A morning smoothie with a fun paper straw is a staple in our house. My go to favorite is 1 banana, frozen blueberries, vanilla yogurt, and milk because its yummy and we always have these things on hand. I don’t know about you, but I am not a morning person. Little things like fun straws in colorful smoothies seem to make mornings so much more enjoyable!

We carry 30 different colors and patterns of paper straws in packages of 24, or bulk packages of 100 for parties and events.  We also carry assorted packages if you want to try them all!

♥ greta

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I’ve been dying to try this 3D mushroom mold and now I’m so glad I did!  They’re a little happiness on a stick. I love how the mushrooms have such a mod feel to them when made in pretty bright colors and topped with a little royal icing flower.


Here they are without sticks, just as cute!

I filled some of the cavities to the top, and others not quite, to create mushrooms of varying heights. After letting the chocolate set for just a minute or two it was firm enough that I could just push the sticks right in and they stayed upright all by themselves. Then into the freezer they went.

After about 10 minutes in the freezer, this depends on how warm your chocolate was, they popped right out. I’m very pleased with how shiny they are!

I let the mushroom parts come to room temperature, then attached them together with a little melted chocolate and propped up on the edge of a cookie sheet to set. Top with a little royal icing flower using a dab of melted chocolate if desired. For more detailed chocolate molding tips check out our Basic Chocolate Molding Tutorial.

♥ Supply List
• 3D Mushroom Chocolate Mold
• Candy Melts
• Disposable Decorating Bags
• 4-1/2″ Paper Lollipop Sticks
• Flower Power Icing Flowers

♥ greta

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I recently thrifted a charming vintage sugar shaker for my morning coffee. I had problems with the sugar clogging though, so I repurposed it as a bakers twine dispenser. It works perfectly and looks adorable! I’m working on building my collection of sugar shakers now.. only 12 more to go! Make that 16, our supplier just got in 4 new colors.. coming to the shop soon!

Shop our bakers twine here!

♥ greta

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We make chocolate mustache lollipops often around here. They are just so fun that we never tire of them! They always seem to encourage giggles and silly mustached photos..

Today we made pink strawberry and dark chocolate mustache lollipops to share with our friends for Valentine’s Day!


This is an easy peasy project that you can do with kiddos in an afternoon! Follow our Basic Chocolate Molding Tutorial if you’re new to chocolate molding.

Tips: Roll the lollipop stick once in the mold to coat the whole top of the stick with chocolate, this makes the stick more secure. Get yourself more than one mold if you plan to make a lot, waiting for the chocolate to harden can become time consuming.

♥ Supply List
• Candy Melts
• Flavoring Oil
• Mustache Lollipop Chocolate Mold
• 3-3/4″ Paper Lollipop Sticks
• Disposable Decorating Bags
• 4-3/4″ Cello Bags
• Twist Ties

♥ greta

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This week was the release date of the much anticipated edible art book Sugarlicious by bakers everywhere. I preordered my copy and when it arrived bright and early yesterday morning I snuggled in with some coffee and Sugarlicious and read it cover to cover. The projects were just lovely, the kind that make you smile instantly, and its organized so well! I was nearing the end when I turned to page 203 and what before my sparkling eyes did appear..

Thats right my friends.. layercakeshop.com listed in the resources section of the book! What a surprise!

Check out just a few of my favorites..





Made you smile didn’t they?! Order yourself a copy of Sugarlicious and make sure to check out Meaghan’s blog The Decorated Cookie for tons of baking inspiration! Thanks Meaghan!

♥ greta

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Cheerful pink cherry flavored cookies might be just perfect for your Valentines Day! Mix up a batch of our favorite cutout cookie dough, roll, cut 2″ circles and bake.


Make a batch of your favorite buttercream frosting with just a drop of cherry flavoring oil and 2-4 drops of soft pink gel paste coloring.  Spread your frosting onto cooled cookies and add a cute little royal icing cherry to the center.

These cookies fit just perfectly in our pink 2-1/2 favor box and look pretty adorable tied up with bakers twine!

♥ Supply List
• Cookie Dough
• Buttercream Frosting
• 2″ Circle Cutter
• Cherry Flavoring Oil
• Soft Pink Gel Paste Food Coloring
• Royal Icing Cherries
• Pink Favor Boxes
• Bakers Twine

♥ greta

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Happy Thanksgiving friends! Now through Monday save 15% at layercakeshop.com with coupon code TURKEY15. Have a great holiday and weekend!

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner and I’ve got a few feather themed projects lined up for you this week that will add something extra special to your Thanksgiving table. First up are these festive gingerbread feather cookies.

I hand cut these cookies using a feather cut from card stock as my template. Hand cutting did take a little extra time so I recommend cutting and baking your feather cookies ahead of time if you are making a lot of them.

After rolling and cutting press a lollipop stick into the back of the cookie and press on a little extra dough to secure the stick.  Turn back over and bake cookies on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

Once cooled you are ready to decorate!  I used orange and blue candy melts, and orange and teal jimmies.  Melt your candy melts in the microwave 20 seconds at a time and once melted pour into a disposable decorating bag.  Pipe stripes of candy melt onto your cookies and coat with jimmies.  Let one color set before you move onto the next.

I’ve created a printable PDF for you that includes templates for all 4 feather themed projects created to help you celebrate this Thanksgiving. Download here: FeatherTemplate

♥ Supply List
• Your favorite gingerbread recipe
• Orange Candy Melts
• Blue Candy Melts
• Orange Jimmies
• Teal Jimmies
• 4-1/2″ Paper Lollipop Sticks
• Disposable Decorating Bag

♥ greta
My little helper happily got in on the action! She is the cutest!

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This is what I did with our pumpkin seeds this year.. really delicious!  Every year I’m the only one who eats them so I was looking for a way to jazz them up.  Maple syrup and cinnamon did the trick.

I packaged them up in Glassine Bakery Bags and sealed them with Maple Bakery Labels to share them with a few lucky family members.

♥ Recipe
2 cups pumpkin seeds (washed and patted dry)
2 tb maple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp sea salt

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Mix all ingredients together and spread into a single layer on the cookie sheet. Bake for 40 minutes. Let cool completely on the baking sheet before storing or packaging. Some parts will be a bit gooey, others will be crunchy. Yum!

♥ Packaging Supply List
• Glassine Bakery Bags 1/4LB
• Maple Bakery Labels

♥ greta

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