Confession…I’m a Nutella addict. Well, you all know I love chocolate and nuts so it isn’t that big of a surprise, right? In honor of World Nutella Day this Tuesday, we are sharing our Nutella truffle recipe with you from Sweet Designs. If the thought of Nutella hazelnut spread sounds good this morning, just imagine what it would taste like mixed with good chocolate, butter and of course hazelnuts into small, round truffles. These truffles…
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Archive for Tag: Halloween
October 31, 2012
Spooktacular Recipes from Sweet Designs
We’re back with some more Halloween inspiration. We posted ghostly pound cake, Jack-O-Lantern macaron and witches pudding here, as well as easy three ingredient bewitching bark. Today we’re back with Hauntingly Good Hazelnut Truffles, Broomsicles, and Pumpkin Whoopie Pies. I promise you will love these recipes not just for Halloween, but also during any time. The hazelnut truffles {think Nutella and chocolate wrapped in a buttery ball} are to die for. The pumpkin whoopie pies…
October 30, 2012
Bewitching Bark
We shared Halloween recipes, templates, and ideas this morning with this Halloween post. We are back to share this easy, three-ingredient bewitching bark. The recipe is courtesy of Sweet Designs.
Bewitching Bark
12 ounces good-quality white chocolate, such as Ghirardelli or Callebaut, finely chopped and melted
Orange food coloring gel, to desired shade
4 ounces good-quality bittersweet chocolate, such as Ghirardelli or Callebaut, finely chopped and melted
Makes 16 to 20 3-inch pieces. …
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October 12, 2012
Halloweekend Countdown: Witches Brew
We are sending you off this weekend with a little Halloween inspiration from Cris at Crissy’s Crafts. Crissy used store bought goodies and gave them a wicked makeover for this small party for her kids. The little witches snacked on witch brew-shaped sandwiches and cheese stick pretzel broomsticks. How great are those olives coming out of the brew? Sweet treats on the dessert table included cotton candy brew, cauldron cake pops, Hershey Kiss witch hats,…
October 12, 2012
Halloweekend Countdown: Spooky Carnival
This Halloween dessert table was styled by Sara from Confetti Sunshine for her daughter’s pre-school Halloween Carnival. Her daughter loves black crows so Sara made sure that there were some on the table. Sweet treats on the dessert table included cupcakes, brownies, popcorn, cotton candy in ice cream cups, and doughnuts. We love this take on Halloween. Scroll down for the vendor credits.
VENDOR CREDITS:
Black crows, spiderweb, black netting: Dollar Store
Skeleton head: Michaels…
October 06, 2012
Halloweekend Countdown: Spooky Halloween
We have another spooky Halloween inspired dessert table to share with you. This dessert table was created by Amy at Sugar Chic Design. When designing this table, Amy used a black tree as the centerpiece. Lime green gave the table a pop of color. Sweet treats on the dessert table included skeleton cupcakes and an array of candy. Instead of putting the drinks directly on the table, Amy gave Orange soda some height by displaying…
October 05, 2012
Halloweekend Countdown: No Tricks, Just Treats
We’re back for another Halloweekend Friday. Norene from Party Pinching sent us this kid-friendly Halloween party she styled with lots of DIY and budget friendly party ideas. For the vertical element, mini meringue cookies ghosts (with edible marker faces) filled spray painted branches. Some time saving desserts she created were gumball pumpkin toppers {instead of fondant}, store bought donuts turned scary spiders, Moon Pies with fondant black cats, chocolate graham marshmallows skeletons, rice krispie treat…
October 01, 2012
Little Pumpkin Guest Dessert Feature
This harvest pumpkin party is really getting us into the Autumn mood. Danni at Cutie Putti Paperie filled a dessert table with pumpkin-inspired treats and decorations that lend to the rustic charm of this season. Sweet treats included pumpkin shaped carrot cakes filled with homemade buttercream frosting, pumpkin s’mores, pumpkin shaped cake pops, spiced pumpkin cakes, cupcakes, mini pumpkin pies, pumpkin spice macarons and sugar cookies. We love all of the crates and how she…
February 07, 2012
Great Gatsby Guest Dessert Feature
I will never forget the first time I had to read “The Great Gatsby” for school. I could not put it down. Growing up in New York, there was something so exciting about seeing my city in the roaring 20′s through F. Scott Fitzgerald’s eyes. There is a lot of hoopla right now in Australia while they film the latest adaptation. This featured submission was sent to us by Monique from Darling Details. Inspired by…
November 11, 2011
Giving Thanks Guest Dessert Feature
This party made us want to run outside and frolic in the Central Park leaves. It is very approachable and perfect for Halloween, Thanksgiving or fall. We received this submission from Catherine at Serendipity Soiree. Catherine created this fall celebration for her family. She used burlap to cover the table and risers which added to the rustic feel, along with the natural wooded setting of their yard. Sweet treats included homemade chocolate fudge cake, apple…
October 31, 2011
Spooky & Sparkly Guest Dessert Feature
We love this spooky sparkly Halloween party that was sent to us by Ashley from Eye Candy Event Design. The purple and orange palette has become very popular for Halloween and it definitely works for this table. Sweet treats included cupcakes, two-toned macarons and ghost peeps. Popcorn boxes are the perfect way to house sweets that aren’t “candy”. The guests washed down their sweets with Genuine Elixir cocktails.
For another glittery and colorful Halloween party,…
October 31, 2011
Candy Corn Guest Dessert Feature
Happy Halloween! We received this cute birthday party submission from Abby at The Cards We Drew. She created this party for her son’s second birthday. We love candy corn. We did a round up last year and this year of some of our favorite candy corn desserts and decorations. We love all of the sweet treats including the candy corn sugar cookies, candy corn patterned Oreos, candy corn cupcakes, mini mason jar pies, and orange…
October 28, 2011
Halloweekend Countdown: Spooky Desserts
Credits: 1) Candy Corn Lollipop 2) Spooky cupcake topppers 3) Mummy Cupcakes 4) Ghost Cake 5) Caramel Pear Mice 6) Pumpkin Carrot Cake 7) Spider Cakes
We’re finishing our Halloweekend inspiration with a round up of some spooky desserts that are easy to make and fun to look at. If you’re looking for more Halloweekend inspiration, simply search Halloweekend or Halloween in the search bar. We hope everyone has a great and safe Halloweekend.
XO…
October 28, 2011
Halloweekend Countdown: Thriller of a Party
Halloweekend post number two is a “Thriller”. This submission was sent to us by Jenny from Bloom Designs. She created this glam Halloween party for her daughter’s 10th birthday. Jenny wanted to incorporate her daughter’s love of dance without making her party feel too theme-y. Who better to find inspiration from than the King of Pop? She decided on an apple green and rosey pink color scheme. We love the wreath that she made from…
October 28, 2011
Halloweekend Countdown: Graham’s Pumpkin Party
We are getting our costumes ready and putting our candy out in anticipation of Monday. Have I mentioned that Halloween is my favorite holiday?? We have had some fantastic halloween inspiration on the blog over the past month. Today, we are featuring this adorable party to give you some final ideas for Monday. Last year, we featured this adorable county fair themed party that Michelle from Cakewalk Baking created for her son Graham’s birthday. For…
October 21, 2011
Halloweekend Countdown: Horror Movie Madness
One of my earliest memories ever is the first time I saw a horror movie. Well, it was just a preview of a horror movie, but it was enough to get me scared out of my skull. I was about 4 years old and ready to watch a more kid-appropriate movie with my parents and brother when a preview for King Kong came on. I can remember yelling so loud that my dad had to…
October 21, 2011
Halloweekend Countdown: Orange & Black Cupcakes
Zebra patterns are always very popular. Kathryn from Sugar Tumble sent us her tutorial on how to make orange and black zebra cupcakes for halloween. These are super cute and would be easy to do with your little monsters. By switching out the colors, these would be great for tailgate parties or Super Bowl parties. Even better, change the colors to match your child’s school’s colors and we bet they would be snatched up quickly…
October 21, 2011
Halloweekend Countdown: Wonderfully Wicked
We have only 11 days until All Hallow’s Eve. We received this wickedly styled halloween feature from Jess over at Party Box Design. The desserts look amazing and we love how she incorporated the chevron pattern. We also love the subtle Wizard of Oz reference. Sweet treats included linzer cookies, cupcakes, white chocolate covered oreos and cake pops. If you like the printables that Jess used, she is offering them for free on her website.…
October 14, 2011
Halloweekend Countdown: Wickedly Wizard
We received this featured wizardly Harry Potter submission from Katie at Petit Social and thought it would so fun for a haunted halloween party. Katie styled this table for a little boy’s 7th birthday. Katie used dark blues, yellows and greys to give the table a vintage feel. To make the table spooky, creepy elements like owls, spiders, rats, cauldrons, and test tubes were used. Wizardly treats included items like wizard’s teeth, magical wands cauldron…
October 14, 2011
Halloweekend Countdown: Bat Scary!
This trick or treat themed party was sent to us by Dorangela of Two Prince Bakery Theatre. All of the desserts are entirely gluten free, casein free, soy free and nut free. Both of Dorangela’s sons have severe allergies so it has become her passion to come up with allergen free desserts. Dorangela headed back to the basics using an orange and black palette. She then added a hint of grey. The allergen free menu…
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Very Berry Country Fair Guest Dessert Feature
July 27, 2012
This party was sent to us by Debbie from Sugar Plum Designs who styled it for a little girl who wanted a country fair theme. The little girl also loved Strawberry Shortcake so Debbie decided to combine the two themes. The handmade country fence backdrop is perfect for the theme. { Read More }
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July 23, 2012
We truly love seeing parties from all over the world. This one came to us from Yomna at Sweet Life Parties in Dubai, who styled this arts & crafts tea party as a workshop for young kids. The guests had lots of fun activities including hat decorating with ribbon and felt, teacup planter painting, “mommy is as sweet as sugar” craft kits, and cupcake decorating with buttercream icing and a lots of sprinkles. { Read More }
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