Cupcakes celebrating Father's Day and the last day of school...

Today was the last day of school for the year, although it doesn't feel like it because I am working at a summer program for five weeks, and we have had rain for the last fourteen of sixteen days (it's absolutely ridiculous). Anyway, I should be more positive about the summer and my future, considering that I will be in a lovely wedding in Kentucky, my friend is letting me stay at his rental house in Cape May, NJ for a few nights for free, we're going to Cape Cod and Nantucket, and Brian and I are taking a first anniversary trip to one of my favorite places in the world, Bar Harbor, Maine.

Here are two different kinds of Martha cupcakes I have made so far this "summer."


Blackberry jam tea cakes with a citrus glaze (I used lemons, the recipe called for oranges)


Chocolate cupcakes I got off of the Martha Stewart website (sorry, not the book) and I had this great Wilton gel icing in rose. This totally reminded of a little girl's birthday party with a bright pink cake. :) Also, I love the peonys; we were able to acquire two vases of them after the wedding we attended on Saturday.

A summer project...involving cupcakes, of course

The book, Martha Stewart's Cupcakes, recently came out on June 2nd and of course, I had a copy in my hands that very evening. Coincidentally, the movie, Julie and Julia, is also being released this August, where a woman in New York attempts to make all 524 of Julia Child's recipes in Mastering the Art of French Cooking in a single year. A mighty feat. Inspired by this, I decided to do something much less daunting. Every week for the rest of the summer, and possibly continuing into the school year, I will make a different cupcake recipe from Martha's book. Last week, I made roasted banana cupcakes (no frosting though) and today I made blackberry-jam cupcakes with a lemon glaze for father's day. Next week, I will make blueberries and cream cupcakes since blueberries are abundant and cheap right now. I'll post pictures soon.

Wednesday is the last day of school. :)