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Here's a cute idea from FamilyFun.com for a cake for someone who loves pizza. It's a pizza baked in a disposable pizza pan and displayed in a pizza box. You can even cut the cake using a pizza wheel!To create this cake, you need:

• 2 cups red frosting (your "tomato sauce")
• 1 baked 12" or 14" round cake
• Grated white chocolate or coconut (your "cheese")
• 1/2 to 1 cup of chopped, fresh or dried fruit (blueberries, banana slices, stawberries, kiwi, orange, grapes, mango, apricot, apple)
• Pizza Box (for display)

Bake a 12" to 14" round cake. Frost the cake with the red icing to within 1/2" of the edge. Sprinkle with the grated white chocolate or coconut to replicate the look of the cheese. Top with the fruit. Put inside a pizza box for display. Hint: Many pizza parlors will be happy to give you an extra pizza box (especially if you are ordering tons of pizza from them for your pizza-themed party)!

Cupcakes are everywhere! And now, you can step out in style with these cupcake covered Converse sneakers. Too freakin' cute! Different stores appear to have different colors of these. The Converse site has them in white, Journeys has them in brown, and Amazon has them in a mint green color. Whichever color you prefer, they're the perfect accessory for the baker or cupcake lover!

Ok, so maybe it's not ALL I want, but it's pretty darn cute! Someone forwarded this cute 10K Gold Diamond Cupcake Pendant w/18" Chain. It's sooooo adorable. It comes with a cute ceramic cupcake gift box. I've also seen versions of this necklace with cubic zirconias instead of diamonds and even in pink!

Today, I'm introducing you to Mel from Sweets to the Sweet. She's a self-taught, home-based baker from South Jersey with a background in art.

Mels says the best part about making cakes is, ".. delivering it to the person who ordered it and watching their reaction. After working on these cakes,some of which take hours just to decorate,there is nothing more rewarding than making a person light up and say "I can't believe you can do this with cake."

I confess. I'm an Etsy addict. I could spend hours looking at all the amazing stuff people make. One of my Etsy obsessions is the food jewelry. I'm not sure why, but I adore the little tiny cupcake and doughnut pendants. One shop offering cute-enough-to-eat jewelry is everythingsblue. The Buttercream Cake with Strawberry Frosting pendant is so realistic and cute. I've tried my hand at making the fake food and it's hard getting the texture of the cake to look realistic! Other items include a cake ring and a giant resin cupcake pendant full of sprinkles. If you like bright colors and sprinkles, everythingsblue probably has something you'd like!