13 Nights of Halloween (9)

Candy corn for the cookie lovers:

From: Kathie Cooks

13 Nights of Halloween (8)

Candy corn is a Halloween staple, supers size it and make it sweeter:

From: Wilton

13 Nights of Halloween (7)

The sweetest pumpkin patch.

From: The Plunge Project

13 Nights of Halloween (6)

If you don't have time to go pumpkin picking this Halloween you can make your own pumpkin patch :).

Make Bake Celebrate

13 Nights of Halloween (5)

These ghoulish ghosts are eerily easy :).

Thanks to: LHJ

13 Nights of Halloween (4)

Here is a trick for you, this treat doesn't require any baking!  Lollipops, Rock Candy, Gumballs, Candy Corn, Halloween Peeps,  Mini Marshmallows, Malted Milk Balls, and Black Licorice.  Sweet!

From: Nicole Hill

13 Nights of Halloween (3)

Melted marshmallows on cookies :) YUM.  It's scary how fast these little ghosts will disappear! 

13 Nights of Halloween (2)

Here is a cute (um I mean scary) treat from Tiny Green Mom.

Graham Crackers, Chocolate, Candy Corn, Black Twizzlers, and a little bit of wire make this spooky treat "stand" out.

13 Treats for Halloween (1)

Trick or Treat

I don't know too many tricks but I do have a few treats :).  Check back daily for all 13 Halloween treats :).

1)  Healthy Witch Brooms

Ingredients:

Pretzel Sticks

Cheese Slices

Chives

Steps:

1. Fold the cheese slice around the end of the pretzel stick

2. Cut the cheese slice to create the broom's fringe

3. Keep the cheese in place using the chive

Halloween 3-D Cookies

3-D cookies are the newest thing, in fact they are so new almost nobody has heard of them yet :).

For Halloween these cookies combine the trick and the treat!

Glorious Treats shows the easy step by step instructions for these tricky treats.  Stay tuned for a how-to video coming soon!

Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies

I stumbled upon this recipe for Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies from Foxnews.com (probably the last place I would have ever thought I'd find such a delicious recipe).  

These cookies look and sound delicious, but the sweetest part is how simple it is to make them.  It only takes about half an hour to make these cookies which beats the pants off of the six hours it takes to make a regular cheesecake :).




What You'll Need:

• 1 Cup of Flour
• 1/2 Teaspoon of Salt
• 6 Tablespoons of Butter
• 5 Tablespoons of Cream Cheese
• 1/2 Cup of Sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
• 1 Cup of Chopped Strawberries

What To Do:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees and line your baking sheets with parchment paper
2. Whisk the flour and salt together, then set aside
3. Beat the butter and cream cheese on high until the mixture is creamy, combine the sugar.  Then add the egg and vanilla until well combined.  Reduce your mixer speed to low while stirring in the flour
4. Turn off the mixer and fold in the chopped strawberries
5. Scoop the cookie dough onto the baking sheets (about 2 tablespoons each)
6. Bake for 10 minutes
7. Cool before serving

Store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to two days.

Gender Reveal Cake

Gender reveal cakes are the cake pops of the pregnant world.  My aunt and uncle are having a baby and asked me to make their reveal cake.  They gave me a sealed envelope from their doctor with the new baby's gender written inside and let me surprise them with a cake

The outside of the cake doesn't give anything away.  It is pink and blue and leaves everyone else in suspense.  The inside however reveals the baby's gender to the entire party!  Pink cake for a girl and blue cake for a boy :).

          CONGRATULATIONS MARI AND 
            JOEY ON YOUR BABY GIRL!!!!

Cake Pop Kits

Unless you've been living under a rock you know cake pops are the latest baking craze.  It is impossible not to have seen a variety of cake pop kits and if you read my blog you've undoubtedly heard me mention how much I dislike the Babycake's Cake Pop Maker (although I love the rest of their mini-cookers).  Now Bakerella (every baker's idol) has announced that she is coming out with her own cake pop kit.  

As the inventor of cake pops it is no surprise that Bakerella made her kit correctly.  Everything you need to make cake pops comes in the kit :).  It is meant for kids but I can guarantee that I will not be the only avid baker camping out at Toys R Us when it comes out in September.  


Get ready for this:

This kit includes:

• A blue bowl for the melted chocolate
• A pink bowl for mixing the cake
• A pink cake grater (best idea!)
• A pink cake pop drying stand
• Cake pop molds
• Two cake pop presses
• A blue cake ball holder
• Cake pop sticks

This entire kit will be in stores for about $20 which is amazing because most cake pop stands alone will cost you at least $40.  If this toy isn't enough for your inner child don't worry because Bakerella didn't stop here.  She has also created additional mold kits to make other cake pop shapes.  Hopefully Bakerella will continue to expand this "kids" line.

IS IT SEPTEMBER YET???!!!!

UPDATE!!!! :)

So although it isn't September yet I somehow got my hands on this product :)!!  And it is every bit as amazing as I thought it would be.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!!!

Keep a look out for pop postings asap!

Pinata Cookies

By far the coolest cookie ever :)!!!

Sweetly simple :)

Check out Dash Recipes for the how-to video!

Birthday Cake Truffles

This no-bake birthday cake truffle recipe is from Six Sisters Stuff.  Instead of the regular cookie dough truffle which has been trending recently these sisters have added a sweet twist, cake batter.  Who could resist this delicious treat?

Here is their recipe:

Cake:

1. 1&1/2 Cups Flour
2. 1 Cup Yellow Cake Mix
3. 1/2 Cup Butter (softened)
4. 1/2 Cup Sugar
5. 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
6. 1/8 Teaspoon Salt
7. 3-4 Tablespoons Milk
8. 2 Tablespoons Sprinkles

Coating:

1. 16oz. White Candy Melts
2. 4 Tablespoons Cake Mix
3. Sprinkles!

To make the cake start by beating the butter and the sugar together until combined.  Then mix in the cake mix, flour, salt, and vanilla.  Next add in 3 Tablespoons of milk, only add more if you need it; the mixture should have a dough-like consistency.  Finally mix in the sprinkles before rolling the dough into one-inch balls.

After you have rolled out all of your dough begin melting your chocolate using either a double-boiler, chocolate melter, or your microwave.  After you have melted your chocolate quickly stir in the cake mix until it is combined.  Then using a fork dip the balls into the chocolate (like a cake pop) and place onto a cookie sheet.  Finally top with sprinkles and repeat.

ENJOY! :)