What have I been up to lately?

Not lounging by the pool. That's for sure!


Custom Tinker Bell Toppers atop strawberry little cupcakes with whipped vanilla buttercream.


Gourmet Puffed Rice Treats - Peppermint Candy, Peanut Butter Chocolate Dipped, Cookies and Cream, and Strawberry Malt.


Chocolate Little Cakes topped with vanilla buttercream and "50" little sugar cookies.


Mint Dipped Fudge Brownies and Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Blondies.


I made these with leftover stuff from another order and gave them to my daughter in her lunch. They were a big hit! Chocolate Little Cakes with mint buttercream, mini sugar cookies, and Chocolate "S" initials.

One Charming Party.

You have all heard me talk about the Domestic Goddess. She is an amazing party planner, so talented! Beautiful to every last detail! Her party planning company is called One Charming Party. She has a new website and party blog. Check it out here. And make sure you click the link to her website from her blog. I recently did some desserts for her for a first birthday party. She has photos on her blog, professional photos, not the kind of photos that I take ;) Check it out and enjoy!

A Visit From the Sugar Plum Fairy...

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream and Mini-Gingerbread Cookie Toppers


Bite-sized Brownies dipped in White Chocolate and Candy Cane Pieces

Dipped Strawberries

A Rainy Day for Baking...

On Monday we reached 93° here. Perfect for playing in the park and giving my children those pinkish cheeks indicative of Summer fun. Not, however, the best weather for baking. I was a bit dreadful of the coming days when I was to be baking scrumptious goodies for my first "job". But to my great surprise we made it back down to a rainy 58° on Wednesday. Perfect for sending my little ones downstairs to play while I baked trays full of brownies, hello dollies, and yes, more chocolate chip cookies. It was so exciting to awaken with a sense of purpose more than just dressing and feeding kids (not that that isn't rewarding in it's own unique and marvelous way). I suddenly felt like I had re-entered the real world - the world where adults interact with other adults and have conversations pertaining to things other than school work and play dates. And as I folded my first pastry box, filled it with homemade treats, and taped my card to the side I felt a sense of exhilaration. I delivered the boxes of little fancies to a "So, You Think You Can Dance" premiere party and went home to enjoy the sweet, sweet satisfaction of a rainy day baking and my first successful job as Très Sucré... Salut!