A Unicorn Themed Tea Party

This past weekend my oldest daughter (wow—that still sounds so new to me!) celebrated her 7th birthday with a few of her closest friends. Once again Janelle requested tutus (she still loves to dress up) and ordered some premade tutus from Halo Heaven for all of the girls to dress up and take home as favors. We quickly came up with a pink and gold color scheme and went with it…so fitting too that Janelle’s favorite unicorn is Goldalicious. Fun and games were introduced by pin the tail on the unicorn and followed by unicorn races. Then the girls glittered unicorn horns which were unicorn horn shaped seashells that I picked up very inexpensively at the Dollar Store. The girls then refreshed themselves with a spot of tea and some sweets and treats from the dessert table. I couldn’t believe how enamored they were over the table and the cake. So sweet! We included brownie pops (highly recommend), edible image unicorn cookies, cupcakes, raspberry lemon tea sandwiches made from pound cake, and of course, chocolate covered oreos. Each guest was sent home with their own hair accessory that I made a few months before the party as well as a unicorn necklace that I found on Ebay to go along with their tutus.

Thanks to Print Your Heart Out for the perfect invitations in coordinating invitations for the party as well as custom unicorn party tags used for the cookies and labels for the dessert table. They were the perfect addition to the party! Thank you to Modern Frills for creating a custom unicorn silhouette tee for Janelle’s special day! A big thank you to Sheila Anderson Photography for the great snapshots of the party! They turned out gorgeous!

Some News!

Hello friends!

I know posts have been pretty sparse for the past few months and there is reason for that.
On August 12th we welcomed a baby girl to our family and have been pretty busy getting used to having a little one around again.
She is truly a blessing and I could not keep quiet about our new addition any longer.
So I introduce you to our baby daughter,


Ava Charis Isabella




{Photo Credit: Jennifer Veitch Photography}

Polka Dot Blossom Baby Cake

Good morning lovelies! Where has the time gone? I cannot believe we are already into the month of June and school will be ending in 2 more weeks!

Sharing with you all today my latest cake that was for a baby shower and was created using the colors of the new baby's nursery. This was an oreo cake with chocolate ganache filling. I love making these baby cakes...They are so adorable!

Have a great day everyone!

Superhero Party

What boy doesn't dream about being a superhero? This party from Paiges of Style really captures a superhero in training's dream. For more details visit here.

Some new cake designs..

Happy Monday! Thought I would share with you all two of my latest and greatest (hee hee) cake designs.
Thanks again to my lovely photographer sister from the VixenMade blog who captured these shots for me on such short notice!

Peanut Butter and Jam Cookies

A classic combo of peanut butter and jam that would be a clever Mother's Day gift or even to include in a children's birthday celebration or even as an afterschool snack.


{recipe via marthastewart}


Yield: Makes about 2 dozen

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 large egg
1/3 cup raspberry jam, stirred to loosen


Directions

1.Whisk together flour, baking
powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Beat
butter and sugars with a mixer
on medium speed until pale and
fluffy. Beat in peanut butter,
then egg. Reduce speed to low,
and beat in flour mixture until
dough forms. If dough is sticky,
refrigerate for 5 to 10 minutes.

2.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll
dough into 1 1/2-inch balls (about
2 tablespoons each). Arrange on
parchment-lined baking sheets,
spacing 1 1/2 inches apart. Press
into 1 3/4-inch rounds. Press hearts
into centers using your fingertips.
Refrigerate for 20 minutes.

3.Bake for 12 minutes. Remove
from oven, and reshape hearts
using your fingertips or the
handle of a wooden spoon. Fill
indentation of each with a
generous 1/2 teaspoon jam to form
a heart. Bake until cookies
are firm, 6 to 7 minutes more

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

What better way to celebrate today than with a good ol' plate of fish and chips and finish off with a shamrock shake. Not sure if it is completely Irish but fun nonetheless!
Very happy that McDonalds locations where I live have brought back the shamrock shake but if yours hasn't I am sharing my beloved shamrock shake recipe that I shared with you all last year. To me, it isn't St. Patrick's day without it! :)


Shamrock Shake

Ingredients:

2 cups Vanilla Ice Cream
1/4 cup Low Fat Milk
1/4 tsp peppermint extract
Green food coloring

Directions:

In a blender combine milk, ice cream, extract and a few drops of food coloring. Blend to desired consistency. Pour into malt glass. Serve immediately and enjoy!