Pinkalicious Cupcakes

"It was a rainy day, too wet to go outside.
Mommy said, "Let's make cupcakes! What color do you want?"
"Pink," I said. "Pink, pink, pink!"

- Pinkalicious by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann

It was indeed a rainy day and Skylar had her friend over for a playdate. We decided to make Pinkalicious cupcakes as a nod to Skylar's all time favorite book, Pinkalicious. We did it the easy way using Pillsbury Moist Supreme Funfetti cake mix and red food coloring. Just follow the directions on the box and add a few drops of the red food coloring and voila! Pink cupcakes!

We simple HAD to use pink cupcake liners, of course! For some fun cupcake liners, go here.

Pink cupcakes wouldn't be complete without pink frosting so I whipped up a simple cream cheese frosting from this recipe. Just add a few extra drops of red food coloring to make it pink. I mean - PINK CREAM CHEESE FROSTING! What could be better?

Skylar and Katka decorating their cupcakes

Skylar says, "I just looove pink cupcakes, mommy!". Yep - she loves just about anything pink.

Have a playdate - make cupcakes!

You can't have pinkalicious cupcakes without the pink (HEART!) sprinkles!

Notice the pink platters!

Even the little ones got into the action.

This is a rare picture of Deacon decorating cupcakes. He is usually not into baking. I can't believe that he is actually frosting up some (gasp!) pink cupcakes!

Ta-da! They're done and they were delish! These guys got gobbled up not long after this picture was taken. Pinky and yummy = good for the tummy.

Pinkalicious + Purplicious.

My daughter Skylar is going nuts for these new books: Pinkalicious and it's sequel Purplicious by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann. Pink and Purple are her two favorite colors. In her 4 year old mind, who doesn't LOVE pink and purple? In fact, pink and purple should be the ONLY TWO colors in existence!

Here are some excerpts from the books:

"Pinkalicious can’t stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. Her pink indulgence lands her at the doctor’s office with Pinkititis, an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe — a dream come true for this pink loving enthusiast. But when her hue goes too far, only Pinkalicious can figure out a way to get out of this pink predicament."

"In the next book, Pinkalicious is faced with a new dilemma. Pinkalicious must re-evaluate what she believes in when her classmates put down pink and choose black as the new cool color.

This delightfully illustrated book is a must-have for all the pinkerellas, pinkerbelles, and purple aficionados in your life."

So in honor of these two great books I have created Pinkalicious and Purplicious inspired Bouquet Headbands - much to Skylar's delight (she has already claimed them and they are now sitting safely on her side table).

Pinkalicious Bouquet Headband



Look at that big smile on her face!

Purplicious Bouquet Headband

They will both be available in my shop by tomorrow. So stop by and take a peek!