Happy New Year!!

Photo by JK Photography

Bring on 2009!!! :)

lil' Miss Cupcake would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy new year!! 

2009 will bring a lot of exciting changes to lil' Miss Cupcake!   Look out for new pictures, new website, etc. coming in the next couple months! 

Happy Holidays!

lil' Miss Cupcake would like to wish everyone happy holidays and a wonderful new year!!

lil' Miss Cupcake will be out of the office for the rest of today and tomorrow.  All telephone calls and emails will be returned Friday, December 26th.  Thank you!

Email Problems

I am sorry to say but it has come to my attention that I am having email problems.  I am working on the issue and hope to have the problem resolved soon!  If you have sent me an email and I have not responded, please let me know!  

Thank you for your understanding and I am very sorry for this issue.

Thank you Bree!

Bree, one of my fabulous October brides, offered three different cupcakes flavors for their wedding.  She wanted a unique way to display the cupcakes so the guests knew what the different flavors were.  She decided to display one of each of the three flavors under a glass bell with a flag stating the flavor!  What a great idea!  

Bree offered the glass bell to me and I gratefully accepted!  Thank you so much Bree!  Not only did you give me a display piece but you also offered a unique way to show off cupcakes at a wedding or large event!

See her wedding post here!

This is for you Jen and Amy...NATAS!

This weekend I met up with Jen and Amy and they were telling me about this dessert that they had when they were in Portugal.  So, given that I love baking, I decided to try my hand at making them.

No, they aren't cupcakes, BUT, they are made in a cupcake pan! :)  Close enough!  These little treats are Portuguese Custard Cups, or Pasteis de Nata, or simply Natas!  

I am a huge fan of puff pastry and custard.  I think I went a little puff pastry crazy because they were bigger than I thought they would be.  Next time I will add a little less puff pastry, add cinnamon on top, ohhh, or drizzled with honey and topped with berries!  

Okay, I will stop now! :)

I found an article/recipe (I used my own custard recipe) on the Delicious Days Blog that was cute.  Pasteis de Nata or can I be a cupcake, please?  I love it!

lil' Miss Cupcake was featured!

Wed Michigan is this fabulous blog that provides Brides and Grooms help with finding wedding vendors in Michigan.  It is a great resource when planning a wedding because Lindsey at Wed Michigan, interviews local vendors so you can read all about their business.

I am thrilled to say that I was featured!  :)

Please hop on over to Wed Michigan's blog to read my interview!  

For the blog obsessed

I love reading blogs and looking for new inspiration.  I wanted to share a couple blogs that I have recently been introduced to.  I cannot stop checking them!  The photos, the writing, the fashion, the food, etc.  I can't get enough!!  Happy blogging!!

~Slow like Honey

~Chic and Charming

~Tartelette

~Smitten Kitchen

~I am fashion