Easy Easter cupcakes recipe

On Saturday Emily had a friend over and we decided to do some baking. I don't know about you but I have always loved baking with my kids, I think it stems back from when I was a little girl, sitting on the counter top and helping my mum stirring and adding ingredients whenever she was baking something delicious. Emily decided on making some cupcakes and that's exactly what we did. The girls favourite part was decorating them of course, all while munching on mini eggs and giant buttons.

These cupcakes are so quick and easy to make, the girls did most of it themselves! To make these at your house all you need is
110g softened butter 110g caster sugar 110g self raising flour 2 eggs tsp of vanilla extract  salt
Preheat your oven to 180C Add the sugar and butter to a bowl and beat until pale and fluffy. Add the flour, eggs, salt and vanilla and beat together. Spoon the mixture into cupcake cases and bake for about 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack before decorating.
For the butter icing
100g softened butter 225g icing sugar a spoon of water drop of yellow food colouring Cadbury's mini eggs chocolate buttons
Beat the butter until creamy. Gradually beat in the icing sugar, water and food colouring. Use a piping bag to pipe the butter cream onto the cupcakes and decorate with mini eggs and chocolate buttons. Enjoy!
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*Love the little things*

The idea behind the posts is that they are a weekly chance to remember the little things you’ve loved that join up to make your week.

Read

Emily has been ill all week so I've been a giving her lots of cuddles while fluffing up her pillow, rearranging her blanket, reading her temperature and reading her some stories. One of her favourite books at the moment is called Stories for girls so we got it out, cuddled under a blanket and read it together. She really enjoyed this and so did I!

I've also read my kids end of term school reports and oh boy am I a proud mummy!!!

Watched

This week I really started enjoying Modern Family. It's always been one of these series we never really watched and we always flicked to something else when it came on.....until now. I can't believe how much I'm actually enjoying this. Gloria is just hilarious, hahaha! I saw a preview of a newer series where she's pregnant, can't wait to see what she's like with raging hormones!  

Heard 

My kids have discovered Frozen.

This song has been played a lot in our house this week.

Can't wait for when this movie is out on DVD.

Made

This morning the kids and I made some valentines cookies. They turned out pretty great I think!

 

Wore

I've been wearing quite a few scarves this week! They are just so easy and versatile to wear, especially when I don't have to work. One of my faves is this infinity scarf. This photo was taken ages ago but I just thought I'd put it up anyway.

 I've also broken my own rule. Leggings and a jumper. Now I love a good pair of leggings just as much as the next girl...but please please consider them as tights and not as trousers!!!! If you are going to wear them, wear them with a longer shirt or tunic. No one wants to see wobbly butt cheeks and most people will be able to tell you are a girl without you having to proof it to them! So, as I am typing this I am actually wearing leggings and a fleecy gap jumper. Hmmm. Am I comfy? Yes. Am I wearing this out later? No way!!!

And lastly..

Yesterday afternoon Emily snuck into her room and told me not to come in.  When she came back out she was holding something behind her back. With the proudest smile she handed me this homemade card. Isn't it adorable! I especially love the "beloved" part. Hahaha, where does she come up with these things.

Dylan went to the valentines disco at school last night and I think he looked very handsome!