Happy Belated Easter!!

I had a wonderful weekend with my family in Ohio for Easter.  I got to spend about 100% of my time with the two cutest little nieces in the world.  I am one lucky aunt.  I love Easter, mainly because it gives me all the excuses in the world to bake everything under the sun and this Easter was no exception. 

First check out these cute Dino Eggs Cy and I made.  They are so easy to make too.  Just crack up some hard boiled eggs making sure to leave the shell intact, then soak in easter egg dye for a couple of hours or overnight.  Open them to discover the cutest little eggs (and the prettiest little eggs ever).  They added a whole new level of fun to egg salad when you are eating a pink or blue egg salad sandwich.  :)

Next, check out the most adorable cupcakes in the world.  These are "so stinkin cute!!!" I can never make them without the biggest smile on my face.  My niece absolutely loved them, and hearing her say birdie birdie with the biggest excitement in her voice made them even more special.  

Just take some homemade white/yellow cupcakes of your choosing frosted with some homemade buttercream frosting.  Toast some sweetened coconut.  Add some smushed orange starburst to make the beak on the blue Cadbury eggs and use two drops of chocolate ink frosting.  For the yellow birdie cupcakes, do everything the same but instead of toasting the coconut, dye it yellow with food coloring.  Conform an orange starburst for the nose and use the black chocolate frosting or mini M&M's for the eyes.  These really are SO STINKIN CUTE!!!