This past weekend we went home to Greenville so Daddy could hunt and everyone could see Little Bit. He has changed so much since Christmas! He is growing up so quickly, sitting up and playing. Saturday we spent the day at Gammy's house baking in the kitchen and playing. Some of my most favorite times are in Gammy's kitchen...lots of laughter, smiles, licking the batter, etc.
How many great-grandmothers do you know that crawl down in the floor to play with their great-grandson. Gammy continues to amaze me.
We decided to make these "Delicate cupcakes". Gammy used to make them when my mom was growing up. They have a slight lemon flavor to them. I like the bright flavor of the fresh lemon juice in the icing.
Do you see at the top of the recipe it says "serves 18"...well we missed that little detail and put all the batter into 12 cupcake tins. Needless to say we had 12 Large Delicate Cupakes! We made a note at the bottom of the recipe to remind us that this makes 18!
one LARGE Delicate Cupcake! (with some sugar sprinkles)
You might remember this lovely little favor from a certain wedding in 2007.
The recipe on the inside is for Tea Cakes, my mother's favorite cookie. This recipe was from Ms. Martha Claire Wall....a family friend. We never seem to fit everything we want to do in at Christmas, so we made these cookies this weekend too.
Owen lit up and squealed when Caroline walked in the door Saturday night. He was so excited to see her, who can blame him...she is a beautiful girl. They read and looked at the pictures in Yertle the Turtle.
Caroline made these adorable Owl cupcakes. They were so cute and tasty. You don't have to be a Chi O to love these sweet treats!
The cupcakes and tea cakes both sound delightful :) It makes me happy to see recipe cards that are smudged and splattered...definitely well-loved.
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