Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

 Holiday sweetness? Bring it on. Some assorted non-holiday sweetness, too. Happy friday links, sweet friends!

Snowballs? Russian Teacakes? Mexican Wedding Cakes? No matter what you want to call them, they are delicious.

Home Sweet Home: Custom gingerbread houses by Rebecca Russell.

Candy Cane Lane: a classic Christmas cookie recipe to get you started on your seasonal baking.

Sweet nostalgia: 20 discontinued snacks to recall fondly.

Sweet flick: a film about Paris and pastry and architecture. Parfait!

Sweet n Tart: Cheeky embossed biscuits by UK-based Bee's Bakery.

Things I am obsessed with: Vanilla Sugar by Rodelle.  Sprinkle it on a buttered scone for extra sweet decadence.

Sweet holiday shopping: DIY DVDs and more sweet stuff for the baker in your life on the Cupcake Envy site!

Strawberry Shortcake Cake. Looks like heaven!

Alcoholic...whipped...cream? Yup, it exists.

Like, OMG: Peppermint Meringue Cake with Chocolate Buttercream. Happy Holidays, indeed.

Chow answers the important questions, like where to obtain an entire tres leches cake in NYC.

Looking for a sweet cookbook? Check out the list of CakeSpy's favorite cookbooks of 2010.