Earlier this year, Jamie at BlondeMomBlog was pondering her Inner Domestic Diva in Move Over Betty Crocker:
I’m entering unchartered territory as the girls get older…the obligatory birthday cupcakes. I made a batch of two dozen strawberry cupcakes with vanilla icing last week for Caitlin’s class in honor of her 4th birthday. A mixing bowl was unearthed from its dusty confines. Cupcake bling* in cheery pastel colors was purchased. And although they weren’t from scratch, it did require some egg cracking and actual mixing with my electric mixer, which has been used as about as infrequently as Jessica Simpson’s brain cells. I’ve set the bar low all these years and headed straight to the baked goods aisle at the grocery. I mean why bake when you can buy?
With the beginning of the school year, parents of young school aged children will soon have a need to supply a classroom full of hungry kids with cupcakes. Here are some great websites for the cupcake and cake decorating challenged:
Wilton – The ultimate website for cake decoraters. Check out their Recipes & Projects section for great holiday ideas including these Greetings Earthlings cupcakes.- Nick, Jr – Got a Blues Clues or Dora fan? The best place for how-tos on character cakes and cupcakes.
- Family Fun magazine – More birthday cake and cupcake ideas.
- Baking at About.com – cupcake hints and tips, frosting and icing recipes, and cake recipes and tips
- And for some great ideas for *cupcake bling (ha!) go to a Daily Dose of Denise for her ideas on cupcake toppers
And how do I feel about cake mixes and store bought icing? I love them. Baking an high elevation is very challenging for me, and Duncan Hines Deviled Food Mix always turns out well. While I make my own frosting based on Wilton’s buttercream recipe, Duncan Hine’s frosting is terrific, too. After all the bottom line is doing something special for (and hopefully with) your child, without killing yourself.
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These are awesome links! I definitely need all the help I can get especially with kindergarten less than a year away now. Ha! I must go check the Nick Jr. link as my 4-year-old is a HUGE Dora fan!
Thanks for those great links cupcakes are great to make with your kids. Just to see their faces when you finish and they take the fist bite of the first one as they know they made them is great.