Today is the 17th of March.  In Boston, it is a holiday called Evacuation Day.  Dad says Evacuation Day is the day the British were driven from Boston during the Revolutionary War.  I say it’s St Patrick’s Day!  My Dad and my brother are both named Patrick, so it’s a special day for my family.  Daddy had to do something to the car, fix the brakes or whatever.  While he played with the brakes, me and PJ played with the dog.  Dad promised we could make something special after he finished with the car.  We decided we would make chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting and green shamrocks.  

Don’t These Look Yummy

First Dad made up a recipe, he always makes up his own recipes, it usually comes out good so I don’t mind.

Dad, what’s first on the list?

We got to use the big mixer.   We put the butter and sugar in and started mixing.

Daddy, can I turn it on?

I Cut the Butter into Small Pieces

PJ Helped With the Sugar

Wow, Look at How Good it Mixes.

Next we added melted chocolate, eggs, sour cream and vanilla.

We Melted Chocolate in the Microwave

We added Eggs

We Added Sour Cream an Vanilla

Then We Mixed Some More

We got out another bowl and mixed together the dry ingredients.  We put flour, salt, baking powder and cocoa in the bowl.  Dad’s really funny, he wrote in his recipe to sift everything together but he just mixed it up with a fork.

First is the Flour

After the Baking Powder Dad Measures Salt With His Hand

Here goes the Cocoa

Dad is Sifting Together Dry Ingredients

Look how Shiny Dad’s Sifter is

Add the Dry Ingredients and Mix

We added the dry ingredients to the big mixer, put in some water and mixed some more.

Looks Just About Ready for Cupcake Tins

Look at the Pretty Colors

Look at all the Chocolate

Dad Says this Pan doesn’t need liners, I just want to know why  it wiggles.

Cupcakes are Cooking

These look Great

Whipping up some Frosting

First you do the White Frosting

Look How Good they look

Piping on Shamrocks

Almost finished

Look at those Cupcakes

So that’s how we made Shamrock Cupcakes.  Dad is making dinner and as soon as we eat we get to eat our cupcakes.  I can’t wait.