Peanut Butter Fudge – Birthday Cupcakes

I had another birthday.  I’m another year older and wiser.  And, it just so happens that my MIL’s birthday is on the same day as mine.  That’s right, we’re birthday twins, awwww.  And my husband’s dad’s birthday is the day after.  Needless to say, while I L-O-V-E the month of May, my husband dreads it.  To celebrate the occassion, I made cupcakes.  And displayed them on one of my killer new cupcake stands.  And baked them in happy bright neon colored paper.  I knew that they would turn out yummy- but I was unprepared for the kind of fireworks that happened in my mouth while eating them. 

Holy hello.

They were UN-believeably good.  My husband couldn’t stop eating them.  They melted in your mouth.

YUMMMMM.

Cupcake:  Chocolate

Icing:  Peanut Butter Fudge Buttercream with crushed Peanuts

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Life is Like a Box of Chocolates

I am sitting here wallowing in my lonliness while my husband lives it up in Vegas, so I baked.  Baking always makes me happy. 

I’ve been wanting to try something different with my cake balls and had seen a DARLING chocolate box made out of cake and cake balls and thought I’d take a stab at it.  I wish I could remember what site I saw it on to give them credit…but alas, my memory fails me.  So- to the site I saw this darling idea on, THANK YOU!    I think it might have been BAKERELLA…or CAKE JOURNAL…hmmmm…really, idk.  My husband gets on me all the time about my terrible memory, which is why I love blogging so much because it’s record keeping for my memories.  Anyways…waaaay off track.

Since I was making these while missing the hubster, I chose a lovey dovey background setting.  These would make a super cute Valentine or Anniversary gifts. 

Cake:  Red Velvet

Icing:  Half cream cheese/half buttercream

Covering:  Semi-sweet chocolate with white chocolate drizzle 

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It’s a Boy! Baby Shower Cake

I have only had two amazing hair stylists in my life.  One was in Nashville and short lived because I got transferred to Texas for work.  And then I found Albert.  He makes me look and feel like a million dollars.  My self esteem literally peaks at level highs when I leave his salon.  A few weeks ago when I got my hair done I was jabbering on and on about my business and last week he contacted me and asked me to do a baby shower cake for his girlfriend’s sister. 

I was overjoyed to do a cake for him…well, him indirectly since he wasn’t the one actually HAVING the baby.

But I digress.

I set off to make them a tasty and beautiful peice of edible art.

Congrats on your little bundle of love!

Cake:  Chocolate

Icing:  Buttercream

Covering:  Fondant with fondant embellishments

Extras:  Baby Booties made of rice krispie treats and covered in gumpaste

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