Cupcakes Are For The Birds

Dear Readers,

Her name is Katie - but we call her Kupkate and most of the time it's pretty clear we are sisters.

We get told we look a lot alike, but she claims she's the pretty one and for the most part I agree.

We love many of the same things and our shared love of cupcakes is just the frosting.

She turned twelve last month.

It made me feel old.

So I cheered myself up by baking her birthday cake.

It was for the birds. 

Okay, Okay, call me flighty. I was in a nesting mood. This chick needed one special cake.

I was decorating away and the time just flew.

Okay, I done with the bird puns.

I think.

It started with the frosting.

Hmmm... maybe I'm onto something...

I start decorating a cake by tasting the frosting and I end it by licking the spoons.

I eat lots of frosted treats before starting a diet - since soon I'll be missing out. My diet ends when I give into my craving for a cream cheese frosted dessert.

I start eating lots of this stuff and I end up not fitting into my baggiest yoga pants.

Life starts with baby shower cupcakes and ends with funeral luncheon brownies.

Eureka!

-- It all starts and ends with frosting. --

Excuse me while I go get a thickly glazed doughnut with extra cream filling to celebrate my discovery.

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Okay, I'm back.

I bought a package of edible Easter grass at the Cracker Barrel and since I can't stand to have inspiring things tucked away in my cupboard too long, it had to be used.

And because I'm a big fan of Cuppy...

And because I seem to not be able to leave well enough (above) alone...

It became this.

I love this little guy.

All it took was an average sized cupcake (on it's side) and half a mini-cupcake (for the head), some candy coating wafers (chocolate and red), a dab of white frosting, two chocolate covered sunflower seeds, two over sized yellow candy buttons and plenty of chocolate sprinkles.

Wah-lah!

Meet Cuppy's new best friend.

He's kinda a head case.

I can relate.

Because again, that wasn't enough.

There were a lot of people coming to this party, people.

I had to have Peeps for my people.

Or is that, Peeps for my peeps?

Whatever.

Besides there was all this great stuff left over. What's a girl to do?

Well, it's like I always say, When life gives you cupcakes, edible eater grass, frosting, and oversized candy buttons...

Add sprinkles.

and candles.

Think hard.

And make a wish.

I love it when wishes come true.

Psst... Wanna know a secret?

Next time you are standing there, eyes closed, big breath puffing out your cheeks...

Wish for a piece of cake.

I do this every year and every year, without fail,  I open my eyes and there it is,

just waiting for me.

Maybe, you will get that lucky, too.

She did.

Love,

Raimie