Mega Cupcake...?

Have you ever been at a store and you see one of those cupcake pans that will make a giant cupcake?  You know... the one with the bottom on one side and top on the other...  I thought I would give it a try, and thanks to my sister-in-law Amy, she had one and let me borrow it.  Well I had to try it out for a friends birthday and this was the result...

 Next to it are mini cupcakes so you can see just how "MEGA" this cupcake really is.

 This MEGA CUPCAKE was for my friends birthday (lets call her Jocelyn).  

Her favourite is my 'peanut butter icing'! 

ALWAYS A GREAT CHOICE.

 Then I had to add reese pieces peanut butter cups.... YUMMY! 

(For all those chocolate and peanut butter lovers)

 Jocelyn was surprised she had no idea what was coming.

 Her next challenge; how to cut it.  I said "I made it... you figure out how to cut it"!

She did a pretty good Job too!  Happy Birthday Jocelyn!

Easter Chicks

Easter is so fun, and this year was extra great because my niece turned 8!  They grow so fast.  Sooo.....being the nice, kind, generous Auntie that I am, I figured she needed something special.  REALLY special!

My mom (another of my faithful fans) is always giving me ideas.  She saw this cupcake baking and decorating book while shopping and thought I would "love it"!  AND I DO!  There are so many FUN ideas to try. (The pages are tagged with those little post-it page markers.... stay tuned...)

When I saw some of the fun ideas in there I just had to try some.  I love to try new things and it's always great to have an event to try them out for!  Luckily for Elizabeth, her birthday was on Easter weekend so she got some extra special treats.  I called my sister-in-law and said..."you have to let me do cupcakes for Elizabeth's Birthday, I have a couple great ideas I would like to try..."  No hesitation on her part... right away she said YES!  (One less thing she had to worry about).  Here are the pictures.... so cute and yummy too!

 Here is Elizabeth, she was so excited!

 Elizabeth with her two brothers, James and Wiley, "patiently waiting"!

 

 Why do the girls always go for the pink icing?

Wiley digging in!  He reached in there right after Elizabeth and got the one on top! I wish I could have gotten the grin on his face as he was reaching for it.  Instead you get the "bite"!

Black and White

What's black on the outside, white in the middle and chewy all over?

My Chocolate Vanilla Stuffed cookies of course!  A true classic never gets old, run down, boring or passed up.  This is also true about a classic chocolate and vanilla cookie, wouldn't you say?  It's a classic; that is why you will always see various types of chocolate and vanilla ice creams at the ice cream shops.  People like the familiar. It's like a warm blanket on a cold day.

So here is an old classic cookie that is a favorite of many and OH SO CHEWY  like its brothers and sisters.