Category: Food

Ghost Cupcakes

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Halloween Ghost Cupcakes | Beauty and Blooms

Ready for a bit of honesty? I’m not a huge fan of Halloween. Yes, the inner child in me still loves getting dressed up, but Halloween tends to lean too heavily on the scary side for my liking.

Halloween Ghost Cupcakes | Beauty and Blooms

To those who know me well, this is not a huge surprise. I even have to close my eyes during horror film trailers! Being scared is just not my cup of tea. Therefore, these “spooky” ghost cupcakes were right up my alley. They are a light-hearted way to enjoy Halloween and they only take a few steps to recreate.

Halloween Ghost Cupcakes | Beauty and Blooms

How To:

  1. Bake a batch of your favorite cupcakes.
  2. Decorate marshmallows with black piping icing and let dry
  3. Frost cupcakes with vanilla frosting
  4. Top each cupcake with a decorated marshmallow
  5. Enjoy!

If you make these yourself be sure to use the hashtag #beautyandblooms so I can like your photos!

Frankenstein Oreos

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Frankenstein Oreos | Beauty and Blooms

Frankenstein Oreos…you looked great in my head but in reality, I think you have seen better days! I debated whether or not to even upload these photos – since let’s be real, they look a little sad – but then I thought, “what the hay?!” not every cute idea can be executed to Pinterest’s standards. So feast your eyes on my “spooky” Halloween creation!

Frankenstein Oreos | Beauty and Blooms

I challenge you to make these yourself and share your photos with the #beautyandblooms hashtag! I would love to see your frosting piping bag skills! Clearly, I may need a bit more practice!

Frankenstein Oreos | Beauty and Blooms

To create your own Frankenstein Oreos all you need is a pack of Oreos, green candy melts, and black piping frosting. Melt the green chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and dip your Oreos! Once dry use the black piping frosting to drawn on “scary” Frankenstein faces! Have fun!

Homemade PopTarts

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Homemade-Poptarts

How are kids already back in school? It feels like summer went by in a blink of an eye, but I guess that’s how it always feels! Growing up, one plus side of going back to school was buying a few special treats for breakfast and lunches. We weren’t allowed sugary snacks on the regular so getting a box of PopTarts was a big deal!

Homemade-Poptarts

Ian and I still try to limit the amount of sweets we keep in the house, so when I surprised him with a batch of homemade PopTarts he could barely wait until they had cooled off to pop one in his mouth.

Homemade-Poptarts

In the past, I made my own pastry dough but this time around I bought pre-made pie crusts and it was a huge time-saver! These PopTarts are also highly versatile. You can have fun and play around with fillings or toppings. For this batch, I stuck to a traditional flavor, strawberry, but I played around with mini PopTarts. How cute are these little guys?!

How to:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Roll out your pie crusts and cut into rectangles.
  • Add a dollop of your filling to the center on one rectangle
  • Top with another rectangle and crimp the edges shut using a fork
  • Place on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown
  • Once cool spread on the topping of your choice