Happy 2nd Birthday! Pink, Green & Elmo!

Happy 2nd Birthday my sweet little miss!

We had a dinner and of course lots of yummy desserts. Pictured here...Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Buttercreamy Frosting, Black Bottom Cupcakes with Ganache, Gingersnaps, Lemon Blossoms and Chocolate Chip Cookies. And of course some tasty lemonade to drink!

Her beloved cousin enjoying a cupcake! Yum!

After I had planned this cute party...flowers, pink, green...little miss little sis announced that she was having an elmo cake! Yikes! Here is her cutie elmo cupcake.

She so enjoyed it! Yeah! And then she couldn't figure out where elmo went...

Mini Desserts

Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Buttercreamy Frosting

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Lemon Blossoms

A friend of mine was throwing a retirement party for an Aunt - the perfect reason to have a variety of many mini desserts! Bite sized but big on flavor!

Mustard & Love & Cookies

These delicious heart shaped Sugar Cookies with Lemony Royal Icing in mustard color were for this adorable girl's....

bridal shower!
p.s. this photo was taken on New Years and of course they both have mouth full of holiday Sugar Cookies! Happy Wedding lovelies!

who bakes for the baker?

Happy Birthday to me! People always ask me who bakes for me since I am the baker in my life? The answer - BJ's! Seriously love a warm pizookie with a frozen melty scoop of ice cream, delish!
AND my sweet hubby made me a Famous Ciraulo Mud Pie for my actual day! Even took the day off of work to celebrate! I am a very lucky birthday girl!
Now on to my regularly scheduled baking...

Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie

For a girl that loves chocolate chip cookies the perfect family birthday celebration treat is a huge chocolate chip cookie! And she is definitely happy about it! Yum! Happy 7th Birthday my toothless little miss big sis!

Cupcake Pops

Chocolate Cake and Vanilla Cake made into the oh so popular Cupcake Pops dipped in delicious Chocolate and colorful candies. Yum! Happy 7th Birthday (school celebration)!

Hollywood Star Cake

Happy 12th Birthday, Hollywood star!
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cake with Peanut Buttercreamy Frosting!
Time to walk the red carpet!

Happy Heart Day!

Nothing says Happy Valentine's Day like a sweetly frosted Sugar Cookie. Add an inexpensive Valentine's printable card by Jones Design Co. and a cute little polka dotted bag and you have a darling and tasty Heart Day treat!
I heart sugar cookies!

Bubblegum Fun!

Little miss middle sis joined the whole hand club today - she's 5! Yeah! Now she can chew gum! A funny thing I started when our oldest was little - no gum till you're 5. It worked pretty well and we made a birthday party theme out of it! Complete with Gumball Machine Cake, Gumball Machine party favors and a gumball hunt game!

Vanilla Bean Cake layer and Chocolate Cake layer covered in Buttercreamy Frosting. Yummy!