We hosted a 14th Birthday Sleepover Party over the weekend…and survived it!  I knew there were a bunch of kids staying here but I didn’t realize just how many until they were all sitting around my dining room table the next morning at breakfast eating bacon-and-eggs and I got a chance to count heads.  SIX!  Six teenagers!!!  Ha-ha!  We were totally out-numbered!  Of course, it all went fine and without incident because they’re all good kids.

I made and decorated cupcake for the occasion.  My daughter is very much interested in Japanese culture so I decided to make them Cherry Blossom Cupcakes (aka Sakura Cupcakes):

These special cupcakes are made from a box cake mix (Funfetti Chip) and frosting from a can (one in chocolate and the other vanilla).  I knew I didn’t want to end up with cupcakes that looked like they belonged at a 5-year-old’s party.  I think that making the design a flowering cherry tree as opposed to pink blossoms up close really made them all-grown-up.

The color scheme is 3 colors:  aqua, pink, and brown.  Looking at it now, I think the photos really don’t do it justice.  The aqua on the cupcakes is pretty close to a tiffany blue even though I was not trying to match this color.  The tree design is all hand drawn using a piping bag.

I also did some in the contrasting brown and pink color scheme.

I finally had an excuse to buy a cupcake stand!!!

Oscar’s Birthday is up next!  It’s his First Birthday.  I’m trying to decide what type of cake to make for him or if I should just have one made at one of the local bakeries.