Marvelous
Mother's Day

Show her she’s the World’s Best Mom with a dinner table tribute. Start off with happy memories – home movies on the VCR and Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong’s Ella & Louis Again CD. To create an Elegant Tabletop, cover the table with white lace and tie white napkins with framed photos of mom with each guest. To make photo napkin rings (that double as take-home favors), copy old photos, slip them in mini silver frames (available at craft stores) and hot-glue the frames to a piece of pink wired ribbon that ties around the napkin. Reward mom for all those home-cooked meals with one of your own - Pepper Peach Chicken Skewers, Ice-Blended Limeade and a charming Cupcake Bouquet (see recipe below) that serves as a sweet centerpiece.

Cupcake Bouquet

Always appropriate, these cupcakes are perfect for any and every gathering. Make two or more and use them as beautiful and edible table centerpieces.

Serves 48

INGREDIENTS:
1	box (18.25 ounce) chocolate cake mix, Betty Crocker®
1 1/3	cup water
1/2	cup vegetable oil, Wesson®
3	eggs
2	cans (16 ounces each) vanilla frosting, Betty Crocker®
1/2	cup confectioner's sugar, C&H®
48	store-bought mini-cupcakes or mini-muffins, paper liners removed

Prep time: 15 minutes
Baking time: 45-50 minutes

PREPARATION:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Butter and flour an 8-inch-diameter stainless steel bowl.
Prepare cake mix as directed and pour batter into the greased bowl.
Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
Allow to cool for 20 minutes.
Remove the cake dome from bowl and allow to cool completely before frosting.
Spread 1 can of frosting over cooled cake.
Mix remaining can of frosting with confectioner's sugar to stiffen the frosting.
Frost or pipe a rosette on the top of each cupcake.
Place a toothpick into the bottom of each cupcake and press into chocolate dome, forming a bouquet.
Place on top of a cake stand or vase.

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Marvelous Mother's Day

Marvelous
Mother's Day