Mmmmm...the start to Perfect Lemon Cupcakes! Saturday is Rob's birthday. I decided to take him out of town for a little overnight trip to an undisclosed location. But, I had already promised him that I would make him the same cupcakes I made for his birthday last year. So I decided to bake the cupcakes tonight, and frost them tomorrow night so we can enjoy a couple before heading out first thing Saturday morning.
It's a recipe I found last year on the internet, where you start with a lemon cake mix, but then you add lemon pudding, some sour cream, a little extra oil and an extra egg to make these super moist and delicious cupcakes. They really are very tasty.
As I was making them, I thought about when I made these last year, and what I was thinking and how I was feeling...having known Rob less than a month then. The excitement of heading down to see him and his place for the first time, taking several days off to go visit him, wanting to make his birthday very special, and trying hard to figure out a way to make these little gems and transport them 5 hours away in 90+ degree temps without the frosting melting!
So I guess maybe they're not just lemon cupcakes...they are probably the start of a new tradition now, and every year I can think back with a smile of how it all began.
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