With 3 boys in the house, I bake a lot. And cupcakes work well. Portion control, they can serve themselves, and a tidy package all in one. These worked wonderfully because a certain Teen didn't realize they had fruit in them. Ha. I used my hand made strawberry jam for the filling, it is nearly pure fruit. Which… Continue reading Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes
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Cherry Cupcakes and a Birthday Weekend Away
This all started with an idea. Why should one celebrate turning 40 with a black cake (or cupcakes)? Why not be happy? Go for bright. Celebrate spring coming! I was a March baby, and as I write this post...it is sunny outside. I am sure it won't last, but I'll enjoy the late winter promise of… Continue reading Cherry Cupcakes and a Birthday Weekend Away
Happy Valentines Day – Red Velvet Cupcakes That I Can Enjoy!
A Red Velvet for me? Made the way I can have them? Vegan? Plant-Based? Made with coconut sugar? Oh yes. Vivid red inside? Yes, indeed. That the Teenager asked if he could have more, and not..."What is in them" first. It is a satisfaction when he is gobbling them up and when we can snark… Continue reading Happy Valentines Day – Red Velvet Cupcakes That I Can Enjoy!
Baby B and His Birthday Cupcakes
It is hard for me to wrap it around my head that Alistaire turned a year old today. Everything that went so slowly with my two oldest just seemed to fly with him. Where they walked steady at a normal rate, little man tears around and barely teeters or falls, and has walked since he… Continue reading Baby B and His Birthday Cupcakes