cupcake liners

While we're talking cupcakes, here is a link to a website with colored liners: http://www.cupcakeswirl.com/category_5/Cupcake-liners.htm

It costs about $4 for 50 liners.

cupcake stand idea #2

Of course, disregard the color, but what about this idea?

http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/how-to-make-a-cake-stand-for-cupcakes-or-mini-cakes

It looks simple enough to make. It would be something different than just a plain one - we could find some really pretty paper to match your colors and wrap the edges in satin ribbon.

Cupcake stands

Is this what you are talking about when you said cupcake stands?



Here is the website I found it at: http://www.brpboxshop.com/bakery_boxes/232.html

bread

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Continuing on the refreshments, I think it is good to have both sweet and savory choices, so those who are trying to be "good" don't have to go home without anything to eat because they don't want sweets.

Something I mentioned to you was possibly having home baked bread as one of the refreshments. It would be really cool to have a variety in different colors to make the presentation really pretty (white, wheat, pumpernickle, etc.). We could bake them in mini loaves so they are smaller slices, too. We could also make them far in advance and freeze them, which is a big plus.

Then I was thinking about having a bunch of different jams and spreads: raspberry jam, peach jam, butter, honey, raspberry honeybutter (I found a recipe for it here), etc. We could arrange the bread in baskets with pretty cloth napkins as liners and have all the spreads in neat little bowls.

What do you think?

cupcakes

http://dulcedoblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/orange-cream-creamsicle-cupcakes.html

I mentioned pumpkin/cream cheese cupcakes a while ago when I was taking to you about refreshments (I have to test the recipe out on cupcakes to make sure they still taste amazing in cupcake form). I was also thinking about yummy chocolate cupcakes (this recipe is really good)with chocolate frosting. Then I was trying to come up with another cupcake idea that would incorporate your colors and I found this recipe for orange cream cupcakes. It looks more summery than autumnesque, but I wonder if that could be remedied with some deeper colored food coloring.

Another thing about cupcakes - you can order cupcake liners in all sorts of colors, which could be fun.

Do you still like the cupcake idea? If so, would you like a cupcake buffet or just having one or two types of cupcakes among a bunch of other kinds of desserts?

Speaking of desserts, what are your and Jesse's favorite desserts? I think it's neat when couples add very personal elements to their refreshments.