May 13th: Vanilla Butter Cupcakes

Olivia has been asking recently if we could make a cake with Smarties on top. I don't know where she got the idea - we've never done this before - but I thought it sounded like fun. I decide to make cupcakes instead, because I like them better. This was our Mother's Day activity. A recipe from May 2007's Chatelaine: Vanilla Butter Cupcakes. The recipe has almond extract in it, which gives the cupcakes a hint of cherry flavour. Feel free to omit if that is not to your fancy. Yum yum.