I made Marzipan Caramel Pear Cupcakes (via Sweetapolita) for Thanksgiving and to top them off I made these adorable marzipan pears.

Marzipan fruit is much easier to make than it looks. I shaped each pear, then painted them with gold luster dust mixed with cheap vodka. After the were dried I used a clove as the [...]

My go to gift for my brother-in-laws are hats. That’s right! My sister got married in October and now I have 2 brothers-in-law.
First up is Kyle’s hat. I used the pattern Winter’s Coming and the light green is Knit Picks Cadena. The dark green is some scrap yarn.

I made up the pattern for Jeremy’s hat, [...]

If you, like me, enjoying bringing a fresh baked cupcake into work for an afternoon snack then you might like this post.
I have a Tupperware cupcake holder that will transport 18 cupcakes but it’s a bit overboard for one. The best way I’ve found is to take a small round container with a lid. The [...]

One of my friends told me that today was National Cupcake Day. I figured this was as good an excuse as any to bake some cupcakes! I went hunting for a recipe that I could make with what I had in the house. I looked through my numerous cupcake cookbooks but nothing struck my fancy, [...]

It’s been 9 months since I last posted on Craftcake. That’s seriously messed up. I’ve been baking and crafting but not posting. So I’m going to try to catch you up before 2012 gets started.
First off is this cake I baked from my grandma’s 87th birthday. It’s a vanilla layer cake with the most divine [...]