Bryce had his first birthday over a month ago in May. I am just now finally getting around to adding the recipe and pictures of his cupcakes to my blog. I made the cupcakes with a pound cake recipe. These turned out so delicous and we topped with a strawberry buttercream icing. They were a huge hit!
I usually take this recipe and make it in a 13x9 inch pan. We then cut into small cubes and throw in a bowl with fresh berries and vanilla ice cream or vanilla pudding. For Bryce's cake which sat on the top of the cupcake stand, I used this recipe and poured into two 9 inch round pans. I cut each cake in half and filled with the red strawberry buttercream icing for Bryce. With so much butter and sugar it doesn't matter how you serve this cake, it will be amazing.
I love going to the boardwalk at the beach and eating the fresh hot caramel corn. We always bought a bucket of it and brought some home to savor the goodness. My cousin gave me this recipe at my bridal shower and I finally got around to making it. I made multiple huge batches and used it at my son's birthday party. We put them in little popcorn bags since we were having a baseball theme with stadium type foods. My grandma loved the popcorn and told me she would like the extras - guess that means this recipe is a keeper!

One of my best friends in elementary school would always bring these in her lunch or on snack days. I LOVED them! One year our school made a cookbook for a fundraiser. My mom bought a copy for herself and stored two away, one for me and one for my sister. My friend's mom submitted her recipe for the tandy cakes and I love to make them using her recipe. They taste just as good years later.

Our baking club (yes, we have a baking club, more on that to follow) made these S'more cupcakes from Martha Stewart's Cupcake Book, page 151-152. I am in awe at how great they came out. They looked so cute and the toasting with the blow torch was a blast. They are definately good, tastes just like a S'more.
About our baking club - a group of ladies joined together because in theory we all love to bake. I say in theory because I am quite sure we have a few ladies who just come for the socialization. As we all know, baking is fun, but the outcome is usually tasty treats that tempt us to over indulge. In an effort to keep from over indulging, we created the baking club. The club allows us to bake and have a few goodies but not too many since we split them and all take home a few of the desserts.
A coworker gave me this Nestle Toll House recipe because she knew of my love for peanut butter and chocolate. These cookies had a very mild peanut butter taste, but the milk chocolate chips were a perfect compliment. The cookies remained soft and chewy even after they cooled. I took these cookies to a scrapbooking party and they were a big hit.
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