Hello there!

I seem to always come back from breaks with a cupcake post. (Like in this case.) Why is that? I guess it’s because cupcakes are happy, little things that seem to say, “Ta-daaah!” all by themselves.

These were fun favors made for my friend Jen’s bridal shower. As you can tell, her wedding colors are lavender and purple (the pink sprinkles are because she loves that color too!) I thought edible favors were a good idea because they’re practical and don’t end up gathering dust on someone’s shelf or, much worse, being thrown away.

I found this awesome Etsy seller who can customize these neat cupcake holders for you. They have an adhesive strip on the back that closes up the liner around the cooked and cooled cupcake. The seller put my request on the side (the words “Jen’s Getting Married!”) with a silhouette of a wedding dress, and even put silver sparkles around the design! So pleased with how they turned out.

It’s much easier to decorate these after they’re in the holder. These were Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream from the Magnolia Bakery cookbook, and were so easy to decorate.

Taking these home was easy with these individual cupcake containers that took me weeks to find online. There are many cupcake packaging options out there, like boxes with inserts and windows to see your frosting designs through (Bake It Pretty has tons!). But since the writing on the liners was the star for these, I had to find carriers that showed the whole cupcake. They have special grooves that hold the cupcake in place. Neat, huh? I got these from here.

I brought them to the shower in a basket lined with tissue and decorated with twirly ribbons.

Fun to make, even more fun to eat! (Yum–thanks for this pic, Julie!)

Hope your week’s going by sweetly!