Are Cupcakes a Food Group??

Tyler spent the night at his grandparents last night & I missed his sweet little face so much that I vowed to spend more quality time with him. Time spent ....baking :) Unfortunately I am NOT a baker ...perhaps my creative mind can't wrap around precise measurements ?? No worries, enter Betty Crocker...shoot, I should have taken a pic of the boxed mix ;) Anyway, Tyler sure can measure some water & oil & break an egg. My guilt over the boxed mix set in so ( of course) I had to make it my own...extracts & food coloring in the (canned) icing...sprinkles in the cake mix & pretty decorations on some cake (we ran out of muffin cups!)....


orange extract .... & peppermint extract :)
Tyler loves his sprinkles !
....designs courtesy of Sarah Lee's Semi- Homemade on Food Net work...I actually hate that show but caught her decorating the cutest (store bought! Ha! at least I made(sorta) mine!) cupcakes with toothpicks

Happiness is....a cupcake in hand (& on face!) & a smile on THIS BOYS face! Hope you cheeky monkees had a happy cupcake filled day too ;) ....oh & mom, if you're reading this, ....the answer is yes... the cake WILL be migrating to your house as we swim off the batch of cupcakes we ate instead of veggies with dinner!