Showing Love

Love languages… What’s yours? Do you enjoy giving gifts? Do you think a hug is better than a written note? Or, maybe doing something well planned and thoughtful is more your style. Whatever your language, love is more than a word. Love is action. If you’ve ever taken the Love Languages test, it’s a good gauge to find out more about yourself and also to learn not to put pressure on those around you just because they don’t share the same type of love showing skills you possess.

You know a great way to show your love? Baking! And, you thought all this blog was gonna be about was… What did you think this blog was going to be about? 🙂 Food and cooking and baking are all big parts of my life and seem to make for good stories… If nothing else, maybe a good recipe to be tucked away for later.

The menu for Valentine’s Day? Mochaccino cupcakes! Cupcakes are seriously the easiest dessert to make and I love it because they make great gifts.

I’m kind of a baking snob and like to make all my goodies from scratch, but hey… Sometimes you just need a night of boxed brownie mix. No judgments. This recipe is simple and calls for ingredients most people have in their kitchen.

The recipe calls for this amazing buttercream coffee frosting. The cupcake mix also has coffee in it – the great thing is you can choose a unique coffee flavor to give the taste a little pizazz. I chose a S’mores flavored blend for this recipe.

The toothpick hearts were my own idea. All you need is some paper folded in half, a pair of scissors, toothpicks and a little tape.

Love doesn’t have to be expensive or extravagant. It just has to be present… in however you choose to show it.