Fun with Valentine's Day Funfetti

A co-worker wanted Funfetti cake truffles for his birthday and who am I to deny anyone my fantastic baking? It also gave me a chance to try out the super cute Valentine's Day Funfetti. Of course, Funfetti is just yellow cake mix with sprinkles, but when it's all mixed together in truffle form, it makes the cake pink! These were quite tasty, although no one at my work would know because he wouldn't share.  Is he stingy or are they just that good? Hmmm...

I also did some experimenting before I started making the truffles. I sliced the cake in half horizontally to make it manageable and cut the cake into pretty little rounds using a mini cookie cutter. After freezing the little cakes overnight I melted the pink Valentine's Day Funfetti frosting and dunked away. The key is the frozen cake. Even after dunking five little cakes, the rest started to get soft and were not as dunkable as they started to fall apart. Patience is a virtue... Well, even though I'm on a diet, these things are like the size of a quarter, so I had a couple. Something so little can't have that many calories, right? They were super cute, so therefore, worth it!

Cookie Party!

Here are some photos from Taline's cookie party last weekend. I have to admit I was a little skeptical as to how five women would get into one kitchen and make five different cookies, but it was so fun and we made so many yummy cookies - EVERYONE's cookies turned out good, can you believe it? Mine were probably the worst. Whatever...

Amelia's pretty Russian Tea Cakes. But I say they are Mexican Wedding Cookies - seriously I think every culture must claim a cookie just like this... I think these were my favorites.

Taline's Sugar Cookies. We all helped decorate - aren't they breathtaking?

My Milk Chocolate Cookies, Sara's Snickerdoodles, and Nandita's Ginger Cookies. All very yummy! Aaron was partial to the Snickerdoodles. Snickerdoodle is a funny word, don't you think?

Turkey (Cupcake) Day

So here's my second attempt at cupcakes from the Hello Cupcake cookbook.  They look super cute, but it's a little disappointing when they start to fall apart a few hours later... hmmm. 

Paper Christmas Trees

These paper christmas trees were easy to make after we got the folding technique down. Martha's "evergreens" were all green, of course, with gold balls at the top, but gold's not allowed in my house, so I spiced it up!

Cupcakes!

My hip and urban mother-in-law found a video on how to make little teeny-tiny cupcakes out of clay on the internet. So we went to the store and bought some clay and had a fun-filled day of making tiny desserts. Of course, I love anything cupcake-related and tiny!

If you look next to the gigantic cheesecake, you will find the world's smallest cupcake! I think maybe that's only funny to me and my mother-in-law... . As you can see, I also made things besides treats.

Also in cupcake-related news, I got these lip glosses at Borders the other day... aren't they the super cutest?!

Domestic

While I was making super cute cupcakes, I got to wear the apron I made last week. I have to try real hard not to get it dirty...

Pretty Pretty Princess (Cupcakes)

Here is my second attempt at making the crazy cupcakes in the book Hello Cupcake. When my friend at work told me she was having a princess-themed party for her daughter, I immediately thought of these cupcakes. They were a little tricky, but not as challenging as I thought... well, except for one part; the dresses are made up of spice drop candies, smashed together and rolled out. I've never rolled so hard in my life! What a workout! Once they started coming together they looked really cute. I'm happy I had the chance to make these, it was a fun expirience.