Garden Party Mini Carrot Cakes

This weekend I was invited to a friends lovely garden party and she let me contribute by whipping up mini carrot cakes. They were so good and gone so quickly. I will not put into print what the tall one said about his love for these little gems. I’ll just say that he is a man who can be swayed with just the smallest amount of delicious sugar. I used a simple recipe which I’ll share here: Mini Carrot Cupcakes Recipe. To make the carrot top greens I made green fondant and cut them on my Cricut Cake machine using the Freshly Picked Cartridge.

May 31, 2010labfive Leave a comment

Japanese Washi Tapes (mt) Arrived!

I am so super excited because my Japanese Washi Tape (mt) arrived! They are so so lovely I can not stand it! I can’t wait to get at it. Thank you so very much to my friend Yuri for gathering them up at her local stationery shops in Japan and shipping them to me. What a thrill to receive them in the mail. I am going to have so much fun playing with them. YEA!!

About mt, as it is called in Japan: Kamoi Kakoshi was founded nearly 90 years ago in Okayama, Japan. This is their world famous and completely original ‘mt’ brand rice paper masking tape. Transparent (but not too much) and in so many beautiful colors. To seal a note, decorate a gift, make a paper painting, in an album, anywhere for a bit of color. Tape is easy to reposition and tear by hand. Can also be written on for a quick note or label.

Japanese washi mt

May 29, 2010labfive 1 Comment

Fun times with my new Cricut Cake Machine

Okay seriously – those who know me, know my love for the cupcake. Now I have a new tool to totally tear it up in my new baking studio! It is crazy. It is called the Cricut Cake. Here is the thing – I made my first project (see below) with fondant that I colored but the thing that I discovered is – I can use it not only for fondant and gum paste but also for fruit roll ups, cookie dough, pie crust, cheese, caramel sheets – what else? Well pretty much anything thin that can be rolled out and will stick together when chilled. Who needs a special goody for an upcoming party? Mmm hmm . . . I am ready! Oh by the way I am having a party with the Cricut Cake at a friends house in June – wanna come my Phoenix friends? Just let me know!

(disclosure I was given this product for free from Provo Craft)