Teacher Appreciation Week Ideas

This week is teacher appreciation week and I thought I would share what I made. These are just some ideas that you can make for Teachers Day or Back to School. They are really cute and fun to make so you can show the teacher in your life how much you appreciate them.

Apple Cupcakes:

Apple Cake Pops:

Turkey Cookies

If you love sugar cookies and turkeys then you have come to the right place. Not only are these cookies delicious, but they are extremely cute and very easy to make. The kids can even help with the decorations. If you want to know how to make them then keep reading.

What you need:
Sugar cookie ( you can either buy the dough that is already ready or make some from scratch) if you need a recipe for sugar cookies here is the link to my recipe:
Edible Eyeballs
Candy Corn
Orange Candy Melts

How to:
Bake cookies
Melt the candy melts
Get five candy corns and use the candy melts to stick them to the cookies. These will work as the feathers.
Stick the eyes to the middle of the cookies
Draw a beak with the candy melt. Just draw a horizontal line and then draw a vertical line and with a toothpick make a triangle.
Done
Wasn't that easy? I told you. Now enjoy your cookies, your family and your holiday.
Happy Thanksgiving

Final Result:

Churro Cupcakes

If you like churros then you'll love these cupcakes. They are fluffy with the right amount of cinnamon. I decided to make these and top them with a few sprinkles to bring out the fall season. If you're interested in how I made these then keep on reading.

Ingredients:

For Cupcakes:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups milk

Cinnamon Sugar Crunchy Topping:
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Makes 34-36 cupcakes

Directions:

Cupcakes:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit
Line standard muffin ins with paper liners
Whisk together both flours, baking powder, salt and cinnamon
With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, cream butter and sugar until fluffy
Add eggs, one at a time, beating until each is incorporated
Beat in vanilla
Reduce speed to low
Add flour mixture in three batches, alternating with two additions of milk, and beating until combined after each
Fill each cupcake liner to three-quarters full
Bake 20 minutes
Transfer tins to wire racks to cool completely before removing cupcakes

Cinnamon Sugar Crunchy Topping:
In a small bowl melt butter
In another small bowl combine the sugar and cinnamon
When cupcakes are completely cooled brush melted butter on the tops and dip into the cinnamon sugar mixture

Final Look:

Strawberry Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

Strawberry Cupcakes

Ingredients:
1 2/3 Cups Cake Flour
3/4 tsp. Baking Powder
1/4 tsp. Baking Soda
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter
3/4 Cup + 2 Tbsp. Granulated Sugar
1 Egg
2 Egg Whites
1 Cup Strawberry Puree
1/4 Cup Buttermilk
1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract

Servings: 12 Cupcakes

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees Fahrenheit
Sift cake flour into a mixing bowl then add baking powder, baking soda, and salt, whisk 20 seconds and set aside. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip butter and granulated sugar until pale and fluffy (occasionally stop and scrape down bowl throughout entire mixing process if not using a paddle attachment that constantly scrapes bowl). Mix in egg then mix in egg whites one at a time. In liquid measuring cup used to measure buttermilk, whisk together the buttermilk, 1 cup strawberry puree and the vanilla extract. Working in three separate batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture, add 1/3 of the flour mixture (to the butter mixture) alternating with half of the buttermilk mixture and mixing just until combined after each addition. Divide batter among 12 paper lined muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full (nearly 1/3 cup in each). Bake in preheated oven 20 - 23 minutes until toothpick inserted into center of cupcake comes out clean. Allow to cool in muffin tin several minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:
12 oz. Cream Cheese
4 oz. Butter 
1/2 Tablespoon Vanilla
10 oz. Powdered Sugar
1 tsp. Lemon Juice 
1 tsp. Lemon Zest

Servings: Frosts 12 Cupcakes

Directions: 
Room temperature cream cheese and butter
Whip butter, cream cheese, vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice for 5 minutes
Add powdered sugar and whip another 5 minutes

2.     

Bunny Cupcakes

If you love cupcakes and you love bunnies then these cupcakes are perfect for you. I took these for a potluck at work and they were a hit. Hope you enjoy.

Materials:
Cupcake Liners
Cake mix
White Frosting

Marshmallows
Pink Sprinkles
Pink Icing
Black Gel Pen
Mini Chocolate Chips

Directions:

Bake cupcakes and let them cool.
Take some white frosting and cover each cupcake

Take the marshmallows and cut them diagonally.

On the sticky side add some pink sprinkles. They should stick automatically

Add the mini chocolate chips as eyes.











Draw a pink nose with the pink icing
Make the mouth with black gel pen

Add the ears

Final Result:

Peep Tuxedos

Peeps are my favorite treat to enjoy this time of year. I know some people hate them and others love them. It just depends on your preference. Now if you thought they could get any better let me tell you they just did. I made these adorable tuxedo bunnies and it didn't take much time at all. So if you're ready to learn, here's how you can create them.

Materials:
Peep Bunnies
White Chocolate Melts
Black Chocolate Melts
Piping bag or Ziploc bag

Instructions:
First, melt the white chocolate according to the package. Once its melted, dip the bottom part of the bunny into the white chocolate and let it harden.

Next, melt the black chocolate. Dip the bunny at an angle on both sides to form a v shape.
Take the piping bag or Ziploc bag and fill it with a little bit of black chocolate and cut a very small hole on the side of the bag. Begin piping a button and bow tie to the bunny. Let them harden.

Final Result:

Bunny Treat Bags

Easter is coming up in a few days and if you don't have a basket, these treat bags are perfect for kids.
All you need need are a couple materials and you can make anyones day. Keep reading to see how I made them.

Materials:
Brown lunch bags
Ribbon
Brown construction paper
Pink construction paper
Ear cut outs
Feet cut outs
Glue
Black and pink markers

Directions:
First I made the cut out of the ears. I made a big ear cut out with brown construction paper and then a smaller cut out of either pink or beige, depending if you will be making it for a girl or boy.
Then for the girls I cut out some feet
For the boys I cut out some cheeks
Then drew the faces and added some bows.

Final Result: