Cupcake Promise

Avery and I talked for about a week about making cupcakes on her birthday.  Every day she would ask about it.  So after returning from San Diego, we broke out the recipe, ingredients and the ever-feared mixer (sort of like the vacuum).  She learned things like whisking, stirring and pouring.  We had fun together.  The prerequisites of her school was little or no frosting as they would just scrape it off and they would cut the cupcakes in half so the kids don't get too much sugar and go crazy.  So I decided to make mini cupcakes and found little candies "confetti decorettes" to create a little flower on each one with just a dab of icing to make them stick.  I was happy with how they came out.   
I used the remaining batter to make the Joy of Cooking Black Bottom Cupcakes for a barbeque.  So delicious with cream cheese and chocolate chips cooked inside the cupcake.  I gave Avery the choice between a regular sized Black Bottom Cupcake or a mini cupcake with a flower.  She of course picked the flower.  
She blew out both her candles, one at a time without any practice of that ritual.
 She then pretended to share her cupcake with GG via iChat.  It was a happy birthday. 

 Included are also a couple of cute gift enjoyment pictures.