Monday, December 8, 2014

Well....

So as you see I didn't post over the weekend.  The girls have struggled this weekend.  They fought and didn't listen and about drove me crazy! (we are also house hunting and church and birthday parties and feeling sick...its just been rough)  So Bell was actually going to "go away" on Saturday but I was so worn out that I forgot to put him away.  So he wrote a letter that basically said "if you girls fight and not listen to your mommy and daddy, I'm going back to the north pole until you start behaving."  Well that didn't do that Saturday, so Bell went bye bye.  The girls were upset, so I though surely they will behave Sunday....oh how wrong I was.  So once again this morning Bell was not here.  I think they were just frustrated today.
But thankfully they were much better today and Bell will make his debut again tomorrow.  So I will have a new challenge and verse to post.

For those of you who having been following the advent calendar with our elf, I'm going to post Saturday through Sunday for you:
Day 7: Luke 1:51-56:  And Mary said:
“My soul glorifies the Lord  and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 
 for he has been mindful
    of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed, 
     for the Mighty One has done great things for me—
    holy is his name. 
 His mercy extends to those who fear him,
    from generation to generation. 
 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;
    he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. 
 He has brought down rulers from their thrones
    but has lifted up the humble. 
 He has filled the hungry with good things
    but has sent the rich away empty. 
 He has helped his servant Israel,
    remembering to be merciful 
 to Abraham and his descendants forever,
    just as he promised our ancestors.”
 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
Day 8: Matthew 1:18-22: 
 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.  She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

Day 9: Matthew 1:23-25:
 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).
When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.


Friday, December 5, 2014

Clean up Clean up!

Its Friday!  Woohoo!  Hello weekend.  Though our weekend is a little busy.  Birthday party Saturday and Olivia gets to sing with the choir in "big" church for the first time.  She's very excited.
So Bell decided that our tree in the office/third bedroom needed a little sprucing up. 

It took the girls awhile to find him this morning.  They get so confused if he's not in the living room.

Here's the letter he left for them today

"Good morning ladies!  I decided to add a little bit of decorations to the tree.  What do you think?

So, how was it smiling at people?  Did it make you happy as well?
Today's challenge is something you can do around the house.  There have been a couple of times this week I have heard your mommy and daddy ask you to pick up stuff, sometimes multiple times.  So today I want you to obey your parents when they tell you to pick up, and also to pick up even if they don't tell you too.  Us elves have to clean up our workshop and our bedrooms too; its important to do those things.  The bible tells us in Ephesians 6:1 "Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do."  We are told to obey because we are God's. 

Day five of our Advent calendar comes from Luke 1: 46-50
And Mary said,

“My soul magnifies the Lord,
   and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
 for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
    For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
 for he who is mighty has done great things for me,
    and holy is his name.
 And his mercy is for those who fear him
    from generation to generation."


Have a great day at school Sophee.  Olivia, have fun hanging out with your mommy today!"

So the girls didn't really have to worry about this challenge until this afternoon.  Unfortunately...they decided that fighting was better than cleaning. It was a very looooooonnnnnnnnggggggg hour before Kyle got home.  I think the girls might be surprised about what Bell will say tomorrow.

How's your elf on the shelf going?  How are your kiddos doing?  What silly things does he/she do?

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Minty Smiles

Can I have a honest mommy moment here: Today was a struggle.  Not so much with doing the elf deal, but encouraging one of my girls to behave.  I'm not sure where the disobedience is coming from or why there is acting out, but its getting frustrating.  It makes me want to just stop doing the acts of kindness challenges all together because it just doesn't seem to take hold.
Now that that is out...I'm not going to stop.  I'm not going to throw in the towel.  I'm going to push on because even if it doesn't sink in now, I know down the road it might.  And I'm doing my best to teach my children what this season is all about.  SO thank you for letting me rant for a minute; I promise the rest of this will be fun.

So today, the elf did something special for this momma.  He got my mug and coffee ready this morning.  The girls thought it was so cool that he was able to be into our cabinets.  Sophee was cute when she told her daddy what all he got.  For some reason, she thought the K-cup was butter :-)
 Wasn't Bell so sweet :-).  It took the girls awhile to find his letter because it blended right in with the counter.  Though I almost pulled a Becky Burns and said "Open the eyes God gave you."  LOL love you mom!

The challenge today was for the girls to smile at everyone they see.  I know this may seem like something small and not a major deal, but one, there are still kind of young, and two, during the week they are sometimes limited to what they can do due to school.  A smile though can truly be a big thing though.  I can recall times when I've been having a bad day, and someone just simply gives me a smile and it makes me smile and changes my day!  Proverbs 15:13a says "A joyful heart makes the face cheerful."  I explained to the girls (though it resenates more with Sophee since she has accepted Christ) that when we have Jesus in our hearts, we have joy in our hearts and we should share that with others.  I decided to even take up this challenge and tried to smile more at people.

Day four of Advent comes from Luke 1:41-45 "When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!  But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?  As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!"

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Go Last?! Are you (Banana)Nuts

Day three...we woke up a little happier this morning, which was shocking to me since we had choir practice last night and the girls didn't get to bed till 9.  This morning, the girls found Bell at the piano. 



It seems he needed an audience last night so he pulled some toys from the girls room.  But shhhh don't tell the girls he came in there...Sophee cried the other night that she was scared he would come in, so I told them he never came into children's bedrooms.  


Since two Anna's and an Elsa were in the room, of course he played "Let It Go."

The letter to the girls was sitting on the piano.  Sophee is the official reader and she read it out loud to use.  Here is the insert on the challenge and verse from the letter:

"Both of you girls have school today, so your challenge involves your classmates.  I want to encourage you girls to allow your classmates to go before you.  Whether its being ahead of you in line, or allowing them to go first in an activity.  The bible says in Galatians 5:13-14 "It is absolutely clear that God has called you to a free life. Just make sure that you don’t use this freedom as an excuse to do whatever you want to do and destroy your freedom. Rather, use your freedom to serve one another in love; that’s how freedom grows. For everything we know about God’s Word is summed up in a single sentence: Love others as you love yourself."  The world says "its all about me, I'm first."  The bible says "its not about me, it's about others."  This may seems like a small thing, but allowing others to go before you can show the love of Christ.  Being last in this situation is a good thing, not a bad thing. "
Sophee seem to get it...Olivia was confused on why anyone would want to be last.  I had to explain it to her a few times, but she did finally get it.  Sophee had more opportunities to do this challenge, but Olivia did an awesome job as well.  I know Sophee is really enjoying these acts of kindness (and her conscious is working over time...every day its like we have confession hour.) Olivia is doing well at understanding what it means to put others first.

Day three of the Advent Calendar was Luke 1:36-40
 And behold, even your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age; and she who was called barren is now in her sixth month.  For nothing will be impossible with God.”  And Mary said, “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

I love hearing parts of the Christmas story each morning.  I'm doing a little devotion over Christmas by Greg Laurie on my Bible app.  Yes I love the decorations and smells of Christmas and it puts me in the mood...but nothing more so than the story of my Savior's birth.
I hope you and your family are finding true joy during this season!

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Good Morning and Honeycombs

Happy Tuesday everyone and I hope your morning started off a little better than ours.  The girls fought last night before bed...so Bell addressed that in his letter this morning.  Sophee understood and accepted what he said...not so much Olivia.  In her words "it was stupid."

So for the letter the girls received this morning, it had to be altered from its original format.  Here is a little snippet:

"Now, I want you girls to know that I heard you fighting before bed and not listening to your parents.  That's not how we are suppose to behave towards our parents and siblings.  Acts of kindness isn't just for strangers; we should do these within our family as well.  So today this is a two part challenge.  In Proverbs 16:24 it says: Pleasant words are a honeycomb,Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.  I want you girls to tell everyone you see in the morning "Good morning" and smile at them.  I know you can do it.  I also want you girls to say kind words to one another.  Encourage your sister, say nice things to her.  I know you can do this as well"
So the random act of kindness today was for the girls to tell everyone good morning.  Then as an added challenge, they had to speak kindly to one another.  Sophee was very much on board with this...Olivia not so much.  But thankfully they spoke kindly to one another once we left for school, so I will consider that a win!  
I have to admit...I was exhausted last night.  So our Elf was only sitting in the tree this morning...nothing exciting.  

For the 2nd day of the Advent calendar, the verse came from Luke 1: 31-35 "and behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.  He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;  and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.”  Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?”  The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God."

Hopefully I will be more creative tonight with what Bell does.  We shall see

Monday, December 1, 2014

Open Doors and Cookies Galore

Hello everyone!  Hope you and your family have had a wonderful Monday!  Well....as wonderful as Mondays can go.  It got cold really quick here in Southeast Texas...but have no fear...it warms back up on Wednesday :-P 

So today was the official start of our elf Bell having fun at night and giving the girls a challenge in the morning.  I know it was only the first morning, but I'm hoping this is an incentive for the girls to get up on time during the week.  They hopped right out of bed this morning...so we shall see.

This morning, we found that Bell watched TV last night with some friends (the girls said he was on a date since it was two barbies but it wasn't intended for that.  I just wasn't able to sneak in their room to get some other toys so we had to go with the barbies that had been left in the living room.)

The girls found their letter from him on the chair as well and Sophee read it out loud while I heated up the pancakes leftover from yesterday (That's the great thing about the recipe I posted yesterday.  I usually get about 20 pancakes from that batter so we use the leftovers through out the week.)  In the note he told the girls what he watched last night (Doctor Who of course!) and then what challenge he had for them today.  Today, they had to open the doors for others and let them go through first.  The girls were super excited about this.  The verse that went along with that was from 1 John 3:18~ "Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth."
I learned after Sophee got out of school maybe I should have done this on another day; Olivia was with me all day and hadn't had a chance to do this, and at Sophee's school the teachers have to open the doors.  Thankfully though, I had to go to Lifeway before gymnastics to return a cd I got for a certain someone on Black Friday, only to have them go later that day and get the same cd *cough cough Kylie* :-)  And wouldn't you know, God had placed someone to walk in at the same time we were, so the girls held the door open together to let the lady through.  The lady had a huge smile on her face, but it sure didn't beat the smile on the girls' faces to know they did something good.  They also had another chance at gymnastics.  All in all, this was a good challenge in not just doing the act, but also being aware of those around you and looking for ways to serve.

At the end of the letter from Bell, he talked about the advent calendar and what it was.  Today, the verse came from Luke 1:26-30~" Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”  But she was very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was.  The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God."

The girls love the story of Jesus' birth, and Sophee gets so excited when she's the one who gets to read it to us.

So day one was a success! I'm working on tomorrow's letter and challenge.  Going to do one the girls can do often!

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Time Travel, Elf Ears, and Pancakes

So since we were in Texarkana with my family over Thanksgiving, we prepared for Bell to arrive there, since a helper elf  also had a gift for Bell to give to the girls.  Unfortunately I have no pictures of how Bell arrived (my sister videoed it so maybe sometime I will post the vid.) but I will tell you.  Bell arrived tapped to the front door of the grandparents house, with TARDIS Christmas lights strung up around him.  For those who don't know my little (its bigger on the inside) obsession with Doctor Who (my children LOVE it as well) the TARDIS is the Doctor's time machine and "Bell" just happened to find Christmas lights of it for their Christmas tree.  Bell also found Elf ears and hat for my car (Thanks BeBe).  Bell showed up with a letter as well.  I got the letter from Only Little Once and tweaked it a little.  Here is a picture of it


 The girls were so excited about Bell coming back this year.  They have been trying to guess what he is going to do each morning.  This morning they came to wake us up and let us know Bell was drinking the maple syrup (part of the elves four main food groups)  He didn't have a kindness challenge today since we got in last night and mommy didn't print anything out.  But starting tomorrow there will be a challenge.  I'll post about that tomorrow afternoon.


Since Bell was drinking syrup this morning we had pancakes for breakfast this morning.  I found a recipe that I really like to useI've tweaked it just a bit, to add holiday flavors to it.

2 cups flour
⅓ cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 ½ Tablespoons. baking powder
1 egg
2 cups milk
2 Tablespoons butter (room temp, soft)
2 teaspoons vanilla

1/2 tsp to 1 tsp cinnamon (this varies depending on how much your family loves cinnamon)
1/4 tsp nutmeg

First take all your dry ingredients and whisk together.  In a separate bowl mix all your wet ingredients together.  Slowly pour in wet ingredients to dry ingredients, whisking until completely mixed.  Heat your griddle or pan to medium heat.  Use a tablespoon to spoon out your batter.  Spoon out 2 tablespoons of batter.  Watch your pancakes, and after about 15 to 20 seconds flip it and cook on the other side for the same amount of time (If 20 seconds has passed and little "bubbles" aren't popping on the pancakes leave for another 30 seconds.)  And last, enjoy your pancakes with as much (or little)  syrup as you want.

Now go put on some Christmas music, start decorating if you haven't already, and get ready for the best time of year!

Christmas Time!

If I haven't said it before, I will say it now....I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!!  It has always been my favorite time of year always, but it has become to mean more to me now as an adult.  Maybe it because I see the wonder and joy on my girls faces during this month, or maybe its because I've grown more in my faith and understanding of the true meaning, or maybe a little bit of both.  Whatever it may be, this is a special time of year and I want to share some of that with all of you.
Last year we had our first visit from Bell the Elf.  The girls had so much fun seeing what he would do each morning.  My husband and I even made a video of him leaving with Santa, with the help from some of my high school bible study girls.  I also did lots of baking last year and enjoyed every minute of it.  My kitchen smelled amazing all month.
So Bell is back this year, but I wanted to do something a little different this year.  Bell will still do silly fun stuff, but we are going to focus on doing acts of kindness and the true meaning of CHRISTmas.  I had bible verses with Bell last year, but I wanted to do more.  So each morning the girls will wake up to find Bell doing something silly and with a verse and challenge attached to him for the girls to show love and kindness to someone.  I'm also going to have some other tags attached to him if the girls are disobedient the day before.
I found three great sites through pinterest with printouts and ideas for the month.   Here are links to the different sites:
Only Little Once ~ This is where I got my letter from Bell from
For the Love of My Home ~ This is a calendar for the month of December with challenges for acts of kindness
Watch Me Homeschool ~ Notes from Bell when the kids have been disobedient.

All three have wonderful ideas for you to do.  I'm so excited to officially start tomorrow with my two girls.  So I've said all that to let you know I am going to blog about what Bell does each day and what challenges the girls get.  Later today I will post how Bell showed up and what he did this morning.

And then at the end, I am going to post a fun recipe that I like to make during Christmas.  This could be something that I actually bake for my menu or just something fun.  Most things I post will be things you can order from me or of course something you can make with and/or for your family.  A lot of these can make great gifts.

So look for my next update later today for the Adventures of Bell the Elf!

Monday, November 10, 2014

I'm bad about posting....and Thanksgiving Menu

Yes.  I know.  I stink at posting.  I usually just update my facebook page, and that's usually all I have time for!  So sorry about that!!! 

Ok so Thanksgiving is just around the corner!  I have a new menu all ready for the fall!  Get your orders in before it gets here!
Don't you just love the smell and taste of Fall Flavors?  Nothing compares!  Well, Christmas flavors are right up there with them!  And those are coming out soon!
New Menu
12………24
Southern Comfort………………………….$22...…$42
A red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting
Awake My Soul…………………………….$26……$50
A coffee flavored cupcake with chocolate fudge in the middle and coffee frosting on top
Midnight Love………………………………$30……$58
Dark chocolate cupcake with dark chocolate blackberry ganache and blackberry frosting. Topped with a chocolate dipped blackberry
BR Midnight Snack ………………………...$26…….$50
A vanilla cupcake with Oreos and cream cheese frosting
Nuttin’ Better……………………………….$27…….$52
A chocolate cupcake with a peanut butter center and peanut butter frosting
4:22………………………………………….$28……..$54
Chocolate cupcake with Oreo in the batter, with a peanut butter center and peanut butter whipped frosting, plus an Oreo on the bottom
What’s Up Doc………………………………$24……$46
Spiced carrot cupcake with chai tea frosting
Pecan Delight………………………………...$32…....$62
A brown sugar cupcake with pecan pie filling, baked in a pie crust topped with whipped cream frosting.
All American…………………………………$30…….$58
A brown sugar cupcake with apple pie filling, baked in a pie crust and topped with whipped cream frosting
Paradise………………………………………$32…….$62
A pineapple cupcake topped with coconut frosting, with toasted coconut on top with a pineapple flower.

The Great Pumpkin Pie……………………..$32…...$62
A pumpkin pie cupcake baked into a pie crust with cream cheese frosting and cinnamon on top.
Pumpkin Hype……………………………….$32…..$62
A brown butter pumpkin cupcake with whipped frosting on top drizzled with caramel
Nutty Banana…………………………………$28…...$54
A banana nut cupcake topped with peanut butter cream cheese frosting.
Appledoodle…………………………………..$26……$50
A snickerdoodle cupcake with apple pie filling, topped with caramel buttercream
Sweet & Salty…………………………………$30……$58
A mocha flavored cupcake topped with salty caramel buttercream drizzled with salty caramel.

September-November Specials
Butterbeer………………………..$32………$62
A cream soda and butter infused brown sugar cupcake with butterscotch ganache and butterscotch buttercream.
The Sweet Tator…………………$26………..$50
A sweet potato cupcake with marshmallow frosting on top.
Sweet Mornings………………….$24………..$46
A cinnamon roll cupcake with cream cheese frosting on top.

Pies:
Apple Pie: $22
Pumpkin: $18
Pecan: $20
Dark Chocolate Pecan: $24


Coming up in my next post will be my greatest challenge yet:  My about to be 5 year old's cupcake cake...she wants a TARDIS.  Pray for me!  LOL.  Alright then.  Allonsy!

Monday, April 21, 2014

Scottish Heritage

Now that Easter is over, I am revamping my menu and working on the next project.
Even though we have lived in the Houston are for almost five years, there are still events that happen around here that we learn about.  One of them is the Houston Celtic Festival and Highland Games, and we are going this weekend.  I am super excited about this.  Part of my family comes from Scotland (and other Celtic nations) and I love learning news things about my heritage and teaching my girls about them as well.  
One of the events going on this weekend at the games is a shortbread cookies competition, traditional and non traditional.  I am going to be entering both, so today I worked on the cookies I will be entering for the traditional one, and it will also be my base for the non traditional one.
I had two different recipes; the first I did used powdered sugar, and the other one used white sugar, typical old world traditional.  Here are some pics from my baking adventure today:

 This is the first batch, made with powdered sugar
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I used a cookie cutter that was from my grandmother.  I just got a bunch of different ones from her.  Excited to use them
 Here they are before I put them in the oven.

Here are a couple after being baked.


Here is the second batch made with white sugar.

I actually used a biscuit cutter to make these cookies.  Also from my grandmother.

Here is the finished product

What did I learn from this?  Using white sugar turned out a much yummier cookie. :-)

So either tomorrow or Wednesday, I will be baking up the cookie I plan on using for the non traditional shortbread cookie.  Will see how that goes.

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Easter Cupcakes

Hey everyone!  With Easter approaching, I wanted to post the cupcake I am making for the special Holiday.  

Picture Credit: http://iambaker.net/cross-cupcakes

You can choose vanilla or chocolate cupcake with a thin spread of frosting, peanut butter chips placed on top with three chocolate crosses.  A dozen of either flavor is $25.  Place you orders by April 16th.
635breadoflife@gmail.com
 

Monday, February 24, 2014

They're Always After Me Lucky Charms!

Valentine's day is over and no I am focusing on two holidays that are coming up!

First....St Patrick's Day.  I love my Irish heritage!  Though I'm not to fond of the tradition of pinching someone who doesn't wear green!  Ouch.
So in honor of St Patty's Day I have some yummy cupcakes to make.  
Lucky Charms Cupcake: A vanilla cupcake with green sprinkles inside with marshmallow buttercream and Lucky Charms Cereal marshmallows.

Four Leaf Clover: Your choice of cupcake (vanilla and yellow cakes can be colored green) with green buttercream and a green chocolate four leaf clover on top.

Contact me for more information and pricing.

The next celebration is truly a day of celebration: Easter.  The day Jesus rose from the grave and defeated death!  Hallelujah!  In honor of this amazing gift we have been given, I'm making special Easter cupcakes.

Your choice of cupcake flavor with a thin layer of frosting on top (can be colored brown) with either peanut butter chips or Heath chips on top, with three crosses, the middle one being bigger.

Pics of these cupcakes will come later this week so you can get an idea of what they look like.

Remember, fro now until July, 15% of your purchase will go to the Vine Foundation in Uganda.  www.thevine5k.myevent.com 

Monday, February 10, 2014

Valentine's Menu

Special Valentine's Day Menu
Cupcake Menu
Southern Comfort
A traditional red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting
12 for $20 24 for $38
Southern Charm
A traditional red velvet cupcake with white chocolate cream cheese frosting
12 for $22 24 for $40
Awake My Soul
A coffee flavored cupcake with chocolate fudge in the middle and coffee frosting on top
12 for $24 24 for $46
The Ruffian
A pistachio cupcake with chocolate frosting and crushed pistachios sprinkled on top
12 for $25 24 for $48
Midnight Love
Dark chocolate cupcake with dark chocolate blackberry ganache and blackberry frosting. Topped with a chocolate dipped blackberry
12 for $28 24 for $52
P.N.O. (Parents’ Night Out)
Champagne cupcake with chocolate ganache frosting and a chocolate dipped strawberry
12 for $30 24 for $58
New Love
Chocolate cupcake with chocolate strawberry ganache and strawberry champagne frosting
12 for $28 24 for $52
Breakfast in Bed (His and Hers)
Pancake cupcake with maple frosting. Topped with candied bacon on His and sliced strawberries on Hers
12 for $28 (6 his 6 hers) 24 for $54 (12 his 12 hers)
Chocolate Lovers
Chocolate cupcake with chocolate ganache and chocolate frosting
12 for $22 24 for $42

Mix and Match your favorite. Single cupcakes and orders of four and six cupcakes available. Contact Bread of Life for pricing.

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Frozen Cupcakes

I got to make some fun cupcakes for my sweet friend's daughter's birthday.  She turned four and wanted a Frozen theme party.  So I searched for ideas for some cute cupcakes and found Olaf the Snowman from the movie.  So I made a yummy chocolate cupcake with buttercream frosting.  I used melted chocolate, gel icing, edible eyes, and marshmallows for the decorations.


 My girls and I had so much fun celebrating Reese's birthday.  Happy Birthday Reese!

Two exciting events are coming up!  The Superbowl and Valentine's Day!  Cupcakes can always add some excitement to a football party, especially when the cupcakes look like footballs!

For Valentine's Day, what goes better together than chocolate and strawberries!  You can choose from a chocolate cupcake or dark chocolate cupcake with strawberry buttercream frosting topped with a chocolate strawberry.  Pricing is 4 for $10, 6 for $15, and 12 for $30.