Kitchen

Spoon purple frosting into a decorating bag fitted with a small star tip. Starting at the outer edge of the cupcake, pipe spikes of frosting in concentric circles to completely cover the top. Attach round white candies for eyes and mini M&M's for pup...

Spoon purple frosting into a decorating bag fitted...

Frost with green frosting. Starting from the back of the cupcake, arrange 2 side-by-side rows of overlapping M&M's to form caterpillar body. Attach mini vanilla wafer for the head; decorate the face. Cut green fruit leather into leaves; attach....

Frost with green frosting. Starting from the back ...

Frost the cupcake with white frosting; roll the edge in clear sugar crystals. Pipe orange frosting in the shape of a peach on top of the cupcake; sprinkle the peach with red and yellow sugar crystals. Attach a small piece of chewy chocolate taffy for...

Frost the cupcake with white frosting; roll the ed...

For the balloon, frost a 2 1/2-inch cupcake with yellow frosting. Use purple, red, and chocolate frosting to pipe lines and decorations on top of the balloon. Make a small flag from red fruit leather wrapped around a piece of black shoestring licoric...

For the balloon, frost a 2 1/2-inch cupcake with y...

1. Cut kitchen parchment or waxed paper into an 8-inch by 4-inch rectangle. With nontoxic marker, draw on outline of butterfly wings on rectangle. Melt orange candy melts with vegetable shortening (1 tablespoon of shortening per 1 cup of candy); pipe...

1. Cut kitchen parchment or waxed paper into an 8-...

For the hen, frost 2 1/2-inch cupcake with a thin layer of white frosting. Arrange chow mein noodles around outer edge to resemble nest. Pipe mounds of white frosting for the hen's body and spikes for wings and tail. Use chocolate frosting to pipe ey...

For the hen, frost 2 1/2-inch cupcake with a thin ...

Frost cupcake with blue frosting. Use white frosting to pipe on clouds and chocolate frosting to pipe on birds.

Frost cupcake with blue frosting. Use white frosti...

Serves: 12 Edit Yields: 12 Total Time: 1 hr 10 min Cook Time: 40 min Ingredients 2 tablespoon(s) all-purpose flour 2 tablespoon(s) cornstarch 2/3cup(s) sugar 1 1/4cup(s) whole milk 2 large egg yolks 1 tablespoon(s) margarine or butter 1/2teaspoon(s...

Serves: 12 Edit Yields: 12 Total Time: 1 hr 10 min...

Serves: 12 Edit Total Time: 40 min Cook Time: 30 min Ingredients 1 Crumb Crust recipe 1/2cup(s) sugar 3 tablespoon(s) cornstarch 1 pinch(s) salt 2 pound(s) (about 6 medium) ripe purple or red plums, unpeeled, each cut into 8 wedges 6 (about 1/3 cup...

Serves: 12 Edit Total Time: 40 min Cook Time: 30 m...

Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 7 min Ingredients 3/4cup(s) water 1/2cup(s) sugar 3 (whole cloves) . 1 (3 inches) cinnamon stick 1 star anise 1 strip(s) (3-inch by 3/4-inch) fresh lemon peel 2 tablespoon(s) fresh lemon juice 6 cup(s) fresh fruit, such...

Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 7 min Ingredients 3...

Serves: 10 Edit Prep Time: 30 min Cook Time: 45 min Oven Temp: 425 Ingredients Pastry Dough 1 1/2cup(s) all-purpose flour 1/4teaspoon(s) salt 1/2cup(s) (1 stick) butter, cold, cut up 4 tablespoon(s) (or more, as needed) ice water Peach-Raspberry ...

Serves: 10 Edit Prep Time: 30 min Cook Time: 45 mi...

Serves: 12 Edit Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 min Ingredients Shortbread Crust 1/2cup(s) heavy or whipping cream 3 tablespoon(s) mar, margarine or butter 7 ounce(s) semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped 1 ounce(s) (unsweetened chocolate) coarsely ...

Serves: 12 Edit Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 min...

Ingredients 1 cup(s) raspberries 1 lime 1 1/2cup(s) reduced-fat (2%) Greek (strained) yogurt 1/4cup(s) packed light brown sugar Assorted fresh fruit for dipping, (such as strawberries, grapes, cut-up melon, banana or kiwifruit slices, and plum, peac...

Ingredients 1 cup(s) raspberries 1 lime 1 1/2cup(...

Ingredients Terrine 1 pint(s) mango sorbet 2/3cup(s) amaretti cookie crumbs 1 pint(s) chocolate-chip ice cream 1 pint(s) raspberry sorbet Plum Compote 1 1/2pound(s) (about 6) ripe plums, pitted and cut into wedges 1/4cup(s) sugar 1 tablespoon(s) ...

Ingredients Terrine 1 pint(s) mango sorbet 2/3cu...

Serves: 8 Edit Yields: 8 servings Total Time: 3 hr 30 min Prep Time: 1 hr 30 min Cook Time: 2 hr Oven Temp: 200 Ingredients Meringue Box: 5 large egg whites 1/4teaspoon(s) cream of tartar 1 1/4cup(s) sugar 2 ounce(s) white chocolate, melted and co...

Serves: 8 Edit Yields: 8 servings Total Time: 3 hr...

Prep Time: 40 min Cook Time: 1 hr Oven Temp: 350 Ingredients Plum Topping 2 tablespoon(s) butter, substitute margarine 1/2cup(s) packed dark brown sugar 1 1/4pound(s) plums, cut into thin wedges Almond Cake 1 1/4cup(s) all-purpose flour 1 1/2teas...

Prep Time: 40 min Cook Time: 1 hr Oven Temp: 350 I...

Ingredients 2 ounce(s) cream cheese, softened 3 tablespoon(s) confectioners' sugar 1 cup(s) heavy whipping cream 1/4teaspoon(s) vanilla extract 1 (10 3/4-ounce) frozen all-butter pound cake, thawed 1/2cup(s) prepared lemon curd 2 cup(s) raspberries ...

Ingredients 2 ounce(s) cream cheese, softened 3 t...

Serves: 8 Edit Ingredients 1 pound(s) strawberries 1 cup(s) raspberries 2 tablespoon(s) granulated sugar 3 ounce(s) white chocolate, chopped .5 cup(s) heavy or whipping cream 3 tablespoon(s) sour cream 24 very thin oval waffle-shaped butter wafer c...

Serves: 8 Edit Ingredients 1 pound(s) strawberri...

Prep Time: 40 min Cook Time: 35 min Ingredients Crust 1 cup(s) all-purpose flour 1.5 teaspoon(s) baking powder .25 cup(s) sugar 1 tablespoon(s) sugar 3 tablespoon(s) butter or margarine, cold, cut into 1/2-inch pieces .5 cup(s) heavy or whipping ...

Prep Time: 40 min Cook Time: 35 min Ingredients ...

Ingredients 19 small (about 1 1/4 pounds) fresh ripe figs .25 cup(s) honey .5 cup(s) part-skim ricotta cheese .25 cup(s) natural almonds, toasted and chopped Directions On plate, with fork, mash the ripest fig with honey; set aside. With sharp kni...

Ingredients 19 small (about 1 1/4 pounds) fresh r...

Prep Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr 50 min Ingredients Pastry 2.25 cup(s) all-purpose flour .5 teaspoon(s) salt .5 cup(s) (1 stick) butter or margarine, cold, cut into pieces .25 cup(s) vegetable shortening 5 tablespoon(s) (more as needed) ice water ...

Prep Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr 50 min Ingredient...