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I'm getting ready to have a movie watching party at my house and have now found the perfect dessert to serve with the giant bowl of popcorn flavored jelly beans. I'd just pick the marshmallows off the top and destroy it.

Normally I'd scream overkill at a cake this busy but there is some amazing balance going on here. A striped rainbow heart inside a striped rainbow cake? A rainbow of fondant sprinkles so perfect they must have been placed there by very patient elves? I swoon for this kind of overkill.

Hello Kitty helps ring in a new and exciting year with real style. You can try to deny it, but animal prints are seriously in style and stripes are always and forever chic. Thanks Kitty, for keeping me abreast of the trends!

Admit it, you've still got a few candy canes hanging around. You're feeling a little guilty because you know you shouldn't eat them but you don't want to save some old cheap candy until next year. Go ahead, garnish some pancakes with them. I won't tell.

Is it colored cakes? Perfect frosting? It's too amazing, I can't even wrap my brains around it.

Industrious Gryffindor girls magically weave their own accessories. Can we get that spell over here? I could use a new headband!

Available at: Summergirlsbowtique http://www.etsy.com/listing/61047246/harry-potter-gryffindor-headband ($6)

I want so badly to know what this tastes like! I adore lemon cheesecake with it's velvety goodness and delicate creamy texture. How on earth could someone make a cheesecake that looks like this and tastes like that? Bakers are full of magic and mysteries!

I wish I had a cute pair of socks and some sewing skills lying around so I could make my own squishy friends!

Hey bird! Why are you sleeping on my cake? I mean, you coordinate with it quite well and all but this isn't a nest, it's a dessert! You can't sleep here, you just can't. You're welcome to come to the party, just stay off the food okay?

Bunny is so full of love that he's practically ripping himself off the bag to give you a hug. Awww, bunny c'mere!

Kids, always getting tired of walking. So lazy!

Is it a mousse cake? A torte? What is the shiny goodness on top? How did they get all those crazy designs inside? I want to cut all my cakes in curved slices! There is too much going on here, I can't focus!

This cake looks like it belongs in a baby's pack n play with the simple shapes and primary colors. This would make a nice first birthday cake. Can't you see a sweet tot smashing fistfuls of this beauty into his face? Awwww.

I'd never even considered that giraffes' spots weren't as interesting as they could be until now. You go giraffe! You flaunt whatever pattern you like!

I know these are simple cookies with peppermint Hershey's Kisses on them but I just couldn't resist posting them, they're so cute! I'm getting into some serious holiday spirit already, a record early cheer from me. I certainly wouldn't turn down a box of these babies!

Source: Our Best Bites http://www.ourbestbites.com/2010/11/candy-cane-kiss-cookies.html

What does rainbow fudge taste like, I wonder. Not like chocolate, I'm sure. It looks like a delicious stack of Starburst. Mmmm fruity.