A Little Minty

Hey, everyone!

Yes, I am alive...and here are some mint chocolate chip ice cream cone earrings to prove it!  Of course, I have not been as productive as I wish I could be at this time.  However, I do hope to be able to incorporate some miniatures back into my life despite college... we will see how that goes!

S'more Prep Board & New Listings!

It's the season for campfires, toasting marshmallows, and making s'mores!

Some of you might remember my first s'more prep board that I made quite some time ago.  Well, I now release my new and improved scrumptious s'more prep board, overflowing with the yummy ingredients for s'mores--a generous bag of melty marshmallows, a box of graham crackers, and some delicious chocolate bars. All you need is your sweet tooth and an appetite...mmm!

You'll also find a few pictures of a spider web cake at the end of this post. :)

New listings have been added on our Etsy shop!

Spider web cake!



Back to Prep Boards

Some time ago, I was commissioned to make a "cake pop prep board."  Well, until then, I had never heard of a cake pop before... if you haven't either (and if you're as curious as I was about cake pops), I explain the steps involved to make real cake pops in the captions below the pictures.  Note, however, that I have never made cake pops in real life, so my explanations might be faulty! ;)  It definitely turned out to make a unique prep board!



The prep board from a side angle!




Bake a cake and crumble the pieces using your hands.

Mix the crumbled cake bits with icing.  Roll into balls.

Insert (pop/sucker) sticks into cake balls.  Next, dip your pops into a bowl of frosting.

Leave to dry.  Drop a few purple speckles on top, if you want! 

And you're done!

Carrots and... More Cakes

I took a small detour one day and decided to try a few carrots.  I particularly love the green and orange combination--it makes for a wonderfully bright, scrumptiously crunchy, and healthy springtime snack!

 

 And of course I have some new cakes to share!  These charlotte cakes are a "new thing" for me, and I really have fun putting my imagination to work while creating them.  So here's to satisfy your sweet tooth!

A Bit of Baking

If you're anything like me, then you love chocolate chip or m&m cookies! They always seem to "hit the spot," especially if they are still warm from the oven. I really shouldn't be thinking about cookies during lent since it seems to "activate" my sweet tooth.... oh well. :)

End of the Winter Season

As we approach the end of the winter season, I'd like to finish things off with a little winter-themed cake. :) The design of this soft blue snowflake cake was inspired by an actual cake that my cousin, Maggie, designed and created. Mmm I can taste it right now!


Two layers of chocolate cake and two layers of mint cake--a very tasty combination!


Delicate snowflakes decorate the sides as well as the top of the cake. Tiny marshmallows line the rim along the base.


Time to have a slice!

What's in the Box?

It's a New Year! Welcome 2012!

Recently I was really enjoying myself while constructing various miniature boxes. The smaller the box, the more tedious... that's for sure! But I have purchased a few new supplies to help me create colorful little boxes.

So what's in this box?
Half a dozen doughnuts, topped with chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry icing... and a few rainbow sprinkles!

Just Another Cake

The good news is that my eye surgery went very well! However, my eye isn't recovering as was hoped (and now there are some complications), so it seems that I might have to wait even longer to get back to making miniatures again. I don't really know--it's hard to say what will happen. Hopefully things will get better soon! In the meantime, we'll see how patient I am while I wait until my vision gets better!


Here's just another cake that I made (before surgery of course). It has three layers of cake, two chocolate and one vanilla. It is coated with a generous amount of white, creamy icing. As a bonus, it is topped with chocolate shreds. I could really go for a slice of this right about now.

Fudge!

Fudge is another one of my several addictions! It's just so good and I love how it melts in your mouth. For this post, I have prepared half a dozen tiny pieces of fudge to share with you. A touch of white chocolate and peanut butter adds that delicious zang to the rich and fudgy chocolate layers.

Simple Banana Tart

Recently I tried making a simple banana chocolate tart.. not a bad result? Sometime soon I will have to experiment further with tart making. If only I were a good baker, then maybe I could make some of my miniature sweets in real life!

(Early) Happy Memorial Day! I'd like to extend a special thank you to our troops, especially those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. We appreciate all that you do.

Chocolate Banana Cake

Do you like chocolate? Do you like bananas? Do you like when bananas and chocolate are combined? If so, then here is a new cake that I designed just for you to satisfy all your banana-chocolate cravings. Even if you don't enjoy this flavor combination, I hope you'll enjoy the pictures! The doily measures 1 inch in diameter.

Getting It Done

Well, I am an aunt again! Yesterday my first nephew, Dominic, was born at 11:40am. It was so exciting to hear the news and I can't wait to meet him!

I have been able to spend the past few days working on many, many little miniatures. Just a few more tiny pieces to go, and I will be done with the first custom order on my list. Slowly but surely, I am getting it done! It's a wonderful feeling.

Mmm, I have been craving these little chocolate cupcakes (seen above in the picture) since... well... I don't know when! They are probably my favorite cupcakes that "regular" stores offer. My mom would occasionally bring a box of these home from the bread store for us. As usual, if I can't actually have it in real life, I make it in miniature.

As summer unwinds...

It's time to enjoy some mint chocolate chip ice cream as summer rapidly unwinds. For a little while, it seemed like everything I made revolved around an ice cream theme. I will not be making enormous amounts of ice cream during the fall and winter months because it is sometimes considered "out of season". For me, ice cream is never out of season!


This is a homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream prep board. So instead of this ice cream being made in a factory, it's just being made from scratch at home. I guess it's an original idea for a prep board!


Note the little puddles of melted ice cream splattered across the board. Normally, I would do anything to avoid such a slurpy mess, but in this case I intentionally created the mess! Everything is handmade as usual.


Although this is an extremely basic prep board, it is a fun, cheerful little piece fit for anyone!

A closer look. Note the two full, hardened ice cream scoops.

Bowl of the ice cream ingredients fully mixed.