Here are some great tips from Real Simple on slicing and serving cake and ice cream.  We know we could use a few helpful hints so we thought we’d post here and share! We love the tips on cutting a round cake and serving ice cream in cupcake liners!  Happy Friday, everyone.  Hope you have [...]

We can’t get over Rosie’s beautiful cakes that she shares on her blog Sweetapolita. Not only is she a frosting expert (you’ll have a hard time convincing me that’s not real asparagus) but her cakes actually look tasty. There’s nothing more disappointing than a pretty cake that tastes like cardboard. Don’t you wish you were [...]

We love these whimsical polka dot cakes. Think it looks a little intimidating to tackle yourself? The always genius Brooke shared a surprisingly easy tutorial on her blog, Inchmark. [sources: dot cake from Brooke, pop culture cakes from flavorwire, Lodekka photographed by Leela Cyd Ross via Victoria]

A smoothie bar is a perfect addition to your spring and summer parties. Fill bowls with several ingredients, have a blender handy and let your guests concoct their original flavors. What would your blend be? photos: Leslie Tippetts; you can see more of this party I put together on One Charming Party

We’ve been talking about color for the last few weeks and it seems we can’t get enough!  How adorable (and easy!) are the lollipops on this super fun cake and the cupcakes below? Just the perfect pop of color! (via here and by innove events and photography by Annie Hosfeld)