Sweet Idea: Color Blocked Marshmallows

Who knew marshmallows could be so fantastically pretty? These color dipped ones are surprisingly simple. Marshmallows, food coloring, and water. That's it!

images via Idle Wife

S'mores and a Little More

Chocolate and fruit are a classic combo (chocolate covered strawberries, anyone?), but they don't often meet up on a S'more. This BHG recipe is a fab way to get a little snooty with your fireside treats this Memorial Day weekend.

Plus, with fruit in the equation, you can always claim that it's healthy. Right? Right!

Dessert Table: Gimme S'more, Please!

As you can see here and here, I like including gourmet marshmallows on dessert tables. If you've been a follower for a little while now, then you probably also remember this and this S'mores post. Today's post via Cookie Creative combines both dessert tables and s'mores to create a veritable smorgasbord of gourmet marshmallows, chocolates, grahams, and other toppings.

Dessert Table: It's Raining, It's Pouring

Yesterday, I shared Part I and Part II of my Ribboned Romance dessert table with you. The pom cake toppers I used there, along with the handmade poms that  Lisa of Simply Fabulous Event Design created sent me on a search for other ways to incorporate tissue paper into dessert tables. I came across this baby shower dessert table on Somewhere Splendid and immediately loved the tissue paper clouds and simple desserts.

Don't worry about spending time cutting those little clouds and raindrops. Fiskars makes the craft punches you need to create perfect clouds and raindrops in seconds.

Aren't those cloud cupcake toppers adorable?

Dessert Table: Pink Profiles

I've featured pink dessert tables of every kind here on Sweet Tooth, but I think this one just might be the most adorable one yet. Photog Melanie Mauer shot this buffet for a little girl's birthday party. Elizabeth of Lovely Little Parties planned this silhouette-centric party using a profile of her daughter's face as a unifying accent throughout the event. Martines baked this pretty cake and macarons for the display. Cupcakes, marshmallows, and strawberry milk continue the pink palette.

Those custom silhouette cookies are just the prettiest little things. The delicate shade of pink is perfect. It's not too bright or too electric. A little pink ribbon adds the finishing touch and an unexpected detail.

Mallow Cookies

These mallow cookies from Tartlette are so much prettier than a typical marshmallow dunked in chocolate. A dollop of marshmallow atop a shortbread cookie give the treat a nice crunch in comparison to the soft mallow.

Any dessert that involves only three components is perfect, don't you think?

Check out Tartlette for the recipe or simply assemble your treat using store-bought goods if you're short on time.

Guest Desserts: Hot Chocolate on a Stick

Today's Guest Desserts feature comes from Sheila of Just Wright Candy Buffets. Sheila emailed me these great pictures of the dessert favors she made for her Christmas guests. She even shared the recipes for you to make them yourself. Here, Sheila tells us a little bit about the hot chocolate on-a-stick in her own words.

I'm hosting Christmas dinner for my family (11 guests) this year.  These favors (along with a box of soft peppermints) will serve as their take-home thank you treats.  They're also great to have on hand for guests who happen to drop in--you'll appear to be the perfect hostess.

My initial infatuation with hot chocolate on a stick came while researching sweet shoppes to visit while in London next month, and I discovered Melt Chocolates. I was particularly drawn to their packaging, simple, yet elegant.  This was several months ago and I had forgotten about them until I discovered a photo on Make & Takes shortly after replying to your post [on Facebook].  The light bulb went off!!  It never occurred to me to add a marshmallow to the chocolate blocks of fudge. This is truly the perfect indulgent treat to make any guest feel special.

I must say I'm extremely pleased with this lovely little treat and plan to make them throughout the winter.  Many are intimidated by the whole homemade marshmallow process, but it's really very easy and the fudge was even easier.

Want to make these treats yourself? Sheila used this marshmallow recipe and this fudge recipe to create her favors. Thank you for sharing your treats, Sheila! I'm sure they were a big hit.

Holiday Recipe Heaven: Day 4 - Chocolate Caramel Marshmallows

For the fourth day of Holiday Recipes Heaven, I'm bringing you a kid-friendly dessert idea. One Charming Party's recipe/tutorial for these Chocolate and Caramel Dipped Marshmallows is easy to follow and the resulting sweets are perfect for kids' picky palates.

Rain, Rain II

Today's baby shower was a success. Customized linens, favor bags, and cookies delighted guests, while the cupcake tower I crafted took center stage. To see more detailed pics from this event, check out the website.

A lot of ideas from the inspiration board made the final cut, but some tweaks were made. I worked with two different bakers to alter the color and design of the cookies and cupcakes they typically provide. I wanted a more sophisticated/preppy feel to the table than a traditional polka dot theme tends to have.

To achieve this, I incorporated the ribbon-topped linens and used round candies to represent dots. Choosing this course rather than simply applying polka dots everywhere tailors the table to a young mom-to-be's event rather than a little girl's party. Touches of gold mingled with shades of pink and white to create a full color scheme.

I hope it was worth the wait. Enjoy!