Boy, I feel like I’ve been MIA. It’s only been four days, but it seems like a lot more. Especially when I go to bloglines and see that several of you have posted multiple times in those 4 days! Sigh. Behind again.
I spent the weekend cleaning. Most of the time in the kitchen doing some much needed, heavy cleaning. And then, because it was so clean, I had to make some cupcakes.
I’ve had the Magnolia cookbook for a few years now and I’ve been meaning to try their cupcake recipe. You know, see if the homemade version tastes like the bakery version. Oh. My. Gosh. They were fabulous. SweetiePie declared them just like the original. Clearly, we don’t have the decorating flair that the Magnolia bakers have, so we’ll have to work on that.
In other cupcake news:
- Did you notice the new little cupcake picture over there to the right? It’s no longer coming soon — it’s here! This week. This Friday to be exact. Tune in with Ms. Hollycakes and her baker’s dozen for some fun stuff on Friday. (I love Holly’s new banner — go feast your eyes!)
- I think I want this pan. If a normal sized cupcake is good, wouldn’t a jumbo one be better? I saw this one somewhere in a stand-up version — you make two of them and put them together — very cute.
- Check out www.cupcakefun.com for more cupcake inspiration.
I’ll leave you with a picture of SweetiePie pinching a cupcake!
XOXO,
Anna
Yummylicious! I love cupcakes and with summer coming our way now, this is the perfect dessert sweet for us. Also, the bub has discovered that she likes cupcakes.
Those look so delicious. I love the wedding planner from your previous post. Just gorgeous!
Oh the Yummi-ness comes through the cyberspace right into my living room as I look at them. Mmmmmmm is all I can say!
They look delicious. I was listening to a programme on Radio 4 this morning about how popular cupcakes are and how there is soon to be a branch of a well known American cupcake bakery over here (but I can’t remember the name – sorry Miss Anna)
Kim x
What jolly looking cupcakes! Love the icing. Lucy x
Cup cakes are so fun!!!! If my daughter had her way we would have cupcakes every week!!! And always with sprinkles!!! I think yours look fabulous, there’s just something about homemade cupcakes.
I love cupcakes, well I love cake, OK I just plain love desserts, LOL. How about I pop over and have one with a cup of coffee. Yummy
Hugs – karen
Those cupcakes look yum!
My daughters always say that “a cupcake is the perfect dessert”. I think they’re a perfect breakfast, lunch and dinner. I love them… any kind (well almost).
Dieting!
Joni
Yum
Suzie Sews
Those cupcakes look so yummy !!!! I could eat one right now instead of breakfast. My parents use to go to Shipshewana every spring for a couple of days. I had forgotten all about that until reading your post today. Have a good weekend.
Mmmmm, those look delicious!