Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Top of the Mornin' to you!

 

Look what the "wee leprechaun" made us for breakfast.

 

 

Looks like he used this heart shaped cookie cutter to form the shamrocks.

 

 

Well, that looks magically easy to do!  I bet even I could do that. (;

 



 

 What a lad!  He even topped them with a dollop of fresh Irish cream.

And there's himself sitting on his pot o' gold.

He even left the little folk with packages of adorable photo props.  (Courtesy of The Party Project)

 

And what St. Patty's day mornin' celebration would be complete without cake pops and rainbows? 





 

I made these for dessert later on.  They look so festive I had to include them in the Leprechaun's tale.

 



 May the luck of the Irish be with you today!



Shamrock Cake Pops

Shamrock Cake Pops

What do you do with all of those leftover candy hearts from Valentine's Day?

You flip them over, line up four of the tips and turn them into Shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day!

 All the colors work well since rainbows are a symbol of luck.

I like the large candy hearts for this application.  The tips have a more defined point.

And there are a lot of fun variations you can come up with.

If you like the printables in the background they were freebies courtesy of some talented folks.

This chalkboard "Lucky in Love" printable is from lilluna.com.

And the "Map of Ireland" pennants are from papergravy.com who has fantastic retro printables.

I hope you are finding a little magic and luck this season!

I'm linking up at the following link parties.  Come visit!

Valentine's Day Cake Pops

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

Today we indulge in the sweet life. 

 Reflecting on the powers of love. 



Read a love letter.

Or write a poem.

And make something special.

Maybe that something special is dessert.

Like a chocolate covered Oreo.

Or a dozen chocolate covered Oreos!

Maybe its a box filled with treats that beckon. 

Your own home made Valentine.

Let it sparkle.

Let it shine.

Set it out in a sweet display.

And enjoy a lovely Valentine's Day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valentine Bear Hugs Cake Pops

Bear hugs are welcome any time - no reasons needed. 

 Although Valentine's Day does inspire hugs to come in different forms. 

Like in the form of a vanilla bean . . .

pink swirled cake pop.

With a royal icing bear on top . . .

 hugging a sweet icing heart . . .

and sharing the love with a bunch of friends!

Now that's a cake pop we can all embrace!

 These two would be perfect for my twin nephews.

I made the cake using a French Vanilla cake mix and adding vanilla beans to the batter.  Easy and full of flavor.

 For the pink swirled effect . . .

 Just dip a toothpick into hot pink gel food color . . .

And gently knead into the cake ball.

Your hands fingers and palms will turn hot pink for a few hours . . .

 but hey, it's all in good fun!

Have a coffee cup filled 1/4 of the way up with the sparkling sugar sprinkles.

After you dip the cake balls into the candy coating, give them a dip in the sparkling sugar.

 Add your Wilton royal icing bears on top and let it set up.

Wrap these up in a treat bag and give someone a big Valentine Bear Hug . . . 

. . . cake pop style. 

 

Happy Baking and Making!