Cupcake Cake

My oldest daughter turned 10 this month!

It's amazing how quickly 10 years flew by.

We planned a birthday party with kids,

party favors, games, hot dogs, cake...

hold on there... not just any cake!

A cupcake cake.

Have you seen these at the grocery store?

They're really cute, but I just can't

bring myself to pay all that money

for cupcakes that are mediocre

with icing that is just as mediocre

(probably even more so).

It's not that I'm a snob

(at least I don't think I am),

but I just love yummy food

and those store-bought cupcakes

just aren't that yummy to me.

Besides, my daughter wanted carrot cake cupcakes...

I'm not sure the grocery store could pull that off.

So we went to work making carrot cake cupcakes

using an old recipe from a Russian cookbook

that my grandma gave my mom

(seriously, those ladies knew how to bake/cook).

It's an amazing recipe and along with cream cheese

frosting on top... well, it's just super amazing!

I arranged the cupcakes on a piece of foam board,

iced the cupcakes and decorated them.

Decorated the foam board.

I'll admit, I was in a little rush when I put this together

and it didn't come out the greatest,

but my daughter loved it and was very pleased

and that's what really matters, right?

So I'm glad we tried something new

and had some fun with it.

How about you?

Have you tried anything new lately?