With Mother's Day arriving this weekend, celebrate spring, motherhood, and everything garden with some stunningly simple cupcakes that will help make the day especially festive. Get some good decorating tips and resources for taking it up a notch.
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It's time to get a little spooky and a lot delicious with Halloween-inspired cupcakes. Rich dark chocolate cupcakes get robed in bright orange and green frosting and then sprinkled with purple glitter sugar for some extra wow.
Sometimes when baking, it really is all about presentation: like when you have a birthday to celebrate and only rainbows and glitter will do. Get some step-by-step instructions for making bright rainbow swirl frosting that's bursting with glitter.
Sometimes, cooking and baking are very much rooted in science and, other times, they are more about art. Most of the time, however, they blend the two and give you a chance to enjoy everything from chemistry to sculpture!
Frosting can be tricky if you have a lactose allergy. That's why I was so happy to discover a way to mimic a cream cheese frosting for pumpkin bars that's safe for those with such challenges when they sit down to the table.
What do I do when I get stressed or nervous? I bake. What? It keeps me off the streets! Or, at least it provides delicious baked goods to share with the other protesters!