When I found out that we were planning a bake sale fundraiser for the cheerleaders, my Queen kicked into action and I couldn't wait to make some yummy treats. Although I didn't post any recipes today... a lot of them are family secrets, passed down from royal generations, a lot of these ideas can be transformed from your own dessert recipes. One thing I also included was cute ways to wrap these babies up... celophane and ribbon are a Queen's best friend... forget about the diamonds.
Twinkie Frosting Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Filling... yum, yum. A little sugar on top makes them sparkle... just like the Queen's tiara.
Cream Cheese Cupcakes with lots of fluff on top... Don't you just want to lick them?
A Queen must have one of these... This "Cupcake Courier" is the best purchase I have made... or should I say, the Queen Mom made... My mother purchased this for me from Williams Sonoma... and my cupcakes have never been the same. I can pile my cupcakes high with frosting, and this thing never smashes them. In this picture there are 24 cupcakes in the bin... but get ready ladies... it holds 36 cupcakes. It also comes with trays for cookies, brownies... and hello, a cake. Need I say more?
Candy Popcorn... I recipe the Queen will not divulge due to the family secrecy... it's a legacy... I am sure you can come up with your own. This was an easy treat to make... I made the popcorn with my new air popper... then I made fun, colorful popcorn cones with my scrapbook paper... wrapped them up in celophane and away they went! Like I said... a little celophane... a little curling ribbon... and your treat looks fabulous!
A close up... colorful treats please the eyes... they are saying, "Eat Me!"
Carmel Apples are always good-looking... and great sellers. Add colorful ornaments to your apples. For example, M & M's, mini chocolate chips, your favorite candy bar all crushed up, chocolate drizzle, white chocolate drizzle... or if you have simple taste... the carmel will do just fine.
Use your favorite chocolate chip recipe and make these babies big... I am talking enormous. I used an ice cream scoop as my dough scoop... they were about 1/4 C. big. Then, add your favorite colorful candy melts to the top... bake in the oven and wah-lah! The best looking chocolate chip cookie on this side of the throne.
The final product!
How did it go? Well... the treats were a hit. Everything that was packaged, sold very quickly. The cupcakes did okay, but like I said earlier... I think people are more prone to buying treats that are packaged up nicely... and it looks great. The cupcakes were a big hit among my cheerleaders though... they always are. One even said they look like they came right out of the shop... I quickly reminded her they came straight from a Queen's Kitchen...
