Hello friends! Happy Weekend! We've been told to batten down the hatches here in California today, so we are going to be staying snug inside, and watching church online. Supposed to be a big big storm coming through. Lots of coffee and maybe some naps too for us today! Hope you're having a great weekend where you are! Today I have a sweet treat to share with you! I love to make cupcakes and decorate them for holidays and birthdays... It's one of my favorite things actually! I used to love bringing them into the office when I worked in an office. Cupcakes just simply make everything better. And, they're easy to make! I haven't made any for a while, so I thought, well, let's make some pretty Valentine Cupcakes! This was a fun project and I decorated them with all kinds of candies, and Valentine goodies. They were (were) delicious too!
HERE are some winter cupcakes I made a long time ago.... And HERE are some summer/tropical cupcakes I made....
Sometimes I make both the cake and the frosting from scratch. Sometimes I make the frosting from scratch, or just the cake. It really all depends on my mood. For this batch, I used boxed cake mix and ready made frosting and added my special touches. The cake is triple chocolate fudge and the icing is buttercream, died pink of course! All my supplies and details are listed HERE or at the bottom of my post via the supply graphic/link!
I used red foil cupcake liners to be EXTRA fun! I added sprinkles, and lips, and hearts and straws.... See, just like with my cards - more is MORE! MORE fun that is! Those big red lips crack me up. The frosting is also sprayed with edible shimmer, but it's very hard to photograph. I used a big star frosting tip and gel food coloring for the frosting. Love me some big frosting swirls, for sure!!
One of my tips always is to keep everything cold. It's so much easier to work with the frosting if it's cold, and the cold also keeps the cake extra moist and fresh. As soon as my cupcakes are cooled from the oven, I cover them and pop them right into the refrigerator until they get frosted. Once they're frosted, they go back into the refrigerator until we gobble them up! The straws are just regular drinking straws that I cut in half. There is no limit to how to decorate!
I found the most adorable plates and napkins!
The muffin tin in the photo is a favorite find from our local antique mall. I love decorating with vintage things!
This one has a chocolate heart stuck into the frosting! The paper wrapper is from my stash - a very very old die that is no longer available. I use it all the time to match the theme. I did link to another wrapper that looks very close to this one!
In this picture you can kind of see the shimmer.... It's so pretty in person!
Okay have I made you hungry for some sweets!? Maybe I need to make some more! LOL. There's still plenty of time to plan a Galentine's Event!! I hope I've encouraged you to whip up a batch and decorate them in your favorite color, or theme, or just because. Because cupcakes make life better!
Here's a quick pic of Lucky in my craft room the other day. The bestest, cutest boy. He takes his job as craft room manager very seriously!!
The cupcakes are beautiful! Your craft room manager is, too!
Posted by: Janice | 02/05/2024 at 03:22 AM
I love your craft room manager! He is adorable! And the cupcakes are so classy!
Posted by: Ann Merry | 02/04/2024 at 02:15 PM
These are almost too beautiful to eat ... NOT! What a sweet treat and decorated so lovely. Lucky is looking handsome as ever. I know he will be having a birthday next month. Mark may have to build you guys an ark is this rain keeps up. I know California can always use some rain, but, this might be taking it a little far... stay safe and enjoy those wonderful cupcakes.
Posted by: Anne Sturgeon | 02/04/2024 at 01:55 PM
Wow, those cupcakes look AMAZING! And Lucky is lucky to have a mommy like you. Then again, you are lucky to have an amazing and super-handsome boy like him as well.
Hope all is well and that you are safe. Hugs -
Lori S in PA
Posted by: Lori Spitzer | 02/04/2024 at 10:57 AM
YUMMY! BEAUTIFULLY DONE, Wanda! I am busy working here on Valentines of course. LOL AND STILL trying to perfect my Sour Dough, but I THINK I may have finally discovered the SECRET to making it! STAY COZY THERE!!!! ;)
Posted by: Becky Green | 02/04/2024 at 10:20 AM
YOU ARE one talented lady! Your cupcakes are amazing!!!!Thank-you for sharing your talents with us!!!!!!
Stay safe today. Hubby and I have been watching the Pebble Beach Golf tournament this weekend. I hope it is still a go for today! It didn't look good there yesterday.
Posted by: Christine Dol | 02/04/2024 at 06:10 AM
You are a lady of many talents! And I'm so glad you share them with us. Thanks for being you and all you do!
Posted by: Jeanne T | 02/04/2024 at 04:38 AM