Alana Jones-Mann

Alana Jones-Mann

holidays, workshops

2019 Holiday Workshop

Hi! It’s been a while! I’m back to announce my holiday workshop for 2019! I’ll be hosting a holiday cupcake decorating workshop on Sunday, December 8th in LA from 11 – 2 pm. Update: Tickets are SOLD OUT. I wanted this year’s workshop to be a bit more buttercream intensive and cover multiple decorating techniques, which is why I’ve decided to go with a set of cupcakes versus one cake. Regardless of experience (even if it’s zero), you’ll leave with a full set of skills and a  ...

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cakes, diy desserts

Today is National Cream Cheese Frosting Day!

Today Arla is commemorating the nation’s favorite seasonal dessert topping with its own official holiday: America’s first-ever National Cream Cheese Frosting Day. To celebrate, I’ve whipped up a delicious cream cheese frosted cake with Arla cream cheese. The frosting was so delicious, it was slightly dangerous to have in my kitchen due to my lack of self-control. For the design, I went with a Danish folk art-inspired pattern as a nod to Arla’s Denmark origins – and individually piped  ...

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diy desserts

NYE Disco Ball Cupcakes

I’m feeling a bit depressed to be posting a New Year’s Eve dessert, because it means the most magical time of year is over. UGH. SUCH. A. BUMMER. But, I’ll find a way to deal with it. And honestly, eating some cupcakes might help. I made these DISCO BALL CUPCAKES for A Beautiful Mess (you can find the how-to for them HERE), which I thought would be perfect for those of you hosting or attending a New Year’s Eve party. I was inspired to make these because while I had  ...

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