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.