Argh!!!

Shiver me timbers!  Pirate cake pops! 

The lucky pirates who fit in the ship

The rest of the crew

Pumpkin Cake Pops

The boys just decided on their Halloween costumes and it put me in the mood for these!

Chocolate-covered sunflower seeds make
the perfect stems for these jack o'lanterns

Happy Halloween!

Flower Cupcakes

Springtime in September! 

I got the idea for these flower cupcakes from a really cool blog that my sister-in-law told me about called I Am Baker - she makes amazing things!  I can't wait to do her 4th of July cake - wow!

We just moved into a new house, but who wants to unpack those last few boxes when
I could be doing this instead - fun!

Shockingly, my 3 boys managed to eat most of these,
despite the fact they were neither Star Wars nor Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle-themed...

Dolphin Cake

Happy birthday, Sammy!

Fluffy white cake with vanilla buttercream frosting

Sammy loves dolphins and the color blue so this cake fit the bill!  :)

Elmo Cake Pops!

Happy Birthday, Piper!

I made these Elmo cake pops for our dear, sweet friend Piper who just turned 2!  Plus, they traveled to Pennsylvania without a problem, despite 100+ degree heat here in Houston.  What a relief!

Ready for travel!

Chocolate Chip Banana Oat Bread

A light banana oat bread with the added sweetness of chocolate chips!

This is my favorite banana bread recipe, adapted from Cooking Light.  My wonderful friend, Kelly (follow her amazing recipes on her blog, The Wooden Spoon Diaries!) recently dropped by some of her delicious banana bread and I felt bad because I ate it ALL before my husband even got one bite!  So I had to make a few loaves of my own for him!  (I'm not going to lie to you, the poor guy didn't get much of this either...) 

1 1/2 cups flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup oats
1 cup mashed banana (about 2 large)
1/3 cup lowfat buttermilk (I often make it with regular milk and it turns out great)
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips (or however many you like)

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2.  Combine flour through salt, stirring well with a whisk.  Stir in the oats.
3.  Combine mashed banana, buttermilk, canola oil, vanilla and eggs.  Add to flour mixture and stir just until moist.
4.  Stir in chocolate chips.
5.  Try to get the chocolate chips put away in the pantry before your kids eat the entire bag.
6.  Spoon into an 8x4 inch loaf pan coated with baking spray.  I like to sprinkle a few oats and chocolate chips on the top before baking.
7.  Bake at 350 for about 55 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.  (This recipe also makes 3 mini loaves - bake about 35 minutes.)  Cool 15 minutes in the pan and the remainder on a wire rack.

Bunco Cake!

This cake was for a friend's Bunco Party.

Devil's Food Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting