Confetti Cake

This particular cake was for my big sister, Stephanie. She is truly a super star! She loves confetti cake. I made this cake using a cake mix, you can find several different varieties of "confetti" cake mixes. My favorite one is rainbow chip by Betty Crocker. It's frosted with ready to use rainbow chip icing by Betty crocker. It is also very easy to make your own version, just add multi-colored sprinkles to white cake batter and vanilla icing.

Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting

Cupcake Recipe

Ingredients:                                                        
2 1/3 c. all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. butter
1 1/4c. sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 c. milk

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Grease
and flour muffin cups, or spray with baking spray and flour.

2.In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside

3. In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add sugar, about 1/4 c. at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping bowl occasionally. Beat 2 minutes longer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture, about 1/3 of mixture at a time, and milk, about 1/2 at a time, beating just until blended.

4. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.

5. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans; place on cooling racks to cool. Frost with chocolate buttercream.
*Recipes for cupcakes and frosting from Betty Crocker's the Big Book of Cupcakes
Frosting Recipe:

Combine 3oz unsweetened baking chocolate melted and cooled and 1/2c. butter softened in large bowl. Stir in 3 cups powdered sugar. Beat in 2 teaspoons of vanilla and 3 to 4 tablespoons of milk until smooth and spreadable. If frosting is too thick, add more milk. Or, if frosting is too thin add more powdered sugar. Frosts 24 regular cupcakes.

All-Star Graduation...

I made these cookies for my sister's kindergarten students' graduation. They all loved them so much, they even made me thank you cards. How sweet!

These are just a simple sugar cookie with vanilla icing, decorated with large confetti sprinkles.

Click here for the cookie recipe