Saturday, June 30, 2012

Firecracker Cakesicles

Cakesicle
       [kāk-si-kəl] noun
      Popsicle shaped cake on a Popsicle stick :).



These are especially easy if you have a Cakesicle Maker.  Just make sure that you cook each piece thoroughly without burning them.




Put Popsicle sticks in each piece of cake while the cake is warm :).




Dip the cake in melted frosting and spray with Wilton's edible spray.  
-OR-
Dip the cake in melted chocolate and use different colored melts.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Fourth of July Sparklers


These 4th of July treats are sure to create more of a BANG than your firecrackers :)!


SWEETS

Party City has plenty of great ideas and supplies to really spark your 4th of July dessert table.  


This themed table has M&Ms, cake pops, cupcakes, cookies, and gumballs.  The red white and blue M&Ms and gumballs are a great and easy way to make your 4th of July tables more patriotic in a snap.  There's no baking involved but everyone can enjoy them.  If you have the time or just love baking the cupcakes and cookies really bring this table to the next level.  The cupcakes in the background are so simple in their red cupcake liners with white frosting and blue sprinkles, but the best part is definitely the red and blue foil picks on the top row.  The cupcakes in the right bottom corner are a little healthier with their blueberries and flag design.  The star sugar cookie pops are my personal favorite because I love sugar cookies, but they can be very time consuming; so only having to make a handful of them for this table is really great.  Finally the CAKE POPS.  Everyone's favorite!  Cake pops usually take a longgg time, but these have some short cuts.  Because they are sitting flat on the tray you don't have to let them dry straight up (putting the stick in styrofoam) and you don't have to use the sticks at all, cake bites would be just as cute.  




HEALTHY SNACKS


Don't forget about your health conscious guests, it is bikini season after all.  Luckily it is easy to be healthy and keep your red white and blue color theme.  


Strawberries, yogurt, and blueberries.  Simple and sweet.



Blueberries, and bananas, and strawberries OH MY.  






DRINKS

For all ages:

I'm not sure how great this will taste, or how well it will stay separated, but if you are brave enough to try it GOOD LUCK :)!  Party City's website says this mix of pomegranate (or cranberry juice) topped with blue Gatorade followed by a layer of club soda will stay separated as long as "the liquid with the highest sugar content is at the bottom".




21 AND OVER!!

Punch Bowl.com has a patriotic sangria recipe that could will have you seeing stars and stripes.


Red, White, and Blue Sangria
Ingredients:
  • Strawberries, sliced
  • Blueberries
  • Pineapple, cut into star shapes
  • 2 bottles dry white wine
  • 1 cup Triple Sec
  • 1/2 Cup berry-flavored vodka
  • 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup simple syrup
Combine the ingredients in a large pitcher and stir. Chill in the refridgerator for at least four hours.




Red, White, and Blue Shot Recipe
Ingredients:
  • ½ ounce Grenadine
  • ½ ounce Peach Schnapps or Vodka
  • ½ ounce Blue Curacao
Slowly pour each ingredient into a shot glass to create a layered effect. Add them in the order listed above.




Thursday, June 14, 2012

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies


WARNING: IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO INSTANTLY GAIN TEN POUNDS DO NOT READ THIS



This sounds unbelievably amazing!!  I found this recipe on One Ordinary Day.  Nobody could resist a warm chocolate brownie topped with a layer of cookie dough and chocolate (I think I just gained 10 pounds thinking about this).



How To:
- Bake brownies
- Spread uncooked cookie dough over cooled brownies (egg free recipe)
- Chill cookie dough and brownies
- Pour chocolate glaze over the cookie dough
- Cut, serve, and gain weight :)




Cookie Dough Recipe:
  1. 1 Cup of butter
  2. 1 Cup of light brown sugar
  3. 1/2 Cup of sugar
  4. 4 Tablespoons of milk
  5. 2 Teaspoons of vanilla extract
  6. 2 Cups of flour
  7. 1 Cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
Mix the first 5 ingredients together.  Gradually stir in the flour until combined.  Then add in the chocolate chips.




Chocolate Glaze
  1. 1 Cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
  2. 1 Tablespoon of Crisco
Melt chocolate and Crisco until smooth.

Friday, June 8, 2012

Healthy Festive 4th of July Treats

Patriotic chocolate covered strawberries :)




And for the health conscious:





Cute Cakes and Good Ideas


Watermelon Cake
Perfectly adorable for summer and simple to make <3
 




Keeping cupcakes safe while transporting them is a huuuuuge problem, but here is an easy and cute solution:
(not to mention the rose cupcake is super cute itself)





Both of these cute ideas are from Bird On A Cake