I've been working on lesson plans for my pre-k class. Finding cute green inspired outfits.
And planning some yummy treats to make (obviously) So, of courrrrssseeeee.
I'm compulsively browsing pinterest.
Thought I'd share my favorite finds. p.s I feel like most holiday things I like are food, and I'm not sorry about it.
YAY!
I'm so excited!! Like really excited!!
I have loads of fun things to share with you! :)
First, being the little baker I like to pretend I am, I baked a cake.
A 100th post celebratory cake.
A white cake with cream cheese frosting.
I used wilton color gel, creamy peach and aqua teal.
I got my sprinkles at target and DIY'd my bunting flag You'll have to trust me when I tell you, it was as delicious as it was cute.
Me and my family were going to run the 5k..(giving me a guilt free reason to eat my cake)
but we were late, but we did the do the fun run around the block...
so that counts for something. :)
That's me running, don't mind the fact i'm a huge dork.
me and the sister in law
just some storm troopers, who knows why they were there?
(no one...no one knew.)
Third, jumping out of planes. I did it! I went sky diving! I'm still in shock...
Honestly, even when I was in the plane, in the sky,
I still wasn't sure I was going to through with it!
It was the craziest, weirdest, most fun experience I've ever had.
I definitely feel super accomplished.
p.s. go sky diving. you won't regret it.
Fourth. Music Monday?
A short stop motion film called "Lost Things" (i love stop motion.)
Featuring Alison Sudol ,of A Fine Frenzy (i really really love a fine frenzy)
and her song Sleepwalking. (i now love this song...)
ENJOY.
p.s. Thanks friends for reading my blog, and following,
and commenting and being awesome.
seriously. thanks.
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One time I liked to bake.
Things weren't always delicious, and definitely not always pretty.
but the love was there.
I get giddy when I see batter rise, becoming fluffy and light.
I wish for cupcake tins, sprinkles, and gel based food coloring.
I adore hearing of happy taste buds and satisfied tummy's.
What's better than baking a mouth watering cupcake? baking it with my dear sister in laws.
We made some great summer-y cupcakes yesterday.
They were lemonade cupcakes. Yeah, I know.
I saw some pink lemonade frosting in the cake aisle, and I was sold.
although I will openly admit
I have nooo idea what the difference between regular and pink lemonade is..
{hit me up if you have the answer}
Since Harmon's was out of Duncan Hines (my favorite box mix brand) lemon I went with Betty Crocker.
Pink lemonade frosting by pilsbury, and lemon head candies to top it off.
{so much lemon so little time..}
Nonly were they delicious, I think they turned out pretty cute too.
I looked for some paper umbrellas, but had no such luck, but they'd be a fun addition right?
These cupcakes we're superb. I highly reccomend it.
I'm also going to make you aware I plan on using the heck out of my "what's new cupcake?" book. expect to see lots of summer cupcakes.
{if you have any summery cupcake ideas, tell me! I'm totally looking for inspiration!}
And as if baking cupcakes wasn't enough I also got to see my darling nephew.
He's the cutest baby. Ever.
Baking. I love it. I don't do it as much as I would like though. but when my brother gave me a rose bud cake pan I couldn't just not bake some delicious treats right away. And let me tell you, they were soooo delicious.
I used the vanilla letter cupcake recipe via Martha Stewart. It was one of the most delicious recipe's I have ever used. I did however add my own little twist with it..I've been obsessed with doing ombre crafts..and while a large majority have not turned out yet, these one's did. :)
Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners; set aside. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside. Put butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well. Add vanilla. Reduce speed to medium. Mix in 3 batches of flour mixture, alternating with 2 batches of milk. Raise speed to medium-high; mix until thoroughly blended, 10 to 20 seconds. 2. Spoon 1/4 cup batter into each muffin cup. Bake until a cake tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 17 minutes. Let cool in tin on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove cupcakes from tin; let cool completely. Line tin with muffin cups; repeat process with remaining batter.
My Twist
1. Split up the batter in fourths and add different portions of food coloring,
{ I didn't make the middle two different enough so it only looks like thirds, but that is more than okay with me} I used creamy peach wilton color gel. If you don't use coloring gel, do. It's amazing.
2. Layer the batter one on top of another & bake.
p.s. The pan is a nordic ware sweetheart rose pan. {25-30$} It's fun, get it.
