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Bumble Bee Cake & Cupcakes

I was asked to donate a cake/cupcakes to a charity event last year in Chicago. I somehow forgot to blog about these goodies until now. Whoops. The event was a Spelling Bee fundraiser and everything was bumble bee themed! I made a bee cake and…

Turkey Cupcakes

Thanksgiving is exactly one week away! Can you believe it? It’s one of my favorite holidays – a delicious meal, a day filled with football, and the wonderful season of Christmas is rapidly approaching. These cupcakes are perfect if you a) need to make a…

Homemade Hostess Cupcakes

I saved my favorite for last! I LOVE the classic Hostess Cupcake. When I was a little kid my grandma used to treat me to these cupcakes or Ho-Hos for my after-school treat. The first Hostess cupcake was sold on May 11, 1919 (which also…

Homemade Hostess Sno Balls

If you are a regular reader of this blog you know that I cannot stand coconut. But I had to include Sno Balls in this week’s series! Sno Balls are pink and cute and will forever remind of “Overnight Delivery”, a not-so-great movie from 1998…

Homemade Drake’s Devil Dogs

Devil Dogs are made by a company named Drake’s, which is owned by Hostess. Devil Dogs are described as “An unfrosted devil’s food cake sandwich with vanilla creme with round edged cake wafers resembling a hot dog.” Sounds good to me! Homemade Drake’s Devil Dogs…