Yellow Cupcakes with "Rose" Icing: Baby Shower

I helped throw a baby shower for a friend a few weeks ago. We decided to have a bumblebee theme since that was the theme of the baby's nursery. You can do oh-so-many cute things with bumblebees!

Like this.....

And this......

But I had the most fun making the cupcakes. Each vanilla cupcake was topped with an elegant, pastel rose with a swarm of bumblebees buzzing over the pretty faux petals. 

Raspberry Squares

As a child, I loved summertime. Growing up with lots of land meant lots of time outdoors. One of my favorite places to play was down by the pond. The pond wasn't too large, was just deep enough to swim in and was filled with fascinating creatures: spiders that skimmed the water's surface, little minnows that darted away as I came near and gelatinous clusters of frog eggs that clung stickily to cattail reeds. As summer wore on, I would watch the tadpoles form legs and their tails shorten bit by bit. Soon they were itty-bitty frogs that would sun themselves amongst the short, mossy grass that fringed the water. I would walk around the edge as quietly as I could, hoping to sneak up on an unsuspecting frog. I would get oh-so-close before they would jump alarmingly into the safety of the water and out of my reach.