Pink and White Zebra Cupcake Liners

Pink and White Zebra Cupcake Liners

• Fancy Baking cups

These bold pink and white zebra print baking cups would be great for any occasion, graduation, birthday or anniversary, even a wedding- you could pair them with the leopard print and black zebra print for a great bachlorette party or princess birthday!

SIZE: 1 1/4″ X 2″ Base You will get a total of 45 Liners.

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Betty’s Quick Tip 11–How to Fill Muffin Tins Equally with Batter for Cupcakes or Muffins

Betty demonstrates how to easily fill muffin tins equally with batter for cupcakes or muffins.
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Spruce Up Your Baby Shower with the Perfect Baby Shower Cake

Spruce Up Your Baby Shower with the Perfect Baby Shower Cake

If you are looking for a way to spruce up your baby shower—try getting a creative cake.  Creative baby shower cakes are always a pleasant sight to see and will definitely leave the mother-to-be and her guest smiling. A baby shower cake can fall into two categories: a cake that you eat and diaper cake which acts as a centerpiece or a gift for the new mommy.  In either case they are a lovely sight to see.

Choosing the Perfect Edible Cake for a Baby Shower

When you are out looking for that perfect baby shower cake, take in consideration the theme of the baby shower. If you are having a shower around the rubber ducky theme, it would be great to get a rubber ducky cake, or you can have a baby carriage cake and get it either pink, blue or yellow depending on the sex of the baby. If you already know the baby’s name then you can also have a cake with the baby name on it! However, there are some cakes that can go with any theme. You have the block cake and this particular cake goes with any baby shower theme as long as the cake colors correlate with the baby shower. But remember, having cakes customized can get a bit pricey, so you can go with a nice simple one-layer cake and place a baby rattle on top! We cannot forget about cupcakes! Cupcake towers are also popular for baby showers and can easily take the place of a cake. The cupcakes are fun, adorable and dainty; you can also put a topper on the cupcake tower that fits right into your theme!  The most important thing when picking out that perfect sweet treat for a baby shower is to get creative; your guest and the mother-to-be will be thrilled!

Iveta Gourmet Cupcake Mix, Chocolate Coconut, 16-Ounce (Pack of 4)

Iveta Gourmet Cupcake Mix, Chocolate Coconut, 16-Ounce (Pack of 4)

List Price: $ 21.84

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Cooking as an art form

Cooking as an art form

Cooking is defined as the process of food preparation through applied heat.  But there so much more involved in planning, preparing, and presenting meals for your family.  One thing the dictionary left out is the love that goes into the creation of that meal.

 

If you are someone that is rushed and overburdened by their job and settles for dashing home, throwing a TV dinner in the microwave, and sitting before the television while “dining”, you might want to take some time to learn about the fine art of cooking. It need not be fancy gourmet foods you prepare, or even require a gourmet professional kitchen in which to work your miracles of culinary delight. Feeding your family involves a little planning, researching, love, and a bit of time. Finding the time to prepare and serve healthy wholesome meals need involve no more than an hour or two from start to finish. With planning, you can even cook most of your meals on the weekend and store them in the freezer or fridge.  Your family will be happy even if you only cook burgers and French fries, as long as you all sit down together and make it a family affair.

 

Appliances large and small

Cooking most commonly involves heat and that means an oven and a stove top with either gas or electric burners. A microwave oven is useful as are a slow cooker pot, mixer (stand and hand held), toaster, electric knife, electric skillet, food processor, and a blender.

 

Kitchen necessities

Pots and pans come in an assortment of sizes, depending on their intended use. Basically you will want a small non-stick skillet (6″ to 8″), a larger non-stick skillet of about 10″-12″, several sizes of cooking pots from one to three quart size, and a larger pot maybe six to eight quarts for soups and chilies. These can be heavy cast aluminum or steel depending on your budget (look online for recommendations and reviews of products).  If you plan on baking you will want to have a cookie sheet or two, some loaf pans, cake pans, and muffin pans (for cupcakes). Spatulas, stirring spoons, tongs, and forks should also be available to handle food as it cooks.

 

Spice it up

An assortment of spices will come in handy when you are cooking. Depending on what dish you are preparing, having the basics will improve flavors. Salt, Pepper, olive oil, vegetable oil, paprika, thyme, garlic powder, cloves, dry mustard, nutmeg, ginger, and celery seed are often used in recipes.  Based on the nationality of your dishes, you may also want some oregano, basil, cumin, cayenne pepper, and crushed red pepper on your spice shelf. Don’t be afraid to experiment with ingredients, just go lightly to begin with because you can always add more, but seldom take away.

 

Pantry necessities

Items like chicken and beef broth, canned milk, tomato sauce, flour, rice, pasta, soup for cooking, and powdered buttermilk are staples everyone who cooks should have on hand.

 

Cook Books

An assortment of cook books or even cooking videos can be helpful and offer interesting ideas to plan meals around.  Tons of recipes can also be found on the internet at no charge. Let your imagination create something original that your family will enjoy. Finally, make a list before going to the grocery store, and stick to it.

Golda’s Kitchen Cupcake Insert – Standard – Holds 24

Golda’s Kitchen Cupcake Insert – Standard – Holds 24

• This reversible cardboard insert securely holds 24 standard cupcakes in place inside a cake box…
• Sold individually
• Capacity: 24 standard cupcakes
• Color/Pattern: White on one side; kraft (natural) on the reverse
• Dimensions: 19″L × 14″W

This reversible cardboard insert securely holds 24 standard cupcakes in place inside a cake box and prevents them from tipping over or touching one another. Each hole in the insert is 2½”Dia, with finger holes to allow the cupcake to be easily removed from the insert without disturbing the icing or decorations.
Fits inside a 14″ × 19″ cake box.
Size: Standard: holds 24
Color/Pattern: White on one side; kraft (natural) on the reverse
Capacity: 24 standard cupcakes
Dimensions: 19″L × 14″W
Materials: Cardboard
Product of United States
For cupcakes to be held securely in place, baking cups should be filled ¾ full with batter.
NOTE: Cake boxes are sold separately. Photo shows both sides (white and kraft) of cupcake insert flat (as shipped) [top] and assembled [bottom].

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Princess Cupcake – Tutorial

How to make a princess cupcake of Polymer Clay. I use a miniature silicone cupcake mold purchased from Etsy. The color of the cupcake base is “Ecru” (sculpey premo), and the sprinkles are Pink (cernit). Music: Forever Love (instrumental) by X-Japan
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Kuhn Rikon Clear Cookie Press with Decorating Tips and Storage Box Reviews

Kuhn Rikon Clear Cookie Press with Decorating Tips and Storage Box Reviews

Hearts, pinwheels, ovals and squares – make dozens of yummy cookies in a flash with the Kuhn Rikon Cookie Press. The stainless steel trigger mechanism allows easy, one-handed (whether you’re left or right-handed!) cookie making using any of the 14 interchangeable disks. Included are 6 pastry nozzles for custom decorating cookies, cakes and more. Use it for filling hors d’oeuvres or piping mashed potatoes onto entrees. A see-through plastic barrel lets you quickly determine how much of the contents are left. Comes apart for easy clean-up and is dishwasher safe. Clear storage box keeps cookie press, disks and decorating tips together and ready for the next use. Recipes included.

Technical Details

-Press extrudes cookie dough through 14 unique steel disks
-6 Decorating tips
-Dishwasher safe
-Storage box
-Recipes included

Customer Reviews

“Love it!”
By The Good Homemaker (Dallas, TX)
I absolutely love this cookie press. I grew up using the aluminum cookie press with the screw mechanism- so I had something literally foolproof with which to compare this product.

I am baking as we speak a batch of spritz cookies, and it was a breeze! It took me half the time that the regular cookie press would take. I found that 1 click made a good size cookie and 2 clicks made (in my opinion) too big of a cookie…just depends on your preference. I did not experience any pressure issues with tops popping off or anything else that was mentioned as a negative (I read through the reviews prior to my purchase). If you wish to have more control than 1 click or 2, you always have the option of using the metal release and forcing the top down. An important thing to note is that this does not have the 3 metal feet that the aluminum presses generally have. With this press you simply make sure that that the plastic touches the cookie sheet do your clicks and pull off.

I also used this gadget for icing cupcakes, and it worked out great. Again, no pressure issues, or any to speak of. I did find that holding down the metal release was a little awkward, but it’s so much easier than a pastry bag where everything spills out.

The clear storage case is a HUGE plus (BTW the case has rubber feet on the bottom to hold it in place). The value is good considering that you get essentially two gadgets in one- cookie press and cake decorator; twelve cookie plates, and six decorating tips.

“Handy for many different things”
By J. Reinhart
I originally purchased this cookie press many years ago. It was lost in moving, so I am buying another! I found it especially useful for helping my daughter eat her vegetables! (when she was little!) I made a manicotti type filling; finely chopped some brocolli in the cuisinart and mixed it in the filling; put it in the cookie press with the smooth round cake decorator tip and squirted it into small tube shaped pasta. Put in a pan, covered with spaghetti sauce and baked – she loved it! And never knew she was eating her veggies! I’m going to try making some home-made marshmallows with it….we’ll see what happens! :)

It does work very well – the stainless steel parts make all the difference. I am not an expert by any means with ‘fancy’ baking – but this press is easy to use – a pleasure! Cleanup is easy!

See more : Cheap Cookie Press , Chef Cookie Press

Cupcake Creations 24 Count Jumbo Baking Papers, Pink

Cupcake Creations 24 Count Jumbo Baking Papers, Pink

• Liners made with Virgin Paper
• Safe to use with food
• Meets all European Standards
• Grease Proof
• Meets all FDA Standards

Cupcake Creations 24 Count Jumbo Baking Papers, Pink

List Price: $ 9.99

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Whats New About The Fall Wedding Cakes Today

Whats New About The Fall Wedding Cakes Today

Oh! So you have a wedding during the fall? Now this is going to be having a truly different character than other weddings, which will be during any other time of year. The main reason being that at this time the spirit is amazingly festive. Everybody appears truly hopeful and gaily abundant. You should go ahead and incorporate a few of these should find a way to get all these styles and include reception too. Actually, it is real fun when you begin to add that unique seasonal touch to your autumn wedding; and this you get simply by having a themed fall wedding cakes.

Since your wedding cake will be the main points of interest in your wedding reception, after you, of course; you have to incorporate some seasonal touches in the cake decorations and in the flavor of the wedding cake.

Since the weather is not that scorching hot, you can use almost any cake decoration that you can think of for your autumn wedding cake. Try out Chocolate ganache, buttercream, or even fondant, marzipan or royal icing. They all do very well in these cooler temperatures of fall.

Just take inspiration from the season around you for fall cake decorations. The Fall foliage, delicious harvest fruits, full grains, plump pumpkins and gourds can all be incorporated into that wedding cake design. A cake which is covered in bright marzipan leaves will always be an obvious choice. Other option is to decorate your fall wedding cake with tiny, miniature pumpkins, red apples or even tiny pears.

For fall weddings, cupcakes can be decorated in so many different and truly enticing ways. In case you are using a leaf theme, just have each cupcake decorated with a leaf which may be red, orange or yellow.

You could also decorate the cupcakes with some fondant mushrooms or even tree branches. Another idea is to decorate these cupcakes with tiny marzipan apples or miniature pears. Now, if you like the idea of individual cakes and you are doing a woodsy fall wedding theme, plan on having individual roulade which is made from chocolate cake and icing. And decorate it to look like the trunk of a tree.

The best will be to use real fruit to decorate your fall wedding cake. Take some grapes which have been dipped in caramel or just covered with divine superfine sugar. These can cascade down the tiers of the fall wedding cake or can be simply placed in bunches at key points all over the fall wedding cake.

Other option is to put small size, lady apples or crab apples for decorating wedding cakes. But in case you are doing a Halloween themed wedding, then you have to decorate your cake with caramel dipped lady apples definitely.

So, in the end, we must tell you that if you are working for a good fall wedding, then the rustic will be a good setting for that wonderful day that only happens one time. Along with that fall setting, don’t forget about the fall colors that consist of brown, red, orange and yellow. The food you serve along side that nice fall wedding cakes should be something like roast beef or turkey. A pork loin may also be a great choice on your hands. Good luck with your special day and don’t forget that there are many great fall wedding decors online.

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