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Pick of the Week: Princess Cupcakes
July 4th, 2011
As The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge continue their tour through Canada, we have to admit that we’ve caught a second wind of royal fever. The dresses, the speeches, the maple-leaf fascinator—we love it all. And what could be more perfect during the royal visit than hosting your very own royal tea party, complete with princess cupcakes?
This Princess Cupcakes kit from Chronicle Books will add a touch of royal flair to your next afternoon tea party or princess-themed birthday party. With 30 reusable crown cupcake wrappers, 75 cupcake liners and a double-sided enchanted castle display, you’ll have everything you need to give your sweets the royal treatment. The kit also features a recipe book with delicious recipes for a variety of cupcakes, including Pretty Pink Velvet Cupcakes with fluffy marshmallow frosting, Deep Dark Chocolate Cupcakes and Very Vanilla Cupcakes, along with tips on making the perfect cupcake and ideas for decorating your treats.
To complete your royal fête, we’ve got 6 tasty, kid-friendly tea party recipes to go along with your cupcakes. And when you’re all finished with your food, don’t miss these 6 cute books about princesses!
WIN IT!
One lucky reader is going to win their very own Princess Cupcake kit! All you have to do is leave us a comment below, letting us know which of the tea party recipes you’d most like to try. This giveaway closes Friday, July 8 at 11:59 p.m., so don’t miss your chance to win it! Good luck!
Princess Cupcakes (Chronicle Books), $22, Raincoast.com.
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The No Crust Chicken Salad Sandwiches sound DELISH!
I would love to try the sweet jam cookies! we just made a dozen jars of homemade jam that would be perfect for this recipe :)
I’d go with the “sushi” rolls. I am pretty sure my daughter would eat those!
The Sweet Jam cookies – yum!
the sparkling cranberry iced tea looks refreshing!
The kids love jam – especially our homemade stuff – so the sweet jam cookies would be the first thing we would try! :D
Lemon and Lavender Shortbread sound so regal, I love shortbread cookies and these sound really interesting
I would love to try the Lemon and Lavender Shortbread.
id make the sweet jam cookies.Perfect for all my teaparties!
I’d make the lemon and lavendar shortbread but I think the little girls in my house would like the sweet jam cookies
i’d love to try the lemon and lavendar shortbread, yumm
For sure the lemon and lavender shortbread! There’s something fun about eating a flower!
I would like to make sparkling cranberry iced tea and sweet jam cookies.
I would like to try the no-crust chicken salad sandwiches.
These are the cutest cupcakes ever!!! What’s a tea party without sushi!! I’d make tea party sushi!! Yummy!!
Mmmm. Lavender & lemon shortbread please. Would love to try them !!