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Oh My Stars: An actual bake sale success story
My name is Lysa and I struggle in the baking department.

If I were to take Home Economics today, somewhere between attempting to sew an apron and making a Red Velvet Cake, things would get ugly. I would fail. I am sure of it.

If my bestest in the world Mother in Law reads this post, she will be so sad. She majored in Home Ec and to this day makes her degree proud. She make things from total scratch y'all. Like totally. Like when a recipe calls for a cup of milk... she goes out and milks a goat to get it.

I'm serious.

She milks goats, makes products from the milk, cooks and bakes things that I can't even pronounce, and sews whole outfits before the rooster even crows. So imagine my husband's dismay when said he needed a button resewn on his shirt and I asked which alterationist would he like me to call.


I'm just kidding. I told him which alterationist to use. I'm handy like that.

But yesterday I hit a serious home run when I stepped up to the plate... the bake sale plate that is! Oh yes indeed. Look at the shock on my daughters' faces:

They were so proud of their mama! Oh yes they were! Believe it or not, this was their actual expression.

I found something at the grocery store this week that saved me from the usual bake sale shame. Here it is... and no they are not paying me to advertise. I wish they would. I could do a seriously funny commercial for them on the befores and afters of my bake sale dilemmas.

I could be like Jared is to Subway. I am so seeing stars today. And now you will know why:



My kids did not have to slink to the Bake Sale Drop Off at school today. They were loud and proud that their mama, yes their mama, was all the rage at the bake sale. Can I get an Amen from the struggling bakers out there?

Because when a cupcake is baked in a star shaped container, topped with chocolate icing and sprinkled on top with something colorful... it doesn't matter what it tastes like!

And think of all the fun you could have for the 4th of July with these. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. And lest I get too proud may I please remind myself of the goat milking disaster of 1998 that is still a glaring part of my legacy. Oh I do make the TerKeurst name proud.

Anyhow, I thought maybe one or seven of you may be interested in my little star tins that can be a bake sale rage, so I'm planning to give away a box. Yes, that's right. I know your excitement can barely be contained. I'll announce the winner on Monday.

So, leave a comment below and I'll pick a random winner. And then you too can exclaim, "Oh My Stars!" and make your kids smile.



92 Comments:

Blogger Latanya Wagner said...

Hi Lysa,

Your star cupcakes look fantastic. I love to cook/bake, and I can sew (don't have time to do the sewing thing though) so I can't entirely relate unless you are talking about homemade biscuits. Can't do it! I use to watch my mom make biscuits from scratch. Watched her and Watched her. Asked her to show me how to make biscuits time after time. Never got it! So I just go to Food Lion to the freezer section and pull out the Pilsbury Southern Style Biscuits. I am just fine with that!

Latanya
www.scentstosuccess.blogspot.com

Blogger Chatty Mom said...

Lysa - you were a "star" before you bought those tins!

I am also domestically challenged. I have little "calling cards" (aka business cards for the unemployed) and they say "Domestic Superhero." A little tongue-in-cheek there! ha!

Thanks for your cute story and even cuter girls!

Blogger MrsJoeB said...

Oh My Stars!! I did see these things at a discount store...but they were shapped as hearts for the valentne holiday. They are cute and such a fine Lysa! Wear your glory just a bit longer-you deserve it!! Its the perfect size for kids and what a fun gift to make for our family telling them they are stars in their mommies eyes (that's what I would do-chocolate chip cake mix, chocolate icing and sprinkles too!!). Enjoyed your post again this morning!! Blessings~
In His Graces~Pamela

Blogger Michelle said...

Congratulations! They look fun and delicious - creativity in baking that those of us who would fail Home Ec can handle.

Blogger StaceyStace said...

gotta try them...thanks!

Blogger kimgolds said...

Lysa I so enjoy your Blog!!
I Love those tins!!!
I will be Exclaiming Oh, My stars all day!!!! Blessings!!!

Anonymous anne land said...

YOU are one smart cookie.. or.. should I say "cupcake"?

Love that I can hear you say, "Oh my stars!"

Blogger kmom3 said...

Oh, we love those little tins at my house! An easy way to make it seem like I went way out of my way to make special cupcakes. We like the heart shaped ones, too. I decorated my heart ones pink with pink sugar sprinkles and put some green icing at the top to make them look like strawberries for Kate's Strawberry Shortcake birthday. I need things kept simple!
Your cupcakes look awesome and will be a total hit! :) Those are always a triumph at my house!

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Lysa,

I used the star cupcakes at christmas. My girls thought they were great!

Anita

Blogger Dawn Ward said...

Oh, Lysa! I, too, am baking challenged! What a find! I can't wait until we're all exclaiming "Oh My Stars!" in my own home.

Thanks for sharing!

Love, Dawn

Blogger Amy said...

Heres hoping I win! My boys would LOVE those :)
Amy

Fun story - since the ministry I run is called Starlite, we buy these containers by the hundreds -- literally! One time we baked 300 of them in 8 hours. Was totally fun. Not.

Blogger Digging for Pearls said...

Always knew you were a star Lysa! :)
Sweet photos of the girls.
Blessings,
Jodie

Blogger D-D said...

Wow, where were those tins when my husband and I were the youth leaders at our church? The kids had bake sales every other month...some showed real talent...some, well let's just say the tins would have helped. My husband is the baker in our family (our daughter follows in his footsteps) and when our granddaughters come over they like to bake with "Papaw".
Your sister in Christ,
D-D

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I love to bake but pie crust is my major challenge. I love this idea and will be using these adorable cupcakes for our Kingdom Kids picnic in May. Love , Marge

Blogger megs said...

"Oh My Stars!" How cool are those!

Megan

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey Lysa,

I enjoy reading your blogs each morning! I really needed yesterday's msg. When things seem dark we must remember the Jesus is life and resurrection.

I love to bake. Havent done so in a while but you've inspired me to go back to it. Hang in there practice makes perfect! ;o)

God Bless!

Raquel
Hawthorne, NJ

Blogger BethAnne said...

Wow! I am impressed and quite tickled by the expressions on your girls faces. I defnintely think you have a future in advertising for Reynolds --- you could sooooo be like Jared only you wouldnt have to hold up your old pants for the world to see! Praise the Lord for success in the kitchen.

Blogger BethAnne said...

Wow! I am impressed and quite tickled by the expressions on your girls faces. I defnintely think you have a future in advertising for Reynolds --- you could sooooo be like Jared only you wouldnt have to hold up your old pants for the world to see! Praise the Lord for success in the kitchen.

Blogger Exie said...

I am glad i am not the only one who would fail home ec. Good job Lysa!

Blogger Marilyn said...

Lysa,
I'm always interested in new and easy ways to make my baking look better! :) I used to be the cook-from-scratch person but as I have aged, I like to have things quick and easy. And it helps if it looks good too so these star tins sound like a great way to go when my baking needs a little "dressing up".
Thanks for sharing with us!

God bless you....
Marilyn in MS
http://marilyn-nogreaterjoy.blogspot.com/

Blogger Heather@Mommymonk said...

Oh my stars! That is the cutest thing ever. Now I see why you were the bake sale star.

On another note, yesterday I shared your blog post with my Bible study. We are on Chapter 7 of saying "Yes" and it was amazing how it fit right in. You had the vision to see that a dead looking branch contained life. You saw beyond the external and understood that things were going on inside that branch even it is imperceptible. Thanks Lysa, for continuing to live out the principles that you teach.

Blogger Becca Mae said...

These are awesome. I love to bake and my kids would love these. Thanks for the tip.

Blogger April said...

Those stars are too cool! I can't believe I've never seen them. I'm only at the grocery store a couple times a week! Can you tell my poor children are cupcake deprived? If I were to make STAR cupcakes, I would certainly be a STAR for the day! Thanks for sharing!

Blogger ET said...

I don't know if you're willing to ship to Canada...but I could sure use a baking boost! My children have been known to tell perfect strangers that their mom doesn't make cookies, Safeway does. One of my daughters also exlaimed loudly, "adults don't do crafts" in the presence of many women I know. With these handy little tins, I could bake something and be crafty, all in one fell swoop! Oh, my children would be so proud on that day. (So would my best friend, Christine, who brings me a portion of all the wonderful baking she does at home, thus preventing the total deprivation of my children.)

Blogger Julie B. said...

Dear Lysa,

I have to share a cute story with you. I am no queen in the kitchen either. I have a few dishes that are a hit (compared to the others), other than that, Hamburger Helper is my best friend. Well I have a wonderful mother-in-law also. She is also fabulous in the kitchen. Could easily open a bakery, restaurant, write a cook book, etc. At christmas, she hosts and probably makes about 10 desserts from scratch for about 40 people. I am talking desserts you'd pay big bucks for that are out of this world. Eclair torte, keylime pie, cheesecakes, etc. Anyway, I love my mother-in-law dearly. However, she will share her recipes, but they are always different when anyone else tried to make them. We think we know why. One time, she gave me her chocolate chip cookie recipe and my brother in law told her that he liked my cookies better than hers........... Now after I get a recipe from her and I make it and it doesn't turn out she will then say something like "oh, you know, I normally do this or that" to make it thicker or whatever. Anyway, the other day she says. "I was making something the other day and just for curiosity sake I took the measuring cup I normally use and I got another measuring cup that I knew was for sure 1 cup. I poured water into the cup that I normally use and poured it into the other cup and the cup I normally use still had about 1/4 cup of water in it. So, I am sure that's why your recipes always turn out a bit different than mine. Yeah sure it is!

With All God's Love

Anonymous Anonymous said...

How cool are those stars!!! I would love to win some. I have not seen them here.

kjh

Blogger Elaine said...

I am kind of an off and on struggling baker...for the longest time I could not get a cake to come cleanly out of the pan. One birthday cake FLOP after another. So, I resorted to making cupcakes. Not that making cupcakes isn't a feat in itsel. you know. I'm just saying that I had to kind of scale back my own expectations...

Smile.

For my daughter's birthday, I stacked the cupcakes up in kind of a tiered fashion. I think there were three layers. And I put fresh flowers around. It was kind of wedding-cakeish. It was really pretty, actually, and my daughter LOVED it. AND, that way, no cutting either. Blow out the candles, dismantle the "cake" and everyone is happily eating their perfectly personal cake.

You could try this or as they say in the South, go to Walmarts!!

Blogger Becky said...

The picture of your girls' shocked expressions made me laugh out loud! You sure have beautiful daughters. They have a lot to be proud of their Mama, even if she can't milk a goat. : )

We have a birthday party coming up in two weeks. These would make fun cupcakes, wouldn't they! Thanks for the tip.

Have a great weekend!
Becky

Blogger Cheryl said...

You go girl!!!
I've seen these but never used them. We have a bake sale coming up, so now I have a great idea....thanks to you!!!

Blogger Krissy said...

My kiddos (ages 5, 6, 8) would have the exact same expression!! Even if I don't win the drawing I'm going to hook me up some of those. Fantastic! Also would be a terrific idea for part of a little mini-bakesale at a yard sale.

Blogger Charlene Kidd said...

Since it is my husbands and my birthday today, I am going to surprise him with those wonderful goodies. Love it!!

Blogger Cassie said...

I love the "star struck" faces of your girls...too cute...Love the star cupcakes...will be trying those out for sure!

Blogger Kim said...

I love to cook and bake. However, homemade bread has totally eluded me. I just can't get it right. Ahhh well....

Love those star cupcakes!

Blogger maykeypj said...

These are adorable! I think I've seen them before but passed by. Nice to see how surprised your daughters are with your success! Maybe my daughters would have the same reaction!!! I just signed up to bring a bag of chips and a bag of pretzels to a school function because I am so tired of trying to be a creative mom! Maybe I'll switch to these cuties!

Blogger RR Mama said...

Oh, I love these! I use them for the exact same reason. They even have the different shapes for the other holiday's. I love the Christmas and Halloween ones they are so cute.

Anonymous Laura said...

You can get a degree in Home Ec? What rock have I been living under??

Love the star cupcakes. A great idea for making something normal (a plain cupcake), into something exciting.

Blogger Lynn Cowell said...

Lysa,

So glad to hear that there are other mothers who kids make fun of them for their baking skills. Thanks for sharing the trick! PS Can you believe She Speaks is full? Maybe the Lord will perform a miracle for me!

Anonymous Rena Gunther said...

Hi, Lysa! I LOVE your blog and have been reading it for a while now....my blog is coming soon...but I couldn't help but share my good friend's blog:
http://ihavetobelieve.wordpress.com
Check it out...it's new...read this week's Recipe for Crushed and Shattered Dreams....your bake sale blog sure made me think of it....hope you enjoy...Rena

Anonymous Anonymous said...

My family would have the same expressions on their faces! They would first ask where I bought them and it would take some serious convincing that I did it myself. I made chicken parmesean the other night and they were shocked. An unusual addition to my plain ole spaghetti. I never told them that I got the idea off of the back of the shake and bake box! I would prefer they think that I'm brilliant!!! Great job on the star cupcakes. I'm still laughing about the missing Planet cupcakes! Have a blessed day!

Tammy

Blogger Natalie Witcher said...

I'm with ya on the whole baking thing. If you want my fiasco...go here

http://nataliewitcher.blogspot.com/2008/01/rerun-blogi-liked-it-so-much-i-posted.html

You don't have to, I'm just sayin' I can relate.

Blogger girlie girl said...

You go girl! They look great!

Blogger Valerie said...

My mother has a college degree in home economics. She was terribly disappointed when I was her only daughter too busy with art and music to take those goofy home ec classes in high school. Of course, I'm now the only daughter that bakes, cooks, sews, crafts, and stays home with the kiddos. But I still can't make gravy.

Blogger Kay Weathers said...

Way to go Lysa.
I too am cooking challanged. My family will tell you that Chef Boyardee can't even cook in my kitchen. They say there are only 2 thing I can cook Cheesecake (yes from scratch) and baked beans. I'm sorry to say home cooked meals are not my forte'. If i were suppose to cook at home why did they invent fast food. We just got a Chik Filet here. I don't like to cook. I guess because my family wil only eat certain things. I remember one time my wonderful husband say a meal in a magazine and commented on how good it looked. He ask me to fix it for supper one night. So I got all the fixen's and started this meal. It took the whole day to prepare. And when I say the whole day I mean the whole day. You had to fix every thing from scratch not premixed stuff. After I slaved over a hot stove all day to prepare this meal it wasen't as good as it looked in the picture. It was ok but wasen't anything to write home about. So I just kiss it.(keep it simple sweety) As you can tell by my photos we arent missing any meals. Really we don't eat out that much maybe 4 times a week.

Blogger Kelly @ Love Well said...

Those are adorable.

And weren't they mentioned in Proverbs 31 somewhere?

Blogger Michele said...

Those are so cute! I would love to try them. (I love anything with stars- I have for years.) When I was in high school, I found the verse that said "shine like stars in the universe." :)
Blessings,
Michele :)
www.frugalgranola.blogspot.com

Blogger Joyful said...

Lysa, they say confession is good for the soul - so I must say - I could have written your post!! My mother-in-law also majored in Home Ec - made EVERYTHING from scratch, sewed all her own clothes, curtains, accessories - you name it - she made it! She also was a dietician - so not only were all her meals made from scratch - they were actually good for you!!! It's a major joke with my family and friends that my freezer only houses "M&M" boxes. (Do you have M&M Frozen Food stores in the States?) Anyway, if you can't just heat it up or defrost it - it requires too much time and work!!! I relate completely to your kitchen woes as my culinary expertise is greatly lacking. I did take a cooking course once, in hopes of at least mastering one good meal - you know, in case we invited company over - but alas, it was a dismal attempt. My chef, the teacher, was using ingredients I had never heard of, with kitchen utensils I had never seen - I was completely lost and the entire adventure was pathetic!

So - 3 cheers of praise my friend. I'm rejoicing with you in your accomplishment. Now...I wonder what I'll pull out of the freezer to microwave for supper....

Have a great weekend,
Joy

Blogger Lelia Chealey said...

Oh how fun!! I saw these, but hadn't purchased them yet. OH home ec. When I was in it, I actually paid someone to finish my sewing project for me. I wore it proudly during the fashion show we had to model our finished projects in. However, Mrs. Larson was smarter than the student & knew what I had done. That's why the grade was low. :(
I also ruined our cream puffs we made,but that was a group effort. I was also devestated to find out that this girl I didn't really care for who thought she was really cooler than she was, according to the Charm Book we had to do, had a perfectly shaped face. She held her head high in the halls as the rest of us covered our pear & round shape faces. Oh,good ole home ec...apologize to your mother-in-law on my behalf. Here in Nebraska they call it FCS now...Family Consumer Science. Sounds so much more complicated, but my son informed me last night that we are making cheese cake this weekend, so I get a 2nd chance. If it flops, I'll run out & buy the stars!
Boy that was wordy, see how Home Ec affected me??? :) Thanks for the platform to "let it all out"! lol!
Blessings on your weekend,
Lelia

Blogger Renee said...

Those look yummy! And I am getting a few boxes of those stars... what fun!

Blogger Stephani said...

I have used these in my multiple baking attempts, and believe it or not I believe the cupcakes actually taste better in them! I've resorted to always using a mix and just letting the kids do the baking. That way, they're proud of what they've accomplished and LOVE to help, and if it's not the best or in my case the prettiest, there's pride in your children instead of embarrasment/shame for yourself. My kids greatly enjoy my kitchen troubles and think that it is extremely funny to share these at the most opportune time.

Congrats on the awesome success,
Stephani

Blogger Leanne said...

Wow, I didn't even know they HAD star shaped cupcake tins!!What a fabu-tastic idea! I'm gonna run out and get me a couple packages of them things!

I laughed out loud at your post, and I even read it to my hubbie and he laughed too!

Thanks for a laugh today...

And you'll have to post sometime about the Great Goat Milking disaster of 1998....

Come on, we're all friends here and we're in this together!!

LOVE
Leanne in Longview

Blogger robinegg12 said...

Okay - those are really cool - at what grocery store did you find them? You really are the "star" of the bakesale!!

Robin

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi!
I didn't know they had stars. I've made the heart ones before, but I used a brownie mix and then put pink icing. It was an easy gift for grandmas.

Keep up the good work!
KLayton

Blogger zoe said...

You are truly an inspiration to all of us latent bakers. Maybe with this great idea, I, too, can be a star! ha, ha

Seriously, I love your idea and can't wait to try it. I'm always having to prove to my older brother that I really can bake - and he's 58!

Thanks for your idea and your wonderful devotions!

Blogger Tammy said...

I mean really, how fabulous are those little babies. What a top notch find. I will be scouting my stores for those. That would be great for my daughter's July 2nd b'day!

Blogger chickadee said...

those are so cute. i love cupcakes.

Blogger Kristy L said...

What a cool idea! If I don't win, I'm heading promptly out and looking for them. My little boy's birthday is the 4th of July so they'll be PERFECT! Thanks for sharing.

haha you are hilarious!
They look good!
Blessings,
Angela

Anonymous Diane said...

Lysa,

Those are totally adorable! I would love to surprise my family too - I don't cook a whole lot either. :-)
You did a great job!

Diane

Blogger Marcia said...

Mmmm! Congrats on a job well done! They look very yummy. Sprinkles are AWESOME!

Blessings,
Marcia

Blogger Catherine said...

Ooo..ooo, I'd like in on the fun! Great cupcakes and I'm sure they were the hit of the bake sale!

Fun stuff like this normally heads to us north of the border at least a year after it's introduced in the US so it would be fun to have them up here!

count me in on the fun please!

Blogger Mocha with Linda said...

Those are so cute. I haven't seen them yet.

I must confess.

I bake from scratch. The only mix I ever buy is Angel Food Cake 'cause I don't wanna waste all those yolks. And pie crusts are actually a piece of cake :-) with the right proportions.

I hope this doesn't disqualify me from the drawing. . . .

Blogger The Olson's said...

What a find! I've never seen them before! They would also be great fun for a birthday party! Hmm, my daughter's 4th birthday is next weekend!

Congrats on conquering the Bake Sale dilema!
~ Leanne

Blogger Cayce's crazy life said...

HOW MUCH FUN ARE THOSE!! I can make them on Thursday nights and give them to my "star" spellers on Friday....
I could pass them out to the class when I read "Silent Night" and we write poetry.....
I could give one away a week to my "Star" of the week.....
Oh, the possibilities!!!
Great job finding them!!
Cayce
An Uncluttered Life

Blogger Billie said...

oooh! I'm having an adoption fundraiser yardsale in 2 weeks. I'm planning on selling food and baked goods. I could use such baking ingenuity for that!

Blogger Alyce said...

Too cute Lysa..
I am glad you were a hit at the bake sale. I am going to try to put up a cake recipe tomorrow on my blog, so check back to it when you can. Its very EASY and very GOOD.
Since you mentioned Red Velvet Cake, next week I might get up a recipe for a 7 layer one that I am planning to make for a cake auction at church.
I cannot sew either.. The only thing about Home Ec that I liked was the cooking..
Blessings~Alyce

Blogger Sherry said...

Baking or cooking from scratch without a recipe is like playing a piano by ear. I cannot do either one. I remember my grandmother made the most delicious dressing each Thanksgiving and I did not normally like dressing. I asked her for the recipe and she started with "I put some of this and a little of that..." that's when I admitted to her that I am not talented that way. Well, bless her heart, the next time she made her wonderful dressing, she measured each ingredient and gave me the resulting recipe. What I didn't know is that her recipe was the result of about three days of work with other items from scratch also. Sigh. :)

Blogger Joyful said...

When I commented earlier I forgot to share my heritage and legacy for 'lean cuisine'. My Mother's motto is actually a Proverb - instruction straight from God's Word - Proverbs 15:17 "Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a stalled ox and hatred therewith." Mom would repeat this any night she was rushed and we had hotdogs for supper - better hotdogs served with love than roast beef and anger. Love makes even my meager offerings taste better.

Now, how can I dispute the wisdom of Solomon?

Blogger jennilaine said...

Lysa,

First of all it only took me eight months to figure out how to "leave a comment" Second, I think I have you beat. When I was in jr. high school, you know, that thing they now call middle school, I took shop class instead of home economics. I liked hammer and nails instead of needle and thread. Truthfully, I thought my chances of a boy talking to me would be greater if I was one of only two girls in the class. The boy thing didn't work out too well but mom and dad got one heck of a footstool that year. Fastforward to the struggles I face a few years later... OK, a decade or two later. I eagerly offered to make the cupcakes for my two year old daughter's preschool class (I really just wanted to show off my cute new pampered chef cupcake carrier thingy) Anyway, I went to the grocery store and searched high and low for my special ingredients (the box of instant mix). They had muffin mix, brownie mix, cake mix, lemon bar mix... Who knew there was no such thing as "Cupcake" mix?

Have a good weekend,

Jennifer

Anonymous Squirrelly Mom said...

I used to bake cookies and cakes every Saturday afternoon when I was a teenager. My grandmother taught me how to make cornbread too.

When my child needed something for the school bake sale, I made cocoa krispie treats!! The hardest part of this was believing that they were the top selling item!! Every Thursday afternoon, I was asked to make more cocoa krispie treats.

I like the star cookie idea. I've got to find those. That's such a great idea.

Blogger Amy L Brooke said...

Congratulations on your success! I think you got an A+

Brooke and Ashley are beautiful!

Blogger ange said...

LOVING those stars!!!
ange

Blogger Pajama Mama said...

So, I have my own little story about these exact star tins. I found some on clearance at Dollar General last year...and they rang up at the cash register for .01 each. So, I got every single box they had which is around maybe 20 boxes. I didn't exactly count. I thought I'd make a certain bath product in them...but that idea didn't work so great. So....I guess we could have a little patriotic celebration with little star cupcakes and invite the entire city. It works to bake cookie dough in the shape, too...!

Glad your contribution wasn't a complete embarrassment!

And....what's the story about milking a goat in 1998, anyway?

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Anonymous deenafromiowa said...

Hello Lysa
What a great idea and clean up would be a cinch My kind of baking!! Your girls looked adorable, almost like they had stars in their eyes hahaha By the way you can milk a goat just keep practicing when you are over at your mother in law's!!!

Anonymous Judy@In His Grip said...

I so feel your bake sale shame. Pick me, pick me

milking goats? for real? and here I can't even make instant pudding. sigh.

your star cakes are super cute. I'm pretty sure my children want me to become queen of the bakesale now.

Anonymous Carolina Mama said...

"Oh my stars!" Can I just state for the record that this is the first time I have been ahead of the curve on anything mommying ;) we've done the start and the hearts and guess what? you can chill jello in them and the children will rise up and call you blessed. ;) Nice work Lysa!

Blogger Angela said...

Coming Soon..What happens when Women Say Yes to the PTA...

Blogger Brittany said...

Don't feel bad! We can't all be great at everything! :) The stars look GREAT and yummy too! I'll keep my eyes peeled for a box the next time I'm out shopping for groceries. I think they would be a hit with my high school math students for treats!

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Just found your blog and love it! I would fail when it comes to home ec. I love the stars they turned out well. I will have to remember this trick. I make cupcakes and pile them I mean pile them high with sprinkles so they looks good for xmas usually for my daughter's school.
Love the stars though you get an A plus.
Diane
dimoe@writeme.com

Blogger RangersGirl said...

Love it!

Just to let you know, I once set my cat on fire while baking a cheese cake - - so you can't be that bad.

Blogger lisasmith said...

Hi Lysa--Your cupcakes look awesome! My MIL is a retired home ec teacher. She pities me and teaches me great things! I love how she makes every single meal a celebration with beautiful center pieces that only a home ec teacher could create. I sure could dazzle 'em at our annual 4th of July celebration with some of those cupcake tins!

I'm afraid I'm bring up the rear with my little comment :/. But, nothin' ventured, nothin' gained, right?? :)

And, yes, presentation (for visual eaters like me and my kids) is 90% of the enjoyment.

Which gets me wondering...what if I put vegetables in those, topped 'em with smashed Ritz crackers and drizzled 'em in butter if my kids would take a turn for the healthy?

Hmmmm...there's only one way to find out ;)!

Anonymous Sarah said...

Lysa - I so enjoyed hearing your talk this last weekend and meeting you and Holly. It was a wonderful weekend and I was truly inspired. I am sorry I couldn't stay until the end to say "Goodbye" and I will look forward to seeing you both this summer at the conference!

Blogger grey like snuffie said...

We found those a few years ago and it still amazes me how the high school and college age kids that revolve through our home LOVE their cake in those tins. They act like anything baked in them tastes better.

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Lisa,
I have been set free from guilt of not being Martha Stewart. I just can't be good at everything...so I try to be good at a few things. Cooking, sewing, crafts, scrapbooking....NOT the things I am good at....BUT, these cake tins ROCK...my twins were born on July 4 so these would be great little cakes for their birthday party...great idea...then I LOOK crafty, when I'm really NOT.

Welcome to the club of WE ARE NOT MARTHA STEWART...(and have no guilt over it)

Kelly S.

Blogger Bobbie said...

I have not seen these at the stores yet!!

Blogger April said...

that looks like fun!! i love to bake and now i have a lovely assistant, my 3 year old. i should get those next time i am out she would enjoy baking something in thoose nifty tins

Blogger DeAnna said...

Oh My Stars!!!! Okay, I would not say that I am baking challenged, but I am time challenged so that I don't bake anymore. I love those cute little tins. I will definitely have to give them a try the next time one of my kids needs something baked for school. Thanks for sharing!!

Blogger s said...

OOOh. Those look great. We are doing several bake sales between now & July for our youth mission trip. I don't want to buy the normal cookies at the store so these would be awesome!! Kudos to you!!

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