Wednesday, May 9, 2012

{Baby Shower} Cream Cheese Candies

Posted by Erin Wilburn / 21 comments » / appetizers, candy, dessert

I can’t believe the time has almost come for our baby to arrive!  Though I can feel our squirmy little one many MANY times a day, it still seems surreal that I.WILL.HAVE.A.BABY.  We opted not to find out whether or not we’re having a boy or girl, and I think that has really added a lot of fun and excitement to this process.  To each their own, and I know not everyone would want to do it this way, but I must say I wouldn’t have it any other way for us!  Luckily, I actually love the color yellow, which tends to be the gender neutral “go-to” color.

We were so fortunate to have three baby showers thrown for us!  One was a surprise shower at work given by my awesome & amazing coworkers.  It had a bumble-bee theme and was TOO cute!  They included cupcakes from my favorite neighborhood cupcake shop, Cupcake Collection, and really hooked us up as far as gifts!  Things really began to feel real after this shower.

I was so overwhelmed I didn’t get a chance to take sufficient pictures of this adorable shower!  It was fun & cute!

Next up was the baby shower at my hometown church up in Kentucky, attended by church members & family.  Some of the people attending this shower have known me since I was a baby!  I sure was blessed to grow up in such an awesome & amazing community.  Baby racked up tons of great gifts, and we couldn’t be more thankful.

(Top: I “hinted” that a sheet cake was a waste of money, and not nearly as delicious as homemade, so my mom, Aunt Brenda, and my Mammy (grandmother) made a variety of delicious cakes! Middle: Opening gifts! Bottom: Nathan being silly with one of the books.)

And finally, rounding out the showers was a smaller shower thrown by my amazing aunt who I refer to as “The Queen of Showers” and my awesome cousin, a new mom herself, who helped choose the adorable theme.  They both worked hard and we had a really lovely day!  That shower was a “family shower” attended my aunts & grandmothers, and we were so blessed that some of Nathan’s aunts & Granny were able to come as well!

Just SOME of the spread!

No diaper cake, my aunt made this Diaper Big Wheel!  LOL, it was so cute!

And now… I’m so blessed to be showered with love from fellow food bloggers!  I was honored when Jessica asked me if I wanted to have a virtual food blog baby shower, so of course I said yes!  If you’re unfamiliar with this concept, basically you make a dish in honor of a fellow food blogger, and post it to your blog.  I love this concept, and can’t wait to see what the ladies have done for me!  Head over to The Novice Chef to see the roundup!

And since my posts are few & far between these days, I couldn’t not post a recipe myself to share.  Don’t go thinking I went and made something myself for my shower.  Nope!  This is a recipe my mom made as a contribution to my family shower.  She knows I love these mints.  They’re creamy & a bit refreshing, and melt in your mouth.  She’s made them for many wedding & baby showers in the past.  She’s says they’re really easy to make, and I know they’re delicious.  I’ve never personally made them, but now that I’ve got the recipe, who knows, I might have to make them myself!

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Cream Cheese Candies

Yield: 6 dozen candies

Ingredients:

1 3oz package cream cheese softened
1/4 tsp peppermint extract
3 cups confectioners' sugar
food coloring (optional)
granulated or colored sugar

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese with peppermint extract. Beat in half the confectioners' sugar. Knead in remaining confectioners' sugar until smooth. Divide dough according to the number of colors you want, and add food coloring as desired. Shape dough into 1/2 inch balls and roll into granulated or colored sugar. Place on baking sheets, flatten with a fork, and allow to stand 1 hour to harden. Store in airtight containers in refrigerator.

SOURCE: My mother, who forgot what magazine she cut the recipe out of. 😉