Bonus Tutorial: DIY Handmade Paper Cupcake Wrappers...

So to 'wrap' up our week of yummy desserts, here is a special Friday edition tutorial of how to dress up your cupcakes, brought to you by the fantastic & talented Judy from Domestic Goddess Adventures....

Difficulty Level: Easy

Items you will need:

~ cupcake liners       

~ double-stick tape                                                                

~ scissors                             

~ decorative papers 

Optional:        

 ~ decorative scissors

~ stamps/ink pad

~ rhinestones, paper flowers, or other embellishments 

~ edge punch 

1.)  Carefully disassemble a cupcake liner, taping it down to a sheet of decorative paper to create a pattern/cut-out.  

2.) Make sure you draw your "rainbow" shape slightly wider than the disassembled cupcake wrapper!  It may take a bit of trial & error until you find the right "rainbow" shaped pattern that will give you the perfect size cupcake wrapper that you are after.  

3.) Now the real fun begins! You can create a ton of different wrappers by tracing and cutting out the "rainbow" design on all sorts of different patterned paper.

You can stamp some...

Embellish a few (use the decorative scissors or an edge punch to create that scalloped look around the top)...

4.) Curve them into shape and adhere them with strong, double-sided tape...

And before you know it, you will have a whole stack of them ready to be filled with cupcakes!

What a wonderful way to spend your weekend!!  Have a great one!!

Cake Pop Extravaganza!!

So if you have been out and about pretty much anywhere, you have more than likely noticed the 'Cake Pop Rage' that is sweeping the nation.  People everywhere love them and how can you blame them? All of that goody deliciousness baked up into one little scrumptious bite!

So tomorrow I will be sharing with you a simple, fun tutorial on how you can begin to master cake pops of your very own.  But for today, as I step into my own kitchen and prepare to conquer a red velvet cake in hopes of making the lovely bites of decadence for the very first time,  let's dream that we are on our way to being Cake Pop masters and of all the edible art that we will be able to create in the future.

Thanks to Bakerella, the hands down expert in all thing delicious dessert, we have some fabulous inspiration to kick off our journey towards Cake Pop brilliance!

And a few more favorites...

And dare I say..Pie Pops??!!  Oh my, I am going to be one busy baker...