This weekend I celebrated a dear friend’s birthday. Nothing quite says ‘festive celebration’ to me as much as cupcakes! I love matching the cupcake flavors, wrapper, and frosting colors dependent on the season or holiday we’re currently in. On this joyous occasion I had the pleasure of bringing the dessert to her birthday dinner and got to make birthday cupcakes! My friend is timeless, sweet, classy and young at heart so I wanted the cupcakes to reflect precisely that…
After frosting, I sprinkled a little bit of coconut shaving on the top of the frosting for garnish.
I like to give baked goods in these little brown craft paper boxes. They have a little peep hole on the top of the box and end up looking like treats from a bakery.
12 polka dot candles and the most charming box of matches I’ve ever come across.
Make a wish! Happy Birthday Karen!
I love to bake cupcakes! Period. But especially on birthdays. They seem to capture the joy of birthday cake in your own individual packaging. I also appreciate how cutting the cake, plates and forks are not necessarily needed in the case of cupcakes.
What dessert do you prefer for your birthday? Traditional cake or something different?
-Allison
Those look so yummy! I love a good homemade cupcake…they are so much better than all those fancy store bought ones!
Im so happy you stopped by my blog. I love meeting new bloggers – esp those in So Cali/SD! Excited to read more!
xo, jill
Classy with a Kick
This looks delicious! I need to try this at home.
-Vogue&Heels
vogueandheels.wordpress.com
Yay I love baking cupcakes, yours look really good!!
Kristina
Kristina does the Internets
Oh yuuum. I love cupcakes but I love chocolate fudge cake even more! Very cute decorations on the cupcakes!
xo Michelle
Fierce & Fashionable
They were as delicious as they look! How lucky am I, to have Allison for my birthday fairygodmother?? Best birthday ever!! Thank you, thank you!