1st Birthday Animal Cracker Milestone Birthday

Here are all the photos from a 1st Birthday Party I styled at The Giving Tree in January.  Again a big thank you to everyone who helped me execute this fabulous party for my sweet little niece!

The Animal Cracker Collection by Fresh Chick Design Studio

Milestone Banner & Graphic Banner handmade & glittered by The Purple Pug

Candy Jars filled with Animal Cracker Snacks 

(very practical for a child's party, especially for cost)

Cake Sign~ Use a personalized cake sign to add height to your cake and 

get a keepsake from the birthday celebration! 

Keep Calm and Monkey On! Love the signs that were hung around the party! 

Birthday signs & Posh Party Pretties custom made party hats as center pieces! 

Again, practical & different! 

Unique (in a sense it is the guest of honor) photo cupcake toppers on paper straws! 

Like the shape the punch I used is on the left side of my page! 

Animal Cracker snacks to top the cupcakes, keep the theme going with the desserts!

Strawberry banana nilla wafer cookie buttercream cupcakes!

Dress up your white ware cake stands with pom fringe from JoAnne's fabric!

Homemade banana mini muffins topped with honey nut Cheerios (Monkey's love Cheerios)

Sweet photo toppers, make your party more unique by making photo cupcake toppers! 

Paper luggage to hold custom muslin bags filled with sugar wafer cookies! 

Baby's 1st Smash Cake

Banner made with stickers & scrapbook paper

Photo cookies by Allyson Jane

Gerber Daisies to brighten the table!

Party favors with cake balls & rice krispy treats! 

Party Favor Table

Birthday Girl monkeying around with her party guests! 

Happy Birthday to me! 

Posh party pretties custom made party hats!

My brother & his pretty family! 

Credits & Vendors~

Planning, Styling, Cakes, Cookies, Cupcakes by Scrumptious Swirls by Stacy

Invites, Graphic Designs, Signs ~ The Fresh Chick Design Studio

Party Hats~ Posh Party Pretties

Banners ~ The Purple Pug

Paper straws & alphabet letter cups~ Fort & Field

Paper Luggage~ A Touch of Whimsy

Photo cookies ~ Allyson Jane

Again a HUGE thank you to everyone involved!  Especially the parents of the cute little monkey!  

Peace, Love & Monkey's 1st Birthday,

Stacy

Brownie & Heath bar crunch infused Cupcakes

Brownie & Heath bar crunch Infused Cupcakes

My daughter and her basketball team had their last game this week and I wanted to bring them a scrumptious ending to a great season.  These girls are my biggest fans when it comes to my cupcakes.  You have to love being around them and hearing across the recess yard or down the halls "Mrs. Brennan your cupcakes are the best!" or "Mrs. Brennan when are you making cupcakes & cookies for us"  to me that is priceless and makes it all worth it!  

These cupcakes as one Mom noted "definitely worth the calories"!  Away we go here is what you need & do~

What you need~

Your favorite cake & brownie batters

Bag of Hershey's Heath Bar Crunch Bits

Muffin Pan

Cupcake Liners

Piping bag and large tip

A little of self control when they are finished it is hard to eat just one!

What to do~  

Preheat your oven to 350 

Prepare the batters in separate bowls & fill the cupcake pan with liners

Fill a piping bag with prepared brownie mix

Fill each cup with a heaping TBSP of cupcake batter ( to cover the bottom)

Pipe in brownie mix into each one like so~

Sprinkle the Heath Bar Crunch over the brownie mix (I just used a generous pinch for each one)

Cover each cup with cupcake batter until 2/3 full

Bake for 20 mins

Let cool and top with your favorite buttercream!  I used my basic vanilla and did not use a lot. The cupcake was if I don't say amazingly scrumptious!  

A perfect Scrumptious Ending to a great basketball season for sure!

Peace, Love & Infused Cupcakes~

Stacy

{Scrumptious Ending} Puff Pastry, Strawberries & Ice Cream

I hope everyone had a nice Valentine's 

how ever you decided to celebrate it!  

We enjoyed this dessert last night but honestly is a perfect & a scrumptious ending for any occasion!  It is also, most importantly so simple and looks & tastes fantastic when it is served!

Here is what you need & what to do~ 

Heart or any cookie cutter shape~ at least 4-5 inches
Box or more of puff pastry found in your stores freezer section~ I use Pepperidge Farms brand
Ice Cream
Fresh Strawberries
Hershey's Heath Toffee Bits
Hershey's Chocolate to melt and drizzle on top
Confectioners Sugar

Thaw your pastry sheets according to the package, when thawed cut out the shapes you wish and bake.  Let them cool. When you are ready to serve, split carefully your pastry, slice your strawberries & melt your chocolate.  Arrange as pictured below ( I also sprinkled the strawberries with a bit of confectioners sugar too ;) for extra sweetness)

Enjoy!  It is so scrumptious & easy I promise!!

Peace, Love & Scrumptious Endings~ 


Stacy

{Recipe} Brownie Snicker Bites with Toasted Marshmallow

Happy Friday!

Just in time to celebrate Valentine's~ an easy but oh so 

Scrumptious Ending dessert for you to prepare!!

Here is what you need~

Your favorite Brownie Mix

2 King Size Snicker Bars

Jar of Fluff

Mini Muffin Pan

Non-stick spray

Kitchen Torch

I made these addicting chocolate treats last weekend, I was going back and forth with whether to top it off with vanilla ice cream or buttercream.  Then the other day, I had the pleasure of relaxing for an hour when the Martha Stewart Chocolate Show was airing when I got the "ah-ha" of what to top the snicker brownie bites with....MARSHMALLOW!!  She made a chocolate marshmallow cake.  There are many recipes from that show you have to take a peek, I plan on preparing the chocolate creme brulee on Sunday for our family Valentine's dinner...yum, yum, yum! I can't wait, but back to these brownie snicker bites!!!  

Mix the brownie mix according to the box.  Spray the mini muffin pan with non stick spray very generously.  Bake for about 14 minutes.  While they are baking cut up the snicker bars, if you buy the king size cut each piece into 6.  Like so~

Take the brownies out of the oven (you do not want them to be baked all the way through) pop the snicker pieces gently into the tops of each brownie.  Like pictured above~ put back into the oven for 3 minutes.

The brownies will need to cool for at least an hour in the pan to set.  After that time, gently remove them with a knife around the edges.  

You can do 2 things either make your own marshmallow (find the recipe here) or use Fluff.  Spoon the marshmallow into a piping bag and pie the marshmallow onto the tops.  Make heart shapes if you wish.  

Finish them off with your kitchen torch, hold it about 3 inches away and toast.  

If you don't have a torch, place them under your broiler for a few minutes or enjoy as is without toasting.  

Let it cool for a few minutes and ENJOY!!   I dare you to eat just one ;)!!  

A Scrumptious Ending to any day!!  

Try it this weekend, 

you will happy you did!!  

Peace, Love & Brownie Snicker Bites~

Stacy