Mod Onesie Baby Shower Cake and Blue Candy Apples

Blue Buttercream Mod Baby Shower Cake with Onesie

This Mod Onesie Baby Shower Cake and Blue Candy Apples were for a friend of the family!   Her sister sent me a picture from Cake Whimsy and asked that I use it as the inspiration for the cake.

The cake was vanilla with vanilla buttercream.  I was baked in an 10″ square pan.

Blue Mod Baby Shower Cake with Onesie

For the mod design on the sides, I used my square cutters to cut out the different sizes, some filled in and some only outlines.  I used the daisy cutters from the Wilton Gum Paste Flowers set to do the flowers.

Fondant Onesie on Baby Shower Cake

The little onesie on top was cut by hand (not as easy as I thought it would be), then I covered it in polka dots cut with frosting tips!  The lettering was done with the FMM Tappit Funky Alphabet cutters…. ya’ll know I can’t write with buttercream!

Bright Blue Raspberry Candy Apples

To go along with the cake, I made blue candied apples!   I first did some of these way back when I did the Dump Truck and Construction themed party!

Blue Candy Apples Boxed

Since then, I’ve learned how to make candy apples in any color, and I’ve done them quite a few times!     If I could just figure out how to make them not stick to the paper and also how to prevent the bubbles that randomly appear, I’d be great!

And that’s it…  do you have any questions about this cake or candy apples?  Leave a comment and I’ll answer and help out if I can!

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Happy Mother’s Day & Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Happy Mothers Day Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Today, after having a very rough morning (for which I can blame no one but myself), I came home to find my wonderful husband had made me these amazing chocolate dipped strawberries.  He really, really knows how to cheer a girl up!!

I don’t want to spend my whole day on the computer, but I thought I’d just say Happy Mother’s Day to all of you mother’s out there…. the ones who are grandmothers now, the moms of full-grown kids and tiny newborn babies, the mom’s who have their miracle still in their belly… and even those of you who haven’t had children yet or who have lost your children.

Happy Mother's Day Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

You’re all special and wonderful and on my mind this weekend.  I pray you have a blessed day…. a blessed weekend.

One more thing… if you love chocolate dipped strawberries and you haven’t made them before, you should!  They’re super easy to make and you save lots of moo-lah by making them yourself (or talking your hubby into doing it for you!).

For these, Richy dipped some in white chocolate and some in semi-sweet chocolate.  He drizzled them with the “opposite” chocolate than dipping them in and for some… he dipped them in chopped cashews – my favorite nut!

And I have to say… they are perfect and delicious!!

Do you like chocolate dipped strawberries?  What’s your favorite thing to dip them in?  I think white chocolate is my fave… at least this week ;)

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CakeJournal.com : Oreo Cookies & Cream Filling Recipe

Oreo Cookies and Cream Filling Recipe WM dk

Soooo, I’ve been asked again and again and again about posting my Oreo Cookies & Cream Filling Recipe and finally, I’ve gone and done it!  Yay!

This recipe is so, so good!  I love to use it to fill cakes and cupcakes, chocolate or vanilla!    It’s not really meant to be used as a frosting because it’s super soft and also pretty chunky, but you can pipe it into a cupcake or put piles of it between layers of cake!

To find the recipe, please hop over and visit CakeJournal.com.    If you’re not already a fan, have a look around  over there – Louise’s site is packed with fantastic recipes and tutorials!

Dark Chocolate Cupcake with Oreo Cream Filling, Cream Cheese Frosting with Double Stuf Oreo Topper

If you want to put together cupcakes like these, you can find my chocolate cake recipe here.    Then when they’re cooled,  fill with the Oreo Cookies & Cream Filling.  You can see how I fill cupcakes with a thick filling here.

Dark Chocolate Cupcake with Oreo Cream Filling and Cream Cheese Frosting

I frosted these with cream cheese buttercream frosting and then topped them with a Double Stuf Oreo!   Cupcake Heaven!!

Maybe you don’t want a cupcake… how about a mouth-watering cake?

Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake with Oreo Cream Buttercream and Ganache Logo

This Oreo Cookies & Cream Filling is the same filling that I used on that ooey-gooey  Dark Chocolate Cake with Dark Chocolate Chips , Oreo Cream Filling & Rich Delicious Ganache Cake that I posted on Facebook awhile back!

To make that cake, bake 3 layers of chocolate cake (stir some dark chocolate chips into the batter at the end).  When it’s cooled, pour ganache over the bottom cake, then pile on the Oreo Cookies & Cream Filling.   Repeat twice more and enjoy!!

So… are you a fan of Oreo’s?   Will you be making this filling?   

 

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