...  to the cupcake and start from the side creating a circle. Continue to work towards the middle. When you get to the middle, stop applying pressure and pull the tip away. Cupcake Topping Ideas Now, let’s get to the fun stuff. You can decorate cupcakes with a variety of things. Here are just a few: Icing Fresh Fruit Dried Fruit Jam and other Preserves Flowers (just make sure they are food safe) Sprinkles and Other Candies Nuts and Seeds Chocolate Shavings Coconut Shavings Melted Chocolate Whipped Cream Mouse Custard, Pudding and Other Creamy Toppings Peanut Butter Mini Marshmallows Cookies Cookie Crumbs Edible Dust Edible Spray Meringue If it suits your fancy, go for it. It doesn’t matter if you decorate a little or a lot, it’s all a matter of personal taste and ...

...  is a perfect drink for the holiday season. Warm, cozy, and delicious. Take a well deserved break from your holiday mayhem and enjoy a cup. Ingredients Needed: 3 crushed candy canes 3/4 cup whipping cream (or 1 1/2 cup prepared whipped cream) 4 cups milk 2 1/2 squares semi-sweet chocolate 4 whole candy canes for garnish Sugar to taste Directions: Bring milk boil over medium heat. Add chocolate and crushed candy cane. Once chocolate and candy has melted serve in mugs. Top with whipped cream. Garnish with candy cane hot chocolate and enjoy your ...

...  is my Mama’s birthday. So I want to bake a cake. A traditional forest cake is made with cherries, but here’s something a little different. Try this wonderful recipe for a Strawberry Forest Cake for a delicious alternative. Ingredients Needed: One 8” inch chocolate, completely cooled. 3 cups stabilized whipped cream Strawberry pie/cake filling Fresh strawberries for decorating Plain milk or dark chocolate, for making shavings   Directions:  Bake the cake, according to recipe directions and allow it to cool completely. Then, slice into 2 or 3 layers. You can use a knife or a cake leveler. You can also use a thread to make nice neat layers. All you do is cut a long thread, wrap it around the cake and pull the ends around the opposite way, slicing through the cake. You’ll need about 3 cups of stabilized whipped cream. You can use my recipe that uses meringue powder or you can also stabilize whipped cream with cornstarch, gelatin or piping gel. Cover the bottom layer of your cake with whipped cream. Then top with strawberry pie/cake filling (you can use my recipe or use the canned variety, if you prefer). Repeat for the other layers of your cake. Once your layers are done, ice it completely with whipped cream. Use a spatula to work from the top of the cake and then work on the sides. I’ve ...

...  cloves. Then, add the nutmeg. Then add the ¼ tsp of cinnamon…make it a heaping one as this spice isn’t as strong as the others. Now, you can mix all the ingredients using a mixer or a whisk, whichever you prefer. Mix until fully combined and smooth. Step 4: Assemble and Bake Pour the cream cheese mixture into the spring form pan. Bake for 1 hour. Remove from oven and cool for 20 minutes. Cover tightly with foil and refrigerate over night. After refrigeration, slice and serve with whipped cream. Enjoy your yummy pumpkin ...

...  cocao powder, sifted 1 teaspoon vanilla Directions: Chill a mixing bowl and beaters for about 20 minutes. In a small bowl, mix the gelatin and boiling water. Mix thoroughly with a spoon and then set aside. Place the whipping cream in your mixing bowl and beat on high, until peaks start to form. Add the sugar, cacao and vanilla and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Stir in the gelatin and place in refrigerator to set for about 1 hour. Serve your chocolate mousse cake as a dessert with whipped cream or use it as a cake ...

...  The good news is, that while the recipe is quite involved, it’s not particularly difficult to put it together. Here’s what you need to make my Chinese cake with fruit.  Ingredients Needed: 1 package vanilla or chocolate mousse* 1 package of vanilla or chocolate custard* One fully-baked and cooled Sponge Cake Fruit, cut into small pieces. In our photos, we are using strawberry, canteloupe and mango, but you can include kiwi, other berries, canned mandarins and more. 2 cups of stabilized whipped cream 1 extra cup of stabilized whipped cream or icing for decorating ** * Most authentic Chinese sponge cakes include vanilla mousse and custard, but if you like a little chocolate, by all means go for it. ** You can do some decorative piping with whipped cream, but more complex designs are difficult. If you plan to do any detailed decorating, you may want to have some butter or shortening-based icing available to do your decorating. Most Chinese sponge cakes are decorated with whipped cream and fruit, so it’s not ...