Birthdays, birthdays....

July is a big birthday month for my family so cupcakes are the order of the day. I finally found a wonderful little recipe for the best frosting to pipe onto cupcakes.  It's called Magnolia's Vanilla Buttercream Frosting and it's not only pretty and sets up beautifully, but it tastes good too.  Thank you, Thimbleanna, for sharing this recipe with me.  As you can see, I added a half cup of cocoa to my frosting to make chocolate, as requested by the sons. This weekend our youngest two are 20 and 18.  Love on your kids like crazy because before you know it, they are all grown up and living their own lives. Smooches to my boys!

Addendum:  Thimbleanna told me that when she makes this frosting, she only uses 1/3 cup of milk rather than the full 1/2 cup.  She says she thinks it works better especially when the temperature and humidity are high.