The Sweetest Occasion

When I saw this gorgeous pink and white candy and dessert buffet designed by Brie and Karon of Sugarcoated Events, I was pretty much giddy. I love sweets and I’m on a major pink kick lately so it really just made my day. The beautiful photos were taken by Brie’s sister Nicola of Concrete & [...]

As per the usual, Bakerella can do no wrong – these Academy Awards inspired Oscar-shaped sugar cookies are brilliant. They even stand upright in a little sugar cookie stand a la official awards statue. Hi. Like I said – brilliant. The miniature statue cut outs are covered in royal icing and sprinkled in shimmery gold [...]

I’ve seen a lot of macarons in my day, but none that look quite this adorable. Raspberry macaron pops. Brilliant! People put hot dogs on a stick, why not dessert? I love these pretty raspberry macaron pops, a simple macaron on a stick. Bunched together or tied with simple ribbon, they look so pretty and [...]

Jenna from Eat Drink Pretty emailed me to share this gorgeous dessert buffet she posted on her blog – it was created by Shauna Younge Dessert Tables and photographed by Sweet Shibui Photography. I love the color palette and all of the cute little details from the purple homemade marshmallows to the towers of macarons. [...]

When Sara posted the recipe for these sweet chocolate treats yesterday on Sprouted Kitchen, I immediately starred the recipe so I can put it to good use this weekend. I love her idea of packaging these up in pretty little jars with fabric and twine, tied with a cute little tag made from newspaper and [...]

Oh, Paul. The things you do to me. (And my waistline. But we’ll not speak of those.) I’m completely smitten with this sweet and simple cake, the perfect treat to share with someone special. It’s a yummy chocolate cake dusted with powdered sugar using a heart-shaped template cut out of paper. If you don’t have [...]

Not surprisingly, I have sweets on the brain again. Cupcakes, specifically. I love these cupcake recipes and decorating ideas from Country Living, because you don’t have to be a pastry chef to pull these off. I love cupcakes. Far more than I love cake itself, actually. I think it has to do with how cute [...]

If you live in Philly (or your heart resides in Philly, one or the other), these  City of Brotherly Love soft pretzel bags from Bird & Banner are for you. They’re $10 for 10 bags and they’re also available in bulk quantities – perfect for late night snacks at a wedding reception! I’ve always believed [...]

In my world, a good homemade granola is as good as comfort food gets. I love making granola to have with Greek yogurt for breakfast or to package up and take along for a hike. I can think of so many excuses to make up a batch of granola to be jarred, labeled and tied [...]

The sight of this charming pint-size birthday cake, perfect for one, made me smile instantly. I love the idea of taking a moment to celebrate all occasions, large and small, so I love the idea of a party of one, a tiny little cake and the perfect heart-shape candle to top it all off. With [...]