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Sunshine Filled Lemon Poppyseed Cupcakes!
My mom was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease about 8 years ago now and was one of the biggest reasons I moved back to Wisconsin from my dreamy life in Southern California. ♥ This last January – very suddenly – we almost lost her. It was truly one of the hardest things I’ve ever been through. I think what made it even harder is that I am pregnant with my first baby girl. And maybe in my own fairy tale mind, I’ve always dreamed of sharing this moment intimately with my mom. I just didn’t know that I would need to share my baby bump with her to give her motivation to live. ♥…
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My GLITTER filled DISNEY inspired WEDDING day!
A little over a year ago I decided to stop mass manufacturing my cupcakes and start focusing on the part of Amanda Cupcake that I love ♥. Oh goodness, I still have these WILD dreams of opening up a cupcake mansion with glitter walls and all things fantastical, I’d even love a chain of them like Starbucks! Those dreams will never go away. But what I did know is that I’d never accomplish those dreams going at the rate that I was. This cupcake queen was staying up all night almost every night for a little over 4 years, baking up a storm for big box retailers. My problem wasn’t…
