A day making small memories

So, some days its nice just to sit back and spend a little extra time. A little extra time tending to your favorite hobby, like gardening or scrapbooking. A little extra time talking on the phone with a long time friend, catching up. A little extra time at the gym. 

For me, it was a little extra time with my kids :).

Aidan went off to school and I decided to bake with my baby girl. 

We made Lemon Vanilla Cupcakes (and sky added the jimmies).

This is what they looked like after I took them out of the pan.

I also made my own frosting for them. Lemon Sour Cream frosting. SO YUMMY!

After the icing cooled onto the cupcakes it hardened a little bit, so perfect! 

Once I finished this portion, it was time to pick up Aidan. So after lunch time, they indulged in a cupcake each. So cute!

 If you are interested in the recipe, here it is!

1 stick of butter melted.
1 2/3 cup of all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
1 cup of sugar
1 Large egg
1/4 cup of plain yogurt
3/4 cup of milk
2 tsp of vanilla extract
2 tsp of lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all of your dry ingredients in one dish. Next, mix all of your wet ingredients except for lemon juice into a mixer bowl or blender, or into a bowl with your dry ingredients if you plan to use a handheld electric mixer. Blend well until there is no grit, then add dry ingredients into blender or bowl mixer (unless you used the handheld) and blend well, again until there is no grit. Next add 2 tsp of lemon juice. Mix. Add sprinkles if desired.

Next, transfer cupcake mix to cupcake tin. I did not have any cupcake liners on hand, so I greased the entire pan with a paper towel with butter on it. But if you have liners there is no need to do this step. Fill each mold 2/3 full.

Place in oven for just about 20 minutes. I checked mine with a toothpick at about 15 minutes and they still needed some more time, so I found the full 20 minutes was sufficient, but all ovens vary.

While you are waiting, you can go ahead and make the icing. This is the recipe I used: Lemon Sour Cream Icing. I blended it all together in a blender and it came out perfect. It is wet and a little runny at first but dries on nicely after letting it set on the cupcakes for about 20-30 minutes. I loved it!

Let cupcakes cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then transfer to plate or cooling rack and let cool for another 20 minutes. Then add Icing and sprinkles and enjoy!

Then we hit the park. The first over 50 degree day before 4, so I knew we had to take advantage of it :)! The kids had a blast, and when we got home sky had her nap and fell right to asleep. All in all, it was a wonderful mommy kid day!

Psalm 127:3 

"Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward."

 

Till next time bloggers, and God Bless.