Friday, February 13, 2009

Valentine X-O Cupcakes

Happy Valentine's Day to all of my lovely readers. I hope your day is filled with romantic, fraternal, puppy, friendly, sisterly, motherly, fatherly, platonic, or whatever kind of love that makes your heart sing. I'm filled with bloggerly love. Even though I'm here in South Dakota (see previous post) for Grandpa Bud's funeral, it fills me with pink and red warm fuzzies to share my recipes and my musings about real life right here on Prudence Pennywise. Thanks for reading and coming back and for making my recipes. Here's wishing much love and all of life's candy coated sweetness to all of you!
If it's not too late, here's some cute little cupcakes. I used a chocolate cupcake recipe (still not perfect-working on a getting it right to share) frosted with cream cheese icing. What makes them so cute, is the sprinkling of sugar. Hold a cookie cutter over the iced cakes and sprinkle inside the lines. I got my X-O cookie cutters from the dollar store. Swing by and pick some up. Or stay home and just look at the pictures. Either way...
Best wishes for a Happy Valentine Day to all.

33 comments:

  1. Happy V-Day to you too!! And I think I WILL just sit home and look at the pictures ;-)

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  2. Happy Valentine's Day! Those cupcakes are so perfect!

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  3. Hope all things go well tomorrow. I loved learning how to use the cookie cutters for the X & O. I love learning all your little tricks. Thanks for taking the time to teach us and helping us become better in the kitchen. Happy Valentine's Day dear friend.

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  4. So sorry about losing your grandpa. You are such a good writer (and baker) and that was such a nice tribute to him.

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  5. Prudy, I love your cute cupcakes and thanks for sharing your love with us. I hope all goes well while you are in South Dakota. Sorry about your loss.

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  6. These are SO cute! I love the sprinkles ideas!

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  7. Those cupcakes are adorable Prudy. I like how you used the cookie cutters to put the sprinkles on.

    I hope things go well with the funeral.

    XOXOXOXO
    Jen

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  8. Great cupcakes. I haven't had time to do any V day baking. Will have to rectify this now

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  9. I'm sorry to hear about Grandpa Bud. That's a shame. How lovely of you to give the little ones a happy Valentine's Day! Congrats on your sister's marriage!

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  10. Great decorating tip! These are adorable!

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  11. Oh Prudy I'm sending a bunch of bloggerly love to you!

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  12. Happy Valentine's Day, Erin, with bloggy X's and O's to you, too!

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  13. Too cute! Happy Valentine's Day!

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  14. Happy Valentines Day. I am sorry about losing Grandpa Bud. He sounded like a great man. Have a safe trip.

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  16. Best wishes to you and yours at this sad time. It seems that you have many happy memories to comfort you.

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  17. aw, i'm so sorry for your loss--my condolences.
    meanwhile, on a brighter note, there's always time for cupcakes. :)

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  18. Adorable cupcakes. Condolences for your grandfather. Sorry I've been too busy to comment these days. I'll get back in the comment groove soon. Take care and Happy (belated) Valentines' Day.
    /Clara

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  19. Cute cupcakes! I hope everything is well for you and your family!

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  20. Ack! Life kept me away from the computer this weekend, and I missed these! These would have been perfect for my kiddies. I might just have to be crazy and show them the XO love a few days after Valentine's Day. Maybe for President's Day, in fact!

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  21. Hope you had a great Valentine's! These are too darling, I love it!

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  22. What a cute idea- it's so simple, but makes the cupcakes look even more delicious! You were missed this weekend!

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  23. Very nice, Prudence... I love the idea!

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  25. Hi Prudy how are you?

    These cakes look so pretty and moist yum yum.

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  26. What a fun way to sprinkle cupcakes. I'd have never thought of that and I have every cutter under the sun!
    Having a giveaway on my blog, check it out if you'd like.
    Love your blog.

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  27. great looking 'cakes... i like u didn't do heart shaped ones! i had a great and most beautiful Vday weekend, though it's something I don't really care to even acknowledge!

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  28. I'm late to see this post but those are such cute cupcakes! If you're looking for a choc cupcake recipe, try Ina Garten's. It's fantastic and I tried at least a dozen before I found it. It's dark & rich like devil's food but not too goopy.

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