Cupcakes for Two with Whipped Cream Frosting

Oh my goodness it's September! Where did August go? Seriously...band camp flew by, school started, and before I could catch my breath September arrived.

All colored from my run

This weekend has been a celebration weekend. I participated in my first 5K - the Color Me Rad 5K. I ran with some friends from college and had a blast! I'm definitely going to run this again next year. This weekend also marks Sonny's one year anniversary of home ownership and the two year anniversary of our first date. 

To celebrate, I decided to make cupcakes. Cupcakes are delicious, but we didn't want to have 10 cupcakes. Thanks to How Sweet It Is I didn't have to make a dozen cupcakes...I could make 2! Two vanilla cupcakes, but double the recipe to make 4 cupcakes so we could share two of our friends.

I have to admit, the cupcakes did not turn out very well. They looked and smelled good, but they tasted awful! In the process of measuring and mixing and preheating the oven....I forgot to double the vanilla. Oops! times 10!!!!!! The cupcakes tasted bitter and just plain awful! But the frosting....that's another story.

Cupcakes for Two!

I was a little leery when it came to frosting. I could have bought some from the store, but then there would be a ton of frosting leftover. So, I decided to try making whipped cream frosting. The results? Success! 

These cupcakes and frosting were very easy to make. The hardest part was whipping the frosting and waiting for it to thicken up. In the end, we ended up with some tasty cupcakes for our celebration.

Whipped Cream Frosting - enough for 2-4 cupcakes

- 1/2 c. heavy (or whipping) cream

- 1 Tbsp. sugar

- dash of vanilla extract (optional)

- food coloring (optional)

Combine cream and sugar in a mixing bowl and whisk together until stiff. Add extract and food coloring has the mix begins to thicken.