know I'm going to keep them handy for a long time!

Happy Baking.
Jen

Pretty Peacocks and Rainbows

Here are 2 things that might make you smile!
I got a new cookie cutter and wanted to try out my rainbow! I have to say making the different colors is not really easy and takes a much steadier hand than I have.
I'm going to have to work on that one!
For a peacock themed birthday party.....trying my hand with this new cookie cutter.



HAPPY BAKING,
Jennifer