{Parties} Spring Babyshower

Last year I had the pleasure of working on a dessert table for a girlfriend's girlfriend's babyshower.  No that wasn't a typo it was for my friend who was helping host another friends babyshower :-)

The colors were mint green and light blue.

The goodies included mini-chocolate mints, decorated sugar cookies....

..my signature brownie pops.

Can't have a dessert table without the cupcakes!  These were chocolate, vanilla and red velvet.

Most of all the decorations can be found at Joann's and the display dishes were found at HomeGoods.  The tags were from a babyshower scrapbooking kit.  I could have purchased them online or made them myself but because of the lack of time, this option was much easier and faster and it still turned out super cute.

{Recipe} Chocolate and Beer Cupcakes

Ingredients:
* 2 cups granulated sugar
* 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 3/4 cup cocoa
* 2 tspn baking soda
* 1 tspn baking powder
* 1 tspn salt
* 2 large eggs (room temperature)
* 1 bottle beer (your preference)
* 1/2 cup vegetable oil
* 1 tspn vanilla extract

Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 F degrees
- Place the cupcake liners in the cupcake pan
- In large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt
- Add eggs, beer, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of electric mixer for about 2 minutes.
- Pour into prepared cupcake pans
- Bake for 30 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean
- Cool completely then frost with your favorite chocolate frosting

(Recipe makes approximately 34 cupcakes)

Going on a Safari...cake

How fun is this cake?  Perfect for the animal lover.