Spring Cupcakes

 I spotted these mixes in the store and you got it, I had to try them. I wasn't going to combine the two but then I saw this post on I Am Baker and I had to try them combined. The Orangesicle mix smelled just like an ornagesicle. The Key Lime mix had a faint lime smell. 

 Being Spring and Easter just around the corner I used these cute bunny liners I picked up at Joann's. 

 Since I was going to add both batters to the cupcakes I made it easy on myself and put the batter in pipping bags. 

While I was making cupcakes I decided to make some mini bundt cakes too. I love my mini bundts. Having the batter in the piping bags came in handy in making these mini bundts. I tried to warm up some frosting and drizzle it onto the mini bundts but as you can see, I need to work on that technique. 

Why stop at cupcakes and mini bundts, let's make some bunny cakes too. I wasn't sure if the cake mix would work in this silicon mold. When I've used silicon molds before I always end up loosing a piece of the image. I made sure to spray the cavities really well with nonstick cooking spray and... 

Look how adorable they turned out! Every thing's in tack. The bunnies ears and feet made it. 

The two mix's combined taste pretty good together. I would probably add a little orange and lime zest next time to oomph up the flavor a bit. 

Happy spring baking! 

Little Monkey First Birthday

My friends little boy just turned one.  The theme: Monkey banana. Since he was turning one, the decorations were kept to a minimum. How many monkey's do you see?

I would have gone with a yellow or green table cloth to keep with the theme. That's just me. I like to match everything to my theme down to the last detail.

Fresh Pina Colada's were served for the adults.  By fresh, I mean, pineapple chunks and canned coconut.This was the first time I had fresh pina colada's and they were quite tasty.

Along with a veggie tray, quiches were served.  Potato and spinach variate's.

The chicken skewers were a BIG hit with the kids and the adults.  Can you tell?  We eh hem, sampled some before the party really began :)

Mini bundt banana cakes were a hit among the kids.  oops! I missed getting a picture of the chocolate covered banana's. Both dark and milk chocolate were served.

BIRTHDAY CAKE! It was gluten free and vegan because many of the kids who were invited have food allergies. I confess, I didn't try a piece.  I'm all about the gluten and sugar and eggs. As soon as my ears hear the words gluten free and vegan I think, that can't possibly taste good.  The adults that did eat the cake said it was good but dry.

Happy Birthday Jax!