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Mary Poppins Party Idea – Spoonful of Sugar Cake Pops

Mary Poppins Party Idea – A Spoonful of Sugar Cake Pops

If you were to ever ask me what my favorite movie was, I would have to tell you that there were actually two. In no particular order, I would have to tell you Mary Poppins and Beauty and the Beast. I thought last year, with Beauty and the Beast being recreated that dreams were coming true.

And then.

Then, I got the news that so was Mary Poppins!! Wait, what?!?

In the sequel, which arrives in theaters this Christmas, Mary Poppins is back to help the next generation of the Banks family find the joy and wonder missing in their lives.

MARY POPPINS RETURNS stars Emily Blunt as the practically-perfect nanny with unique magical skills who can turn any task into an unforgettable, fantastic adventure; Lin-Manuel Miranda as her friend Jack, an optimistic street lamplighter who helps bring light—and life—to the streets of London; Ben Whishaw as Michael Banks; Emily Mortimer as Jane Banks; and Julie Walters as the Banks’ housekeeper Ellen; with Colin Firth as Fidelity Fiduciary Bank’s William Weatherall Wilkins; and Meryl Streep as Mary’s eccentric cousin, Topsy.

The film also introduces three new Banks’ children played by Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh and newcomer Joel Dawson. Angela Lansbury appears as the Balloon Lady, a treasured character from the PL Travers books and Dick Van Dyke is Mr. Dawes Jr., the retired chairman of the bank now run by Firth’s character.

Are you excited yet?!

I may have been a little excited because the other day I got in the kitchen to whip up a Mary Poppins style dessert for our kids as we settled down to watch the original. What better for a dessert than a spoonful of sugar?

Now, listen. Dustin and I own our own business. We have five kids. Some days I’m doing amazing to just get kids showered, off to school and fed for the day. Forget about dessert. So when I say these are easy to make. I mean, heck, even I can make them.

You Will Need

Mix your cake mix according to your package instructions.

Bake the cake and let it cool completely. In a large bowl, crumble the cake.

Add in the frosting. I use a traditional creamy buttercream frosting. I haven’t tried making it with the whipped frosting, so I can’t tell you how it affects the texture. Mix together thoroughly.

Lay a piece of wax paper on a cookie sheet. Roll small cake balls and place on your sheet. These cake pops are going to have to be a smaller pop in order to fit into your spoon. Place the sheet in the freezer for about 20 minutes until they are set.

(Hint: If your cake mix is hard to roll, place the bowl in the freezer for a few minutes!)

In a small bowl, melt the candy melts according to the package directions. Dip one of your cake pops into the white candy coating.

You want it to be evenly coated, but not dripping.

Add the sugar sprinkles and place back on the cookie sheet.

In your plastic spoon, place a drop of the white candy coating and before it hardens, place your cake pop. Put the spoons on your baking sheet and freeze for a few minutes until it can set. (It won’t take long!)

Sweet. Fun. Spoonfuls of sugar. Literally!

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Super Easy, Super Delicious Red Velvet Cupcakes

Usually when I make cupcakes or eat cupcakes for that matter they are vanilla. Every so often I’ll be in the mood for some chocolate. And on the rare occassion, I will see a fantastic looking Red Velevet cupcake.

They are like the Kate Middleton of cupcakes, reserved for occasions and events, like weddings or Valentine’s Day.

But now, this Red Velvet Cupcake recipe makes it so easy to make them, it may seem like you are living the royal life in Buckingham Palace!

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Super Easy, Super Delicious Red Velvet Cupcakes
These cupcakes are so easy to make and so delicious!
Ingredients
  • 2½ cups flour
  • 1 tbsp. cocoa powder
  • 1½ tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ cup butter, soft, plus 4 tbsp.
  • ¼ cup softened shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 TBSP Red Velvet extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tbsp. Red gel food color
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Line cupcake tins withpaper liners.
  3. Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt all together.
  4. Mix the dry ingredients with a wire whisk for 3 minutes
  5. In a separate bowl using anelectric mixer, beat the butter, shortening and sugar until it is light and creamy.
  6. Add the egg, vanilla, red velvet extract, and red gel food coloring.
  7. Mix well.
  8. Add flour mix and buttermilk, ½ portion of each at a time, mix until completely combined.
  9. Spoon the batter into the lined cupcake tins until ⅔’s filled.
  10. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-22 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  11. Cool for 10 minutes
  12. Remove from cupcake tins to a wire rack until totally cooled
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Red Velvet cupcakes wouldn’t be Red Velvet cupcakes without cream cheese frosting. Cool, creamy and sweet this frosting is super delicious!

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Cream Cheese Frosting
Top our Red Velvet Cupcakes with this delicious cream cheese frosting!
Ingredients
  • 1 C unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 C cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 C powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. Cream the butter and cream cheese until creamy.
  2. Mix on low.
  3. Slowly add powdered sugar until blended.
  4. Add vanilla and beat until thoroughly combined.
  5. Scoop the frosting into a pastry bag with a frosting tip.
  6. Twist the open end of the pastry bag to force the frosting to the tip.
  7. Frost the cooled cupcakes.
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Chocolate Covered Pretzel Cupcakes

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Chocolate Covered Pretzel Cupcake Recipe

That perfect balance of sweet and salty is one of my favorite flavor combinations. When I take Joshua to the movies and they ask you if you want popcorn or candy, we choose both. Because nothing is better than dumping your chocolate candy into your movie theater popcorn. (Reese’s Pieces + popcorn = amazing….trust me!)

So why shouldn’t that blend of awesome goodness get their own cupcake? There is no reason why! So I’m excited to give you the recipe for these amazing chocolate covered pretzel cupcakes. And yes, they taste as good as they look!


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Chocolate Covered Caramel Pretzel Cupcake Recipe
The perfect mix of sweet and salty – these chocolate covered pretzel cupcakes will hit the spot! Better grab one now, because they usually don’t last long.
Ingredients
  • Cupcakes:
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 1-3/4 cups all Purpose Flour
  • ¾ cup Cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 Eggs room temp
  • 1 cup Whole Milk
  • ½ cup Vegetable oil
  • 1 cup HOT water
  • Pretzel Buttercream:
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temp
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup of pretzels
  • 12 chocolate dipped pretzels
  • Sprinkle with sea salt
  • Caramel sauce
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Fill muffin tins with cupcake liners
  3. In a bowl, whisk sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  4. Add in eggs, milk, and vegetable oil. Mix well
  5. Slowly add in boiling water, stirring until combined.
  6. Fill baking cups ⅔ of the way full.
  7. Bake for 20-22 minutes. Using a toothpick, insert in center. When it comes out clean they are done.
  8. Transfer to awire rack to cool completely before frosting.
  9. In a bowl, mix together butter and powdered sugar.
  10. Add in vanilla extract. Continue to mix until well incorporated.
  11. Fill a pastry bag and frost cooled cupcakes.
  12. Top with chopped pretzels.
  13. Now add a chocolate covered pretzel to the top, sprinkle some sea salt and drizzle with caramel sauce.
  14. Enjoy!
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Marvel Avengers Birthday Idea: Hulk Cupcakes

With the new Marvel Avengers: Age of Ultron movie that just came out, everything in my house is all about Captain America, Iron Man, and Joshua’s personal favorite, The Hulk!

To celebrate this awesome movie we just had to create some Hulk cupcakes! (HULK SMASH!) These are the perfect treat to serve at your child’s next birthday party. And trust me, while they look amazing, you can totally do this! Everyone will be super impressed and get a kick out of the totally cool cupcakes.

The Supplies:

Now, if you have never used fondant before don’t be intimidated! Think of it as clay or play-doh. And we are going to break up the Hulk’s fist in really easy basic shapes that I promise, you can do! (Remember rolling snakes in elementary school with the clay? Yes? Well, then I think you are going to be a fondant pro!)

1. Preheat your oven and prepare your cake mix according to the directions on the box. Once the cake batter is prepared add a few globs of the icing color and mix well.

2. Bake according to the box directions in your purple cupcake liners. Once baked, remove from the cupcake pan and allow to cool on a wire rack.

3. In a bowl, combine your frosting and add icing color to achieve the perfect purple color. (I added the same amount that I added to the cake mix to keep it a consistent color.) Frost your cupcakes and set aside.

4. Begin working on your Hulk fists by removing the fondant from the package and kneading it until it begins to soften. Then create a round ball, flattening it just a bit. This will serve as knuckle part of the fist.

5. Your next piece is going to be the Hulk’s wrist area. It should be a cylinder shape.

6. Alright, remember rolling those snake shapes? We are going to do that again! Take small pieces of fondant and roll them in your hands until you have 5 matching pieces. These will be the fingers.

7. You are totally rocking this! At this point you should have all of the pieces as seen in the photo above.

8. It’s time to start assembly. Place the 4 fingers on the round ball shape piece that you made in step 4. Gently apply pressure to the backside of the fingers to get the pieces to mold together.

9. Then add the thumb to the side of the fist as shown.

10. You can add the details of the fist by using a craft stick or your finger. Add nail beds, lines of the skin, etc.

11. Add 2 toothpicks into the wrist piece you made in step 5. This will help keep the fist together and provide some extra stability when placed into the cupcakes.

12. Add the top part of the fist onto the other end of the toothpicks.

13. You did it! Your fist is complete! Simply push into the tops of your cupcakes.

Ta da! Hulk fist cupcakes!

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Our friends over at Spaceships and Laser Beams has a super fun Hulk birthday party with lots of great ideas!

       

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Easy Birthday Cake Decorating Idea: Make An Anti-Gravity Cake

Last week my baby turned 12. EEK.

Twelve.

Oh.my.gosh.

Just about the only thing that I was sure of about this whole birthday thing was the cake. A while ago (a long while ago) I saw on Pinterest anti-gravity cakes.

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Aren’t those amazing? While they are totally out of my league, I knew I wanted to create an anti-gravity cake for Josh for his birthday.

I think it came out pretty cool, if I do say so myself. And it was really easy!

And Josh loved it.

You will need:

  • A cake (I purchased one from the store. No need to make this harder than it has to be after all!)
  • Icing
  • A marshmallow
  • Candy (I used Hershey bars and M&M’s – but use your favorite!)
  • A wooden skewer

The longest part of the cake decorating was probably unwrapping the candy bars!

Add a bit of icing to the back of the candy bar and stick it to the perimeter of the cake.

Leave an opening on the cake for the candy to ‘fall out’.

If there are any details on the cake that you don’t want, just use a knife and scrape it off. Our cake had flowers and those weren’t really 12-year-old-boy-cool.

Patched with a little frosting and we were good as new.

Empty out the bag of candy. It’s important to get a bag that has a resealable zipper. I used two wooden skewers and put a marshmallow on one end to hold them together. Then, stick the marshmallow end in the empty candy bag, seal it up and push the other end on the cake. (The bag in this picture ended up being too heavy so I switched it for a lighter bag.)

Then ice the skewer on the areas you can see and stick candy to it. This will be your ”candy waterfall”.

Create a path of candy that cascades out of the opening you made on the front of the cake.

Ta da! Make a wish! This cake is sure to be a hit! Just be prepared for family and friends to start asking you to make cakes for them too!

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Candy Sprout Dirt Cupcakes – A Perfect Earth Day Treat!

Earth Day is April 22nd and today I’m sharing these adorable Candy Sprout Dirt Cupcakes that are sure to make for a fun treat! This is a super easy and cute dessert to make. Served in mini terra-cotta pots they look just like the real thing!

These cupcakes would also be great for a gardening party!

You will need:

First you will need to make the cupcakes according to the box directions. Let the cupcakes cool completely. Place a cupcake in the wrapper into a mini terra-cotta pot.

Crush some Oreo cookies and put on top of the cupcakes. It’s looking like dirt all ready!

Now comes the fun part! Using the taffy or the airheads cut out leaves, blades of grass, or other sprouts. Leave room for you to push them into the cupcakes.

Add to your cupcakes and ta da!

You have some adorable Earth Day treats!

Looking for some Earth Day books?

Here are some fun ideas that would go along well with these cupcakes.

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Guest Post: Dark Chocolate Mocha Cupcakes Recipe

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I’m super excited to introduce you to Sadie – otherwise known as Slap Dash Mom! You really have to check out her site – she is full of great ideas, yummy recipes, and as an added bonus she’s hilarious! She was kind enough to share this delicious looking cupcake recipe with you all! I don’t know about you, but when I think about February I think of Valentine’s Day. And you can’t possibly think of Valentine’s Day without thinking about chocolate!

This is a perfect recipe for all the chocolate lovers out there!

Dark Chocolate Mocha Cupcakes

Ingredients
  • 1 cup flour
  • ¼ cup Unsweetened Cocoa
  • 1¼ teaspoons baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • ⅓ cup strong brewed coffee or espresso
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • Frosting of choice (I used chocolate fudge)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350*.
  2. Mix together flour, cocoa, salt, and baking soda.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix together egg, brown sugar, and white sugar.
  4. Add in milk, coffee, and melted butter.
  5. Mix in the dry ingredients.
  6. Fill cupcake liners ⅔ full and bake for about 15 minutes.
  7. Allow to cool before frosting.

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Candy Filled Cupcakes – Perfect for all of that leftover Halloween Candy



So I’m sure most of you have had lots of candy. And sometimes you think — what are we going to do with all of this candy. Have no fear. Make cupcakes! {I know because you need MORE sugar added, right?}
But these are the yummiest and most fun cupcakes to eat. Why because they are a surprise!!
You don’t know what you are going to get until you take a bite.
And did I mention – easy? You can use any mix. Any recipe. Any icing.
Here is the recipe I used. It is a really easy, yummy yellow cake cupcake mix. (If that made sense to you!)
I got it from Elinor Klivans cupcakes book.
Candy Filled Cupcakes
(This will make 12 cupcakes)
You will need a big glass of milk for these candy filled cupcakes!
YUM!
Ok, so this one was after a few bites! But see all of that caramel-y chocolate-y goodness? Yeah. AMAZING.

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Candy Filled Cupcakes – Perfect for Leftover Halloween Candy!

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (I used 1 tbsp — I love vanilla)
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • Candy of your choice! I used chocolate covered pretzels, 3 Musketeers, M&M;’s, Twix, Kit Kat, Snickers, Milky Way and Dark Milky Way

Instructions

  1. Mix dry ingredients. Set aside.
  2. Use electric mixer and beat egg and yolk and sugar about 2 1/2 minutes. It will be thick and cream colored. *Do not under mix! It lightens the texture!
  3. Mix in oil and vanilla until blended. Mix in sour cream until no white streaks are left.
  4. Add flour mix.
  5. Fill cupcake pan half full. (A little neater than mine!) 🙂
  6. Pick out your candy!
  7. Place candy in cupcake.
  8. Fill back up.
  9. Bake at 375 for about 16-18 minutes.
  10. Cool and frost.
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Basic Icing Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups butter
  • 5 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 2 1/2 tbsp milk

Instructions

  1. Beat butter.
  2. Add powdered sugar.
  3. Beat.
  4. Add vanilla and 1 tbsp milk.
  5. Beat.
  6. Add more milk as necessary.
  7. This makes a big batch!
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