Birthday Party Update

Hi there, I'm back with a Lexi' 8th party update.  We have been on the fence about an indoor or outdoor party.  Now being that her b-day is the beginning of April it could go either way weather wise.  For instance when I had her in 2004 there was a heat wave of sorts; the day we brought her home it was 80+ degrees.  Last year in April for her b-day is was a little chilly.  So far this year we been up and down weather wise in NY but we have been having some really warm days.  At this point I'm hoping for a 70+ day and we will be outdoors on the deck under a decorated gazebo for what is being called "Lexi' Pink and Pearls 8th B-Day Jewelry Party".    I  just need a 3 hour window of warm weather puhleesee!!!!!  I wanted to share some elements of the party with you all.

so these are some of my inspirations,  I will of course take pics and let you all see how it turned out.  Until next time!

Cupcake In A Jar

I came across this when I was just surfing and I am totally trying this soon.  Wanted to share it with you guys.

Ingredients:

- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

- 1 1/2 cups sugar

- 1 tsp baking soda

- 1 tsp salt

- *2 1/4 tsp cocoa powder

- *1 1/2 cup canola oil

- 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature

- 2 large eggs, room temperature

- 2 tbsp red food coloring

- 1 tsp white distilled vinegar

- *2 tsp vanilla extract

for the cream cheese frosting:

- 1 pound cream cheese, softened

- 2 sticks butter, softened

- *2 tsps vanilla extract

- 4 cups sifted powdered sugar

1. Batter is ready to be put in cupcake pan.

2. Spray the pan with pam and then fill each hole up 2/3 with the batter. Note: liners are optional , but you could if you want, just pull them off before putting them in the jar.

3. Usually they are done after about 17 minutes in my oven at temperature of 350℉, and  take them out and put them on a wire rack to cool completely.

4. Once they are cool,  slice them in half. You will have a stack of tops and a stack of bottoms.

5. Place 1 bottom in each jar.

6. Put a layer of the frosting.

7. Take the top of the cupcake and place on top of the layer of frosting.

8. Flatten (gently smash) the top part of the cupcake inside the jar. You want to get the top sort of flat.

9. Beautifully frost the top of the cupcake.

10. Cover with lids and package however you like! It will be heartbreaking to eat, as it is so pretty, but it is so yummy!

Here is a little supplies list with a link to where I bought my goodies for packaging:

- 8 oz glass jars with gold lid

- wooden spoons

- round stickers

- bakers twine

- pastry bag and decorative tips

I hope you enjoy.

Diy Idea... Placecard Holders

I like this idea and it seem easy enough.  I'm going to give this a try and then I'll post some pics of what my version looks like.