Geneva’s Ballet Birthday – Food
Feb 20th, 2012 by christina
The food I made has to be my favorite part of the party.
Everything was pink and everything was DELICIOUS!
We made pink candy popcorn – recipe here – and it was the unanimous favorite of all the girls at the party. We made ours the morning of the party and it was still tacky when it came time to eat. Next time I’d make it ahead of time to give the candy a chance to harden.
My favorite thing were these adorable ballerina slipper cookies! They are nutter butters covered in pink candy melts and piped frosting details. Aren’t they amazing??! The lady who came up with them has even more cookie shoe tutorials here.
This was my first time making cupcakes. I’ve made cakes for parties in the past, but I thought that cupcakes would be easier. I think they were, and I’d say they were even more fun, too!
I opted to not make them gf as I was the only one who that mattered to anyway. I followed this recipe for the cakes and this recipe for the frosting & followed her addition of the raspberry preserves for color. Seriously- BEST.CAKE.EVER! I don’t know if it was the cake flour or the buttermilk but they were SO moist and airy! The frosting was also incredible – it had just a touch of tartness to it that was SO GOOD I have been thinking about making a lemon version ever since. I decorated them with precious white sprinkles and adorable ballerina picks. I think they turned out great!
oh yeah, we had fruit too. ;P
I’m loving all the details from your party. In-laws in town, so not much time to reply to all of them, but I am SO inspired! =)
Hey Girl! Looks like you out did yourself at this party! What a wonderful time of memories and sharing. Can’t believe you have a 5 yr old! Loved seeing your pictures and your lovely girls. Geneva looks like the both of you, sometimes Michael, sometimes you…You are beautiful and loved. I’m so glad you have this website to keep me updated. You have been blessed with inspiration and creativity, but I can tell it was out of love that you made all this special for your daughter. Glad to hear that you are feeling a little better too.