My
husband's birthday was on Christmas (poor guy) and since Solis and I
were both down for the count with the stomach bug, we had to postpone
his celebration.
Solis worked real hard on daddy's card. The first step was a mommy job and I cut out letters from tape....tedious work.
Then I taped the paper to the table and she went to town
coloring. As Solis kept saying, "I go crazy, I go crazy!" She loved
this part.
When she was all done, I peeled off the tape and whoala!
The finished product:
My cupcake loving daughter
wanted to make cupcakes. My husband doesn't really eat cake but he does
love red velvet. Win, win. We took the lazy way out and baked them
from a box but I made the icing from scratch.
Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
(adapted from Kraft Foods)
Ingredients
1 pkg. (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 pkg. (16 oz) powdered sugar
1 cup thawed Cool Whip
Directions
1. Beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl with mixer.
2. Gradually beat in sugar.
3. Whisk in cool whip.
(adapted from Kraft Foods)
Ingredients
1 pkg. (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 pkg. (16 oz) powdered sugar
1 cup thawed Cool Whip
Directions
1. Beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl with mixer.
2. Gradually beat in sugar.
3. Whisk in cool whip.
I also made nut bars for my nut loving hubby.
He calls these dessert.
I call him nuts.
Rustic Nut Bars
(adapted from Taste of Home)
Ingredients
1 TB plus 3/4 cup butter, divided
2 1/3 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg, lightly beaten
Topping Ingredients
2/3 cup honey
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp salt
6 TB butter, cubed
2 TB heavy whipping cream
1 cup cashews
1 cup pistachios
1 cup almonds
Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 375. Line 13x9 pan with foil. Grease the foil with 1
TB of butter AND spray with non stick cooking spray. Like double time.
B/c mine still stuck. Spray again just to be safe.
2. In a large
bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in remaining
butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in egg until blended
(mixture will be dry). Press firmly onto bottom of pan.
3. Bake 15-18 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
4.
In a large saucepan, combine honey, brown sugar, and salt. Bring to a
boil, stirring frequently to dissolve sugar. Then boil 2 minutes
without stirring.
5.
Stir in butter and cream. Return to a boil. Cook and stir 1 minute or
until smooth. Remove from heat; stir in nuts. Spread evenly over
crust.
6.
Bake 15-20 minutes or until topping is bubbly. Cool completely. Cut
into bars and hopefully you have better luck getting them off the foil
than I did.
I
ordered him some homemade cookies from a fellow mom at MOPS. She makes
the BEST cookies. They are so rich and hearty and absolutely
delicious. I got him a sampler pack that included The Peanut Butter
Surprise, Give Me S'more, and the Pistachio. She ships her cookies anywhere and I highly recommend them!!
And to finish this birthday post, Solis
tuned 2 1/2 on January 8th. What a perfect excuse to head to the local
bakery and pick out cupcakes! To say she was excited was an
understatement. This chick LOVES to celebrate birthdays.
