I am having a cupcake party!!! [Date/Location TBA, haha.]

I need input!

This is mostly directed at Heidi Jo and Lana, as you are both incredible hostesses.

Here are my cupcake ideas:

Banana Cupcakes with Caramel Buttercream [pictured above]

Devil’s Food Cupcakes with Dark Chocolate Frosting and Chocolate Curls

Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese and Coconut Icing

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry/Vanilla Puree Frosting

Snickerdoodle Cupcakes with Marshmallow Fluff

Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Peanut Butter and Jelly Frosting

Lemon Meringue Cupcakes

Tiramisu Cupcakes

Cheesecake Cupcakes with Apricot Jam

Orange Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Candied Citrus Fruit Topping

German Chocolate Cupcakes with Coconut Centers.

I was thinking that I would plan the party for about 15 people. I want to chose 8 different recipes and make 12 of each. I also want to get cute little “take-home” boxes so that people can take home some of the cupcakes they didn’t get to try at the party. In the bottom of each take home box I was going to place note cards with the recipes on them.

For beverages, I thought it would be nice to have champagne and also Passion Fruit iced tea… sound good?

Here is where you, my fair bloggers, come in… I need help:

*With decorating ideas [including cupcake presentation!]

*With creative invitation ideas

*With deciding which of the above cupcakes to make!

Feel free to leave your thoughts in the answer box, as I made my comments disappear and I don’t know how to get them back; or tweet at me [krisseedanger]!

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