Yummy Molten Lava Cake

I meant to post this last week as a great Valentine's Day dessert, but I didn't get around to it. It is too good of a recipe (easy & yummy!), to not post. The picture doesn't do it justice, you cut into it and it opens up a gooey chocolate lava center.

Cook Time:
14 min
Level: Easy
Yield: 6 cakes

Ingredients
6 (1-ounce) squares bittersweet chocolate
2 (1-ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
10 tablespoons (1 1/4 stick) butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 large eggs
3 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons orange liqueur (not required, it still turns out yummy without!)

Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Grease 6 (6-ounce) custard cups. Melt the chocolates and butter in the microwave, or in a double boiler. Add the flour and sugar to chocolate mixture. Stir in the eggs and yolks until smooth. Stir in the vanilla and orange liqueur. Divide the batter evenly among the custard cups. Place in the oven and bake for 14 minutes. The edges should be firm but the center will be runny. Run a knife around the edges to loosen and invert onto dessert plates.

picture and recipe courtesy of foodnetwork.com

WIN a $40 DimplePrints Gift Certificate

Michelle over at Maddy Cakes Muse has a great contest--Enter your Easter or Spring themed tablescape for a chance to win amazing prizes, including a $40 DimplePrints gift certificate. While you are over at her blog, take a look, she has some great (and thrifty) party ideas. Looking forward to seeing all of the amazing tablescapes!

D's Construction Party

D's mommy did an amazing job with this party! I love the street "tablecloth" and all of the great construction touches. Thanks for sharing.

The Construction printable party can be found in my Etsy shop.

Carli

Customer's Parties

Here are a few pics from customers parties utilizing DimplePrints printables!

Thank to you all who share their party pics! Carli

New Design: Robot Invite & Favor Tags

I have seen a handful or 2 of darling robot parties floating around out there and after a few requests for a robot themed invite, I finally came up with one.



Great thing about this party theme, is you can use household junk as decor!

Food
Label your food with cute tags:
Computer Chips (chips)
Nuts & Bolts (Chex mix, nuts, pretzels, etc. Be cautious with nuts-check for allergies with the kids parents prior to serving)
Machine Oil-Drinks
Fuel Cakes (cupcakes)

Serve food in cheap aluminum disposable pans, muffin tins & galvanized buckets.

Decorations
Utilize your household junk, raid those junk drawers, garage & more for goodies to decorate.
Screws, buts, tools, funnels, dryer vent, boxes, metallic paint, foil & more can make some crafty additions to your decor. A birthday banner would be darling strung with nuts. This can be a fun way to get kids involved pre-party with some great craft projects.

Games & Entertainment
Kids can craft robot costumes out of boxes and decorate with "junk". Or have a robot building station where they can create their own little robot to take home (recycled aluminum cans work great!), or setup a lego station.


Resources:
1. Invite by DimplePrints
2. Robot Costume
3. Robot Plates by French Bull
4. Robot Cupcakes by HelloNaomi
5. Robot Cake & Tablescape
6. check your garage or junk drawer-or mine I have too much of this kind of stuff!
7. Robot Thank You Tag by DimplePrints
8. Robot Craft

Real Party: Under the Big Top

Kate used the DimplePrints printable DIY customized circus package to help with her son's 2nd birthday. She did a great job with the details! Here are some pictures from the big day. Kate-Thanks for sharing! Carli

Real Party: Winter ONEderland

Jack's mom contacted me sometime back with a theme and ideas in mind for a darling Winter ONEderland 1st birthday. We worked together to create this invite:



How great are these large oversized mailing & return address labels!


I also created a coordinating you print birthday banner & favor tags.

The party turned out darling, here are pictures. More pictures of the party here.

















Jack's mom-Thanks for sharing all your great pictures of the party! Carli

NOW OPEN

I am back from my holiday break and my Etsy shop is open!

Featured on Creative Party Place

Payton's Baseball Party was featured today on Creative Party Place (a great site with loads of amazing parties!)!

Check it out here



Thanks, Carli

Merry Christmas

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. My shop is closed for a couple more days while I enjoy some much needed family time. I will be back open after the 1st.

From my family to yours; Happy New Year & warmest wishes for a wonderful 2010. Carli