Cherries Jubilee

This recipe is another one I took to Bunco. My family made this when I was growing up.

Cherries Jubilee

1 can of cherry pie filling
1 can of pineapple chunks
1/2 bag of mini marshmallows (about)

Mix all together and refrigerate.

Hot Dog Cake

I first made this cake for Bunco, the second time was for a Labor Day Party for work.I took a store bought pound cake and cut out the middle part, just large enough for two Twinkies to fit. I then rounded the sides of the cake to make it look more bun-like. Insert the two Twinkies end to end inside the cake. Mix frosting (enough to cover the Twinkies) to make an orangish/brown color. I sliced the cut out section of the pound cake to make french fries, sprinkled them with black colored sugar and squeezed red frosting on them to look like ketchup. I drizzled the red and yellow frosting on the frosted Twinkies for mustard and ketchup. This is a quick make if you use the store bought pound cake.

Margarita Cupcakes

Fiesta anyone? The first time I made these cupcakes was for my friend, Jill's birthday. The second time I made them was for our Cinco de May celebration at Bunco.

I used a white cake mix and added a lime flavored Kool-Aid packet. After the cupcakes cooled, I frosted them with light green frosting and rolled them on their sides in green sugar. It took me a while to find lime slices, but I was able to find them at Mr. Bulky's at Ward Parkway Mall. They come pretty big, so I cut them in half. I then cut plastic straws into three pieces and added a straw to each one.

Halloween

This cupcake I made for Halloween 2008 and Bunco night.

The tombstone is a half of a Nutter Butter cookie, piped with RIP in white frosting. Crushed oreos are the dirt and add a candy corn pumpkin.

I love Halloween!

Halloween Treats

Ghost Cookies
I remember my mom making these when I was a kid. And they are so simple. Melt a sheet of white almond bark, dip individual Nutter Butter cookies into the melted chocolate. Immediately put mini chocolate chips on them for the eyes. And voila! Cuteness.

Pumpkin Cake

Here is a cake I made around Halloween. I took one to work and I had one for bunco. I used a yellow cake mix (Pillsbury, of course!) and baked it in a bundt pan. I spread icing on a sugar ice cream cone and rolled it in green colored sugar. I added food coloring to the remainder of the can of frosting to make an orange color, then microwaved it to make it pourable. Pour the frosting over the cooled cake and put the cone in the middle to make a stem (I put a non-icing'd cone under the icing'd one to make it stand up higher).

I think it turned out great!