Whipped Cream Messages

I didn't used to like whipped cream very much.

Whenever they would add it to my sundae, I would always scrape it off to get to the ice cream.

(Maybe it wasn't so much that I didn't like whipped cream, as it was that I love LOVE ice cream).

But somewhere along the way I found a stronger affection for whipped cream.

And it's growing daily.

And it grew even more last weekend when I figured out that you can use cupcake stencils to decorate your whipped cream too!

Even better, I got these stencils from Michaels fall clearance section for like 90% off or something.

Fun, huh?!

Just pour your drink of choice (hot chocolate/coffee/chocolate milk),

Top with whipped cream,



Then take your cupcake stencil and your hot cocoa mix

(cinnamon would probably work well too. We tried cocoa powder first, but it was too clumpy)

tips: Try not to dip stencil into the whipped cream.

When you go to lift off the stencil, it pulls the whipped cream up and stretches your word/stencil.

The more the better, you can see that "yum" above is the best looking, that's because we were most generous with the hot cocoa powder on that one

When you do it thicker (like "yum") it lasts a long time and doesn't spread too much when it's moved. When it's thinner it doesn't last nearly as long and stretches a lot when you move it.

It's better to use homemade whipped cream, or let your drink be hot so it melts a bit.

The picture will be much clearer if the whipped cream flattens out.

It's great for a hot cocoa bar, or just a cozy Saturday morning...

looks good, and tastes good too!

What do you think?

What else could put whipped cream on top of?

Even better, what else could you stencil?

Hot Cocoa Dippers

Just because it's March 1st, doesn't mean that it's spring time just yet (unfortunately). We're still drinking lots of hot cocoa around here. And recently we found the most fantastic addition to it. I made them this last weekend and we've been enjoying them since.


It's the perfect chocolate to cocoa ratio that makes these, well, perfect additions to your cocoa!

You'll need chocolate almond bark (I used four squares and made a mini batch of these), a few Ghiardelli dark chocolate squares (or dark chocolate chips), and peeps (mine are hearts, leftover from Valentines Day, but you should be able to find a plentiful supply of bunnies and chicks this time of year).

First melt the almond bark. Then add in a crunched up dark chocolate square or two. Stir.

Put the peep on a candy stick.

Dip the Peep Pop into the chocolate.

Cover entirely. Let the chocolate set up.

Stir into a cup of cocoa (preferably topped with a generous swirl of whipped cream)...

...or serve at your next brunch...

...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!  Like I said, the perfect marshmallow-y, chocolatey, cocoa-y combination!

Flavored Whipped Cream, So Delicious!

Did you know you can add flavors to your whipped cream? I might be the only one who didn't know this life-altering information, but when Kirst told me this, I knew I had to try it ASAP. In fact, I pushed for trying it the next day, as a little addition to our Latte Bar at the Launch Party.

It's a super easy little trick that makes such a big impact.

We used this Whipped Cream Recipe and just added our flavor of choice to taste (for us, it was Baileys Irish Cream, my mouth is watering as I type this).

Just use the recipe, and add the flavor before whipping. When you're done, it should look like this:

Then, just use it to top your favorite hot chocolate or latte, and enjoy!

What flavors do you think you'll add? Have you ever tried this before? Any tips?