The Health Education Council has launched the Rethink Your Drink campaign. They are encouraging healthy drink choices, like replacing sugar-sweetened beverages (think soda, sports drinks, and energy drinks) with water. Their goal is to read 8,000 pledges by the end of September. As someone who constantly carries around a water bottle, I am on board with […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Tip’ category
How to Frost an Ombre Rose Cake
My #1 question since posting about the all natural ombre frosting (click here to see how I dyed it without artificial coloring) was “HOW did you do that?!” I made another whole cake just so I could show you. (I know, the sacrifices we food bloggers make.) I used Sweetapolita’s fluffy vanilla cake, which made 3 […] Read more…
How to Make Cake Pops
A couple of weeks ago I posted my 5 tricks to make cake pops more easily – ways I’ve found to cut down on time and frustration by using kitchen tools I already had. The post got a lot of comments and feedback, along with some questions about making cake pops that made me realize […] Read more…
5 Tricks to Make Cake Pops More Easily
The first time I made cake pops, I was pretty convinced that I would never make them again. It seemed to take forever. There are so many steps. To make matters worse, I was making peppermint chocolate cake pops, so after I dipped each one in white chocolate, I waited 30 seconds for it to […] Read more…
Staying Healthy in the New Year {Giveaway}
I often find myself getting these sort of backwards compliments about my weight. You know, after people see the amount of cupcakes and Nutella on my blog, they look at me and ask how I’m not 500 pounds. First of all, I never bake anything unless I have someone to share the results with. If […] Read more…