Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies. Just Darling!

If you hadn't already noticed, I really do love the holiday's! Lights, Christmas Music, Decorated Trees, Baked Goods, Family, Jesus Birthday, and plenty of reason's to eat!

I spent 14 hours yesterday going, going, going, to get ready for Saturday's Holiday Craft Shows and prepping for a weekend cake order. It was crazy busy and at the same time, so much fun!

If I can come up with a reason to make a festive holiday treat, I WILL! So here's my latest project. These are melted snowman cookies. I wasn't originally planning to take them to the Glenside show on Saturday but... I can be crazy like that. It helped that when I made the pumpkin cookies for Thanksgiving I doubled the batch and froze the dough.



Aren't they just darling!! If you want to know how to make them, stay tuned. I plan to put together a tutorial for you next week. Enjoy your weekend! The idea for Melted Snowmen cookies was originally thought up by a creative cookie fanatic. You can visit her here: www.chiccookiekits.blogspot.com

Winner of the drawing for a 9oz tin of Holiday Crunch!

Congratulations Joanna! You are the winner of the 9oz tin of Holiday Crunch. It will be shipped out this week!

50th Birthday Whimsical Topsy Turvey Mad Hatter Cake

Made this cake at the request of a client. She and her sister are twins and are celebrating their 50th Birthday. They are full of life and wanted a cake that reflected their fun personalities and youth. So no "over the hill" references on this cake! It's a memory cake with various memories represented around each tier. It is divided into two color schemes to reflect their own color palates.

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Place Card Cookies

Made these to decorate the dinner table and help everyone know where to sit. They are soft sugar cookies with an almond citrus royal icing. My husband taste tested 2 before I even had the icing made. This recipe passes the test. I'll wrap each one individually once the icing dries and then they will be packaged to be eaten or saved for another day.

Thanksgiving Centerpiece Candle Cake

Here's a Thanksgiving Centerpiece Candle Cake. This will go on the table at my friend's house tomorrow. I love how it turned out. Of course I had to light the candles for the picture! :)

Win a 9oz tin of Holiday Crunch!

Would you guys like to see some tutorials on how I create some of my custom cakes, cookies, and candies? If you are interested in tutorials, recipes, and ideas, please let me know what you'd like to see.

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The Perfect Stocking Stuffer and Holiday Treat!

I've added another size to the Holiday Crunch Menu of options. You can also get a 2oz bag. It is the perfect size to stick in a mug, put in a stocking, use as a party favor, include in a gift bag, or to sneak a snack!

The 2oz bag is $2.00.

Buy 5 and get the 6th free!

Tinkerbell First Birthday Cake for a client in Philadelphia.

Happy Birthday Curryn! Here's your pink & purple Tinkerbell 1st Birthday Cake. It's so girly and adorable!



This is a marble cake with whipped chocolate ganache filling. It is iced in buttercream and covered with homemade fondant. All the decorations are fondant and the piping work is done with royal icing.

Holiday Crunch is for sale on Etsy!

Holiday Crunch is going up for sale on Etsy.com. You can order individual packages ready to ship with a Holiday Card, Bow, and a tin.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/HolidayCrunch

I'll let you know as soon as they are available!

Happy Birthday to Me! The KitchenAid Stand Mixer of my Dreams!

Okay... so I've been drooling over this for quite some time now and just haven't wanted to spend the money. Sooo... I'd make batch after batch of icing, and split my cakes into more manageable batches... and when I'd overload my poor little KitchenAid (that has served me VERY well), I'd hear the poor motor start protesting... I have known for a while that with more and more cakes, I'd have to upgrade and the time has finally come! My 4.5 quart KitchenAid that I got as a wedding gift more than 10 years ago is now a back-up.

Say hello to my new 6 quart beauty!

I'm sooo excited! Do you know this baby can mix 13 dozen cookies in one batch??? I'm sooo tempted to try! Thanks to Kohl's Dept. Store for having a great sale, mailing me a 30% off coupon and for allowing me to use that coupon multiple times so I could earn lots of Kohl's cash and go buy my Birthday Present. Thanks also go to my Mom, Dad, Grandmother, and Mother-in-law for your contributions!

Lighted Glass Block Decorations Available Now!!!

The Holiday's are by far my favorite time of year! I really get into the festivities and if I see something I like, leave it to me to try and personalize it and tweak it into something new and special!

A couple of years ago I saw some of these lighted block decorations at a fund raiser. I just loved them and took the idea home to my husband and said "We have to make these!". He's so accommodating that he got a drill bit and stood out in the cold freezing his hands drilling glass blocks for me. Of course once other people saw them, we were using them as gifts. Then others wanted them and I started selling them. Every time he turned around I was sending him on a trip for more supplies.

So... when this time of year rolls around, my husband "prepares" himself. Between ornaments, candy, Holiday Crunch, glass blocks, cakes, and the routine craziness of the holiday's, I totally turn our world upside down. My kids are great too! They LOVE helping and had a blast stuffing lights inside of blocks for me.

Here's the start of what is available this Holiday Season. These are all custom made lighted Glass Block decorations. You can get a variety of sizes and designs. If you see something you like, RESERVE IT!! No two are alike and I can't promise that I'll be able to get my hands on the same supplies to duplicate a block if someone snatches it out from under you.

These blocks will be on sale at Redemption Christian PreSchool during their Breakfast with Santa on December 5, 2009 and I will be at New Life Presbyterian Church for the annual Glenside Farmer's Market Holiday Craft Show. Also on December 5, 9:00am-3:00pm. Plan to come out and purchase Holiday Crunch and Glass Blocks among many other items available that day.

Fall Specials on Custom Cakes in Bucks County, PA

Earn a free cake! Refer a New Cake Client to Truly Custom Cakery, LLC and earn $10.00 toward the purchase of a future cake. No limit to the number of referrals. Credit can accrue through November 30th, 2010. Referral credits only apply to the referral of new cake clients. Credits must be redeemed by November 30, 2011.

Place an order for a Custom Cake thru December 31st, 2009 and receive 25% off the cost of your cake! A deposit of 50% is required to reserve your date and must be received on or before December 31st, 2009 to qualify.