Parenting magazine shares this easy but cute recipe to liven up your buffet.
Skewer 3 marshmellows.
Dip into melted white chocolate.
Stick on red hots for eyes and create a mouth black decorating gel.
Tip: To make these safer for small children, use long lollipop sticks instead of skewers. (Found in the baking section)
photo credit: Dragonfly Custom Cakes
That spider is totally edible! Made out of rice krispy treats that are rolled into balls and then smashed to get as smooth as possible. Then covered in buttercream and fondant and airbrushed.
Beautiful!
photo credit: Food Network
Have your friends over for a simple fall DIY dessert!
Start with fresh apples with sticks already inserted.
Set up a fondue pot of melted caramel along with several ramikins of toppings: peanuts, crushed oreos, pretzel pieces, sprinkles, raisins, etc.
Great for a child's fall birthday party activity too!
photo credit: Better Homes and Gardens
Easy, festive fall/winter drink:
Equal parts champagne and cranberry juice!
Garnish with skewered cranberries!
Want your cupcakes to look like they were decorated by a pro? Cupcake covers! What will they think of next? Isn't that amazing?
According to the seller, SugarRobot, you just put a thin layer of frosting on your cupcakes and then stick these covers on top. They are totally edible... made of fondant!
Other versions available like these pigs...
Cute cupcake holders are huge now and these really add something special. Especially if you're not so good at cake decorating! Quick, easy and CUTE cupcakes... fast!
Love this one! Use a cupcake with a chocolate icing and stick in chocolate bar "ears".
Stock up here for all your fall parties!
photo credit: Cake Central
Adorable pumpkins made with stacked sugar cookies iced with royal icing and fondant stems and vines.
Photo credit: Family Circle
Put this aside as an easy way to impress your pals:
Ice a flat cookie with white icing.
Pipe a thin chocolate spiral on top of the white icing. (Easy way to make thin lines is to use the ziploc bag technique. Cut a very small hole in the tip of a ziploc bag.) Begin the spiral in the center of the cookie.
Again starting in the center of the spiral, drag a knife through the spiral to make a spiderweb pattern.
Done!
Photo Credit: The Hungry Housewife
Watermelon is ALMOST GONE!
With Labor Day this weekend, take one last opportunity to serve it up in a special way!
All you need is a cookie cutter!
Easy centerpiece too!
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