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Do you want a chance to win some cute cupcake liners? I just want to remind everyone that comments must be submitted by Saturday, May 7, 2011 midnight for a chance to win the cupcake liners/papers. To enter, simply leave a comment below telling what you would do with them if you win! Remember to leave your email address (it won’t be published) so that I can contact the winner.
Do you remember the cupcake liners of yesterday? I remember the choices were so limited … white, pastel and silver. Now, there are so many to choose from … bright colors, polka dots, zebra stripes and sooo many more. Today I decided to use them for something other than cupcakes or muffins … something crafty … paper flowers. I had seen this idea on a website … but can’t remember where … so I “winged” it. It was a very simple and fast project. I probably spent more time arranging the flowers in the vase than I did making the flowers!
I would like to share … I took all of the marshmallow critters to the Easter gathering at my neice’s house … the children smiled as they bit the heads off of those little critters! By the way, I apoligize for my lack of posting for the last nine days. Life has been busy around here … holidays, a few days out of town, laundry, cleaning … you know what I mean … life.
So now, back to the fun …
These are the supplies you will need to make the flowers … cupcake liners, buttons, pipe cleaners and something to poke a hole in the cupcake papers (I used an exacto knife) …
Bend 1-1/2″ of a pipe cleaner to form a tail … then poke the pipe cleaner thru the button holes …
Wrap the tail around the stem to secure the button …
Cut the cupcake paper/papers … thread the stem thru the papers so that the button becomes the center of the flower …
I added “leaves” to some of the flowers … just bend or wrap the pipe cleaners as shown …
I am not sure what the correct botanical name is for these flowers, but they are fun! I hope you enjoy them. Happy Mothers’ Day!
CUPCAKE LINER GIVEAWAY !
I do have a confession … I love all cupcake liners … I see them and buy them … friends buy them for me … I buy them for friends … I confess … I hoard cupcake liners. But, here is the good news … I am going to share my liners with one lucky winner. To enter, tell me what you would do with the liners if you won. Would you use them to bake cupcakes, make a crafty project, or something else? If you don’t know what you will do them, just say “Hi”. To enter, please leave your answer below in the comment section (don’t forget your email address). The deadline to enter the drawing is Saturday, May 7, 2011 midnight. The Peanut Butter Addict will draw the winner out of a hat (literally) and I will announce the winner on Sunday, May 8. Good luck!
Giveaway is over, sorry 😦
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Happy Easter From Sweet Simple Stuff and all the Marshmallow Critters Enjoy your day!
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Lambs are so fluffy on the outside … but these lambs are fluffy marshmallows on the inside. Yes, I am still obsessed with jumbo marshmallows and that’s why I made Lamb Marshmallow Pops! It is hard to tell from the … Continue reading
A few weeks ago a friend gave me a little bag of pastel candy corn because she thought that I could use it. I have seen this candy every year around Easter and never thought to do anything with it, except eat it. Well, I considered this a challenge … what could I do? … I thought about bunny ears … but that has been done. Flowers popped into my head … really simple candy flowers! This was a perfect plan … my friend that gave me the candy is named Dinaz … her favorite flower is a daisy … so these candy flowers are “Daisies for Dinaz”.
This project is more of a craft project … no baking or cooking required! This is what you will need … lollipop sticks, chocolate/candy melts, pastel candy corn (sometimes called bunny corn) …
Lay one candy disc flat side up and start “gluing” (using melted chocolate/candy melts) the lollipop stick and candy petals (4,5 or 6) in place … be patient, the petals can slip around a little …
Add a little more “candy glue” and place another candy disc on top … let the candy dry and your first flower is complete … How easy was that?
I love the colors … they remind me of something from the 60’s or 70’s!
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Spring chicks, what can I say … I love them because they are cute, yellow, roly poly and sooo sweet and simple to make! Just bake your favorite cupcakes, frost them yellow, add a few decorations and you are done … … Continue reading
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Rubber ducks are sooo cute … but so are marshmallow ducks. I wanted to call this little guy (my duck is a boy, I don’t know why) a rubber ducky, but would that imply that I used old rubbery marshmallows? Of course I didn’t! This … Continue reading
Easter baskets, jelly beans, egg hunts, picnics, family gatherings … just some of the things that make up Easter. I usually bring a sugar filled treat to our family events … maybe it will be cupcakes this Easter. These were very simple to make … easy enough for kids to make!
The directions are for the supplies that I had or chose to use. If you don’t have something that I used, improvise! The handles are made with marshmallow poles that I found at Dollar Tree, but other candies (Sour Punch Straws?) would work well. The chick is a mini version (substitute a large marshmallow for the jumbo one) of my “Mallow Yellow Chick” that I posted a few weeks ago. Jelly beans come in so many different colors, it was hard to choose! (I chose ones that I don’t like the flavor of, so that I don’t eat them.) Sprinkles of all types are available at so many grocery and craft stores. Let’s get started …
First, bake your favorite cupcakes and let them cool completely. Make buttercream icing and color it green (start with a drop or 2, you can always add more if necessary).
Some other things that you will need are a decorating bag, a small spatula or butter knife, a round tip (#12), a multi-strand tip (Ateco #133) and a coupler (if you want to change tips). I think it is easier to use a glass to hold the bag as I fill it with icing …
To cover the cupcake in sprinkles … frost the cupcake using the round tip or a spatula … then dip it in the sprinkles …
To make grass … frost the cupcake … then with the multi-strand tip (grass tip) close to the cupcake, squeeze the icing, stop squeezing and pull your hand away. So … squeeze, pull … squeeze, pull …
Prepare the handles … I inserted small pretzels sticks into the ends of the marshmallow handles and stabbed them into the cupcakes … you may need to shorten the pretzel a little if it is too long for your cupcake … NOTE: You may want to insert the handles at the last-minute if you are planning to take the cupcakes to a party or make them a day ahead. (The handles flopped around during transportation … it was not a pretty site!)
Now … add the cute stuff … jelly beans, flower sprinkles or what ever strikes your fancy!
Tomorrow … I will show you my Rubber Duck Marshmallow Pops!
Sweet sugared bunnies … inspired by Peeps. These are sooo easy to make and would be too cute in an Easter Basket along with the Mallow Yellow Chicks (from last week).
This is what you will need … large marshmallows, pink candy melts, pink sanding sugar, just a little bit of dark chocolate for eyes, jordan almonds (I only used white ones), and lollipop sticks …
Melt the candy (see directions under melting chocolate). Put 2 marshmallows on a lollipop stick as shown …
Using a knife or scissors, make a slit on the top marshmallow to add the ears … then dip the tips of the jordan almonds in melted pink candy and insert into the slit … and let candy dry …
Cover the entire bunny in melted candy (dip it or use a spoon) and tap off excess … then sprinkle sugar all over the bunny …
Let the bunny dry … then add eyes and nose with melted dark chocolate …
Oh no, they have multiplied like rabbits!
Cake pops are a wonderful thing, but have you ever tried cookie pops? These cookie pops are so simple … no baking required! Yesterday I wanted to make something that didn’t requiring turning the oven on … it was over 90° here in southern California. I decided to make cookie pops. I had made similar ones in the past using cream cheese, but did not feel comfortable about leaving them out of the fridge … did I mention that it was over 90°?
These cookie pops are made from cookies, therefore they are not as moist as a cake pop. My husband, the peanut butter addict, thought that they were wonderful.
You will need …
Lollipop sticks, sprinkles (optional) and chocolate for dipping!
Crush, crumble or smash the Nutter Butters … use a resealable plastic bag and rolling-pin or a food processor (I need to buy a new one) … you want crumbles not powder … pour them in a large mixing bowl …
Mix in the whole can of icing …
Prep a cookie sheet with waxed paper or parchment and melt about 1/2 cup of the chocolate. Roll the mixture into balls (3/4″ – 1″) … the mixture will be appear dry, but does firm up while you are working with it. Use a lollipop stick to “drill” a hole about half way into the ball … then dip the stick into the melted chocolate and insert it into the ball … lay on cookie sheet.
Put the tray of cookie pops in the fridge for 1 hour or until totally chilled. Prep a sucker stand (styrofoam) and chocolate for dipping … remove about 10 – 12 pops from fridge … start dipping making sure that you cover the entire ball all the way to the stick … tap off excess chocolate … add sprinkles (optional) and place in stand to dry!
NUTTER BUTTER COOKIE POPS
1 package of Nutter Butter cookies
1 16 oz. can vanilla frosting
1 pound of chocolate
Lollipop sticks
Sprinkles (optional)
Crumble cookies in resealable plastic bag (gallon size) and rolling-pin or use a food processor. Pour cookie crumbled cookies into a large mixing bowl. Add frosting and mix well. Prep cookie sheet with waxed paper or parchment and melt 1/2 cup of chocolate. Roll the cookie mixture into balls (3/4″ – 1″). Use a lollipop stick to “drill” a hole about half way into the ball, then dip the stick into melted chocolate and insert into the hole. Lay pop on cookie sheet and repeat until all mixture is used. Place tray of pops in the refrigerator for 1 hour or until chilled. Melt remainder of chocolate. Remove 10 – 12 pops from the fridge and dip into melted chocolate, making sure that the entire pop is covered in chocolate. Tap off excess chocolate, add sprinkles if desired and place pop in a lollipop stand or styrofoam to dry. Makes 35 – 40 pops
SWEET SIMPLE STUFF 