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Confetti and Cupcakes

April 13, 2009 by Joy the Baker 30 Comments

Easter and the Cupcake Bake Off

Did you have a great weekend?  Have you woken up with a lingering Easter candy tummy ache?  Do you still have confetti everywhere from the Cascarones?  Yea?  Me too.  I think I might have an Easter sugar hangover… I’m not proud.    Here’s a look at what Easter looks like when you combine a cupcake contest with a steady stream of champagne, a dog named Bunny and a confetti filled egg massacre.

Easter and the Cupcake Bake Off

Easter and the Cupcake Bake Off

Combine cupcakes and competition.  Call it a Bake Off.  What could be better!?

Easter and the Cupcake Bake Off

These are Whitney’s Derby Pie inspired cupcakes, with pie crust and  amazingly rich buttercream frosting.  So sweet.  So good!  The winner of the contest was Susie, with her Blueberry Cupcakes with mint, lemon and Brown Sugar Buttercream.

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Meet Bunny the dog.  She’s begging.  Wouldn’t you if you were a dog at a cupcake party!?  Behind Bunny, Dean and possibly the cutest yellow shoes ever.

Easter and the Cupcake Bake Off

Easter and the Cupcake Bake Off

And then there’s Cascarones.  Cascarones are hollowed out, beautifully dyed eggs that are filled with confetti.  They’re like the most beautiful Easter weapon ever.  You find these eggs just like any old Easter egg hunt, but when you find then, you smash them on your friends.  Dean and Whitney seem rather polite about the whole situation.

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Molly is more of a smash and run girl, leaving a trail of confetti in her wake.

Easter and the Cupcake Bake Off

Hunter tries to release confetti from her hair.  Jun has just about the best smile ever, and Molly  is unstoppable.

Easter and the Cupcake Bake Off

Bunny wants to play too.

Easter and the Cupcake Bake Off

Friends and confetti?  Throw in Bunny and cupcakes?  That’s a good day.  Fact.

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  1. Maika

    June 25, 2009 at 9:11 am

    Oh dern, I was hoping there’d be recipes. Ah well. It looks like a fantastic party! The Cascarones sound wonderful. Your friends are so lucky to know you and get to come to your fabulous cupcake extravaganzas. :)

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  2. my little apartment

    May 29, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    awe, I’m just now seeing this post! they’re so cute, and what a fun day that was…haha, thanks for including Bunny ;)

    Reply
  3. Elyse

    April 15, 2009 at 10:47 pm

    Looks like a totally fabulous Easter–and totally worth the sugar hangover!

    Reply
  4. Alisa

    April 14, 2009 at 10:28 am

    Lovely Easter! It was really cool to see other peeps enjoying Confetti eggs like my family. It has been a family tradition since my grandma was a child in Mexico and it has been going strong for many, many years.

    Thank you for sharing.

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  5. lo

    April 14, 2009 at 9:23 am

    That is most certainly a good day.
    What a great idea…

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  6. Carmen

    April 14, 2009 at 6:50 am

    Yum, so many cupcakes! It does sound like a fun day indeed. :)

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  7. Kate

    April 14, 2009 at 5:51 am

    I’ve never heard of those but they sound like so much fun!

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  8. Rosa

    April 14, 2009 at 12:33 am

    What gorgeous and pretty cupcakes! what a fun Easter!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  9. AllisonMN

    April 13, 2009 at 11:11 pm

    I love it! Your friends and my friends…we should all hang out! Yes? Yes!

    Reply
  10. unconfidentialcook

    April 13, 2009 at 7:54 pm

    I’d like to know about that amazingly rich buttercream frosting….

    Reply
  11. Alison

    April 13, 2009 at 7:04 pm

    Awwwwww…Bunny is absolutely adorable. Reminds me of my little dog I had growing up…especially the “begging” stance. LOL

    Reply
  12. Memoria

    April 13, 2009 at 6:13 pm

    Awww, I’m so jealous. I did nothing fun for Easter and spent the whole weekend alone. I will just have fun vicariously through you and your photos. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  13. Deanna

    April 13, 2009 at 5:09 pm

    I love the photos! It looks like fun was had by everyone. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  14. Ellen

    April 13, 2009 at 4:12 pm

    well, if anyone had any doubts about how awesome you and your friends are, they don’t any more :) cupcakes and confetti, that’s a good way to celebrate!

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