Tea Party in the Woods

7 little girls, dressed as fairy princesses, all together for a tea party in the woods.

Now what little treats would be worthy of such discerning little palates? Why cupcakes of course! None other than Teensy Cakes...at least that's what my friend thinks :)

My very talented photographer friend, Mignon North, had been planning this photoshoot for ages. Over the weekend on an absolutely gorgeous autumn day her idea had finally come to fruition. We all gathered at a local park where my cupcakes were to be set on the table and enjoyed by many little mouths. It was adorable watching the girls play dress up and dance around like they were fairies, and how excited they were to play tea party with juice in teacups and cupcakes. I was able to snag a few pictures from her blog, and with some time I'll have a few more to post. In the meantime, enjoy the spectacular sneak preview!

Rainbows pt. 2

Well after discovering those adorable rainbow cupcakes, I thought I'd give it a try with pastels for Easter. I certainly learned my lesson with portioning the batter to color it; in this case, less is NOT more. If and when I make these again I'm going to double the batch to make certain that I have enough of every colour to make enough cupcakes...I had a couple fall short of a few layers. Also, instead of using a spoon to drop in each color I'm going to use a piping bag next time. I'm sure it'll go a lot quicker, more cleanly and allow for better control of how much hits the pan.

The colours darkened as they baked which was a little disappointing (and surprising...) so they weren't as pastel as they were in the bowl, but I still think they were cute!