Today we are celebrating BABIES!
Amanda, the very funny and uber talented cake and cookie creator from i am baker and i am mommy, is expecting a sweet new addition to her family. And he will be arriving very, very soon, all dressed in blue. Yes, a sweet little baby boy.
And because we’re just not able to meet and do this properly in the same room (ohhhh, wouldn’t that be a blast?!), we’re throwing Amanda a virtual baby shower. To show her how much her friendship means to each of us. To give back to Amanda, in appreciation for all she does for others. And to celebrate BABIES!
I love most anything “mini”, and can’t think of anything sweeter than a mini Amanda. So I created these {i am baby} cakes in honor of this baby boy’s birth. Using Amanda’s own homemade cake mix recipe, and the silicone mini cupcake pans that I’m so very fond of when I want the simplicity of no paper cupcake liners, I baked a bunch of miniature cakes. With a swirl of cream cheese frosting tinted blue, and a sprinkling of pretties over the top by my little girl, our kitchen was happily filled with the soft almond aroma of these little blue baby cakes.
Please JOIN US in celebrating Amanda’s upcoming baby! All of these blogging friends are sharing something at this virtual baby shower. Just click on their links to see what they’ve created!
Drinks
Add a Pinch – i am baby Shower Punch
TidyMom – Ducky Bath Blue Punch
Savory Bites
Dine and Dish – Stuffed Mushrooms
GoodLife Eats – Cucumber Sandwich Recipe
My Baking Addiction – Crab Rangoons
Simple Bites – Spring Crudité, Buttermilk-Black Pepper Dip
Desserts
A Farmgirl’s Dabbles – {i am baby} cakes
Bake at 350 – Baby on Board Cookies
Bakers Royale – Baby Shower Cupcakes
Bluebonnets and Brownies – Mini Fruit Pizzas
Confessions of a Cookbook Queen – Homemade Butter Mints
Food for My Family – Baby Shower Macarons
Gourmande in the Kitchen – Chocolate Blueberry Truffles
My Kitchen Addiction – Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
She Wears Many Hats – “B” is for Boy – Itty Bitty Baby Cupcakes
Smith Bites – Strawberries with Brown Sugar Dip
What’s Cooking with Kids – Hamentashen cookies
Last But Not Least
Wenderly – Baby Cards
Amanda’s Homemade White Cake Mix with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- FOR THE CAKE MIX:
- 2-3/4 c. flour
- 1-3/4 c. super fine sugar
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ¾ tsp. salt
- ¾ c. unsalted butter at room temperature
- 5 egg whites
- 1 c. milk
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- ½ tsp. almond extract
- FOR THE FROSTING:
- 8 oz. cream cheese at room temperature
- ½ c. unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3 c. powdered sugar sifted
- blue food coloring
- small white nonpareils
- blue sugar pearls
Instructions
FOR THE CAKE:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Fill mini cupcake cups 2/3 full. The silicone mini cupcake pans that I used have a larger cupcake area than my metal mini cupcake pans, and I made some of each. The baking time varied quite a bit, with the larger ones taking 20 minutes and the smaller ones taking 12 minutes to bake. Just be careful to not overbake, or they will lose their delicious moistness. Keep an eye on them and bake just until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool a minute or so in the pans and then remove to a rack to cool completely.
FOR THE FROSTING:
- Using an electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy, Add the vanilla and beat just to combine.
- Slowly add the sifted powdered sugar, one cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Add food coloring, a bit at a time, until you reach your desired color.
- Using a pastry bag fitted with a medium plain tip (I use Wilton No. 12), pipe frosting on each cupcake. Immediately finish by sprinkling with small white nonpareils and blue sugar pearls.
Notes
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Brenda – these are GORGEOUS!! i am in love with that beautiful blue color . . . and those pretty sprinkles make them perfect!
These are so sweet, Brenda! The frosting looks perfectly tinted and textured.
What a lovely cup cakes.Nice to eat.
What a lovely cup cakes.Lovely to eat.
Pretty!!!! :):)
What gorgeous cupcakes and your photos are incredible…wow!
Brenda,this is such a sweet gesture! Loved those cupcakes :)
Bake one for me pretty please, when we meet next time :D
Can I tell you just how much I love these? They are BETTER than baby socks. So. squeaking. CUTE!
You can’t beat cupcakes for a baby shower… They are so perfect. I love the color of these… Just stunning!
What a lovely little cake, Brenda! The sprinkles on top are just perfect.
Brenda, these are just beautiful…your photos on this post amaze me!!
I’m so glad you were able to participate in the shower. I know it meant the world to Amanda!!
How adorable are these!! Just perfect for I am Baby.
A “mini Amanda”…how cute is that!?
And these mini cupcakes are cute as a button!
Precious, precious, precious!!!
Such a gorgeous colour you did for these special cupcakes for Amanda and they are decorated so sweetly. She is so deserving of this virtual shower and what a wonderful way for her blogging friends to reach out and surprise her this way.
Oh my goodness, how precious are these little cupcakes! I love the mini pearl sprinkles.
These are soooo beautiful, Brenda! Wish this was a real shower, but then I’d be eating way too many of these beauties!
Brenda these are fabulous!!! love your photo styling too!!!
Wish this was a REAL shower….I’d eat like 5 of those cupcakes! haha
Can I order 2 dozen of these? They’re perfect!
BRENDA!!! These are the cutest cupcakes EVER!!! THANK YOU!!! I am seriously just so blown away by you all… by your kindness and thoughtfulness and that you all kept it a secret!!!! I cant say THANK YOU enough… you are just the BEST!!!!
THANK YOU!
Amanda
P.S. That cream cheese frosting looks to die for!