Part of our recent trip to Eau Claire was to celebrate my Mom's birthday. I won't tell you how young (see what I did there!) she is, because I got the number wrong last time (added a couple to many years), and she was not too happy. As part of the celebration, my Dad, brother Alex, and I made sunflower cupcakes from scratch and they turned out too cute not to share... Homemade cupcakes. Buttercream frosting, with Oreo as the center. Final product! My Mom was impressed - and frankly so was I!
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