Happy Thanksgiving... Let's Celebrate with Turkey!

A time to give Thanks to all those people and things in our lives that make them better. God, family, friends, and cupcakes rank high on my list! Thanksgiving a.k.a. Turkey Day is filled with lots of turkey and desserts. My personal favorite part of the big dinner is the dessert, and my favorite dessert at this time of year is pumpkin pie! I can't get enough of it. Many people think the large and delicious turkey is the best part. So to compromise between the two parts of the Thanksgiving dinner I made 'Stuffed Turkey' Cupcakes.

Nothing's better than a perfectly 'Stuffed Turkey' for Thanksgiving! Gobble, Gobble!!

Talk about having a perfectly caramelized turkey right out of the oven! YUM!

Here's a look at the turkey that hung out at my house this season!

This is my Turkey Cupcake, I named him Burt....



My friend Erin gave him too me as well as my spider, George. I love these Cupcake Trinket Boxes by Ganz.

Thanksgiving 2010 was a wonderful time this year, spent in great company! Here's a look at my family Thanksgiving, Hope you enjoyed yours!!

My adorable and sophisticated Sister-in-Law, Lisa Anne.

My cousin Emily and I with little baby Iris.



The Osterhage Clan- Lisa Anne, Noah, Me and Laura Beth.

Happy Holidays Everyone!

Vampire Bites & Camp Out S'more Cupcakes

The Twilight Saga has swept the nation. I have been a paranormal fan most of my life, so when the books first came out I was instantly a fan. Then making a movie about this fabulous YA Paranormal Series, made it even better! My girlfriends and I have a Girl's Night every time the movies come out to theater and on DVD. This is a look at the Eclipse DVD Party we had. The theme for this party was the 'Camp Out' before the big battle.

The Vamp-tastic Candy Bar

Erin and I taking full advantage of the candy first!

Pin-the-Lips on Jacob or Edward

Here's a look at the Vampire Bites Cupcakes and S'more Cupcakes as the party centerpice. This is also a great view of my new Cup-cak-elabra (new word I just made up, very technical).



These were fang-tastic Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese frosting and Raspberry blood oozing from the bite marks.

These Scrumptious S'more cupcakes had a Graham Cracker Crust bottom, moist Chocolate Cake center and Marshmallow Cream Cheese frosting on top. A little graham cracker crumb and hershey for garnish. They are perfect for all your camp-out needs!

The party was fun, all the food was delicious and the company was the best.

Now we have to anxiously wait for Breaking Dawn! November 2011 is too far away. Guess I'll have to make more cupcakes to tie us over in the mean time!

Happy Cupcake-o-ween!

Halloween was a little busy this year. Lots of things to do, not enough time to do it in. So I made some basic cupcakes for work to bring in. Sometimes simple cupcakes are the best. You know they taste just as good!

Boo! Written in white chocolate so it pops up off the cupcake. Chocolate cupcakes, chocolate icing with orange sprinkles.

Simple, yet YUMMY!

Here's a look at the Halloween Cupcakes I had around my house!

My Halloween Cupcake trinket box was something my good friend Erin B. gave to me last year. The spider is so cute!!

The best way to celebrate Halloween is by carving pumpkins. So what's the best way for a cupcake enthusiast to celebrate?

By going pumpkin picking and carving a cupcake in it! I traced the cupcake outline in colored sharpie. I thought the pumpkin could use a little extra flare with a cherry on top!

Hope everyone had a great Halloween, filled with sugary sweets!! Can't wait to post some fall and Thanksgiving cupcakes!

Viennese Cupcakes and a European Road Trip

Back from our European Trip, I can finally share the cupcakes we found! I looked in every city we went to, trying to find european cupcakes. Can you believe it, I only found them in Vienna, Austria. We were walking in Vienna one afternoon on our way to Stephen's Domplatz and passed by this gorgeous bakery called Gerstner's.

This is their fabulous cupcake display! We had to go in and see if they were as delicious as they looked!

They had a good assortment. The flavors were as follows: Lemon Drop, Peach Cobbler, Chocolate Hazelnut Delight, Vanilla Bean, Nutty Pistachio, Very Strawberry, and Vibrant Violet.

Of course they had an amazing assortment of other treats as well. I love the Sushi Pastries in the bottom right corner!

I choose the Very Strawberry cupcake to go.

The verdict is delicious! The strawberry frosting was extra creamy and smooth. The cupcake itself was vanilla and very good!

We did get to go into a store called Kaufland, it's like a mini wal-mart. I found the baking isle and was interested in their cupcake selections. These are some cupcake paperliners.

Let's take a look at some of the dessert adventures we had:




Me enjoying some cinnamon roasted almonds, or as the Germans call them Gebrante Mandeln. 



Noah is going to attempt to eat this giant marshmallow, chocolate wafer!



The Original Hobrauhaus Restaurant in Munich, Germany. This was the first Apfel Strudel in a long line of taste testing them through Europe!



Here's one at the restaurant in our hotel in Salzburg, Austria- Hotel  Stiegl Brau.



This is me eating the giant marshmallow bon-bon from the Oktoberfest in Munich, that was smashed in transit. Still tastes just as good!

Amazing cherry cake we picked up at a local bakery in Salzburg.

Noah loves his sweets just as much as me!



World's second best Apfel Strudel found in Melker Stiftskeller restaurant in Vienna, Austria.



Mixing it up, decided to get a chocolate mousse crepe in Prague, Czech Republic. Fantastic idea, extra creamy and oh-so-good!



We didn't actually get one of the XXL donuts but these were insane! This is a stand at Berlin's Festival of Freedom celebrating 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.


Here's a brief look at our adventures in Europe:

Oktoberfest 2010, me in my dirndl!

Giant gingerbread heart necklaces.

My husband, Noah, and I in the Paulaner beer garden at Oktoberfest. Enjoying a liter of bier!

Noah and I up at the top of  Berchtesgaden. Hitler's hide away in the mountains of Bavaria Germany.

Noah and I before going into the Eisriesenwelt Ice Caves in Austria. Up in the mountains, 700 steps up and back down!!

Romantic dinner at Melker Stiftskeller wine cellar.

Schonbrunn Palace, the summer palace for the Hapsburg's, Vienna, Austria.

Noah and I on the Charles Bridge over the Vltava River looking at the Prague, Czech Republic Castle.

We had an amazing and memorable trip this year. Here's all the places we went: Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Munich and Berlin, Germany; Salzburg and Vienna, Austria ; and Prague, Czech Republic.

Now I can't wait to take our next trip and hopefully find that the joy of cupcaking is spreading around the world!

Calling Leo, June, Quincy and Annie to Celebrate AJ & Ryan's Little Einstein Birthday!

Little Einsteins are a popular Playhouse Disney show for little kids. My friend Elizabeth's boys just recently celebrated their birthdays in Little Einstein fashion. Here's a look at their cupcakes and birthday party!

Here's my attempt at the Little Einstein charcters: Annie, Qunicy, Leo and June. I think I need to work on my people skills...

Little Einstein's friend Rocket as a giant cupcake!

AJ turned 2!

Ryan celebrated his 1st Birthday!

Elizabeth and Ben Thomas helping their kids making great birthday wishes!

Ryan was sure ready to dig straight in! YUM!

Here are the birthday boys! AJ, 2 is on the left and Ryan, 1 is on the right. I think its safe to say they like the Little Einsteins and the Cincinnati Bengals. Happy Birthday Boys!

Earthlings We Come in Peace... to Celebrate with Cupcakes!

Toy Story 3 hit box offices this summer and flew right back into the hearts of many! So needless to say Toy Story birthday parties were very popular this year. My all time favorite characters from the triology are the vending machine aliens. So I was very happy to make those aliens into cupcakes for my friend Tara's son's birthday. Brayden turned 4 this summer, here is a look at his birthday bash!

"Ooooooo..... The Claw"

A Giant Cupcake to Celebrate with!

Happy Birthday Brayden, now give me a cupcake!!

By looks of this, I think he liked them.

Here's a look at my favorite Toy Story scene of all time. The Aliens with the Claw!



Now I want to make a Mr. Potatoe Head Cupcake!