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Donuts that combine Fruity Pebbles and fun, pure genius! Breakfast just got exciting... Fruity Pebbles Donuts For Donuts 1 1/3 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/8 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, soften 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup milk Glaze 1 cup confectioner's sugar pinch of salt 3-4 tablespoons milk 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract Topping: Fruity Pebbles Directions: Preheat the oven to 375F. Lightly spray donut pans. I n a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until creamy, about 2-3 minutes. Beat in egg, and vanilla extract until incorporated then add the milk. Gradually beat in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Spoon the batter into a large zip-lock bag then pipe into each donut cavity, do not to fill to the top. Bake 8-10 minutes or until a t...

Stuff You'll Need: - large cereal box - tape - scissors or fringe scissors (optional) - tissue paper, in multiple colors - glue stick For pinata tutorial go here !

Stuff You'll Need: - toilet paper roll - news paper or magazine sheets - tape - scissors or fringe scissors (optional) - tissue paper - glue stick - ribbon - little candies to fill your pinata For pinata tutorial, go here !

Homemade marshmallows + colorful sprinkles = fun confetti marshmallows.  Perfect in a hot cup of cocoa or for s'mores.  (I used Martha Stewart's homemade marshmallow recipe and mixed in sprinkles.) Woo hoo!

What's not to love about little heart pinatas? Fill them with candy for the perfect Valentine or  use them as festive party accessories!  Stuff You'll Need: - a cereal box - tape - scissors or fringe scissors (optional) - tissue paper - glue stick Let's Play! 1. Cut out two heart shapes out of the cereal box plus two 2-3 inch wide pieces. 2. Start assembling your heart- this requires a lot of tape and patience. 3. Cover heart with tissue then glue onto heart using a glue stick.  Attach ribbon to the top of  the heart with tape. 4. Start layering your fringed tissue (that you cut ahead of time) with glue, working from the bottom up and leaving the fringes free from glue. Repeat on the other side then trim around the edges to  make the heart shape prominent. Tada!

Well, actually of a red velvet cake with dreamy cream cheese frosting. It's the perfect Christmas cake. Red Velvet Cake   2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 2 cups sugar 1 Tablespoon cocoa 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups oil 1 cup buttermilk 1 Tablespoon vinegar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 oz. red food coloring  Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Grease and flour two 8 inch cake pans. 3. Lightly stir eggs in a medium bowl. Add remaining liquid ingredients and whisk together until blended. Set aside. 4. Place all the dry ingredients in your mixing bowl and stir together. 5. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix on medium-high for about a minute or until completely combined. 6. Pour into cake pans and then drop the pans on the counter a few times to release any air bubbles. 7. Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. 8. After about ten minutes, remove from pans and cool completely on a wire...

Simply elegant and yummy, toffee is the perfect gift to give this holiday. It makes the perfect hostess gift plus, it's easy to make! Stuff You'll Need: 1 cup unblanched whole almonds 1 cup unsalted butter 1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 package of good milk chocolate chips  1/2 cup finely chopped pecans Let's Play! 1. Toast almonds in a 9x13 pan lined with foil. 2. In a 2-quart pan combine butter, sugar, vanilla and salt. 3. Cook over medium high heat, constantly stirring with a wooden spoon (about 7-10 minutes) until toffee is the color of the skin of the almonds. 4. The toffee is extremely hot! Handle with care and immediately pour toffee over the toasted almonds. Use a spatula to spread toffee over almonds. 5. Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over the hot toffee. Wait a minute then spread the melted chocolate until smooth. (Sorry, I had to work really fast during steps 4 and 5 because ...