What A Nice Surprise!

I was notified today that I had won a $25 gift certificate to the Cupcake Social online store, and that just made my day. There were so many neat cupcake liners, sprinkles, toppers, and so much more to chose from. If you are a lover of cupcakes, you have GOT to check out this store, www.thecupcakesocial.com. Here is what I finally decided on:

L to R: silver fir tree toppers, assorted red liners, cold one toppers, red foil liners, free-wheeling toppers

I'll be sure to make a post when the baking is done. I loooove decorating sweets, and this is going to be fun! I can't wait to put those retro silver fir trees in a mint icing on a cupcake baked in the red foil liners. I've also had my eyes on those beer can toppers, they'll be perfect for a tailgate. So many ideas...

The Perfect Perch For A Hummingbird Cake

Anyone that has been in my home, car, and especially my kitchen knows that I LOVE the color red. In fact, before I moved to Delaware, the only room in my home that didn't have red accents was my bedroom. Though that room was still close to red with the pink accents, haha! Well I just found this cake stand for sale on the Williams-Sonoma site and think it would be perfect for my kitchen, and would be even better with a Hummingbird Cake sitting right on top. You can't go wrong with a Paula Deen cake recipe!

 (Images courtesy of wiliams-sonoma.com and marthastewart.com)