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{DIY ~ lemonade cupcakes [YUM!]}

April 7, 2011 · 20 Comments
Filed Under: guest bloggers, tutorial/DIY

mmm, today’s post is guest blogger Kasey from Lola B’s | one girl talks and mmmMMMMM she has a tasty recipe to share with us :] Be sure and visit her blog ~ I love her fashion/decor style, humor and pretty pretty home. And if you make her cupcakes, well… you’ll LURVE them. ♥ Thanks Kasey for sharing your special lemonade cupcake recipe! xoxo

Okay….so as i was sitting around the house in my yoga pants….catching up on my soaps….

not knowing quite where the kids were…..i had a daydream that lemonade cupcakes were

calling my name .

Hello…my name is Kasey…and i love to lick frosting off of cupcakes.

So…i did what any good stay at home mother of three kids would do when she’s out of wine in the middle of the day….i decided to bake some lemonade cupcakes.

I like pretty things…so i thought i would show you how to make a pretty cupcake.

{i promise…it’s so easy…and you can thank me later}

I buy store bought white cake mix….a jug of lemonade….white frosting from Trader Joe’s…

and just a store bought icing kit {which is around $7}.

If you don’t have a Trader Joe’s…then just buy the already mixed white frosting that comes in a container…

or if you know how to make your own frosting…then go ahead….it will all be the same at the end

Make your store bought cupcakes exactly how you would according to the package….

except instead of adding the water…you substitute the lemonade.

{see…i promised it was easy}

For the frosting…..same thing…you substitute the lemonade for the water….but i always

add a tablespoon {or three} of lemon curd.

{you can find lemon curd at any grocery store with the jams and jelly’s}

Stuff that frosting into the bag according the the directions….and pipe that frosting out onto

your lemonade cupcakes……making sure you squeeze a little bit into your mouth as you go.

{i do that to make sure it’s not poisoned}

This is where you can easily make your cupcakes very pretty….

that is if you have any cupcakes left for friends or your kids.

I buy edible flowers at the market…..{whole foods…trader joe’s…farmers market}

and assemble a few of them on top of the cupcakes.

Anyhoo….there you go…some pretty lemonade cupcakes for you to eat…..I dare you.

{I find the little mushroom toppers from this etsy shop: HERE }

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  1. Shelly W. says

    April 7, 2011 at 6:38 am

    Oh yum, yum, yumyumyum!!!

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  2. April says

    April 7, 2011 at 7:28 am

    Besides the recipe, my favorite part of this post, “making sure you squeeze a little bit into your mouth as you go.
    {i do that to make sure it’s not poisoned}”. :) I’ll try these this weekend!

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  3. Ada says

    April 7, 2011 at 7:42 am

    So cute and omigoodness, sound sooooo delicious!

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  4. sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails says

    April 7, 2011 at 9:19 am

    “I do that to make sure its not poisoned.” Hahaha…Im pretty sure that completely sums up the issues with my waistline right there. Hey, the cook has to make sure its safe, right?:)
    These sound super yummy!
    xo,
    Sarah

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  5. Laura says

    April 7, 2011 at 9:39 am

    These sound delish…. oh how i’d die for one already made for me right now :) hahaha… but instead, maybe i’ll make my way up to the store and get some of the items i need :) Thanks girlie! And i will FOR SURE make sure the icing isn’t poisoned too haha

    xoxo
    laura

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  6. Ms. Megan says

    April 7, 2011 at 9:51 am

    Great jumping pie eating raccoons!! Those suckers look DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!
    This weekend I foresee lots of sweet treats!!! :)
    Thank you so so so much for this yummy recipe!!!
    xoxoxo

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  7. Ashley | Domestic Fashionista says

    April 7, 2011 at 10:24 am

    I love Kasey! And those cupcakes sound devine! :)

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  8. Tracey says

    April 7, 2011 at 11:11 am

    I do the same thing to test my frosting for poison :)

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  9. Bri says

    April 7, 2011 at 11:16 am

    YUM! YUM! YUM! I am a cupcake freak and am going to give these a try this weekend!

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  10. teresa says

    April 7, 2011 at 1:04 pm

    OH~My~Goodness~
    I LOVE LOVE LOVE Kasey!
    She never ever ceases to CRACK me up!
    And here she is!
    Over here at GUSSY Sews!
    WOW!
    Two of my FAVORITES…together!
    This makes me SMILE!
    Love it!
    Love you both!
    And those Lemonade Cupcakes…YUmmmmmmerRs!
    xo

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  11. Saira says

    April 7, 2011 at 3:52 pm

    I have a meyer lemon tree…I bet my homemade lemonade would be delicious!!!

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  12. kelly says

    April 7, 2011 at 5:28 pm

    those. look. yummy!
    i am definitely going to try these.
    MMMM

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  13. Becca @ One Girl says

    April 7, 2011 at 5:52 pm

    So cute & such a wonderful idea! I can just imagine eating it on a summery day on the porch!

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  14. Sarah-Anne says

    April 7, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    i love this post. :)

    Reply
  15. Emily says

    April 8, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    umm….YUM…i’m licking my chomps over here. gotta try these!

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  16. Kylie says

    April 8, 2011 at 11:01 pm

    Cupcakes – delicious! Where did you get the little tag, “Go ahead, eat it, I dare you”??

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  17. Kasey says

    April 11, 2011 at 3:40 pm

    etsy.

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  18. Brittney says

    April 14, 2011 at 7:20 am

    Yesss! So cute!!! I love that you taste it to make sure it’s not poison…I’m almost 23 and my mom stilll does that to me! I know find myself saying that to my boyfriend when he has something that looks tasty ;) My little sister graduates high school this summer and I believe I will be making these for her grad party…to to cute!

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