The women in my family invited friends and loved ones to shower my sister, and soon to be new mommy, Leanne. AND shower her they did! We had a wonderful time visiting with a group of beautiful, thoughtful ladies, all while pampering Momma Leanne with some new shiny, helpful, precious things. Aren't friends such a blessing?
Cupcakes are EVERYWHERE right now. Little cupcake shops...reality TV shows about cupcakes...everywhere. I'm personally very happy that they are getting the fame that they deserve. It's just like making a cake, except you don't have to have anybody there to cut you a piece! Just grab it and enjoy! PLUS, they really are just so darn cute. I have seen some really artsy cupcakes out there. Some people may say that cupcakes are girly....well...while some guys may not care about how pretty they look, they sure do like the way they taste. Just ask my brother-in-law, who had his wife sneak an early Minnie Mouse cupcake for him at my niece's birthday party a few days ago. He just could not wait until it was time to sing Happy Birthday and blow out the candles. *Minnie Mouse cupcake pictures coming in the near future*
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| "M" for Margo! It's a girl! |
For these cupcakes, I focused on having yummy icing in a pretty swirl with just a bit of girly shimmer on top. I found the cute little toppers at Hobby Lobby.
I also discovered these great baking cups that Wilton makes. They are, of course, a bit more pricey than your run of the mill baking cups, but I picked my spending battles for this shower. :) Wilton baking cups won and now I'm in love with them. I also used Wilton's basic Buttercream Icing recipe. It's definitely an easy, sweet topping to go with.
As if cupcakes were not enough, I decided to try out another cake trend that seems to be on the rise lately. CAKE POPS!
LOVE how they turned out! Starbucks does not want you to know this, but cake pops are actually pretty easy to make. I found lots of yummy looking recipes at www.cakepopsrecipe.com that you might like to try. If you search the site, some recipes look to be a loftier effort than others, but some of them are pretty basic. I will definitely be making these again for future special occasions!
Hope you are all having a wonderful week! If you are looking for something to do, and don't quite feel like tackling cake pops :), may I suggest going to see "The Help"??? I saw it this evening and I really loved it. It will make you laugh and then make you cry. Also, if you are a reader, the book is just as wonderful, if not more. Just some food for thought!
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