Category Archives: Candy

Gingerbread Boys & Snowflake Brownies


If you want to be the first person invited to the holiday parties show up with a platter of these little charmers.  Both were made with silicone molds which you have to extra careful with the gingerbread boys or they … Continue reading

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Christmas Tree Cake


This Christmas Tree Cake was made using a Nordic Ware Pan.  Decorated with MM’s and edible stickers this cake only lasted 10 minutes in our charity bake sale today.

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Christmas Cupcake Train


I found this little cupcake train silicone mold at JoAnn’s Craft store.  Peppermint wheels and candy in the box cars will delight any little Santa’s elves.

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Christmas Stocking Cake


I found this stocking cake pan last year at the Goodwill Thrift Store.  If you don’t have a pan you can make a 1/4 sheet cake and cut it to the stocking shape. I made the Christmas trees with a … Continue reading

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Christmas Tree Suckers


One week to go before the next charity holiday bake sale.  Time to get busy.  These sucker molds don’t take any time at all to make.  Decorate the trees with some star confetti sprinkles and these treats are ready for … Continue reading

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Chocolate & Candy Cane Candy Boxes


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Candy Coated Christmas Tree Pretzels


These are great to make for class room parties or bake sales.  The pretzel molds and be purchased at Michaels or JoAnn craft stores or over the internet.  Melt the candy melt wafers and spoon into the mold and make … Continue reading

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Santa Stories just Published on Amazon.com


Just released on Amazon.com as a Kindle version available now.  The paperback version will be available in 5 days.  

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Mini Train Cake


This little cake I made for my grandson who is a train nut.  The mold I purchased at the Orange County Novelty Company.  Naturally he only wanted the chocolate train, forget the cake.

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Halloween Bake Sale


Today was our annual Halloween Bake Sale at work.  We had a types of treats and crafts for sale with all of the proceeds going to the homeless shelter down the street from where I work.  A special thank you … Continue reading

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Halloween Snack Mix


Surprise your guest with some fun snack mix.  I used pretzels, grips – cheese it, almonds, kettle corn, corn chips, seasoned bread chips, rice crackers and sprinkled the entire mix with toffee turtle crunch sprinkles.   The cute little boxes came … Continue reading

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Halloween Suckers


These suckers are made with molds I purchased at Michaels.  You can melt the Candy Melts in a chocolate melting pot or microwave.  Dab a drop of the melted candy melt on the back of some confetti stars to attach … Continue reading

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Milk Chocolate Rice Krispy Rat Candy Bars


I know this sounds gross but they went like hot cakes at last year’s Halloween Bake Sale.  They are easy to make.  Just fill the mold 1/4 of the way with chocolate and make sure that you get out all … Continue reading

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Witches Fingers & Mummy Pretzels


I’ve started making my Witches Fingers and Mummy Chocolate coated pretzels for our upcoming bake sale.  The are fast and easy to do.  The molds you can get at Michaels or JoAnns or on the intern.  This is also an … Continue reading

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Trick or Treat Brownies


These little trick or treaters bring a lot of smiles to any graveyard.  Michaels has a kit that makes these finger puppets.  I hot glued a skewer on the inside of these finger puppets for this brownie.  I also make … Continue reading

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