Easy Decorating Tip 8,367

 So here is yet another easy decorating tip for another Holiday, Valentine's Day!
I whipped up some brownies the other day and decided I wanted to make them festive.

What you may need:

• Fresh Baked Brownies or Store Bought Brownies
• Powdered sugar 
• A fine mesh sieve or any mesh strainer
• wax paper, parchment paper or any paper you can cut
• scissors 
• Valentinesque sprinkles, I just bought this from Wilton.

So bake or unwrap your brownies, take what ever paper you are using and cut out a heart. Lay the heart you just cut out where ever you want on top of the brownies.

Load up your mesh strainer sieve or whatever it is you call it with powdered sugar and gently shake it over your brownies. When it is to your satisfaction remove the paper hearts and Viola! All done. 

You can add some sprinkles so jazz them up little. So simple and now you have fancy brownies. Sort of.  Oh well enjoy! 

Knitted Hearts -FREE Pattern!

A cute little project to make when being crafty, or bored in my case. I knitted this cute little plush heart that is about 3x4 inches.  It took me about a half hour to complete the whole project.

I used novelty fluff yarn from Plymouth yarn, it is called Heaven.  It is super soft!

You can make regular ones or dazzle them up with faces, either way they are super cute!

I set the pdf to smallest file possible to make it easier to download, however it beat the pictures to death.  They are all grainy, though they are probably horrible visual aids anyway.  I'm not a pro photographer, nor do I wish to be, so don't judge please. 

You can download the free pattern HERE.  YEp I said Free! Please make for fun and for yourself, I do not authorize commercial use.  If there are any errors in this pattern, I apologize.  I will fix the post asap if there is a flaw.  This is my first original pattern of the plush heart.  Click here!


Or if you would like this happy heart (featured above) you can check out the Sasquatch Willow ETSY store and buy it!

Have fun and modify it if you wish! Be Creative!  

FREE PATTERN PDF

Happy V day!

I slaved away for days and days to make you something. I made some awesome FREE Valentines day cards for you! The first sheet is fairly plain and cute, sheet number two is cheesy but still very cute! 

Just print, cut and fold. I even kept the shape simple for cutting ease. I have trouble cutting in a straight line, circles are a big pain, wobbly lines are surprisingly easy. 

You can even write a cheesy lovely message inside and seal with a pretty sticker. 

See the little grey line about the hearts? 

It was uneven but I fixed that, don't worry about it. 

Why did I even bring it up? I don't know. 

It's cause I am old now. 

V Day cards 1 


V Day cards 2


Like the christmas tags, just click the above links, they will open in Google Docs and you can download the PDF or just print from there. Enjoy! 

Happy birthday, Kay!

One of our very own, Kay, is celebrating a birthday today! 

She's such a creative baker with a wonderful soul. 

She is absolutely hilarious and one of the best friends you could ask for. 

Please join us in wishing a very happy birthday to Kay!

We love you, Kay! Happy birthday!

xo Katie & Nicole

Via

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

So I couldn't get pictured because everyone ate my cake before I could get a camera near it. Oh well saves you from an over photoshopped bad pic from me!

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This cake is super simple and very easy and very moist. You'll love it.
This is my favorite comfort food. I love pineapple upside down cake, it reminds me of my dad and grandma. We always bake ours in a caste iron skillet so got buy one! Or not it's ok but your life will be so much better if you get one. We usually double this recipe and bake it in a 13 1/2 inch monster skillet but bake in any pan you wish.

What you need:

1 20oz can Crushed Pineapple, very well drained-reserve the juice!

1 20oz can Pineapple Chunks or Rings, drained-juice reserved

1 Box Yellow Cake mix, yea it's a box mix so sue me. For the love of cake, do NOT get pineapple flavored cake. 

1/3 cups of Vegetable Oil
3 Eggs
1 1/4 cup reserved Pineapple juice
2/3 cup of Brown Sugar
about 7 tablespoons of butter

Preheat oven to 350º.

In a large bowl add the cake mix, oil, pineapple juice, and eggs and beat well. Mix about 2 minutes. Once it's all nice and combined, add the drained crushed pineapple.

Grease you pan very well. Evenly sprinkle the brown sugar. Evenly place the pineapple rings or chunks on top of the brown sugar. Slice the butter thinly and place it, once again, evenly over the brown sugar and pineapple. You want a lot of butter so when you flip the pan the cake doesn't stick to the top. If you don't think you have enough, add more. Any extra butter will just soak into the cake. Hey! Don't give me that look! It's cake, it's supposed to be fattening.

Carefully pour the batter into the pan. Bake at 350º for 40 minutes. Depending on the pan you use you might need to decrease or increase the baking time. Just test with a toothpick!

Let cool for about 30 minutes and run a knife around the edge of the pan, and carefully place a cake plate or whatever you are planning on serving the cake on and flip! Sometimes there are remnants of pineapple or sugar left in the pan, if you used enough butter there shouldn't be much, But just run a spoon around the pan and scoop all the goodness and eat it or put back on the cake.

Kay

Bento love

Maybe it's because I like cute things or because I'll always be a kid at heart, but I love bento lunches. Seriously, how awesome is this?

Via

Bentos originated in Japan as a packaged, single-serving meal. Since then, they have evolved into some pretty sweet looking meals of art. I mean, hello? Rice pandas for lunch? I'm so in.

Via

Cute almost always wins for me. Domo equals a double win.

Via

Now, who wants to make me a bento lunch?

Champagne cupcakes

Dear Betty Crocker,

Thank you for combining a delicious cupcake and champagne and sharing it with the rest of us. I shall be happy to gain 86 lbs eating these.

What you need:

For batter:

1 box white cake mix or if you are Susie Homemaker, your own homemade white cake mix. I just can't tell  you how or what to substitute you're on your own Susie. 

1 1/4 cup Champagne or sparkling wine

1/3 cup Vegetable oil

3 egg whites. 

For strawberry Butter Cream frosting:

1 cup (two sticks) Butter

2 cups powdered sugar

4 tbsp Strawberry jam

1 tsp vanilla

Optional:

Strawberries

Preheat oven to 400º

Combine dry cake mix with champagne then add in the oil and egg whites. Beat for two minutes. Then fill muffin cups 2/3 of the way full. Put in oven for 10 minutes at 400º, then lower the temp to 350º and finish baking for an additional 10 minutes. 

While the cupcakes are cooling, beat the butter until fluffy then add in the powdered sugar. Once it starts to come together add in the vanilla and strawberry jam. 

If you want to get all fancy you can slice strawberries and place them on top of the cupcake instead of sprinkles.

*Cake batter adapted from Betty Crocker