Cup of Cake

For the "Summer Birthdays" celebration at Jack's preschool today I made the purported recipe for Magnolia's Very Vanilla Cupcakes, from Magnolia's bakery in NYC. Google it if you are so inclined; I suggest doubling the vanilla.

If the sight of these does not cheer you - YOU HAVE NO SOUL.

For the frosting, I was feeling lazy and also wanted something a little more robust, so I used a can of Betty Crocker's cream cheese frosting, half a small container of real cream cheese, a half cup of powered sugar, and yellow gel food coloring. Whip it all together and you get a slightly firmer, more tart cream cheese frosting. Piped on with a zip-top bag with the corner cut off.

And that, my friends, is about as Martha as I get up in here. Fear my mad skillz.