On Thanksgiving, we had a little dessert party with our neighbors. It was full of Fall treats and so much fun. Our treats included apple pie… and pecan pie… and pumpkin pies… Shoo Fly Cake… some pear crisp… a pumpkin bundt cake with streusel filling and dark chocolate ganache… and some spice cupcakes with mapleContinue reading “Fall Baking Fun”
Category Archives: seasonal goodies
Baking
Here’s what’s been going on at Stahrs Cakes. December: There were lots of goodies made. Peppermint bark, peanut butter fudge, cornflake wreaths, lots of cookies. I attempted a cookie I saw on Pinterest. Chocolate Melted Snowman. I used my own triple chocolate cookie recipe and white royal icing for the snowman but I used the sameContinue reading “Baking”
Green Things
March is a fun month in this house. While we aren’t Irish, we do celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. My son loves all things green and it kind of represents the Spring is right around the corner for us. So more green things appear, like the grass and the buds, etc. So I decided to tryContinue reading “Green Things”
Happy Halloween
Today my three children had parties at school for Halloween. Thankfully, two of them agreed on the same treat to share with their classes making a little easier for this mama! My son wanted cake pops. My daughter agreed that they would be perfect if I could make them look like jack-o-lanterns. I made darkContinue reading “Happy Halloween”
Easter Cake
When I asked my family what they wanted for dessert on Easter, all 4 of them answered with “Cake”! So I prodded further to find out what flavors and after some deliberation, everyone agreed to chocolate cake with peanut butter icing. I also decided this year I was going to try my hand at home-madeContinue reading “Easter Cake”
Trains and Holiday Sale
A customer wanted to have a boy and a girl train for a birthday party that she was throwing for her daughter and her friend’s son. I was so excited. This is my most favorite cake to decorate. We decided on red and blue for the boy cake… and pink and purple for the girlContinue reading “Trains and Holiday Sale”
Happy Halloween
How about a fun cake for Halloween? I decided to make a chocolate cake and decorate it for Halloween. I tinted some vanilla buttercream violet and iced one 6 inch and one 8 inch cake. I used black tinted buttercream and put some webbing onto the cake. I made 3 spiders out of a black fondant/gumContinue reading “Happy Halloween”
Cake Challenge
Yesterday was the Cake Challenge at Michael’s here in Colorado Springs. I’ve never competed in a cake decorating contest before and it was just amazing. The cakes had to consist of at least two tiers. They could be iced or covered in fondant prior to the contest but not decorated. Up to 50% of theContinue reading “Cake Challenge”
Are you ready for some football?
We are football fans in this house. We enjoy going to the AF football games and catching scores of other college and pro teams. So when my husband signed me up to make a dessert for our tailgate cookout, I was so excited to be creative. I made chocolate cupcakes and filled them with vanillaContinue reading “Are you ready for some football?”
Peter Cottontail
Have you met Peter Cottontail? He is white and fluffy and perfect for Easter. My kids had fun with this cake. White cake with white icing both with a hint of almond. I accented Peter’s tie with green and some M & M candies. I used purple in his ears and for his mouth andContinue reading “Peter Cottontail”
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