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
Nutrition Information:
Looks yummy!
Can anyone tell me just how many mini/regular cupcakes this recipie will make? I usually don’t make the full amount. thanks!
Hello Kayla – my apologies for not writing the amount into the recipe. I cannot remember for certain, but know that this recipe made more than 2 dozen mini cupcakes, because I had to get out another tin that made smaller cupcakes than my silicone molds. The silicone molds that I used have a larger capacity than most mini pans.
Oops sry about that made ‘some’ mistakes in my comment. Anyway bye, bye again.
Oh my God. That’s cutest cupcake and you know that so I don’t know why I’m saying that :) :l. No but yeah it’s awesome. The ‘glazed’ beads definitely look like pearls. Anyway very interesting, take care :)_
Very sweet looking cupcakes! Love the nonpareils on them.
Hello, I was reading with great interest about your shower. Your food is beautiful. Did you send the mom all of the treats so that she could enjoy them live, or did she enjoy them “remotely” ?
Beautiful site!
Hello Veronica – unfortunately, Amanda didn’t get to eat all the wonderful shower food. The shower was completely a virtual one. My family devoured all of these baby cakes!!
Everything that you made was soooooo good and pretty. yummmmmmm
Lovely to hear from you Ms. Ellie!! xoxo
They were soooooo GREAT! yummmmmmm
Thank you, dear Owen! xoxo
These are adorable. So perfect for a baby shower. I love a good cream cheese frosting too.
I hope you’ll stop by today and link up.
I’m late, but I had to comment because these are absolutely adorable! So simple and so elegant. Love the decorations :)
Yum! Love the frosting color!
Ooops, sorry the above link isn’t to my blog. I forgot I was looking at other recipes. Whoops.
Yum! Love the frosting color!
These are unbelievably gorgeous. They are too pretty to eat.
Ah these cakes are SO CUTE! I love the baby blue colour (and it would look great in baby pink as well) and the little edible ball bearings too – cute!
Those are SOOO cute!
I adore Amanda and am loving seeing what y’all have for her!
These might be the prettiest cupcakes I have ever seen!!!
These cupcakes are beautiful! Love the sprinkle combo and your pictures are gorgeous! Amanda is so lucky to have such wonderful blog friends!
These are so adorable! I would be popping these in my mouth left and right. (Got any leftovers? I might come over.)
xo
Hi Amanda,
Your Baby Cakes look so delicious. They look so light and moist. I would like to invite you to bring a dish to my Full Plate Thursday. Thank you for sharing and have a nice day!
SO cute… Love this party we did for Amanda :-)