For Halloween, create silly and scary-looking faces with buttercream, candy, marshmallows, and, of course, cupcakes. Decorating the cakes is a great activity for kids and parents to do together: Set out cupcakes and bowls of colored frostings and assorted candies and let everyone create his or her own aliens, monsters, and beasts.
Author: Chef M
Surprise your kids or your honey on Valentine’s Day with these truffles instead of the chocolates in the red heart boxes. This recipe transforms chocolate chips into decadent truffles, ideal for any special day or for a hostess gift.
Nothing says summer more than a chocolate sandwich cookie filled with vanilla ice cream. Use your favorite non-dairy frozen dessert to make this allergen-free treat; two of my favorite brands are Living Harvest Foods Tempt (made from hemp milk) and So Delicious Coconut Milk Frozen Desserts. Be sure to check the labels and choose one that is safe for you and your family.
Tiny blue buttercream stars and red-licorice stripes create a patriotic batch of cupcakes to celebrate Independence Day. Festive cupcake liners carry out the theme.
Present Dad with a bunch of golf-themed cupcakes, complete with putting greens and sand traps, on his special day. The mini greens are adorned with colored sanding sugar, a candy golf ball, and a ribbon flag; graham-cracker crumbs stand in for sand. You could create an entire course by decorating eighteen cupcakes with different numbered flags, and the remaining six with sand traps.