forty eight

Forty eight years ago The Fan and The Secret Weapon were married. Of course, they weren't known as "The Fan" or "The Secret Weapon" at the time, but she was (and still is) his Princess.

These anniversary stuff-cakes are fit for a Princess, don't you agree? Lemon pound cake with lemon filling, baked with a crumble topping and frosted with strawberry lemon buttercream then filled with a shot of cream cheese frosting... and sprinkled with extra-fancy decorations.

Because you see, The Fan was a Princess on her wedding day. Look at the tiara that The Secret Weapon made for her to wear. Someday, maybe someday, Loopy will wear that tiara when she marries Joe Jonas.

Let Saucy show you how to finish a stuff-cake so the two types of sprinkles don't get all mixed up:

Fit one pastry bag with a large tip (Saucy's fave is the Wilton 1A) and pipe two swirls around the outside edge of the cupcake. Decorate with your first sprinkles now, not later.

Using a different bag, fill the "hole" in the frosting with a nice shot of the cream cheese frosting. Now, you can decorate that part with a different sprinkle. It's a nice effect, especially if you mix and match them for presentation:

Now, please join Saucy as she raises a cupcake to toast her parents on forty eight years of marriage. To The Fan and The Secret Weapon, congratulations *cupcakes clinking*.