I know it may come as a shock to some of you that a jerk like me actually cares about the environment, but I do. Think of it this way – caring about the planet is just another way to be disgusted with other people, which is one of my favorite things to do. I [...]

Dudes! I’ve missed you so much! I have been a bad, bad blogger and I will take 80% of the blame. I’ve been trying to be less of a jerk wife, thereby spending less time blogging and more time watching Fringe and Lost with Tony; we recently lost two really great people at work so [...]

pink cupcake Originally uploaded by Bake & Destroy! I am adrift in a sea of homework, barely able to reach the surface long enough to breathe, eat a real meal or gasp-blog. I graduated almost a month ago, but I’m finishing my last few credits over the summer semester and it’s the craziest school has [...]

Box of Faces Originally uploaded by Bake & Destroy! I’ve found myself exchanging baking and frosting tips with a ton of people, lately, so I figured why not share this wealth of knowledge with the very people who have caused my head to swell to a point where I feel qualified to tell anyone how [...]

 You know, there are perks to being my friend besides the fact that I’m rad and I own these awesome glasses. You can also get sneak peaks at the recipes I’m working on before they’re published here. That’s right, my My Space friends have exclusive access to recipes before anyone else. Sometimes I work on [...]

I made an Amazon list of baking things I like. I’m sure I left a lot out, but here’s the basics: The List. Oh, and here’s me with a chocolate cross my friend gave me. It wasn’t actually chocolate. The box said “chocolatey.” It was disgusting. But I still enjoyed biting it and then throwing [...]

I converted the recipe to make only a dozen cupcakes as I’m having two people over tonight and won’t have any use for two dozen. I’ve heard so many amazing things about Magnolia Bakery, I was really careful with the directions so they came out perfect. These cupcakes remind me of sugar cookies, they’re light [...]

I just placed an order with www.confectioneryhouse.com for some brown cupcake liners (as well as some cool-sounding flavor oils and some other neat stuff.) I’m excited to get my hands on them, this site has so much rad stuff. The liners alone are worth $6 shipping. It’s hard to find cool cupcake liners, so sad. [...]

I noticed that a lot of people find this blog by searching for Sweet Mandy B’s buttercream recipe. Well, my lovlies, can I tell you that one of my good friends happens to manage said bakery? I inquired about their delicious buttercream and sadly, the recipe makes a TUB of buttercream. But I have a [...]