I’ve modeled this magical cake after the German Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte. I was doing research on Black Forest Cake and disappointingly the top recipes that came up (from the “biggest” blogs) were filled with cake mix, canned cherry pie filling and no Kirsch! Blasphemy!

Since I didn’t get much of a chance to make many Christmas treats I decided to get a head start on Valentine’s Day. Target has a pretty good selection of red and pink goodies. I got these napkins, straws and plates for $1-$3 each.

These are some of my favorite cupcakes ever. To start with the cake is fantastic and fluffy. It also reminds me of the boxed cherry chip cake mixes but it’s homemade so tastes a hundred times better!

I love bizarre food days and holidays. It seems every week it’s national s’mores day or peanut butter week. The good thing is that when I chose to participate I always end up making something new and exciting!

These cookies are just so darn adorable I almost don’t want to eat them. Almost! I brought these along with me to a holiday cookie party along with my peppermint spiral cookies and Snickerdoodle Truffles. There is also a little bit of edible glitter mixed in with the powdered sugar which make them look extra whimsical.