My goal here at Hungry Happenings is to share tutorials for projects that you can replicate at home. I love seeing pictures of your creations that are either recreations of my recipes or that are inspired by my recipes. Below are pictures shared by readers. If you'd like to share a picture with me here at Hungry Happenings, please send a jpeg to beth@hungryhappenings.com If you posted your picture on your blog, I'd be happy to share a link to that post, so please include the link as well. If you've posted a link in the comments section of this blog already but I've not included your picture here, please send me a gentle reminder (my memory isn't what it used to be and I tried to find all these pictures just based on memory!)
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Chocolate Bunny Silhouettes
These adorable bunny silhouettes are made by piping a chocolate head with two ears, then adding a chocolate dipped vanilla wafer body and a tiny marshmallow tail.
Jacquelyn filled buckets with marshmallow Peeps and her chocolate bunny silhouettes. What a great way to display the sweet little chocolates.
Wedding Cake Cheese Ball
I molded a cheese ball into round layers which I stacked, then I piped on some plain cream cheese to make the cheese ball look like a wedding cake. It is a perfect appetizer to serve at a bridal shower or wedding.
Doris used to decorate cakes which is evident by the lovely piping on her cheese ball wedding cake. She served her cake to guests at a wedding reception and they were in awe of her creation.
Rice Krispies Treat Easter Chick Pops
Rice Krispies Treats are shaped into eggs, dipped in yellow candy coating then are decorated with modeling chocolate egg shells, beaks, etc.
Jean created this colorful basket filled with rice krispies treat eggs and chicks. She used modeling chocolate for the first time, and really enjoyed working with it.
Elena made an entire family of hatching chicks out of rice krispies treats for her Easter celebration. I love how the one in the center looks like it's welcoming you to the basket of goodies. So cute.
Easter Egg Breakfast Pastries
Little breakfast pastries for Easter decorated with colorful sugars.
Nancy was inspired when she saw the egg shaped breakfast pastries on Pinterest. She made the cutest bunny shaped breakfast pastries for Easter. Great design!
Jenn made an entire tray of Easter Egg pastries; some filled with Nutella, others with cherry pie filling, almond pastry filling and lemon curd. She kept them simple and decorated most with colorful sugars. They were a big hit at her Easter celebration.
Carrot Shaped Veggie Pizzas
Crescent rolls create the carrot shaped base of these veggie pizzas which are topped with carrots and broccoli for Easter.
Kathy Jackson wrote to tell me her son and his friends loved these carrots when she served them at her Easter potluck. It's always good to hear when kids like something with vegetables on top!
Tara cut her crescent rolls into smaller triangles to make mini carrot veggie pizzas and topped them with low fat veggie cream cheese to keep them a bit healthier for her family.
Ravenous Rabbit Cupcake
Modeling chocolate is used to create a cute little bunny who dove headfirst into a pile of carrots.
Jo and Sue used fondant to create their cute little bunny tushies. They topped their cupcakes with frosting and edible Easter grass and used jelly beans for carrots on some and candy flowers on others. You can see all of the festive goodies they created this Easter on their blog.
Tisa from Blessing from my Kitchen did a fantastic job recreating the bunnies and carrots for her cupcakes. She created her boy and girl bunnies (wearing the pink skirt) out of marshmallow fondant and shares her recipe in her post.
Nadine from chocolat a tous les etages was inspired by my cupcakes to make this wonderful cake. I just love how she created this domed cake then covered it with marzipan. She pressed the marzipan through a garlic press to create the furry tale and the grass under the carrots and hand sculpted the feet and carrots. It's so great to see how my idea was transformed into this!
Irish Soda Bread Shamrock
Sally baked her Irish Soda Bread Shamrock on a Silpat which is a great idea. She said the recipe was "easy-peasy." I like to hear that.
Pink Fuzzy Slipper Cookies
Angela from Oh, Sugar Events created an amazing table full of fun pajama party treats
including a tray full of Pink Fuzzy Slipper Cookies. Wow, what fun that party must have been.
Chocolate Penguin Rice Krispies Treat Pops
I cut rice krispies into an egg shape, dipped them in chocolate and decorated them to look like penguins using modeling chocolate.
Lindsi from Toys in the Dryer hosted a winter wonderland party for her little boy's first birthday. She did a fantastic job making her Penguin Krispie Pops, as well as, making decorations and food for this festively themed event. Be sure to drop by Toys in the Dryer to check out her entire party.
Teddy Bear Taco Tart
Puff pastry is cut in the shape of a teddy bear and topped with taco meat, cheese, black olives, and a red pepper heart.
Jo and Sue made not one but two teddy bear taco tarts. A sweet pair for Valentine's Day. I actually squealed when I saw these - they are so precious. I just love the addition of the bow on the girl and the tie on the boy. Sweet!
Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cake
Three layers of deliciousness: a flourless chocolate cake, chocolate mousse, and raspberry mousse.
Ани from Вкуснотека prepared an amazing looking Valentine's Day meal including a beautiful Raspberry Chocolate Mousse Cake. She made her cake round and added a pretty heart of fresh raspberries as a decoration. It is picture perfect.
Conversation Heart Cheesecakes
Cheesecakes baked in small heart shaped silicone molds are decorated to look like Conversation Hearts.
Tina personalized her conversation heart cheesecakes with her co-workers' names. I bet she was very popular on Valentine's Day.
Emily made three medium sized cheesecakes in heart shaped springform pans. I hadn't seen these smaller pans, but she said she found them at Target.
Linda wrote, "These were easy and adorable. Thanks!" I'm happy to hear that she found these easy to make. Her cakes look great. I like all of her personal messages.
Linda from Ciao Chow Linda shared a picture of her Conversation Heart Cheesecakes featuring Italian sayings like Ti adora (I adore you,) Dolce amore (sweet love) and Pazza di te (Crazy for you.) That makes them even more romantic, don't you think?
Sue from the Jo and Sue blog simplified this recipe by using a no-bake cheesecake.
Jen Rug was quite busy in her kitchen for Valentine's Day. She made Conversation Herat Cheesecakes and Chocolate Cherry Bombs.
Chicken Parmesan Hearts
I breaded and baked my heart shaped chicken then topped it with heart shaped mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce.
Ekaterina shares her take on these heart shaped chicken breasts on her blog, My Candy Kitchen. Her fried chicken breasts look very tasty. I do love fried chicken!
Warm Fuzzy Cake Balls
My edible warm fuzzies created with coconut covered cake balls.
Diana made 80 of these fuzzy little guys for Valentine's Day. I absolutely love all the bright colors she used and think the non-pareils on the antenna add a nice touch.
Beth Maurer and her kids had fun making their warm fuzzies which they sad on a frosting sugar cookie. They wanted to transport them easily and the cookies held them in place perfectly.
JJCakes shared pictures of her warm fuzzies on her Facebook page. She rolled her cake balls in sprinkles that included mini hearts. What a fun idea. The open heart shaped sprinkles she used for the antenna are great. I need to buy some of those.
Melissa added her warm fuzzies to cupcakes and used the printable wrappers to finish them off nicely. She didn't have candy eyes, so she used white frosting and a tube of black decorating gel. I love her antenna made with purple and pink candy coating. So cute!
Meagan and her daughter had fun making this tray filled with warm fuzzies and she shared her experience on her blog, Create Food On a Budget. I loved her idea of having the feet made and set out on a baking sheet. Once the cake balls were dipped and rolled in coconut, she just set them on the feet and they stuck. It saves a step.
Ekaterina from My Candy Kitchen made her warm fuzzy cake balls with homemade white chocolate and mini chocolate chip eyes. She said in Bulgaria, the coconut it shaved finer so her fuzzies are a little less fuzzy - but so cute.
Jacquelyn made a whole big family of warm fuzzies for Valentine's Day. I love seeing them all snuggled up together in the plastic container - all their eyes peeking out are so cute.
Snowball Fight Cupcakes
These cupcakes can be topped with modeling chocolate or frosting snowballs.
Kathie Kunz and her granddaughters had fun making cupcakes together. They dipped Whoppers in white chocolate to create their snowballs. I love that idea!
Super Sized Cake Ball Spider
This cake could be creepy looking or cute, you decide how you want to make it.
Julee from D.I.Y. Louisville looks quite frightened by her spider cake! She hosted what looks like an amazing Halloween party for her daughter and has lots of pictures of her treats posted on her blog.
Emilia Stanescu and her nephew created their version of this spider using pretzels for legs, Skittles for eyes, and chocolate sprinkles for fur. If you want a more realistic spider for your celebration this is it! Wow, it look a lot like the big spiders that live in my basement. Great job Emilia.
Chocolate Cherry Bombs
My first attempt at a cake ball - a combination of crumbled up baked cake and frosting, smashed together and formed into a ball then dipped in chocolate. I added a maraschino cherry to the center of each cake ball and think they made a really sweet Valentine's Day treat.
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Chocolate Bunny Silhouettes
Wedding Cake Cheese Ball
Rice Krispies Treat Easter Chick Pops
Easter Egg Breakfast Pastries
Carrot Shaped Veggie Pizzas
Crescent rolls create the carrot shaped base of these veggie pizzas which are topped with carrots and broccoli for Easter.
Ravenous Rabbit Cupcake
Irish Soda Bread Shamrock
This simple four ingredient Irish Soda Bread can be made in a round loaf or in a shamrock shape for St. Patrick's Day.
Jeanne added some green food coloring to her Irish Soda Bread Shamrock to really make it festive.
Pink Fuzzy Slipper Cookies
Nutter Butter Cookies are separated, topped with peanut butter fudge,
dipped in white chocolate and decorated with shaved pink candy coating.
Angela from Oh, Sugar Events created an amazing table full of fun pajama party treats
including a tray full of Pink Fuzzy Slipper Cookies. Wow, what fun that party must have been.
Chocolate Penguin Rice Krispies Treat Pops
Teddy Bear Taco Tart
Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cake
Three layers of deliciousness: a flourless chocolate cake, chocolate mousse, and raspberry mousse.
Conversation Heart Cheesecakes
Emily made three medium sized cheesecakes in heart shaped springform pans. I hadn't seen these smaller pans, but she said she found them at Target.
Linda wrote, "These were easy and adorable. Thanks!" I'm happy to hear that she found these easy to make. Her cakes look great. I like all of her personal messages.
Chicken Parmesan Hearts
Warm Fuzzy Cake Balls
Snowball Fight Cupcakes
Super Sized Cake Ball Spider
This cake could be creepy looking or cute, you decide how you want to make it.
Julee from D.I.Y. Louisville looks quite frightened by her spider cake! She hosted what looks like an amazing Halloween party for her daughter and has lots of pictures of her treats posted on her blog.
Emilia Stanescu and her nephew created their version of this spider using pretzels for legs, Skittles for eyes, and chocolate sprinkles for fur. If you want a more realistic spider for your celebration this is it! Wow, it look a lot like the big spiders that live in my basement. Great job Emilia.
Chocolate Cherry Bombs
My first attempt at a cake ball - a combination of crumbled up baked cake and frosting, smashed together and formed into a ball then dipped in chocolate. I added a maraschino cherry to the center of each cake ball and think they made a really sweet Valentine's Day treat.
Ekaterina from My Candy Kitchen in Bulgaria made up a batch of these to serve at her son's name day celebration. Her cherry bombs look amazing as does her picture.
My Crescent Dough Carrots recipe was really a huge hit. So many readers wrote to tell me they were making these for Easter and a some even shared pictures on their blogs. Sales of cream horn forms, used in the project, went up on Amazon.com (thanks to all who used the link to buy the forms, as I received a small commission on each sale.)
This idea has been translated in so many ways, and it is so wonderful for me to see how I inspired so many of you to make these for your families.
Risa from Restless Risa posted a few pictures of the carrots she served her family for Easter. She used frozen bread dough instead of crescents and lettuce in place of the dill. They look great. As you can see, you can really use whatever you have on hand. Most doughs will work for this recipe but just be aware that the yeast type doughs will rise once they are wrapped around the cream horn forms which makes for carrots with fun curvy shapes. To top off the carrot, anything that is green and frilly could be used - try cilantro, thyme, or even spinach leaves.
Martha from Seaside Simplicity made her carrots by spraying Duff's Orange Cake Graffiti Spray on the dough and I think they look fantastic. Martha didn't have cream horn forms so she wrapped her dough around a sugar cone as I had suggested in the comments section of the blog post, and it worked. I'm happy to know that it was a sucess.
Shannon from Living My Life on Purpose did a fantastic job re-creating these carrots using Pillsbury Crescent Rolls which she pinched together at the seams before cutting into strips. She filled her Crescent Roll Carrots with chicken salad and added sprigs of curly endive lettuce.
Seeing someone from across the ocean create something based on one of my recipes is always such a huge thrill. Cinzia from Italy shared her version of the carrots on her blog, Mammarum. She used Puff Pastry to make her carrots, filled them with cream cheese and used chives for the greens.
Joyce from What Happens at Grandma's hosted a "Bunny Village Workshop" hosted for her daughters and grand kids and served these chicken salad stuffed crescent carrots with parsley greens.
Mari from Inspired by Family Magazine created a really cool twist to this recipe; she made calzone carrots using homemade dough. I absolutely love this recipe. You really should check out her tutorial here.
Mary told me this recipe may become a new Easter tradition with her family!
I created these three ingredient Deviled Egg Daisies to give my readers a super quick, yet really pretty way to serve "make your own" deviled eggs.
I was thrilled when I found out that Roxanne Chan, a legend in the cooking contest circuit, liked my idea. She decided to fill her eggs and she really pumped up the ingredients by adding butternut squash to the yolks. She also dressed up the daisy display by adding frilly dill and a pretty flower.
I create these edible chalkboards to be used as end of the year thank you gifts for teachers. I made tiny edible white chocolate chalk and used it to write on chocolate bars. I've since seen where people are scratching (writing on) the chocolate bars with a toothpick and rubbing on powdered sugar to achieve a similar result.
This chalkboard was featured on Cute As a Fox. She created several different boards to use as teacher's gifts.
Either people love or hate this cheese ball. I've seen it Pinned often with varying comments. I was happy to hear from several readers who were inspired by this recipe.
Sandy from Pure Abundance had the perfect occasion to use this cheese ball. Her aunt graduated from esthetician's school and her cousin created this cheese ball face mask for the party. She used sour cream tinted green instead of guacamole. It turned out great and the party guests all loved it.
Jo and Sue from the blog of the same name, made a version of my Spa Face Cheese Ball for a friend's party. They made the cheese ball using my recipe with 1 tablespoon of taco seasoning. Then, because they were needing to make this several hours before the party and didn't want the guacamole to turn brown, they used sour cream tinted with green food coloring instead. I think it is a great option and love how the woman's facial mask has a cool glow. They also used Swiss cheese in place of the Mozzarella for the towel wrap. I think it looks just as good and it may be easier for many of you to find, just be sure the get long slices, not square ones. To see more pictures of their creation click here.
For Halloween Jo and Sue took inspiration from my idea and made this amazing Medusa Cheese Ball complete with breadstick snakes. I was really blown away by their creativity here.
Cheryl of Liddy B. and Me created this spa party cheese ball without the help of a mask. She molded her cheese ball by hand then scooped some out to create indentations for the eyes and used that cheese to mold a nose. It looks great. I particularly like her nose. In order to get her cheese ball to look pink, she added salsa. It added the right color and a flavor twist. Cheryl posted a tutorial on her blog so you can see just how she did this recipe.
It is really amazing to see how everyone is using this recipe idea. Jeanne hosted a suprise 80th birthday party for her mom and the theme was "forever young." What a great party theme. The cheese ball face was a perfect fit for her party.
Kristin made this for a Tea.M.I. party and said it was a big hit. She couldn't find the roll of mozzarella so she used Provolone Cheese slices to create the head wrap. That is a great simple solution. Three slices of cheese look like they fit perfectly.
I found a creative use for those plastic molds that are used at the beach to make sand castles and shapes. I melted some store bought marshmallows and poured them into the molds to create a big goldfish and an octopus. This is a super easy project to do.
Cari at Car(ing) Mommy used this idea to make marshmallow sea creatures to add to birthday cakes. What a simple way to decorate a great looking cake.
Thanks for sharing your pictures and keep 'em comin'.
