Monday, March 1, 2010

The Cupcake Debate

I have mentioned that Miss A's 1st birthday is rapidly approaching. I am pretty sure I have been planning her first birthday party since she was only a couple weeks old.... once we have had her party, I will show pictures of all the fun details!

Right now I am testing out cupcake recipes... I make sure to always make them on Monday so I can take them to my bible study - I do NOT want to be left with dozens and dozens of cupcakes.

The first recipe I made was a wonderful pound cake. A friend passed along the recipe and it was indeed a lb. cake. If I ate too many of these I would definitely pack on the lbs. I added some fresh lemon juice and some pink food coloring in the mix and then made a lemon glaze for the top. I called them pink lemonade cupcakes. They were dense, not too sweet and melted in your mouth.

But, they did not look very festive. And I thought they would be too hard for Miss A to dig into at her party.
So, I turned to the trusty Barefoot Contessa for round #2. And I have to say that this round was the clear winner. Her flower cupcakes are delish. Once again, I put some pink food coloring in the frosting and I added some sprinkles for flair. I think these will be great for her party.


11 Additional Thoughts:

Randall @ Happy For This Moment said...

Yum! Both sound delish but I agree the second one looks more festive.

A.B. said...

those look delish.

Lauren @ Adventures of a Southern Newlywed said...

Those are so cute! You can always count on Ina for a delicious recipe!

Have a great week!

~Mrs. Guru~ said...

mm, cupcakes!

Solar Powered said...

mmmmmm...i can't wait to taste them. way to go!

Gracie Beth said...

If you really are into cupcakes I HIGHLY recommend the Martha Stewart Cupcake book

icing on the cake said...

I just wanted to say that I LOVE cupcakes. Am I a terrible mum if I serve K a chocolate one for her first birthday? :) Lucky Miss A - those are gorgeous!

Alison said...

Those look amazing!! I agree, Barefoot Contessa is pretty much always a sure bet! Have fun with this!

The Shabby Princess said...

You can never go wrong with some from the Barefoot Contessa!

Did you get my e-mail??

In This Wonderful Life said...

YUM! I love cupcakes. I haven't tried BC!

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