Happy cupcakes

Once in a while I and my boyfriend decide to make something nice. Mostly it’s me who ends up making everything, but I can’t deny that he is a great cook and makes delicious food for dinner (or breakfasts in bed). The problem is in the fact that if I make cake it has to be decorated as nice as possible and this is where I end up alone in the kitchen – for three hours putting faces and hearts on cakes or cookies.

This all started when I bought oven for my small studio. Since I left Latvia I lived two years with small cooking plate and no possibility to cook gingerbreads or apple pies. It was breaking my heart, so after two years of almost forgetting how to cook I got back all my inspiration. I guess this is some way of growing up, because when I go to visit my family they are surprised how much time I spend in the kitchen. Well, they used to be surprised, because now they are simply expecting me to cook all the time.

These are one of my favorite lovely things - cupcakes. I baked them a while ago and actually in very lazy way. But the point was to spend all evening in the kitchen and decorate them. I don’t even remember how did they taste, because it broke my heart to eat them. 

I posted this story on my latvian short-term blog, however, I think it will be nice to translate it.

So first you take everything what is necessary and make sure to make perfect dough. If you are lazy, you can also buy already prepared powder and ad water to it.

While you are making it, don’t forget to lick the spoon and allow other to do it as well.

When the dough is ready, you have to take your cupcake forms and place them in the best position ever. It took me 5 minutes until i decided how to match the colors on the pan.

Afterwards, of course you have to fill the forms, put them in the oven and cook them. But most importantly, don't forget to decorate them for few hours. While decorating you can eat some of the cupcakes and most of the decoration supplies. But it's worth it because cupcakes are not about eating them, but about baking and decorating.

When your happy-cupcakes are ready give them to everyone - to your family, friends, neighbors and even to someone who is walking by your window, but also don't forget to leave some of them for the next morning.

The ones which you have left for the morning pack into lunch box and take them to the work, school or kidnergarten. After making everyone smile share them with people who are around you, even if you get only half of a cupcake yourself.

This should make two days of your life filled with happiness and a lot of surprised smiles.

This is my happy-meal, what is yours?