Sweet 15 SweetsTable

So  this sweets table was for my darling niece's 15th birthday. She loves anything sweet so it was a fun table to make. Some treats were store bought while others were homemade. 

For the yummy no-bake cheesecake bites in a shot glass, I followed Madigan Made 's tutorial. Not only were they simple and inexpensive to make but they were a huge hit at the party!

The yummy organic Guava concoction was made by my beautiful momma. She had extra Guavas and decided to make use of them for the event. 

 

Although I LOVE cakepops, the marshmallow pops are easier to make (plus I was running out of time). The marshmallows were dipped in dark chocolate (which I purchased at a local store) and then dipped in either coconut flakes, graham cracker crumbs, walnuts, or a mixture of all three. 

Well these aren't exactly fruit tarts...but when I was making the labels for them I had a brain fart and couldn't remember the proper name. I still don't. But, nonetheless, they had fruit in them. Strawberries and raspberries to be exact. The sponge cakes were purchased at Fresh and Easy and I followed bannerboutique's super easy frosting/filling. All you need for it is cool whip and an 8 oz. bar of cream cheese, mix together and VIOLA!

My wonderful sister had the genius idea of ordering her three layered frosted cake from Northgate (at half the price that any other baker would have charged....$40). She picked up ribbon and the lavender edible roses from another local grocery store ($8) and just assembled it to her liking. The entire project was less than $50. Isn't it fabulous?

I have to stop and mention how cool the pretzel stands look! My wonderful friends at MKR let me borrow the stands for this event. I love how the chocolate covered pretzels hang. 

My homemade vanilla cupcakes and wrappers were fun to make. The paper for the wrappers were purchased at Michaels (used the same paper for my "Sweet Madeline" banner) and hand cut each and every cupcake holder (I googled a sample online and used it as a guide) and used glue stick to hold it together. 

Happy Birthday my Sweet Madeline!

Kindergarten Graduation Edible Oreo Lei

These super easy edible leis are perfect for a kindergarten graduation! Instead of making the graduate's personal favorite freshly baked cookies (Edible Cookie Lei), I opted for something less time consuming. I decided to go with Oreos, although really any type of cookies will do.

*If you decide to make chocolate chip  leis make sure to keep it in a cool place...nobody wants a melted lei.

All you need: saran wrap, cookies, ribbon and a graduate. 

Cut the saran wrap as long as you need for your graduate (I cut enough for 12 cookies)

Fold over

Fold the other side until its nice and tight. 

Start twisting

I chose two different ribbons. I used this silver one to hold it tight.

The lavender ribbon was used for decorative purpose..

Tie the ends together with the leftover ribbon. 

Congratulations to my little love. 

Fourth of July Sweets

The smell of Hawaiian Tropics, BBQ, grilled corn and salty margaritas is a personal indication that Fourth of July is around the corner. So, I decided to share with you last year's simple but sweet dessert table that I put together for my kids, family and friends. Enjoy. 

 These patriotic skewers were a huge hit with the kids. Bamboo skewers were purchased at the Dollar store, marshmallows at local Target, strawberries and blueberries at Sprouts. This inexpensive and yummy project was simple to assemble. 

I decided to bake my  Busy Momma Cheesecake and embellish it with blueberries and strawberries for the whole patriotic effect. 

I looked through my books/old college textbooks for "American-like" books to use for decor and stand for my cake. I made a white cake with strawberry filling and a cream cheese frosting. I followed Bird On A Cake tutorial for my frosting. 

Please excuse the blurry picture. The cherry pie was store bought and the homemade American cookies were baked and decorated by my little bakers: Isabella and Olivia. 

The red table-cloth backdrop, banner and the felt red, white and blue stars were purchased at the dollar store. $3 dollars to provide this decorative  look...

Margaritas in Mason Jars?? YES, please! 

Have a Happy AND Safe Fourth of July!!