So…I was flickring through some old flickr pics today, and I found a couple of cute cupcake friends that I had made a while back, and thought I would share them.
The monkey and pig cupcakes were for my nephew Nathan’s birthday party last September, and the bunny cupcake (below), was from Easter of this year.
So fun!
August 29th, 2008
This Saturday, I decided it was time to make the infamous bakerella’s cupcake pops!.
It was a long process, filled with some lumpy chocolate debacles…but after all was said and done…they came out pretty great.
I used mint chocolate for the bottom chocolate coating, and colored white chocolate for the pink tops. Inside, there is a delicious devil’s food cake filling. YUM!
If you have some time, and you love to bake up tiny cute things…I highly recommend giving these a try.
Thanks, Bakerella!
August 25th, 2008
My brother gave me some fresh yellow squash from his garden the other day. They were calling out to me, so I decided to make a healthier alternative to my Grama Dee’s infamous buttered squash. This is what I decided on. Simple and tasty. Yum!
Roasted Yellow Squash
Recipe from Julie Foxworthy
INGREDIENTS:
Yellow Squash
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS:
1 comment August 24th, 2008
Yesterday, my 3 nephews (kyle-14, nathan-11, and jack-6) and my dad, all had their birthday party in a beautiful park in Linden, MI.
The boys had put in a request for me to bake some special cakes for them. In particular Darth Maul (from Star Wars), and a “Dark Knight” themed cake from the new Batman movie.
So Friday, I took the day off of work and just spent the day bakin’ it up!
My fiance, Christopher, (a Star Wars illustrator), came in very handy when it came time to do the serious decorating. His skills with a paintbrush and an exacto knife were amazing.
Take a look for yourself! They were a HUGE hit with the boys, and everyone at the party. YAY.
Check out the whole set off pics on my flickr here.
1 comment August 17th, 2008
My Grama Dee was known for her sassy sense of humor and it’s no surprise that we have many memories of her hilarious quips and quotes over the years. This particular dessert was renamed after my cousin, Brian, came downstairs one afternoon, to find my Grama Dee making her infamous four layer dessert. When he asked what she was doing…she stood with a tiny paring knife, shaving off razor thin curls of chocolate off of one of my cousins’ leftover chocolate easter bunnies, and her response went into the family legends of Grama Dee quotes…
“Oh, I’m just makin’ me a little rabbit ass.”
And thereafter, the dessert was renamed…Rabbit Ass. Not the most appetizing of names, to be sure…but one that brings us many smiles whenever we make it…thinking of our beloved grama standing over her chocolate easter bunny…shaving it’s butt away.
So here’s the recipe…
Four Decker Mocha Dessert (aka “Rabbit Ass”)
Recipe from Doris Foxworthy
INGREDIENTS:
3/4 cup margerine or butter (I use butter)
1 1/2 cup flour
1 cup chopped nuts (I use walnuts)
3 Tbsp granulated sugar
1 – 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 – 4 oz tub of cool whip
1 small package instant vanilla pudding
1 small package instant chocolate pudding
3 cups whole milk
grated chocolate (I use a hershey bar, grama dee used “rabbit ass” hence the name)
RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS:
Enjoy!
Add comment May 19th, 2008
Julie currently lives out her food obsessions in Beverly Hills, Michigan, with her husband, Chris (a Star Wars Illustrator), three daughters, a dog, and two cats. Feel free to email her and share your own personal food histories!