Spa Day

Sonia, the daughter of a coworker, has a birthday today. She and her friends are celebrating with a "spa" day. Sonia's mom is treating them all to mani/pedis! 

In honor of Sonia's special day I made mini cupcakes in her favorite colors: Pink, purple and green. I tinted the cake batter pink, made green buttercream icing and once again used the drop flower technique to create the purple and yellow flower embellishments. 

I know I have mentioned before that I'm not a big cupcake person and don't divulge in my baked goods much, but these little babies are pretty irresistible. They are small and poppable and have JUST enough icing without being overly sweet. I just might have to add these to my kryptonite list.

I hope you have a fabulous birthday, Sonia!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Devil's Food Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Buttercream icing should be taxed the same as cigarettes and alcohol, as it's full of lots of things that are not very good for you and it can be just as addictive.

But man, oh man, is it one of the best things in life.

That's why this go around I went with mini cupcakes. I get my sinfully good icing but in small doses. Then, if I eat three (or six) of these I don't feel like I have broken some sort of law. Plus, the tiny cupcakes make me feel like I'm a giant and that's always a good time.

The cake is just a  Devil's Food boxed mix. I wanted to focus more on my piping skills for this project than the cake baking so I made it easy on myself. The icing is a simple and delicious Vanilla Buttercream recipe I found on Cookies and Cups. You can check it out here. I used red and rose Wilton gel colors to get the icing bright pink.

Hope your Valentine's Day is full whatever your heart desires! For me, that would be take out and a night on the couch. I am a simple woman to please.