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Cup Cake Farm: recipe

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Well with all the baking and cooking that is happening in my house - I might as well forget the Diet. But I think this was a nice one - I have to try it for the kids. Cold weather - time to cook!!!! I love the puppy shaped cup cake. Cup Cake Farm Decorate your cupcakes and make the sweetest little animals. You Will Need: Your cupcakes 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar 1 stick (8 tbsp) butter, softened 1 tbsp water Chocolate buttons Colorful candies Red food coloring Cookies Marshmallows (including mini marshmallows) Tubes of writing icing 1. Make the butter frosting. Sift the powdered sugar into a bowl. In another bowl, beat the butter unitl creamy. Gradually add the powdered sugar to the butter, beating to keep the mixture smooth. Finally, beat in the water. 2. Make marshmallow sheep . Spread a thick layer of butter frosting over the top of the cupcakes. 3. Stick on marshmallows, using large ones for faces, halved ones for ears, and mini ones for woolly coats. 4. Make pink piggies by mixin

Help with Daughter raising funds for Laptop

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Here I am trying to help my daughter reach her goal of buying a Laptop - my 12 yr old that is. It's my fault, I gave her the idea - so now I have to help. She's been working real hard and has already earned $100 dollars through her own efforts [ no money from Dad ]. But she found a new way to make some extra money and she wants, needs, is telling me I have to help. Ofcourse, she is a girl so she is selling jewelry [ a bit out of my expertise...] Help Kiki buy her laptop Necklace Sets CC Beads W Large Drop $7.00 each S&H $3.00 Can take 2-3 weeks to ship Duaghters Profit $1.50 * send check with item#3 to address below She is using a drop ship kind of program and selling other peoples jewelry. She is selling the piece at a very low price in order to get sales [ smart idea ]. Since she is only 12 her goal is not to make millions just enough for that laptop. I hope she succeeds because that's money I don't have to spend - and what dad doesn't want that. I know this m