Party sweets, drinks and decor
Sweet treats for celebrations.
There are approximately 157 different activities my teens have this month that apparently all require snacks, treats, or “something festive.” From school spirit events to cheer fundraisers to that one friend’s “casual” costume party… It’s sugar season, and I’m fully booked. No complaints here! But keeping things fun and easy is key, which is why […]
Now that the weather is dropping, this hot chocolate cake recipe is a hit with my party friends. Taking the cocoa mug cake trend, but making it an actual 4-layer party cake size, was a sweet way to celebrate my BFF’s recent cozy cold-weather birthday party. A cake that looks just like a super sweet […]
Last week, I tried making jam for the first time. It was so fun, and as soon as it was done, I put it on a cake… a jam cake! A sweet end-of-summer treat with a great combo of fruit tart and sweetness. This cake is an instant showstopper at any summer party. You can […]
One of my kids is obsessed with PB&J’s, so last week I made this peanut butter and jelly sandwich cake. I took one of my family’s favorite ingredients, gooey, creamy peanut butter, and recreated it as frosting. Then I added sweet jelly spread between two pieces of sweet cake to create a fun peanut butter […]
I needed a last-minute birthday cake idea for this weekend, so I gussied up a simple yellow box cake and turned it into this fun Animal Cookie cake. The frosted circus cookies didn’t just decorate the outside of the cake; they also made a tasty crunch in the batter. I created this for a sweet […]
Pumpkin carving is cool… but have you ever baked a cake inside one? Level it up with my fun trick to bake a pumpkin cake inside a pumpkin! Forget just scooping seeds and carving faces, this little trick might just win the crown for my favorite pumpkin recipe. And here’s the baking trick: as the […]
Cute monster donuts Halloween treat recipe that is great for classroom parties. Easy to make with my sneaky trick for getting the teeth to stay! These sweet monster treats are not only adorable, but so easy to pull together, and the kids just love them. Even though we are not quite into October yet, I […]
Twinkies are wonderfully nostalgic to me. I remember the treats as a kid, and decided a Twinkie cake would be a fun way to celebrate our recent nostalgic birthday party. Since you can surround any cake with Twinkies to get this fun cake look, the recipe idea works for home-baked cakes as well as store-bought […]
I am welcoming a new school year in with a sweet apple bundt cake treat. Made by stacking 2 bunt cakes and topping them off with adorable edible apple details, this fun Teacher cake idea has been a back-to-school tradition of ours for years. The beginning of the year is always such great fun for […]
These market-inspired fruit slice cakes I made for our farmer’s market birthday party were such a fun hit this summer. Nothing says summer party like the bright reds and oranges of my favorite fruits made into a cake. I love an individual fruit cake for serving at birthday parties, brunches, and showers. Instead of a […]
Heading back to the classroom for fall is sweeter when there is a treat waiting at home. These ABC alphabet letter cookies are a fun way to celebrate learning and cure an after-school slump. These cookies are actually very simple to make. Whip up a batch for your next back-to-school party or any early fall […]
A chalkboard cake is a fun way to kick off a new school year and is simpler to make than I expected! After making the cake, I created a handful of candy chalk to write on the cake with. It was fun to set up our new year of affirmations in sweet treat form. To […]