The Frosted Apron

10/27/2025

❤️ Today my book is showing #3 for new releases in the children's book category in the United States on Amazon. Thank you to everyone who has ordered a book! The new release date is November 17th! It will officially be here before Christmas! 🎅 I am currently planning a Christmas Book Launch Party and you all are invited. More details are coming soon on the party, and on book #2 in The Frosted Apron Children's Book Series! Thank you all for the support!

Here is the link, if you would like to order a book on Amazon. Buttercream recipe included. 📖🎂🐾🥰

https://www.amazon.com/Stir-Imagination-Lets-Bake-Cake/dp/1455628565

Illustrated by Lexi Renard Artist
Published by Pelican Publishing

10/25/2025

🎃 Draw a pumpkin face on a clear plastic cup. Dip the rim of the glass in buttercream, then into Halloween sprinkles. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and fill the rest of the cup with orange Sunkist.

10/24/2025

Here's a taste of what's to come on the next few segments of Monday Mangé with The Frosted Apron on News15.

Sponsored by Landry's of New Iberia and National Welding Supply.

10/24/2025

Have you ever thought about hosting a cupcake decorating party at home to celebrate a birthday, Halloween, Christmas, etc., but didn't want the mess? I'm sharing how you can do it with a little less mess, especially when decorating with kids, this Monday from 6 to 8 a.m. on News15! Al Hebert will also be showing off his scary good cupcake decorating skills. 🎃🧁

Sponsored by Landry's of New Iberia and National Welding Supply.

10/23/2025

🍃 🍂 🍁 These Fall themed cupcakes are not only beautiful, but they are easy and fun to make!

Acorn Toppers:
1) Dip one side of a donut hole in melted chocolate, then sprinkle with either chopped pecans, chocolate sprinkles, fall themed sprinkles, etc. Use a piece of a pretzel stick for the stem.
2)Put a little chocolate icing or melted chocolate on the bottom of a mini Nilla wafer, then place it on the bottom of a Hershey Kiss. Dip the bottom of a mini chocolate chip in chocolate icing or melted chocolate and place it on top the center of the mini Nilla wafer.
3)Cut a Nutter Butter cookie in half, dip the cut side in melted chocolate, use a piece of a pretzel stick for the stem, then sprinkle with either chopped pecans, chocolate sprinkles, fall themed sprinkles, etc.

Pumpkin Cupcakes: Use orange frosting and tip 1m to make the pumpkin. To make the vines and leaves, use green frosting and Tip 352. A tootsie roll works great as a stem.

Pinecone Cupcakes: Put a good bit of brown or chocolate frosting on top of the cupcake. You want the frosting to have some height so that you can make layers with the Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. Start at the bottom of the frosting, then work your way up until you reach the top. 💛💚🧡🤎

10/23/2025

Thank you Buttoned Up for making me these adorable button pins with the characters from my book! 🥰 One pin features Amy and her pup Charlee, while the other one shows Charlee in his adorable chef hat. 🐾🎂

🎅🎄Join me at the Vermilion Parish Library (Abbeville Branch) for a Read Local Author Signing Event and Hoilday Market on Saturday, November 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Storytime will be 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Fun for the whole family! Hope to see you there!

📚You can preorder a copy of my children's book, A Stir of Imagination: Let's Bake a Cake on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Wal-Mart, and now Target! Release date will be announced soon. 📖

Illustrated by Lexi Renard Artist
Published by Pelican Publishing

10/21/2025

🥧🍂Dark Chocolate Pecan Pie Crack/Bark🍂🥧

Toffee Ingredients:
2 sticks unsalted butter
1 cup light brown sugar
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cinnamon & Sugar Pecan Topping Ingredients:
2 cups pecan halves
4 tablespoons butter
granulated sugar
ground cinnamon
salt

Other Ingredients:
Saltine crackers (about 48)
1 unbaked Pillsbury pie crust dough (for topping)
4 cups dark chocolate chips/wafers

Note:Toast the pecans and bake the pie crust strips before starting on the crackers so they are ready to use immediately after pouring the layer of melted chocolate. See directions below.
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*Directions for Pie Crust Strips Topping:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut the unbaked pie dough into about half inch wide strips. Pinch the dough creating the crimped look of a pie crust. Bake the strips for about 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool. Break into different sized pieces. Set aside. Optional: Crumble up a few strips and sprinkle on top of the melted chocolate.

*Directions for Cinnamon & Sugar Pecan Topping:
Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a skillet on medium heat. Add the pecans and coat with butter. Cook for about 3 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with a little salt, granulated sugar, and ground cinnamon. Remove from skillet. Set aside and let cool.

*Directions for Bark/Crack:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 14x18 baking sheet with parchment paper. Cover the entire pan with Saltine crackers placing them as close as you can. Set aside. In a a medium sauce pan, melt 2 sticks of unsalted butter, then add the light brown sugar. Mix. Bring to a boil while constantly stirring. Boil and stir for 3 minutes. Add light corn syrup, salt, and cinnamon. Mix, then remove from heat. Stir in the vanilla extract. Carefully pour the hot mixture onto the crackers, then spread evenly. Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Remove then set aside. Melt 4 cups of dark chocolate in the microwave on 50% power in a microwaveable safe bowl. Check and stir often to prevent the chocolate from burning. Carefully pour the melted chocolate on top of the toffee layer, then spread evenly. Before the chocolate hardens, top with toasted pecans, baked pie crust strips, and crumbled pie strips. Optional: Sprinkle with salt. Once completely cooled/hardened, break into pieces. I like to store mine in the fridge. Enjoy!

10/20/2025

👻🧟‍♂️🎃 Stonefire flatbread dippers are perfect to create easy mummy themed pizza bites! 🍕

Spread a small amount of pizza sauce on the flatbread, then top with pepperoni. Cut sliced mozzarella cheese into strips or use shredded mozzarella. Use the cheese and black olives to create a mummy. Warm in the oven or microwave just until the cheese is slightly melted.

10/20/2025

In case you missed it, here is today's Monday Mangé segment. We turned ordinary bottles, glassware, and books into eerie Halloween treasures! 🎃👻🕷

(NEWS 15) — For the Monday Mangé segment on October 13, Kat Crappel joined Al Hebert and Stacey Dempsey from The Frosted Apron in the kitchen to show us how

10/19/2025

👻🎃🕷 Start your week off with a frightfully creative morning on News15. Al Hebert and I are crafting with Kat Crappel tomorrow morning starting at 6 a.m on Good Day Acadiana! 🧙‍♀️

Sponsored by Landry's of New Iberia and National Welding Supply located in New Iberia, Lafayette, Baton Rouge, Jennings, Houma, Lake Charles, and Bayou Vista.

10/17/2025

😱💀🕷Transform your ordinary bottles and glassware into eerie Halloween treasures. Learn how on the next Monday Mangé segment airing this Monday from 6 to 8 a.m on News15. Al Hebert and I are crafting in the kitchen with Kat Crappel.

Sponsored by Landry's of New Iberia and National Welding Supply.