Happy Easter! I have very fond childhood memories of Easter. Waking up and going down stairs Easter morning felt a lot like Christmas morning....with a few differences. Instead of a Christmas tree and stockings, there were Easter baskets and plastic eggs "hidden" through out the house and backyard. Before we went to church, my siblings and I would dash through the house picking up as many eggs as we could find and claim our prizes, change or candy waited inside. It has been a long time since I participated in an Easter egg hunt. Now it's my nephews' turn to explore my parents' backyard in search for grandpa's spare change. I love seeing their faces light up with excitement when they find an egg. They shake it, to hear the change jingle inside, before they place it in their basket. Then they zoom off to find another egg. I don't want to forget to mention coloring eggs. I LOVED coloring eggs as a kid. I didn't care too much for hard boiled eggs back then, but I had a ball dying them. My favorite part of coloring eggs was getting to dip one egg into all of the colors to see how it ugly it would turn out.
This Easter I tried tapping into my creative side. I saw a few pictures of centerpieces made out of peeps, jellybeans and flowers. They looked great and easy to do, so I gave it a try.
Not too bad for a VERY last minute idea. Looks pretty good and it took no time. Seriously, this was an after thought as I was leaving the store. Here's what you will need: flowers, jellybeans, peeps, vase, and glass bowl.
1. Arrange the flowers in the vase and set inside the glass bowl.
2. Place the jellybeans around the vase on the bottom of the glass bowl, evenly. Place the peeps on top of the jellybeans.
Along with Easter, my family also celebrated my brother's birthday at our get together. MMM birthday cake...chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting! My mom made the cake and I made the icing (with help from my sister). The frosting turned out surprisingly well compared to my last tango with making homemade frosting. The cake was delicious and a big hit! I hope everyone had a great Easter holiday spent with family and friends.
Ingredients
8 oz. cream cheese
1/3 c. butter, softened
1 1/3 c. powdered sugar
pinch of salt
1 1/2 Tbsp. sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Then add the butter and beat until well blended. Add the powered sugar and salt...beat into the mix, scraping down the sides. Beat in the sour cream and vanilla until mix is smooth.
*You may need to add more powdered sugar to get frosting to desired consistency.
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