The Better Cake in a Cup

{I actually think it looks more elegant than a cupcake, and it would work well with clear plastic cups also! The glass used above is just a normal juice glass.}

{I don’t like when my cupcakes have muffin tops.}

{I have begun to love fresh fruit to garnish pastries instead of traditional sprinkles.}

Secretly I think I love cake in cups because the servings are bigger than cupcakes. Whatever, at least I can admit it to myself. It's not like I have a problem or anything. I could totally just eat one small cupcake and walk away if I wanted to... 

The Better, Simple Valentine Part II

Chocolate covered pretzels are one of the most classic Valentines Day treats, so of course I couldn’t resist making some. I think these simple goodies are a perfect metaphor for my best girls, who all have a bit of salty sass and adorably sweet personalities. Anyway, these did take longer than expected. I’m a person who really enjoys a thick coat of chocolate so I dipped them, let them set, then repeated the process another two times.

Anyone who makes chocolate covered pretzels knows that after you are done there are a large amount of broken pretzels. What is a domestic goddess to do? I found that laying the broken pieces flat on a baking tray and drizzling them with chocolate was a fun way to make sure no pretzel went to waste. For some extra jazz, I added pink and red sprinkles.

And of course I couldn’t help but use some play on words for the packaging. My heart goes into a twist every time I see you. Happy Valentines Day from The Better Martha.

The Better, Simple Valentines Day: Part I

I’m so happy with the way my Valentines turned out this year! I chose to do a candy instead of a baked good because I have a list of over 100 people to give to, and even I don’t have the patience to bake such a large amount of cookies. The valentines below were inspired by this post from Dandee’s blog (which has the cutest valentines idas). I toyed around with ideas of how I could use her adorable PDF while incorporating candy since I don’t think my friends would be too thrilled with plastic bugs. 

To learn how to make these critter filled Valentines click the “read more” button below.

 

UPDATE: It has come to my attention that the link for the mason jar pdf was taken down. I created my own version that is pretty similar. You can get it for free by clicking here and choosing "slow download". If you find that the mason jars are too big for your preference when you print them, you can always adjust the size by picking the "scale" button in your print settings and lowering the percentage.