So, to raise money for the 8th grade trip to Boston, the middle school held a carnival with a fire truck pull, pie-the-teacher-in-the-face, and other fun little games. They also had a cupcake contest! I hemmed and hawed about entering, but then felt really guilty for not contributing. So in the final hour (because really, when else does baking happen?) the night before the contest, I decided I had the ingredients on hand to make french toast cupcakes with maple buttercream frosting!
Revel in this little bit of heaven! There's a crumble layer baked right in with the cupcake, and some cinnamon-sugar sprinkled on top of the frosting to add a little pizzazz! Thanks to Shelby for the adorable gingham wrappers as they totally sealed the deal on these gems.
There were so many fabulous cupcakes at the carnival that day! Kids and parents alike entered some delightful looking beauties. It was a day full of sunshine, smiles, and heavy heavy firetrucks (well, apparently only for the "Intern" team... that truck seemed light as a feather watching other teams pull it!). Now we're that much closer to Boston!
