Celebrate Warmer Days with this Easy Spring Flower Cupcake Recipe #LMDConnector

One of the things I love about spring is that time after the snow has melted and there is green grass and new little flowers everywhere. Here in Saskatchewan, that’s not something we get to enjoy in March too often. And this year has been especially miserable with the snow still taller than me out in the yard and temperatures that have only just started to reach the melting point in the last day or two.

I may not be able to enjoy green grass and sweet smelling flowers for another month or two, but spring is here and I want to celebrate! So I decided to create some fun little cupcakes for the family that captured the things I most love about spring. Taking my inspiration from the recipe for Spring Flower Brownies on the Life Made Delicious website, I treated my boys to Easy Spring Flower Cupcakes!

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Treat Your Loved Ones to Easy Heart Shaped Valentine Cupcakes

valentine heart shaped cupcackes

I am a huge fan of holiday-themed crafts and treats, but for the most part I like them to be quick and easy. That’s why I love these fun heart shaped cupcakes! No special pan needed; just whip up your favourite cake batter, bake and decorate! The secret? Crumpled balls of aluminum foil in an ordinary muffin tin!

steps to heart shaped cupcakes

A muffin tin, paper liners, cake mix and crumpled balls of foil…all you need for heart shaped cupcakes!

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Sun-Maid Cinnamon Raisin Bread Apple Cupcakes Make a Quick and Delicious Dessert

Sun-Maid, a company that many of us remember from our childhood, celebrated its 100th birthday in December and a short time ago, I received a fun little birthday package from Sun-Maid Canada containing a Sun-Maid apron and coupons for Sun-Maid cinnamon swirl raisin bread. I also received this delicious recipe and it sounded so easy and good that I just had to try it out!

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Get Cooking with the Quick and Easy Vegan Series-All-Purpose Cupcakes

quick and easy vegan comfort food coverWhen I met my husband, I was a vegetarian and had been for almost eight years. It wasn’t a moral decision; I just felt much healthier when I didn’t eat meat. I gradually started adding chicken and fish to my diet and by the time my first son was born, I had resumed eating almost every kind of meat. But I still do serve a lot more vegetarian meals than most families and I love introducing vegetarian delicacies to my family. So when I received three of the cookbooks from the Quick and Easy Vegan series by Alicia C. Simpson to review, I was excited to discover some new meatless dishes to enjoy.

I received Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food, Quick and Easy Vegan Slow Cooking and Quick and Easy Vegan Low-Cal Comfort Food to review. I had a great time browsing through the cookbooks but I eventually decided to make the All-Purpose Cupcakes found in Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food. There are few things more comforting than a cupcake and I was in the mood for something sweet, so I couldn’t resist. [Read more...]

Get Cooking with 150 Best Cupcake Recipes-Candy Bar Cupcakes

150 best cupcakes coverIs there anything better than a cupcake? Moist cake with creamy icing that you hold in the palm of your hand…what tastier treat could there be? I’ve always loved baking and so when I recently received a copy of 150 Best Cupcake Recipes to review, I knew I had to test out one of the recipes as soon as possible.

Choosing which cupcake to bake took a bit of time, but eventually I decided on the decadent-sounding Candy Bar Cupcakes. A combination of rich chocolate cake batter and chopped chocolate bars creates a cupcake perfect for kids and adults! [Read more...]