Christmas Treats

Cake pops, cake balls, and chocolate crinkles made for friends and coworkers.

Christmas Cupcakes

Above are cupcakes I made for my son's day care center staff.  Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and snowflake fondant.

Above are cupcakes I made for our Christmas Eve get together with friends. Vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream piped as a tree then topped with a star fondant.

Wipeout Cake

 My first baby is turning 12!! I can't believe how time flies so fast :(

I asked him what theme does he want for his cake. He debated between xbox, modern warefare and wipeout. Went back and forth between white almond sour cream cake and red velvet cake. Eventually, he decided to go with WASC and Wipeout. 

For those of you who don't know what Wipeout is, it is a game show that airs on TRU TV. I knew they've been watching this show but I myself don't watch it. So when he asked for this to be the decoration for his cake, I had no idea what to do. So I watched an episode just to give me an idea what I need to put on the cake.

While I was making this, my younger son was watching what I was doing. He had a lot of opinions and ideas on what I should do. So I am giving him credit on the design of this cake. :)

At first I wasn't too keen about the design but in the end I thought it turned out pretty good. So did my birthday boy... and that's what matters.

Cake in a Jar

 

Finally done with the Christmas treat for my eldest son's teachers.  Very easy to make and less time than decorating a cupcake.  I baked a (not so red) red velvet cake and a white almond sour cream cake colored in green. Then used a biscuit cutter that fits in the 1/2 pint mason jar I bought. Alternately put in some mascarpone cream cheese frosting, then the red velvet cake, then some more mascarpone cream cheese frosting, then the green wasc cake and finally some vanilla buttercream. Added a ribbon to give it a little decor. Easy!

Camaro Cake

 

A Camaro cake for my husband's birthday. I am so glad that I had a good head start the weekend before his birthday. I got sick a few days and had to work on this cake in bits and pieces when I am able to. Gladly I felt a lot better the day before his birthday so I was able to finally get everything done. Not as polished as I would like but maybe next time I can get it close to perfect. Hopefully when that time comes I won't get sick anymore. :)

Cake was mocha cake with mocha swiss meringue buttercream. His favorite!

I would like to say thanks to Way Beyond Cakes By Mayen for introducing me to party mini lites on cakes. I wrapped the part of the light that went in the cake with glad press and seal wrap so that it won't actually make contact with the cake. :D

Choco Crinkles

It's December again... busy busy month for me.  Just dropping this quick blog to share this chocolate crinkles cookies that I always make as one of the gifts for my friends. There are several recipes out there that you can try.  Here's one from allrecipes.com.

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, mix together cocoa, white sugar, and vegetable oil. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the cocoa mixture. Cover dough, and chill for at least 4 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll dough into one inch balls. I like to use a number 50 size scoop. Coat each ball in confectioners' sugar before placing onto prepared cookie sheets.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Let stand on the cookie sheet for a minute before transferring to wire racks to cool.