Cake #59 Teatime Cupcakes

What is amazing is that it is 9:19 am and I have finished our Saturday cupcakes in time for breakfast because truly these are a cupcake for breakfast. These "teatime" cupcakes go perfectly with a cup of tea and as one might figure they are made with a strong Earl Grey tea. The rest of the recipe was simple mix the dry ingredients of flour, baking powder, apple pie spice, then stir in the wet ingredients of butter, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, and the tea. Finally, add 1/8 cup of currants and bake for twenty-five minutes at 350 degrees. I also put a couple of currants on top of the cupcakes as well before baking. When they came out I sprinkled some powdered sugar and cinnamon on top, and that was that.They were a perfect breakfast for a snowy Saturday morning with some tea.

In fact, I really have had a perfect weekend so far. Last night Evalyn, Ted, myself, and baby that we will soon know the sex of, went to Babies R Us for some diapers and to check out toddler mattresses for her new big girl Little Mermaid room that will be a surprise for her second birthday, and Evalyn was an angel. Then we went to Italian Sensation for some pizza, and she ate a whole slice of pizza with a fork! Finally, we went food shopping and she was happy the whole time, so much so that when we were on our way for checkout Ted could not resist getting her the Lady and the Tramp blu-ray to watch for when we got home. So Ted put away the groceries, and I gave Evie a bath, and then we all snuggled in mommy and daddy's bed with her two pillow pets, a cup of milk, and a cookie and watched the "dog dogs". She watched a good thirty-five minutes before she started to get tired, so we kissed her goodnight and she went right to sleep. This morning was no different, she slept in until 7:30, woke up happy, and when she saw the snow she hugged the dog and ran to get her "'noman" stuffed animal, which I couldn't believe how smart she was to make that connection. She ate all of her breakfast and has been happily playing ever since. In fact, we even discovered that she loves currants - so yay for another healthy food we can add to the list.

Next weekend should be exciting too. Besides Evie's first Valentine's day that she will be able to enjoy chocolate, we will be one week closer to baby number two!

The book's cake:

My Cake:

So here is to good futures, and to future cakes!