Category: Baking & Sweets

I was in the mood to relive my childhood days.  The responsibilities of being an adult (yuck) were weighing heavily on my shoulders and I thought that a confetti cupcake was the answer (it was).  I wanted a quick fix and almost (gasp!) bought the box mix for funfetti cupcakes.  Instead, I took a deep breath and reminded myself that the extra 20 minutes it takes to make it homemade is so worth it.  I found the recipe here.  Next time, I would probably add 10 times (okay, maybe not that much) the amount of sprinkles because I LOVE the way the colored confetti pops against the vanilla cake.  I felt seven years old again… and it was blissful…. for the entire 10 seconds that it took me to inhale this to-die-for cupcake.

Nothing says Valentine’s Day like strawberry cupcakes.  And nothing says strawberry cupcakes like Sprinkles’ cupcakes.  The founder was kind enough to share her recipe online (find it here).  The smell of fresh strawberries while you’re baking will drive you wild… I almost ate the whole bowl of batter. Also, I couldn’t resist these hot pink leopard print cupcake wrappers.  That with the tiny baby pink sugar pearls makes these the perfect (delicious. and oh-so-girly) cupcake.

I am a firm believer in giving gifts of love for Valentine’s Day.  And nothing says love like homemade, from scratch, ooey-gooey chocolate chip walnut cookies (get the recipe here).  Throw them in a cute clear bag, tie with some preppy grosgrain ribbon and top with a sticker.  I custom designed the “Love Is Sweet” sticker for these kind of gifts.  Yummy and a treat to look at.