Creating Your Own Masterpiece

Baking a scrumptious dessert for a get together can leave a lasting impression on your guests. If you are looking to bake your own dessert, you may be concerned that your baked good won’t be as nicely decorated or wrapped as if it came out of a bakery or pastry shop. However, a little creativity can go a long way when creating your own masterpiece.

Cakes are among the most popular desserts. Although this may take a little bit of work, you can make a tiered cake with different flavors that tie nicely together (i.e.:  red velvet and carrot cake). Frosting each tier with the same frosting (i.e.: cream cheese frosting)  will leave the surprise in cake. If you need to package and transport the cake, there are special boxes you can buy or order online through any restaurant or home goods stores. Homemade cakes almost always taste better especially when you get to enjoy the fruits of your labor.

Cupcakes are one of the few desserts that you can get as imaginative and wild as you want. For example, you can buy  liners with designs on them, buy different molds to make toppings to put on the frosting and buy a cupcake tier or plate to display them on. If you are feeling adventurous, making different flavored cupcakes topped with a variety of frostings will really wow everyone.  

Cookies and brownies are two simple and safe bets that are always good to have on hand. Almost everyone enjoys a yummy cookie and brownie. These recipes are simple, but you can spice them up by adding chocolate chips, walnuts, espresso shavings etc. You can also make different shapes out of cookie dough adding additional excitement to the cookie.  

These options may require more time and effort then it would take to drive to a bakery or pastry shop, but your guests will appreciate the creativity put into your dessert.  They are guaranteed to be talking about it long after the get together ended.


Here are few ideas to get you started:
Cake and Bakery Boxes
Cupcake Tiers
Decorative Cupcake Tins
Dessert Plates