Haven't baked lately!

Hello all!!! I have not been able to bake lately, mostly because I don't have all the family around to bake for!!! Since my move I have had two bdays! :( and if and when I do bake.... I end up throwing half away because, well... we can't eat cake all day...everyday!!! hehehe

But, I did do a really simple BIG cupcake for my son's b-day and I had not had a chance to post it!

I'll be back with the new year!!! Thanks for taking a peek!!!

Football Party Cake and the Winner!!!

Hello friends!! I am just so happy with all the beautiful comments that I got from you guys for the Monster Mash Hop!!! Thanks a million!!! I wish I had an apron to give to all! But, I only have one! Hopefully you became a follower because you liked what you saw also!

It is very hard to keep up with a cake blog, specially since my move up north I don't have my family to bake for anymore!!! Would you kill me if I told you that a few of those cupcakes just had to go in the trash!!! Too many sweets for us!!! We had had this cake that I am about to show you the day before!!! It was for my son's end of Football season party.

So? What do you think?? 

Please don't forget to leave a comment if you like what you see! Remember that your comments are what inspires me to keep creating!!

Oh! The winner of the Cricut Cake Apron is:

*A*

She said...

Adorable, I love the cupcakes. Have you ever tried the cake machine on homemade fondant? It might be cheaper for you! (and so easy to make) I just found your blog through the hop, but I can't wait to scroll back and see what else you've created.

http://pumpkinbutts.blogspot.com/ is her blog!!

You have until Thursday night to email me at scrapbookaholicbyabby@yahoo.com

Monster Mash Hop!!! Last Stop.... Dessert anyone???

Well? Did you have fun blog hoping?? I hope you did!! If you came from http://thecreativestamperspot.blogspot.com/

 then you are on the right track!! If not make sure you go back to CrazyaboutCricut!

I have for you a monster cake!!! I used Mini-Monsters Cart!!! The purple ghost on cupcakes are also from Mini-Monsters


I used my Cricut Cake and after much wasted fondant (and it's not cheap!) I have found my tricks! If there is one trick I have to share with you is this:


When you roll your fondant and place it on the sheet... PUT IT IN THE FREEZER! Not just 10 minutes, leave there while you prepare something else! The cuts come out perfect!!! Really!! Trust me on this one!


I use Wiltons Fondant in white and play with the colors myself.

If you have any questions about my cakes please feel free to email me a scrapbookaholicbyabby@yahoo.com

Hope you like what you see!! I have some sweet candy!! and here is my dessert for you!

Well.... did you like?? I wish we had a tasting app!!! 
So, what is my sweet candy??

How about a Brown and Pink Cricut Cake Apron????

All you have to do is make sure you are a follower and leave a comment on this post!!

You have to come back to check if you are the winner!!!

Here is the line-up just in case you missed someone!!

http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/

http://neverfullpricescrapbooking.blogspot.com/

http://almabrooksblog.blogspot.com/

http://www.staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com/

http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/

http://www.scrapbookaholic.blogspot.com/(that's me too!)

http://dreamofcrafting.blogspot.com/

http://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com/

http://thecreativestamperspot.blogspot.com/

http://www.scrappingsweets.blogspot.com/ (ME)

Old West Cupcakes for hubby!!! and a giveaway

Hello! Don't think I have just left this blog to die! The reason why I am not baking that often anymore is because I have all my family and friends at least 8 hours away from me!!!

So, bdays are just a few! Today is my hubby's bday!! I wanted to make something really simple to take to his work.

I used the Old West cart and cut out the boots and hats! The fondant used was the Chocolate Fondant from Duff. You can get this at Michaels. i really love the way it cuts!!! Just make sure you put the rolled fondant on your sheets into the freezer for at least 15 minutes! It will cut perfect!!!

Have to admit... not my best work... but still I wanted to share!!

I want to pump it up here in my blog! So..... how about a GIVEAWAY?!?!?!

As soon as I reach 150 followers I will GIVEAWAY a Cricut Apron!!!! Not the white plain one!

The actual PINK AND BROWN!!!

I know that's reaching a bit too far! but if you help me post about this giveaway we can get there soon!!!

What do you have to do?

1. Make sure you are a follower

2. Tell me why you would like this apron

3. Facebook about this giveaway

4. Post on your blog about the giveaway

Make sure you post right here for each thing you do, and leave a link for the facebook and the posting on your blog!

THAT's 4 chances!!!

Let's get there fast!!

I'm baaacccckkkkk!!!!! Back to School Cake!!!!!!

Hello!!! I'm back!!! It took me a long time to settle in my new home!

If you haven't been following my Scrapbookaholic blog, I moved up north to Plumas Lake.

This is a completely new life for us. Plumas Lake is a very small town. I was used to having EVERYTHING so close to me.... and now, well, Walgreens is our only store!!

Anyways, it's been very nerve wrecking for my kids to come to a new community, leave all their childhood friends and come to new schools!!

They had a tough last week and because I want them to feel special, I baked them this cake!

This is my very first shape cake! It is SUPER hard when you do it with cake mix!! I do not recommend doing this. It will be best to look for a recipe made specially for cakes you need to shape. Also, if you are used to the greasing and powdering... well, you have to try Parchment paper, just on the bottom. Don't grease the sides!

I used the Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut Cartridge for the image and fondant is all Wilton.

Don't forget to keep checking back for more cakes!

Next one will be a Halloween cake! and I will have a Cricut Cake Apron to giveaway!!!! The pink and brown one!!!

Scrapping Sweets on vacation with no Cricut Cake!!!

Hello my dear followers!!! I have not baked in over two weeks and believe me Im dying!!!!!!

I will be close to my Cricut Cake until the last week in August!!! :(

I will make sure my comeback is something very special!!!

Don't Forget me!!!

Follow me over at Scrapbookaholic!!!!!

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Simple Cupcakes for my niece Ciaraney

Don't forget to visit my other blog, SCRAPBOOKAHOLIC I have an awesome giveaway!!! Also, my sister has a giveaway on her blog! Check Kich Kind of Mind

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS BOTH!!!

Hello my dear followers! Today I have for you something really simple. My niece Ciaraney turned 8 years old. Because we were going to have her celebration at the drive-in (we watched Toy Story 3!!!) I just made cupcakes. I used a scalloped circle and a flower from Cake Basics. Glitter frosting and candy pearls are both Wilton.

A comic strip about me and my baking!

Hello all! I invite you to take a look at my other blog Scrapbookaholic. I have posted about my sister who creates comic strips and she just did a character based on me. I also have a great giveaway!!! Don't forget to go over and check it out!!

I wanted to post here too the comic she created about me and baking!! I love it!! Her comic is so close to reality and if you knew my daughter.... you would know she could totally do what she did in this comic!!

Happy blogging

You can check my sister's blog by clicking here!!!

Baptism Egg Less Cricut Cake for Lil Chris!!

Thank you for visiting my new blog especially made for my Cricut Cakes! This time I made a cake for my nephew's baptism! He is a two year old toddler who happens to be allergic to egg and peanuts!!! So, for two years he has seen cakes cut and eaten in bdays and other celebrations and has never been able to have a taste of any! So, for this special day, I made him an egg less chocolate cake!!!! It was a bit dry but I know what to do next time!! If you want the recipe for the egg less cake please leave a comment on this post with your email and I will get it to you ASAP!!
This cake was also made with Emma's from My Creative Time challenge in mind!! Hope you like what you see!!!

I didn't get a picture of him wearing his baptism clothes but he was wearing what this cute little boy from Paper Doll Dress Up is wearing. The cross is from Indie Art cart.


He was wearing converse shoes for his basptism day!!!



Here is my nephew!!! Lil Chris happy as can be!! This is the first time he can actually be close to a cake without all of us yelling scared!!! LOL

Soccer Ball cake for my brother-in-law

Hello!! I have baked another cake!!! But, before telling you about the new cake I have to tell you what happened to the Pagoda cake!

As I told you before my former student contacted me about making a cake for her, I had so much fun making all those cherry blossom flowers! Well, my student is a college student now and had a bday celebration for her friend (Tran) well, the cake got stolen from the party!!! YES you heard right! STOLEN!! They didn't even get to taste the cake!!! :(

Onto the cake for this week. My brother-in-law had a bday this month and we had a get together for his bday. He is Argentinian and LOVES soccer... and with all the soccer fever going on, I felt a soccer ball would be most appropriate and fun! and let me tell you!! It was a very easy cake to do!

I used the same Hershey's recipe, it is a hit all the time!

I do not own any Cricut cartridges that have a soccer ball like this one. I found an sgv file and cut it with Sure Cuts A Lot 2.0. I can't remember the site where I found the sgv file!! As soon as I do find it I will give her credit and place her link on my side bar! All fondant is Wilton except for the chocolate fondant which is Duff's (tasty!!).

I know what you are thinking!!!! Is this cake for Payless Shoe Stores??? LOL

That happens to be my brother-in-law's last name!!!

Here is the birthday boy!! Jose Bogo with his cake! He loved it!!!

Grass is from Plantin Schoolbook... letters from........... hmmmm good question! I forgot! :)

I have cake orders every week for the next three weeks!!!

I still haven't designed but the themes are: Baptism, Rainbow, Soccer (again!)

Please leave a comment if you like what you see!! I LOVE to read them!!!!!

Pagoda Cake for Tran

Hello!! I am really excited to start this blog dedicated only to my cakes! I love my Cricut Cake!! After doing the Hello Kitty cake a former student contacted me about doing a cake for her best friend, Tran. I said yes and figured I get more practice! So she came over and we talked about Tran's favorite colors and designs. She chose from Pagoda Cartridge and she also tasted a recipe I got from Hershey's website. Let me tell you this cake is sooooo good!





Here is the recipe for this delicious cake!!!

Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Cake:

2 cups of sugar

1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 Hershey's Cocoa

1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1-1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1 cup of milk

1/2 vegetable oil

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup of boiling water ***** make sure it is boiling water!!

Directions:

1. Heat oven 350F

2. Grease and flour baking pan

3. Mix dry ingredients first and then add the wet and beat on med. speed

4. Baking times will vary depending on the pans

I also made Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Frosting! (Yummy!)

1/2 cup of butter

2/3 cup Hershey's Cocoa

3 cups of powdered sugar

1/3 cup of milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Melt the butter and stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add vanilla.

This time around I made sure I read the instructions on how to use the Cricut Frosting Sheets that come with your machine. And here is the trick! MAKE SURE AFTER YOU PUT ENOUGH GREASE ON THE MAT AND PLACE YOUR SHEET OR FONDANT THAT YOU FREEZE AT LEAS 30 MINUTES!!! Please make sure you do this or you will stress out!!! The freezing makes the cutting so easy and neat!

I used the following things for this cake:

Wilton Fondant

Wilton Gel Colors

Powdered sugar

Wilton Sparkle Gel

Wilton Pearlized Sprinkles

Pagoda Cartridge

Cake Basics Cartridge

I hope you like what you see!! If you do please become my follower! I will be having a great giveaway in the next few weeks!!!

Next cake: Argentinian Soccer Ball!!!

Hello Kitty Cake

Hola! I am loving my Cricut Cake!! You have no idea how much! This time around I made a cake for my god-daughter who is graduating from Central Union High School in El Centro CA. At first I had no idea what I was going to create.

I baked the cakes during the day and I almost didn't do anything!!! I happened to buy a cake mix that was on sale at Walmart (Pillsbury Moist Supreme) what I did not notice was that the mix already had a cup of pudding (something I add to my cakes), now, don't get me wrong, the cake was DELICIOUS!!! It melted in your mouth!! but that was exactly the problem!!! You can't have too soft of a cake when you are going to decorate with fondant!!! I actually gave up and had decided not to do anything after all. Well, I found a box of the cake mix that I do like ( Betty Crocker) and gave it another try! Well, here is my result.

As I was going thru my carts I remembered a Hello Kitty with cap and gown! Love how it all came out!!!!!

These are the carts I used and other things:Hello Kitty Cap/Gown and sun from Hello Kitty Greetings

Lettering from Learning Curve

Purple Flower from Elegant Cakes (I used the Hide contour for the petals)

Scalloped Circle from Mini Monograms

Grass from Plantin Schoolbook

Wilton's Nonpareils Sprinkles

Wilton Fondant

Vodka to clean up and give it that shine