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Giant Donut Cake

It’s February 29th! Happy Leap Year! Let’s celebrate this once-every-four year occurrence with a giant donut cake. I bought these cake pans at Williams-Sonoma a few years ago and decided to finally put them to use. I’m not sure if WS still sells the pan, but if…

Football Cut-Out Cookies

Super Bowl Sunday is a few days away! I don’t know if I’ll watch this year — as it will be a meeting of the two worst teams in the NFL and the two most obnoxious fan bases in all of sports. Sorry, east coasters,…

Zoo Animal Cake II

I made this cake for Brady’s 2nd birthday! The space between “Happy Birthday” and “Brady” was left to make room for a “2” candle. I made an almost-identical cake a few years ago, so instead of re-typing directions, check it out here. If you have…

Sesame Street Cupcakes

Oh, Sesame Street, I love you. I’ve loved you since I was 2 years old and had a fascination with Big Bird (or Bigga Bird, as I called him). These cupcakes went along with the Elmo cake that I posted yesterday. They look daunting, but…

Elmo Cake

Elmo!! I still remember the Tickle Me Elmo CRAZE from about 10 years ago. I guess the little red dude is still popular. This cake was a breeze to make — thanks to Wilton and their great shaped cake pans! I purchased the Elmo-shaped cake…