These cupcakes will be a home run for any sports loving family. Here’s how to decorate cupcakes to look like baseballs, tennis balls, basketballs and soccer balls, with some easy tips from professional baker and author Liv Hansen for the Betty Crocker Kitchens.

If your birthday boy or girl loves creepy crawlers, this inchworm birthday cake will be a huge hit at a bug-themed party. And if that’s not enough to drive your birthday kid wild, we’ve got the cutest bug cupcakes you’ve ever seen. Professional baker Liv Hansen for the Betty Crocker Kitchens shows you how.

If you’re planning a baby shower, these adorable cupcakes shaped like baby rattles are the perfect addition to your table. They’re so clever and fun, nobody has to know how easy they are to make. Professional baker and author Liv Hansen shows you how, using a technique created by Betty Crocker.

Any little birthday girl would love this magical princess doll cake, complete with a real doll she can play with later. Baker and author Liv Hansen for the Betty Crocker Kitchens shows you how to shape and frost this cake for a birthday your daughter will always remember.

We know what you’re thinking—this castle cake is spectacular, but I could never make it. It’s actually not that hard, once you watch professional baker Liv Hansen for Betty Crocker Kitchens create it, step by step.

We don’t recommend washing this pirate cake down with a bottle of rum, but if your little buccaneer is having a pirate birthday party, this cake is going to be worth its weight in gold doubloons. Professional baker Liv Hansen for the Betty Crocker Kitchens will show you how.

This adorable purse shaped cake is perfect for a birthday party, a tea party, or anytime you want to serve the girls (big or little) a unique dessert. Professional baker and author Liv Hansen for the Betty Crocker Kitchens shows you how to make this delicious, and very ladylike, cake.

Most little boys, and lots of little girls, go through a dinosaur phase… when everything revolves around T-Rex and his prehistoric pals. If you’re having a dino-party, celebrate with an Edible Rex developed by Professional baker and cookbook author Liv Hansen for the Betty Crocker Kitchens.

Having a beach party or a summer birthday party? This flip flops cake is guaranteed to make everybody smile. And it’s quick and easy to make, if you follow the instructions from baker and author Liv Hansen for the Betty Crocker Kitchens.

This space shuttle cake will send your kid’s birthday party into orbit, and it really doesn’t take a rocket scientist to make it. Just watch baker and author Liv Hansen for the Betty Crocker Kitchens as she demonstrates how to make a very cool space shuttle cake.

Learning to frost a cake is easier than you think. Baker and author Liv Hansen for Betty Crocker Kitchens shares her decorating tips, and if you practice a little, before you know it, you’ll be piping like a pro.

These cupcake cones might be the most delicious optical illusion you’ll ever taste. Professional baker and author Liv Hansen for the Betty Crocker Kitchens shows how to make these clever cupcake “ice cream cones.”

Planning a wedding can be a big, complicated project, and it's easy to make mistakes. Here are some tips on how to avoid the common pitfalls from Marcy Blum, wedding and event planner, and author of Wedding Planning for Dummies.

There's nothing biodegradable about a cellphone, or a computer, or any other electronic appliance. And yet, we buy new ones --and throw out the old ones--all the time. Join Patty Kim, from National Geographic's The Green Guide for tips on how to decide whether to repair or replace electronics in your home.

You can make a beautiful, perfectly shaped flower arrangement without tape, floral foam, or any other artificial aid. Designer Rebecca Cole shows how to make a grid using just the greens and flowers themselves to create a gorgeous natural flower arrangement.

It's easy to grill a perfect sirloin steak on a gas grill every time if you follow these instructions, from Elias Iglesias, the executive chef of Morton's The Steakhouse.

Buying a couple a wedding gift has never been easier, with online registries and wedding websites. So why is it still so complicated? Here with gift etiquette is Carley Roney of The Knot.

Want to get your mirror clean without leaving streaks? Julie Edelman, The Accidental Housewife, shows you an unusual way to do it.

Do you worry that your kids are spending far too much time on violent video games, and not nearly enough time on games that stimulate their imaginations? Toy expert Chris Byrne has some tips for getting kids away from video games.

You don't have to use harsh chemicals to clear a clogged drain. Julie Edelman, The Accidental Housewife, shows how to do it with simple ingredients you already have around the house.