Fruit Tarts

One of my favorite restaurants is La Madeleine. I have many favorite dishes there but I always love to get a mini fruit tart for dessert. The below is my attempt at recreating this delicious treat. I used my mini cupcake pan to make the shells and then filled them with lemon curd and topped them with fresh fruit. I think the crust was a bit to crunchy, something a little more flakey would be better. But overall they were pretty yummy...so much so that I'm thinking of having one right now for a snack!

(sorry for the bad pic and chipped plate, I was chasing the kiddo and trying to finish dinner while making these!)

Carrot Cake

One of our church's Sunday school classes is having a crawfish boil tomorrow and I made a carrot cake to donate for the cake auction. I used a cream cheese frosting and covered the sides in pecans. This is a great way to raise money for the class putting this event on. Hopefully whoever buys it will enjoy it!

Princess Crown Cookies

I just finished up some really adorable princess crown cookies for a 5th birthday party. This little girl is SUCH a cutie and definitely deserves something special on her big day. The purple ones are my personal favorite, and I think the sparkly "jewels" were a nice touch!

Easter Bunnies!!

The Easter bunny will be here soon, so I thought I would make something fun for our Sunday School Potluck dinner tonight. This is another adorable idea from the Hello, Cupcake! book. I added the bunny face, I thought it would be cute have one of the bunnies pop up to say "hello".

Daisy Bouquet

One of my sweetest friends has been in the hospital for a while and is on bed rest until her darling daughter arrives. I made this daisy bouquet to cheer her up. Hopefully it does the trick...at least until the cookies are gone!

Sunflower Cupcakes

I was SO excited today to try out a cupcake design from the book Elizabeth gave me! My kiddo slept for 3 1/2 hours after church and I got the cupcakes baked and decorated during that time. The plan was to take them with us to our pastor's house for dinner...but it turns out the reason the boy slept so long was that he is sick! Just got the poor little guy into bed and the hubby is off to dinner and drop off the cupcakes. Hopefully everyone likes them. The petals didn't turn out like I wanted them to, I think a buttercream icing would hold up better and they wouldn't look so "wilted". But the lady bugs are a nice touch!

Natalie-New Baby Order

Thanks again for your order Natalie! I just finished these and couldn't wait for you to see them. I think that the elephants are my favorite. I'll get them shipped off first thing Monday morning.