Mother's Day

Mother's day is a big deal. Very stereotyped. But a big deal. I was reading the comics the other day cause there was nothing else to read, and it was all about Mother's Day. How the family burnt breakfast or how they forgot about the whole occasion entirely. Stereotype. It drove me crazy, because our families Mother's day is usually a pretty good. Not the stereotypical kind of day. It is probably right up there with Halloween and Christmas with its commercialism. That is what makes it so unbearable. Buy this! Buy that! 10% off but then you have to buy $100 worth of stuff.

Retailers. Ugh.

So instead of buying anything, I made (you guessed it) CUPCAKES!
Caramel-covered tea cakes. Yum. My mother loves caramel so I made them. The night before I made the batter. And then I put it in the fridge over night. The recipe made 24 mini-cupcakes. Then while they make you make the homemade caramel. It bubbles up in a saucepan until it hits 234F. Only six ingredients. Evaporated milk, sour cream, vanilla, brown sugar, a pinch of salt, and BUTTER. Every time I go to the store I always grab extra butter. You can never have too much butter. Unless of course you have high cholesterol or......

I put them on the plate that I had bought her months before, to almost complete her spring collection. She was so happy! And she loved the cupcakes!

I also learned something. That if you warm the batter to about room temp. the cupcakes will be fluffier and easier to fill the pan.