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Cupcakes!

April 13, 2009 By Carole

Easter is one of those holidays where sometimes I cook dinner and sometimes I don’t.  We’ve been known to have brunch or go on a picnic.  It’s different every year.  But this year I cooked a traditional Easter Sunday dinner for 8 members of our family.  We dined on ham, parmesan mashed potatoes, asparagus and carrots.

For dessert I made cheesecake and chocolate cupcakes.

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Honestly, the best chocolate cake recipe is the one from the Hershey’s cocoa tin.  And buttercream frosting is so much prettier when it’s tinted green.

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I never knew that cupcakes were so photogenic.

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We had a great day together and even watched lots of old home videos.  We’ve all gotten older.  And heavier.  Must be all those cupcakes.

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  1. margene says

    April 13, 2009 at 7:29 am

    Cupcakes are the new black! How fun and inspired they are for Easter…so cute!

  2. Karen says

    April 13, 2009 at 7:30 am

    The cupcakes look delicious!! We had a couple dozen at our hour last week and I’m sad to say the scale moved up a bit for us too.

  3. ChristyH says

    April 13, 2009 at 8:02 am

    They look good, now remove the jelly beans and we can eat them! Easter always calls to mind cheesecake with rubarb and strawberries. I had to work again on this holiday. bummer Leg of lamb for dinner tonight though!! YUM

  4. Kirsten says

    April 13, 2009 at 8:18 am

    Oooooo those cupcakes look tasty.
    Sounds like you had a very nice day.

  5. LittleWit says

    April 13, 2009 at 8:55 am

    Yum! 🙂 Happy Easter!

  6. deb says

    April 13, 2009 at 9:08 am

    How pretty! There are no calories in things you bake for others for holiday celebrations. There – I said it.

  7. Leslie says

    April 13, 2009 at 9:25 am

    Oh, how pretty! Is that one of those Wilton cupcake holders?

  8. Mary K. in Rockport says

    April 13, 2009 at 9:31 am

    Yum, yum, Yarnstormy. Now I must get downstairs and make inroads on all that leftover ham. And boiled Easter Eggs.

  9. Beth says

    April 13, 2009 at 9:55 am

    It’s weird how eating yummy things like cupcakes can make us heavier. I’m glad you had such a nice day.

  10. Vicki says

    April 13, 2009 at 10:11 am

    Mmm, they look yummy. Sounds like a great day!

  11. Carrie says

    April 13, 2009 at 10:35 am

    Woo! I made my usual cupcakes today but I never thought to make them Easter-baskety like that! Next year. (I even had all the decorations! Gah.)

  12. Doris says

    April 13, 2009 at 10:50 am

    Beautiful cupcakes…love the cupcake holder too, very festive.

  13. Nora says

    April 13, 2009 at 10:58 am

    So Cute! And I’ll bet they are delicious, too.

  14. Melissa says

    April 13, 2009 at 11:47 am

    That’s my favorite chocolate cake recipe too!

  15. elizabeth says

    April 13, 2009 at 12:03 pm

    I love cupcakes – they’re the perfect serving size!

  16. Marcia says

    April 13, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    I’ll have to try that recipe…I used the one from Bakerella for mine. It was okay. I’m in a cupcake thing myself these days and did a cupcake tree for our Easter dinner, too. I cut down the calories a bit by using Smart Balance “butter” and Spenda baking mix. No one ever knows but me! You’re right about the green frosting, though.

  17. Manise says

    April 13, 2009 at 12:44 pm

    The cupcakes make a great centerpiece- so cheerful looking!

  18. Stephanie says

    April 13, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    Pretty cupcakes – I love cupcakes!

  19. jill says

    April 13, 2009 at 2:31 pm

    What a fun display. Yummy too. I’ll eat buttercream frosting in any color!

  20. Carol says

    April 13, 2009 at 2:43 pm

    Gorgeous cupcakes! It was like reading a Yarnstorm/Jane Brocket post.

  21. Sara says

    April 13, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    Those are beautiful cupcakes…

    Your dinner sounds very good…nice to know you had a nice day!

  22. Sarah says

    April 13, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    I love those cupcake trees. Sounds like a great day.

  23. Kathy says

    April 13, 2009 at 3:42 pm

    Those look yummy. I’d love one — I’m so SICK of matzah.

  24. Katy says

    April 13, 2009 at 3:50 pm

    Pretty cupcakes!
    I thought of you on Easter b/c I used your mom’s recipe (posted a long while back) to make scalloped potatoes…they were a hit. 😉

  25. Mrs MJW says

    April 13, 2009 at 4:23 pm

    Oh so cute cupcakes. I better not let my hubby see this pic. He’ll want cupcakes. 🙂

  26. Lucia says

    April 13, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    Ooooh… cupcakes. Good thing there are no calories in photos.

  27. Cookie says

    April 13, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    Yum!

  28. vanessa says

    April 13, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    yum yum yum!

  29. Jean says

    April 13, 2009 at 11:21 pm

    The cupcakes are so cheerful, I really prefer them to cake and don’t feel quite as guilty eating one. Your dinner sounded scrumptious and home cooked food is always the best. Sounded like a day full on new memories that will be recalled in the years to come.

  30. Laura says

    April 14, 2009 at 9:04 am

    That is my favorite chocolate cake recipe, also. Got me hired for a job – the boss loved the cake.

  31. Karen says

    April 14, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    Pretty cupcakes! I have been seeing lots of cupcakes lately and am now craving one in the worst way.

  32. Patty says

    April 14, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    Hi Carole! They look yummy. I made that recipe this morning and will frost it tonight – my baby (my one and only) is 18 today!

  33. Kim says

    April 14, 2009 at 5:27 pm

    Love them! They looks so good. Wish I could reach through this screen and take some back. 🙂

  34. JessaLu says

    April 16, 2009 at 9:05 am

    pretty!!

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