4th of July Rice Krispie Cupcakes

I shared these pudding pops with you on Monday and well, one patriotic treat just isn’t enough so I’m bring you these beauties today. Can you tell that I’m totally going down the easy route these days? I’m only 25 weeks pregnant but I’m kind of ready to be done already. My first time around

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Patriotic Pudding Pops

Thought you guys would like to know that my computer is back up and running! Yay! I’m pretty sure that was the longest week of my life (dramatic much?). I was getting a bit worried because our Lake of the Ozarks trip is coming up this weekend and I had a lot of new meals ideas/recipes saved

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Patriotic Fruit Skewers

If you are looking for a quick, easy and cute snack for the 4th of July then I have the thing for you! Red, white and blue patriotic fruit skewers! They are super simple to put together and I think they disappeared faster than it took me to make them. It’s great to see kids grab for

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Vanilla Bean Buttercream and Completed 4th of July Cupcakes!

So this is the final installation of my 4th of July cupcake “series.” The ultimate, sweet, creamy and dreamy frosting! I’m pretty sure if a recipe is from the Brown Eyed Baker that you really can’t go wrong and I’m definitely glad that I gave her Vanilla Bean Buttercream a try! These disappeared quickly among

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DIY Cupcake Picks

I was trying to think of a creative way to decorate my tie-dye cupcakes and the crafty side of my brain kicked in and thought “why not DIY cupcake picks?” I love scrapbooking but don’t find much time for it these days. I searched through my scrapbook supplies and came across some fun 4th of July

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Tutorial: Layered and Tie-Dye 4th of July Cupcakes

This is my absolute favorite go-to recipe for white cake. It is light, airy, moist and fluffy but still has a dense enough texture to stand up to stacking.  The deliciousness and ease of this recipe really is hard to believe. I love that there are so many variations on this cake and I can’t wait to

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