Bethany Lynn

Little Bethany Lynn made her journey back to school at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire on Sunday after a 6 week hiatus also known as Christmas break. She requested white cake balls upon her departure and we didn't let her down. We made these as girly as possible and tried to put a slight Valentine's day spin on them. Pretty cute, right?

We miss you Bethany Lynn, come back soon :)

More about butter...

We seem to talk about butter quite a bit on this blog but I just can't help it, I have to share this. My roommate accidentally bought little butters! The butter on the outside looks like any other box of butter, but the sticks are cut in half. So instead of 4 1/2 pound sticks, you get 8 1/4 pound sticks. Aren't they cute?? :)

Slight Obsession

Our cousin Brock turned 4 on Monday. For his birthday he received 2 Toy Story Books, a Toy Story Hat, a hat throwing Woody figurine, a Buzz Light Tie-Blanket and a Buzz Lightyear cake from his two favorite cousins. You could say he has a slight Toy Story obsession. But we were happy to make this adorable cake that turned out a lot better than we expected!

We were worried a lot of the details in Buzz's buttons and face would get lost.

Happy Birthday Brock Raymond!

Hello Kitty

Our little cousin Katelyn turned 5 this past weekend and requested a Hello Kitty cake to complete the party. This cake was actually really easy to make and Katelyn was very pleased with the turnout.

Hello Kitty

Katelyn Rae

Famous Update

A few of our avid followers asked for the magazine article to be uploaded so they could read it. So without further ado here it is



Holy Hannah!
Two sisters bake tasty treats and build a business.

Inspired by their mutual love of baking, as well as the demand from family and friends, local sisters Emilee and Krista Duffey started their own business: Holy Hannah's Bakeshop. They work mainly from their own kitchens in addition to holding down full-time jobs. Coming up with the name was easy, says Krista: "Holy Hannah is a common phrase in out house, much like 'Holy Smokes!' And who doesn't love a good alliteration?"
While both of them have a hand in the business, each sister handles a different aspect. Emilee is the better baker and is business-savvy, while Krista is crafty. She ensures their treats look as good as they taste, and also handles the graphics and design of the blog.
The ladies have been rapidly gaining customer through word of mouth and connections in Woodbury. In the future, they hope to open their own shop. "We hope to be in the business for wedding cakes, birthday treats and everyday indulgences," Emilee says. They're even thinking of bringing "Cake on a Stick" to the Minnesota State Fair next August. Go to holyhannahs.blogspot.com to check out their recipe-of-the-month posts and to place your orders.

Well, their you have it! Our fifteen minutes of fame...we are hoping its not over yet!

Christmas in January

Since the magazine article came out, more business has been generated for Holy Hannah's! Krista and I are very excited about all the opportunities and cannot thank our supporters enough!

We were lucky enough to be able to use the second gift from our brother-in-law JB. Last week I posted about Mini Cake Bites and the sweet baking pans we got. Well check these out!

Holiday Sprinkles

Now that picture doesn't do them justice but they are festive, holiday sprinkles. Next Christmas we are going to have the coolest cookies and cake pops around!

Here is an up-close look at what sprinkle is in each container

Gingerbread Men

Christmas Trees

Snowmen

Stockings

A friend of the family was celebrating Christmas last weekend and ordered some Santa Hat cake pops and Frosty cake pops as well as some cake balls. We thought this was the perfect chance to use our new sprinkles, thank goodness we didn't have to wait until next Christmas!

Holiday Cake Balls

We used green candy melt, accented with white stripes and topped off with the stocking sprinkles. To Die For!

Christmas Stockings

Christmas in January

Not a bad deal huh?

Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

So our oldest sister Breanna was in charge of bringing a birthday treat into school with her. Her original idea was snickerdoodle cookies but she changed her tune and decided she wanted to bring in Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes. Nothing like a complete 180.

Off I set on this little adventure because I had not a clue what I was doing. No instructions, or recipe to follow. Breanna gave me a short synopsis over the phone and I went with it.

I made the famous chocolate cake and put them in muffin tins with liners. I then put the ice cream cone in them and baked them. Well the batter didn't really get into the cone so it wasn't the exact look we were going for.

We crumbled up the cake and filled the cones. Now we were on the right track.

Cake in an Ice Cream Cone

Swirled vanilla frosting topped with sprinkles and we were in business! Absolute to die for Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes!!

Ice Cream or Cake?

Check out how excited Breanna was with the final result!

Not dorky at all
Ignore the one on the right - that one had an accident...

Tray of Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

What kid wouldn't want one of these??

And it wouldn't be right if we didn't sample the treat!

Bite