McCormick Easter Cupcakes

There’s directions to make this cake from McCormick’s here.
Also, you can find more Easter decorating ideas on their holidays site.
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Shamrock Cake

A quick and easy Shamrock Cake made from cupcakes, this is a perfect St. Patrick’s Day treat. One cake is made from four cupcakes, so one box of cake mix can make six of these cakes. Alternatively, you could make one shamrock as a centerpiece and arrange individual cupcakes around it.
You will need [...]

St. Patrick Day Cake Ideas

Here’s a quick round up of St. Patrick Day cake ideas for anyone that has a party coming up this weekend or on Tuesday.

Pot o’ Gold at the End of the Rainbow Cake
Irish Treasure Cake Recipe
Pot O’Gold Cake
Leprechaun Hat Cake
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Star Wars Cake from The Happy Housewife

For the Star Wars lovers in your family,  The Happy Housewife posted pictures an easy cake decorating idea from the e-book Pretty Cool Cakes.  The cake took under an hour to make and she used canned frosting.  Now that’s a simple cake!
Thanks to her post and pictures I was eager to see the other cakes [...]

Pokemon Cake from Mom’s Fridge

My son is a Pokemon freak so I was delighted when I found this easy but great Pokemon cake and cupcakes from the  Mom’s Fridge blog.
You’ll need the following ingredients:

3 cans frosting (one chocolate, 2 white)
2 cake mixes, prepared as directed
red and white M&Ms.
icing bag and frosting tip ( #3 tip )
1/2 bottle red [...]

Superbowl Cake Ideas

Sunday is fast approaching and I think I’m going to make a cake for the big game.
Here are some links I’ve visited for inspiration:
Sweet Endings – Football Cake 
Superbowl Cake from all recipes 
That Little Something Special football cake 
and finally a great post from Eat the Football with not just cake ideas, but suggestions for all your [...]

Easy and Inexpensive Ways to Decorate a Cake

I found a great article called Easy Decorating Tips for the Decorating Impaired by Eisla Sebastian.
Her four tips are:

Use Premixed Frostings
Use Edible Flowers
Use Toys
Use Pre-Made Frosting Inserts

You can read the whole article here.
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7 Great Websites for Cake Decorating Ideas

There is a cake for every occasion. Here’s a list of seven websites that can help inspire you to design your own Simple Cake version!
Wilton
Nick Jr
Family Fun Go

Food Network
Bake Decorate Celebrate

Woman’s Day Silly Cakes
Parents.com
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The 5 Simple Cake Decorating Rules

If you baked it, they’ll love it. Rather than ordering a cake out of a book from your local bakery, you took the time to create something unique and special for them. They will appreciate the effort
You don’t have to spend hours to make a beautiful cake. Leonardo da Vinci said, “Simplicity is [...]