Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Happy inaguaration day!

Have a cupcake!

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Chocolate with cream cheese frosting. Red and blue sugar dusted over the top. I was lamenting the fact that I needed to buy sprinkles when it suddenly occurred to me that I could make my own. Put a little bit of sugar in a ziploc bag, drop in some food coloring, seal the bag and scrunch it all around until it's mixed. Open the bag and let it dry overnight. Voila - homemade colored sugar! I'm sure this is something everyone rational has already thought of, but I had to share anyways.

The cupcake flags were simple. I found a shot of Obama in a Google image search, imported it into Photoshop to make it black and white and up the contrast. I drew up a little flag design in Illustrator and then printed and cut the flags. A quick spritz of spray glue on the back and then I folded them around toothpicks.

I hope everyone is doing something festive!

31 comments:

  1. seriously woman.


    you are awesome.

    oh, so is obama!

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  2. these are fantastic...and look delicious!! and I agree, you are awesome, I love these and HAPPY INAGUARATION DAY!!

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  3. Did I tell you you got my blog love this week on my sidebar?

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  4. You are so clever :) I love the colored sprinkles!

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  5. LOVE LOVE LOVE! These are gorgeous, absolutely perfect. And I've never thought of making my own colored sugar but that's genius!

    Happy Inauguration Day to you!

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  6. love it! Too cute (and *perfect* looking!)!

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  7. this looks so yummy. i borrowed the pic for tomorrows post. hope you don't mind. your pic was the loveliest around.

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  8. wow. these are truly stupendous. i wore a striped navy and white top with a white skirt today. i've never been more giddy while at work.

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  9. Yay! the best cupcake (hands down) on this fine day....xo t

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  10. your cleverness never ceases to amaze me.

    i would never have thought of that homemade sprinkles technique! thanks :)

    happy inauguration day!

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  11. oh cute cute, as always! i love your little flags.

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  12. Happy, happy day!

    I just had to come over and tell you that I made the lentils last night and they were the BEST LENTILS I EVER HAD! I made them exactly as you listed but I was out of vinegar, lol. SO. YUMMY. I had more for lunch too. Thanks so much for the fabulous recipe!

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  13. I can't believe how talented you are. Look at those little flags. And you know what - I would NEVER have thought of making homemade sprinkles that way.

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  14. very nice! love the flags! and no, i had no idea how to do colored sugar.

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  15. hey there! i saw julia's post over at red otter about your cupcakes so i thought i'd mosey on over to have a sneak peek.

    great job - they're so cute!

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  16. Huh. In honor of inauguration I washed some dishes.

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  17. Love these Rachel! I wish I could reach through this photo and take a big 'ol bite! And great idea to color the sugar-I would have never thought of that.

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  18. Rachel-
    Your cupcake looks mmm... good!

    I'll trade you a cupcake for an omelete (this is what we had this morning)!

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  19. Forget Obama, I want that cupcake!!

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  20. Rachel, these are the perfect way to celebrate Obama's inauguration! They look both patriotic and delicious!

    And no, I never thought about making my own sprinkles with sugar and food coloring. Genius!

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  21. Those are super cute and festive! Wasn't it amazing to watch, my students and I watched it together

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  22. I think the Obama family would love these cupcakes!
    I'll say it again, you are clever!

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  23. Love this. Now I'm craving cupcakes.

    Seriously, doesn't everything feel a little different now with the new Pres? Maybe it's the fact that Oprah's on right now.

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  24. Again, your craftiness and amazing kitchen skills never cease to amaze me. What a fabulous way to commemorate a fabulous day! :)

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  25. I saw this after today's post and love it! Thanks for the tip. It had not occurred to me, despite the amount of time I spend in the kitchen.

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