Bee-utiful Bridal Shower

This post is for my cousin Carlene who is an 

expert bee-keeper and lover of all things honey!  

My sweet friend Lorie only has one daughter and she recently got engaged. I was so excited to help host a bridal shower for the "Gem" of the Lisonbee family! She's the "Gem" among her three brothers!

 Whitney and Joe, he's 6' 2" and Whitney is 5' 2"!!

I'm so happy that Whitney found her Honey! Since her last name is Lisonbee, I had to go with a "bee" theme!

Thanks to my "Best Bud" Billie for the lovely flowers.

We had so many yummy sweets! I found a cupcake recipe that had honey in the batter and frosting. Then you add crushed Butterfingers to the top. They were rich but delicious. You may want to try them Carlene!

Bee Hive Honey Cupcakes with 

Honey Buttercream Frosting topped with Peanut Butter Crunch

INGREDIENTS

Honey Cupcakes

• ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup creamed honey
• ¾ cup whole milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 2 cups self rising flour

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, sugar, and honey. Beat for about 3 minutes, until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in egg, scrape down sides after blended. Add in vanilla and beat for another 30 seconds.
4. Starting with the flour first, alternate between flour and milk, ending with flour. So 1/3 of flour, ½ of milk, 1/3 of flour, ½ milk, 1/3 flour.
5. Blend until fully combined.
6. Fill cupcake pan (you can use liners) 2/3 of the way full with batter. Fill until all batter is used.
7. Bake for 20-22 minutes.
8. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes in pan. Then remove from pan and place on a wire rack to finish cooling. Cool completely before frosting.    
   
   
   Honey Buttercream Frosting

1. 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
2. 1/3 cup honey plus 2 TBSP
3. 4-5 cups powdered sugar
4. Milk as needed for thinning out frosting
5. In a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and the honey for 2 minutes. Add 2 cups of the powdered sugar .
6. Start on low speed on the mixer, beat until smooth and creamy, about 3-5 minutes.
7. Gradually add the remaining sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition (about 2 minutes), until the icing is thick enough to be of good spreading consistency.
8. Use milk to thin out frosting to reach desired consistency.

To assemble cupcakes:

1. Take cooled cupcake. Place frosting in a piping bag. Starting at one end pipe in a circle, continuing around and around until you form a beehive shape.
2. Dip top of cupcake into crushed Fairhaven Crumblz Original Peanut Butter Crunch Candy. I couldn’t find peanut butter crunch so I used crushed up Butterfinger’s.

Whitney is so gorgeous, talented and smart. She will be an amazing wife!

Our neighbors are always so supportive and generous!

My neighbor Kim is really the most accomplished seamstress I know. She made this darling apron right before the shower.

We gave these cute jars filled with honey as a thank you gift. The card says,"Thank you for bee-ing so sweet!

Susan ~ Lorie ~ Whitney ~ Billie ~ Eileen

Thanks to my friends Susan, Billie, Meg, Denise, Carrie and Gail for all your help with the shower!

Congratulations Whitney and Joe!