Mommy and Me (In the Kitchen!)

The other day was a rainy, cold, dreary day (along with each day that followed!!). So what did I do on that damp day?? Went to my Mom's House to bake Pumpkin Cupcakes of course!

Remember the Martha Stewart recipe I posted awhile back for Pumpkin Cupcakes? That's what we made! It was quality "Mommy and Me" time at its best. Like those days when my older brother and I were small children that would help our mother bake and always argue over who got to lick the spoons and bowls! Honestly, I think we would still fight for that privilege!! Just one of those things that will never change I'm sure.

First we had to run to the store to get a few things, then we returned to my mothers house to get ready, set, bake!! While I was busy preparing and mixing our dry ingredients in a bowl, she worked on mixing our wet ingredients...Forgetting she'd been baking for years, I kept checking that she was following the recipe. haha. Then we combined our ingredients and used the electric mixer to mix and blend and stir em all together. Spooned them into our halloween themed cupcake liners and baked em all up! They only took around 25 minutes to bake and let me tell you, the kitchen was smelling amazing!! They came out of the oven looking cute and perfect and we let them cool...then came the most fun part. I got to frost them all by myself, with my mother there to mock me of course as I know I used a few "techniques" she hadn't seen before!! I'm sure it was a funny site to see. After they were frosted we stuck in little halloween themed toothpicks to make them even more adorable.

Now, I am not a huge "pumpkin" fan...I was worried I might not like these...however, these cupcakes were absolutely delicious in my opinion!! Some of the reviews on the recipe said that it lacked the pumpkin flavor but in my own experience, they were perfectly pumpkin!! Overall, it was a fantastic day spent with my Mommy, Just like the old times...Only instead of begging to crack the eggs, or being told not to make a mess, or fighting with my older brother...we talked about what was new in our lives and with our husbands and had good ole girl talk!! Thanks for a great day Mom! I love you!!