Sweets

Ashtray Cake Looks Real Enough To Smoke

April 6, 2013 // 3:20 pm

In this case, you can make your cake and smoke it too. This ashtray cake, made by Natasha of Nevie-Pie Cakes, is completely edible (outside of the glass ashtray on top). The piece was created for a “hen party” — a term used for bachelorette parties in the…

We’re Pretty Mad We Weren’t Invited to This Awesome Harry Potter Party

April 6, 2013 // 9:00 am

Muggle parties are so last year.

The Potterheads over at Sugar Bean Bakers must have worked like house-elves to put together such a magical event. Obviously they knew any Harry Potter party worth its weight in Bertie Botts Beans would be incomplete without some Butterbeer and…

Super Realistic Bacon-Shaped Cookies are the Best Thing Since Bacon

April 5, 2013 // 4:36 pm

As Jennifer from Not Your Momma’s Cookie so elegantly puts it, “Bacon isn’t bacon without that wavy shape.” So while there may be admirable attempts at creating faux bacon (see bacon jello and the OG bacon cookie, for example), these wavy, bacon-shaped cookies take the, ahem,…

Crumb’s PB&J Cupcake is Smothered in Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

April 2, 2013 // 3:48 pm

Because grilled cheese sandwiches and pancakes get their own national “day,” so does the classic peanut butter and jelly sammich. So, to celebrate this glorious ocassion, Crumbs Bake Shop whipped up a treat fit for the grade-school sweet tooth in you. Their PB&J Cupcake is stuffed with strawberry…

Humpty Dumpty Was Never an Egg and Neither are These Cake Pops

March 26, 2013 // 6:00 am

Think about the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme really quick and come back when you realize that nowhere in it is Humpty ever explicitly called an egg. Don’t worry, I’ll wait.

Now before you decide to throw a ruined-childhood B.F., let’s rap. No, Humpty is not necessarily an egg, but…

Unfortunately, this Sorting Hat Cake Can’t Tell You Which House You Belong In

March 23, 2013 // 7:00 am

Accio cake!

Surrounded by an assortment of magically delicious cupcakes, I would totally let this Sorting Hat decide my Hogwarts fate, although secretly I want to be a Hufflepuff. Too bad it’s not the real deal, sigh.

Almost too awesome to eat, this Harry Potter-themed dessert was designed by…

These Saffron Cupcakes Are Slathered in Cream Cheese Frosting & Red Wine Caramel Sauce

March 22, 2013 // 8:00 am

How do saffron cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and red wine caramel sound, eh?

These mini desserts are definitely attention-grabbing. As our luck would have it, saffron is a delicious addition to sweeter concoctions, and these cupcakes are rock solid proof. The best part about this recipe is that…

Today is 3/14, So Eating These Cinnamon ‘Pi’ Fries Is Totally Justified

March 14, 2013 // 7:00 am

Happy Pi Day, y’all! While today is the perfect opportunity to nerd out with fellow π fans, it’s also a great excuse to whip up these awesome fried bits of goodness. This recipe takes your average ho-hum 3/14 pie and takes it up a notch.

You know those extra dough scraps…