Would you like a cupcake, "Cupcake?"

My first attempt at cupcakes...at least they look a little partiotic!

I decided I was too hungry for white cake to just ignore it, so I decided to try to make my first cupcakes. The end result did, indeed, taste good and satisfy my craving, but the decorating wasn’t quite what I had planned. The first bag split; the second one sprung two holes. With Brandon’s extra set of hands, we tried to salvage what we could with my handy icing spatula and some colored sugar. I think I’m going to have to invest in some pastry bags.

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B-u-n-d-t cake...

A little taste of home...my new bundt pan and my first ever made-by-me Gramma's Walton's Mountain Coffee Cake!

(Coming from a huge extended family, I'm a big fan of the movie, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding!  My title is from that movie.)

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Cookies!

I made good use of some of the cooking presents I got for my birthday from Mimi & Pappy today!  I made cookies this afternoon to share with our apartment building neighbors and for Brandon to take to work.  I tried out a new sugar cookie recipe and Royal Icing recipe (you'd be surprised how many variations there are out there!).  The icing never quite set how I wanted it to, but these are my finished products.  Thought I'd spread some bright and cheerful around, as we're in our two weeks of rain.  People seemed to enjoy them, which made me happy!  I love making people smile!

---Arielle