Lemon cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream Frosting
My quest to teach Julianna not only how to bake but to love to bake continues. This weekend we switched things up just a little by making lemon cupcakes. Julianna has learned very quickly the steps to follow. Sugar and butter, mix together, now 2 eggs - 1 at a time, etc. I can ask her at any point in the mixing process and she knows which item is next. So smart that little one of mine. Oh, and this post features our new mommy and me aprons from Ms. Diane! We love them and I think we are adorable!
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- Helping Mom with the Mixer
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- Watching Mom separate an egg
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- Cutie
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- Ready for Cup Cakes!
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- Helping work the sifter
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- Checking it out
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- Here is a beater to lick!
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- Finished!
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- Time to test!
The Return of Cup Cakes!
Chandra and Julianna once again take on the task of making Cup Cakes. Practice makes perfect!
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- Lets do this!
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- Starting to Mix
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- Julianna jumps in and helps
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- Helping Mom with breaking the eggs
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- More Mixing!
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- Cannot wait!
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- What’s next?
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- Time to make the Icing!
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- And of course lick the beaters
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- And Viola! Cup Cakes!
Happy New Year and More
Julianna made a New Year hat and a maraca to shake and celebrate. In addition, she still loves boxes and she and her brother are becoming the best of friends. Enjoy!
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- Happy New Year!
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- Julianna shows off her 2015 hat and Happy New Year Maraca!
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- Julianna is a true Photo Bomber!
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- Julianna is very good a cups now — who needs a sippy?
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- Julianna squeals, Adrian winces 🙂
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- Our Julianna in the box
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- Sweetest Girl
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- Pop goes the Julianna
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- Brother and sister play time
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- They literally crack each other up — so cute!
Chef Mommy & Chef Julianna
Recently Julianna and I baked cupcakes together for the first time. They were chocolate buttermilk cakes with pink vanilla buttercream frosting. They turned out fabulous but for me the very best part was sharing the process with Julianna. She loves to help and is getting quite good with how to do basic things for baking. Enjoy!
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- Time to bake some cupcakes
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- We beat the sugar and butter together first
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- Julianna is excited about this part!
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- Almost done…
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- Now we add eggs
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- and another
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- Julianna holds the measuring cup steady for Vanilla
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- Now for dry ingredients — COCOA!
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- Stir it ALL up
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- Loves to stir
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- and stir
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- and stir
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- and STIR
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- Two of a kind
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- Time to taste the batter before baking
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- Into the baking cups
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- final licks of the spoon…yummy!
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- Pink frosting of course!
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- So pretty Julianna says
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- Must taste the frosting
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- so YUMMY
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- Waiting for baking — Julianna doesn’t love the wait so much 🙂
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- Our finished product
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- Taste test time
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- Dive In!
Girlie Girl
Julianna is a Girlie Girl -- she loves ribbons, bows, fairies, wands, boas, glasses, hats, and shoes -- everything that makes a girl, well girlie! She also likes to think she is in charge and loves animals of all kinds. Enjoy!
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- Looking for duckies to feed
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- Lost in nature?
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- Ready, Set…JUMP!
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- Cooking up something sweet!
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- Welcome to Cafe Clay
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- Sweet Girlie Girl
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- Houston — we have a headband malfunction
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- Julianna in Charge!
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- Clowning around with Papa