DIY: Pink Ribbon Dessert Buffet
categories: DIY, food and drinks, food presentation, think pink
Here’s the entire Pink Ribbon Dessert Buffet we recently created in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (coming up in October), which features the marshmallow pops and centerpiece posted earlier this week.
The goal was to keep this dessert buffet creative & visually appealing, but easy to recreate, so all of the treats are very accessible and easy to make… either store-bought or semi-homemade.
LOTS more images + DIY Tips for this buffet are below… and – as usual – the basic concepts can be modified to fit any color palette or occasion!
*****
PINK RIBBON DESSERT BUFFET
• Think Pink!
Set out a spread of sweet treats with a common ingredient: PINK! Everything from candy to cookies to cupcakes will work.
• Just add Pink Ribbons… and Papers.
A simple band of pink ribbon or scrapbook paper will instantly transform simple clear or white serving dishes into fun, themed displays! Also try criss-crossing light pink ribbon all the way around clear glass containers and lining white trays with coordinating decorative papers.
• Create Visual Interest.
Use tiered serving dishes or upside-down bowls and tall candleholders to add height to some of your treat displays. Add a few non-edible decorative elements as well, such as a floral arrangement or Pink Ribbon Tree centerpiece and table runner.
• Bling, Bling.
Pink craft gems & rhinestones will add some fun sparkle to the dessert buffet! Use them to dress up containers or individually wrapped treats. Look for adhesive-backed gems to keep things easy.
• Lollipop, Lollipop.
Cover any flavor or brand of lollipop with pink tissue paper to create a color-coordinating treat. Twist the tissue under the bottom of the candy top and secure with a pink ribbon. Embellish with a rhinestone (optional).
• Semi-homemade
Keep things simple & easy by dressing up store-bought treats instead of making everything from scratch.
For this buffet we “made”:
• Pink Dipped Cookie Sticks (Pirouette cookies dipped in pink Candy Melts)
• “Drizzled Pink” Vanilla Cookies (sandwich cookies drizzled with pink Candy Melts)
• Strawberry-Chic Pink Cupcakes (with boxed cake mix & ready-made frosting)
• Pink Marshmallow Pops
(More detailed DIY tips for each will be featured in separate posts).
*****
Other store-bought pink treats featured in the buffet: Ghiradelli Dark Chocolate with Raspberry Filling SQUARES (Target), Fling chocolate sticks in milk chocolate and hazelnut (Target), Archer Farms Raspberry Tea Cookies (Target), and Pink Rock Candy Sticks (Michaels).
OH SO PRETTY,I JUST LOVE EVERYTHING YOU DO.
Sep 4, 2009 at 4:36 pmSuper Super Cute!
Sep 4, 2009 at 4:49 pmI agree with Angelena, I just LOVE everything you do! I’m your #1 fan!!!
Sep 4, 2009 at 4:53 pmAw… thanks, everyone!
Sep 4, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Thank you! I’m planning to do a babyshower using the golf theme you posted for Father’s Day a while back, and will definitely be modifying some of these for my green and blue color scheme.
Sep 4, 2009 at 9:09 pm
I’m planning a celebration for my 8 year old daughter at the end of the month. I will be ‘lifting’ many of these ideas. I LOVE everything!!!!
You rock!
Sep 4, 2009 at 10:34 pmJenn, I love this! I just want to jump right in to that picture!
Sep 5, 2009 at 7:32 am
http://www.celebrationsathome.blogspot.comJennifer,
I love these… AMAZING!!!! I’m actually hearing myself sing Lollipop, Lollipop, Oh, Lolli, Lolli, Lolli, Lollipop… Lollipop, Oh Lolli, Lolli, Lolli, Lollipop….
Honest to Goodness. You are my FAVORITE FAVORITE FAVORITE!!! **FAVORITE!!!**
I could see guests wearing the hot pink bling rings that flash in honor of this bling event!
Oh, Jennifer I love that you have this site. You have brought so much joy and class to events. It is UNBELIEVABLE. You inspire everyone. You have elevated the event scene and make it easy for anyone to become a hostess with the mostess.
There is the reason you are the award winning Hostess with the Mostess. I am grateful to be associated with you and to know you. Thank you for being you!!
Sep 6, 2009 at 7:47 amI LOVE this display
Sep 6, 2009 at 7:51 pm It’s just so pretty.this is gorgeous! when you do these for events, do you have to have insurance to offer unwrapped treats like this?
Sep 7, 2009 at 9:34 amSimply Amazing. Also would be perfect for a baby shower!
Sep 7, 2009 at 4:37 pmWow! Such simple and creative ideas. Very nice!
Sep 7, 2009 at 5:56 pmI LOVE this dessert buffet! Truly stunning
Sep 8, 2009 at 6:40 pm . Thanks for all of the inspiration!Absolutely adorable. I love the marshmallow pops
Sep 8, 2009 at 7:35 pmThere is just never enough PINK in the world! The desserts look fabulous. I’m going to make some of those cute pink marshmallows very soon.
Sep 10, 2009 at 7:29 amyou are absolutely…. the hostess with the mostess. just gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sep 12, 2009 at 11:49 pmi’m looking for ideas to celebrate ovarian cancer awareness…any ideas?
Sep 17, 2009 at 10:06 amsuper gorgeous. I wish I had your skill
Sep 17, 2009 at 6:32 pmI love this page. I am throwing a 1st Birthday party for my daughter Gracie and this is exactly what I had in mind. I love it! I am also doing a baby shower, check out my blog in November for some great pictures!
http://www.schenknews.blogspot.com/
Sep 18, 2009 at 7:52 amI am hosting a civic club meeting in October with breast cancer survivors as our guests of honor and these ideas are PERFECT!! Thanks!!
Sep 18, 2009 at 5:29 pmLove your ideas! Its so simple and pretty!
Sep 29, 2009 at 2:25 pmloved this and gave me some great ideas
Nov 13, 2009 at 8:25 amIn February, I am throwing my baby sister a baby shower. I totally love this dessert bar and fully plan on borrowing some ideas from this for the shower. This is absolutely perfect!
Nov 26, 2009 at 11:27 pmWhere is the recipe for the pink tea cookies?
Jan 4, 2010 at 4:11 pmChristina –
Jan 4, 2010 at 5:01 pm
Those are actually store-bought! Easiest kind of recipe They’re Raspberry Tea Cookies by Archer Farms (at Target).Adoreable!!
Feb 26, 2010 at 9:17 am
