Cupcakes Galore

Recently we were invited to a wedding (see blog below) and I started thinking about a wedding gift. Since it was to be mailed, a card with a check or a gift card seemed the way to go. And, then my curiosity got the better of me and I decided to check out their Gift Registry. Several items related to cupcakes caught my eye.

Cupcakes…mmm?

Maybe they like Cupcakes???

Maybe I’ll do a theme gift….????

Well, one thought led to another and soon I forgot about the gift card and was going to store after store shopping for cupcake items.

Ended up with silicone cupcake liners (her request was for a pack of 12), she now has 12 traditional, 12 hearts and 24 minis along with an array of sparkling sugars, a six-pack of sprinkles, confetti, flowers, a special cupcake frosting spatula that makes the job easier (according to a self-proclaimed cupcake aficionado that I know) as well as a great cookbook by Susannah Blake titled Cupcake Heaven. I was in Heaven just looking at the photographs…each recipe has a full page photo…Yummm.



Okay, I know, this is pretty standard stuff, so I added a couple “Cup-A-Cake” containers…each one holds one cupcake in a such way that you can “travel” with it and it stays intact. Great if the bride is planning on packing a lunch for hubby (and one for herself, of course.)


Maybe she’ll want to put a little note in his lunchbox, so I included a set of six Cupcake note cards.

Also, planned to include a famous California “Cupcakery’s” Cupcake Mix Kit that came highly recommended until I read the directions. Three sticks of butter for 12 cupcakes!!!!! I’m assuming the bride wants to keep hubby around for awhile so returned the Kit. They should rename these cupcakes-- Coronary Cupcakes!!!

Noticed they wanted a cookie sheet or two. Well, those don’t fit in an extra-large flat rate mailing box so passed on the pans and ended up with a set of Edge-of-the-Cup Cookie Cutters and a cookie/cupcake scoop...this one recommended by a recent grad of the local Culinary School with her certificate in Baking.

Cupcakes are a Fun Food

a Happy Food

and

not just for kids anymore….

They are for the Young- at-Heart !!

And, yes, everything did fit into the flat rate box.

Hope the Happy Couple enjoys this gift

as much as I did putting it together !!