I received an email asking about the goodies in my daughter's birthday party. Yes, I did bake just about everything you see there. The hubby gets credit for the ladybug chocolates, though. He had the patience to do those candy mold doodats. I just kept giving the ladybugs a black eye LOL
It took TWO HOURS to dip the pretzels in red and dark chocolate.. my hands were cramping up but they were sooo good and so worth it!!
The lovely 3D ladybug cake topper is from the wonderful Julie over at Cakes and Kids. She is so awesome to work with!!
The birthday cake is from scratch and it's a homemade strawberry flavored cake (daughter requested flavor). May not look purty but it was YUMMY! And there was not a slice left by the time the party ended.
I did cheat on the cupcakes.. that's a butter recipe cake mix, however the chocolate ganache on top I did make. Hubby added a wee bit of Irish creme liqour and it was sooooooooo good!!
Also made the yummy cake pops and dipped them in red candy melt and then added some black sprinkles.
Hubby makes a divine punch!! I'll have to find the recipe for that and share it. It is SOOO good! It was originally a recipe I found online but he has altered it so much that it's nothing like the original I found. It is GOOD!
The decor... yes, I made the cupcake stand. Also designed and printed the birthday banner. You can't quite see it clearly from the pics, but it's got cute little ladybugs flitting around the letters. Designed the cupcake toppers, labels, etc. Also punched out some black dots using my Friskars 1 inch squeeze punch and then just sprinkled it all over the red tablecloth. Super easy and cute!
Can't think of anything else, but feel free to email me with any questions! (...baby's crying so gotta run!)
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