A Cupcake to call my own...

If anyone were to ask me what my favorite cake is, I would tell them it’s my grandmother`s strawberry cake.

Growing up, I remember sitting in the kitchen watching my older sister bake this signature cake. I'd always wait for her to turn her back so I can sneak a taste of the batter or some of that yummy homemade frosting.

Needless to say I was over the moon when I was old enough to make the cake on my own. Sure, there were some times when the cake didn’t quite turn out right. Whoops! But I worked hard to perfect this cake and I liked to think I made it better than anyone in my family. This is where my dad would pipe in and say “Now Missy, no one makes this cake as good as your grandma”. I’d walk away...defeated, until one day I had the amazing idea to take my grandma`s recipe and make cupcakes.

Now, I know this seems like a simple change. I mean, anyone can make cupcakes with cake batter. That doesn’t change anything, right? Wrong. It changes everything.

Behold my amazing creation.

I just tweaked my grandma`s frosting recipe to make it my own and I came up with this: A super moist cupcake with strawberry filling (grandma’s original frosting) and yummy strawberry buttercream to top it off.

I am proud to say that my dad thinks I make these better than anyone. This could be because I'm the only one who has ever made them, but still...it makes the little girl inside me smile.

I know if I ever open a bakery, this will definitely be one of my specialties.

Until next time.