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desserts, diy desserts, holidays, july 4th

DIY: Surprise-Inside Star Cake

June 16, 2016

My friends at Food Network had asked me to contribute a fun patriotic cake for their site recently. I had been wanting to try out some surprise-inside techniques, so I went with this star-inside ...

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Red, White & Blue Roundup – Pt 2

July 1, 2015

After posting the first part of my patriotic July 4th roundup HERE, I realized I wanted to throw two new ideas into the mix as well – the first for a red, white, and blue Star Spangled ...

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Craft On: Patriotic Cookies

June 27, 2014

As promised, here is one more Craft On episode for you today – this time for some fun patriotic cookies (that you can put on your new patriotic cake plate!). Before you watch the video, ...

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Craft On: Stars and Stripes Cake Plate

June 27, 2014

Just in time for the weekend, I have not one, but TWO new episodes in my “Craft On“ video series to share with you today. So if you were planning to get your craft on and do a little ...

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Flag Cake

August 30, 2013

Since I didn’t get to make my annual flag cake for the fourth this year, I decided to bust one out for Labor Day. Labor Day is probably the least patriotic of the summer holidays, but hey ...

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Patriotic Pugs

July 3, 2013

To celebrate the start of the long weekend, here’s some adorable pug patriotism from Riley and Dylan. Hope everyone has a very relaxing, safe, and sunny holiday!!

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Memorial Day Desserts

May 23, 2013

While I’m going to hold off on making another flag cake until July 4th, I’ve found a few simpler patriotic dessert ideas that can be made to commemorate Memorial Day. My holiday ...

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Baked: American Flag Cake

November 6, 2012

Since today is voting day, I thought it would be appropriate to share a photo of my American flag cake. So, here it is! Some sweet motivation for you to get yourself to the polls and vote! ...