April 3, 2010

Peas & Carrots Cupcakes

These cupcakes are perfect to make this time of year.  They fit right in for a bunny-themed Easter party, Earth Day, or Spring Garden party, as shown in the Hello Cupcake book, where the peas and carrots are part of a garden plot along with cute radish and lettuce cupcakes.

This is a good beginner cupcake because it’s a lot of  molding and rolling with fruit chews.  It doesn’t require as much of a steady hand for little details.

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March 28, 2010

Baby Chick Cupcakes

The warm weather has only just started to settle in so it’s been strange to mentally think Spring.  I realized Easter is next week after seeing Target’s four aisles of goodies. (The Nestle eggs mix with Crunch and Butterfinger is the best).  To get in the Easter spirit, I made these adorable chick cupcakes by Martha Stewart but with a Hello Cupcake twist, just to make it easier on myself.

Mug shots :)

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April 13, 2009

Easter Brunch: Mini Frittatas

My favorite meal of the day: Brunch. I don’t feel guilty about having a nice hearty meal. It is after all, two meals combined in one.  This recipe for Mini Frittatas from Giada de Laurentiis is great. It’s really versatile. In fact you could build a fixings bar and let everyone sprinkle in the ingredients they want in the frittatas before baking them off.

Just a note, I used a regular cupcake/muffin size pan.  Giada used a mini muffin pan to get bite-sized frittatas.

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April 12, 2009

Easter Cupcakes

magnoliaeasterphoto: Time Out New York, Magnolia’s Easter Cupcakes

The minute I saw this I was in love.  The egg carton is adorable and clever.  I really am a fan of the Magnolia Bakery style of cupcakes. The way the frosting is swirled is so perfect but still homemade looking.  Their pale pastel frosting colors are perfect for Easter.

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