Easter cupcakes!

 

Some of the grand kids were up this weekend and we decided to make cupcakes! Easter cupcakes!

My daughter narrowed it down to 4 designs and we had them each make one of each.

 

Licking the frosting was probably the favorite, we made carrot cupcakes and frosted them with cream cheese frosting, (Yum!)

 

The first was an Easter basket.

 

The second was a lamb, kind of looks like a fluffy sheep.

 

We then made a bunny, can you see it in the background? (don't you love the green bunny in the foreground. Gotta love kids creativity.)

 

then we made the marshmallow flowers.

 

It was fun and we were done quickly with everyone's help.

 

more flowers.

 

Then I guess the next favorite part was eating them!

 

and the grins that went with the eating.

 

mm, just loving this!

 

It was a fun activity and they were easy enough for kids to make, gotta love that!

Have a Happy Easter week!

Easter S'mores in a jar

I saw this done a couple of years ago and it was so cute and then I found the recipe and the picture so I wanted to share. It is an easy idea to give as a gift as well.

Easter S'mores in a Jar

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  1. Reduce 1 sleeve graham crackers to crumbs.
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  2. Layer 2/3 crumbs in a 1 qt. jar
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  3. Place 8 marshmallow bunny peeps (varied colors) standing up.
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  4. Press them up against the glass, but don't squash them.
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  5.Carefully spoon remaining crumbs in the center of the jar to support the bunnies, pressing down to keep snug.
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  6. On top of this, pour 1 1/4c. Easter M&Ms, gently pressing with a spoon.
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  8. Decorater the lid of the jar however you please and tie ribbons around the neck of the jar.

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  Attach a gift tag to say:
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  Easter Bunny Smore's instructions
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  1. Empty the jar contents into a bowl. Snip the bunnies into bits with kitchen sheers or cut up with a knife. Return bunny bits to the mixture. Mix well.
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  2. Melt 1/2 c. butter, add 1 tsp. vanilla. Pour this over the dry ingredients, mixing well. Pat into a greased 9" square pan.
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  3. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.
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  Makes 9-12 bars.
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  Happy Easter!