Surprise your friends and family on April Fools’ Day with this comfort-food-gone-fancy Meatloaf Cake. Each slice delivers a perfect serving of savory, flavorful meatloaf covered with smooth, creamy Gruyere mashed potatoes.
My family takes April Fools’ Day pranks quite seriously. One year, my older daughter started taking hard-boiled eggs to school for lunch months ahead of time to set up an early morning joke on me….
Learn basic tips for frosting and decorating through a six-year-old’s 100th day of school project — a three-tiered cake!
As we walked into school with my daughter’s 100th day of school project, a few parents and teacher raised their eyebrows as they smiled at Tessa holding her three-tiered cake laden with 100 birthday candles….
Add festive flair to any event with this bright and bold Georgia O’Keeffe-inspired Poppy Cake. While it looks quite elaborate, it doesn’t require any special equipment to make.
Tessa’s birthday parties always involve flowers, so it didn’t surprise me when she and her friend Sabrina decided to have a joint Georgia O’Keeffe-themed party this year. …
Basic shapes and bold colors come together in a simple but striking balloon cake design.
When we lived in Santa Barbara, CA, and then farther afield in Friday Harbor, WA, my mom and dad always made a point of coming to visit for my kids’ birthdays….
Ice cream cones make perfect edible flower pots for Rose Cake Pops. A dusting of chocolate cookie crumbs over ice cream looks just like dirt.
My daughter Tessa has been asking me to make cake pops for about a year. I’m usually game to experiment in the kitchen, but whenever she brought up the subject of cake pops, I always found some excuse to put her off….
Create a komodo dragon cake from a single sheet cake and marshmallow fondant.
My friend Ellie, who just turned six, asked for a pink bedroom for her birthday. Her mom and grandmother spent a week painting her walls a combination of Pom Pom and Princess pink….
Baking a cake in two bowls rather than cake pans make it easy to create this dalmatian cake.
My daughter Eliza thinks she’s a dog. When she feels especially puppy-like, she puts underpants on her head and tucks a pair of socks under the elastic to give herself floppy ears. …
