This will be one short blog post because I am short on time. Allow me to explain…I may be the biggest procrastinator any of you will ever meet or know via the online world. I find that I work best under pressure and function at a high level when the clock is past midnight. Ya see I am finishing my comp exam for my Masters in special education and folks it has come down to wire, I am talking around thirty five hours and counting! If I told you how long I have had to do this project and when I actually started it, you would probably gasp and think much less of me, so I will be refraining from publishing that information. I have barricaded myself in my bedroom with nothing more than a computer, printer, Polar Pop and a sack full of sour gummy worms. I am exhausted and have not left the house in days although I have showered and I think my neighbors may be concerned of my whereabouts. Now that you have a little bit of background into my procrastinating personality, I shall cease my incessant rambling and move along to Dorie’s Perfect Party Cake. Bottom line is this, MAKE THIS CAKE…I love this cake…it is my favorite cake, I have made this cake more times than I can count. The texture is perfect, the crumb is perfect, the flavor is perfect…well, at least in my opinion. If you do not own Dorie’s book, Baking: From My Home to Yours, buy it for this recipe! Or, you head over to Carol’s blog, mix, mix… stir, stir for the recipe. Have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by! I should be back to the blogging world by 4:00 PM on Wednesday! I guess this really was not short after all…procrastination at it’s best! 
Oh one more thing…if you haven’t entered my giveaway, click here to do so…ya may just end up with the cheery cupcakes liners pictured in these photos…hint…hint!
Notes: I did not use Dorie’s buttercream recipe, instead I chose to use buttercream dream which can be found by clicking here!
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These are too cute! I hope your certification exam goes well and then you can get some sleep (and a decent meal…gummy worms are great but you gotta have more than that to live!)
Good luck on your exams, and for goodness sake I hope your diet improves over the next 48 hours!
oh these look gorgeous!! good luck with the exams!
So you have some cupcakes to sustain you through your exams.
Adorable, adorable cupcakes! But woman does not live on cupcakes and gummy bears alone. Go out and ace that exam — and then go out and get a terrific meal. You'll have really earned it.
c'est magnifique ces petits cupcakes ! j'adore ! ça fait très raffiné
Love your cupcakes. They are STUNNING!
Hope all goes well with school! CUTE cupcakes. I made cupcakes, too. and I really liked this recipe.
Love the cupcakes, and LOVE the buttercream. I've actually made the PPC twice in the last week for friend's birthdays, and I used your favorite buttercream for both. It's absolutely fabulous! Thanks!
I've done the M.A. comp exam thing and what I learned is that there is no wrong way to do it if you get it done!
Best of luck!!!
Love the minis, Jamie! Very cute and delicate… with only a little soft coconut strand here and there, makes it almost fairylike.
LOL, good luck Jamie!
~ingrid
the are beautiful and elegant. I love the pillow of coconut on top! It's like they're dressed up and ready to hit the town
How adorable.
All the best with the exams!!!
Those cupcakes look SOOOOO great!!!
Very cute! Now go back to work!
LOVE the cupcakes, they look fab! I am also the world's worst procrastinator. I was posting mine last night, typing as fast as I could before the laptop battery died because I didn't want to get up and get the charger LOL
Your cupcakes look amazing!! Good luck on your exam.
What beautiful cupcakes! I love the twirly frosting too.
These cupcakes look great. i hope your comps go well!
WAY cute cupcakes! Good luck!
Good luck on your exam! I'm a huge procrastinator too so I feel your pain.
Your cupcakes look amazing! I went the cupcake route too. I really enjoy this recipe!
Amazing ! Cupcakes I will be making this recipe for my daughters B-Day party they look so Delicious!
Thanks for sharing your Recipe:)
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These cupcakes look fantastic. Great job.
Your Perfect Party Cupcakes look soo tasty and cute! I love the single raspberry topper and the frosting looks really pretty! Good luck with your Comp exam!
Good luck with the exam! You might be free by now, and if that's true, I hope all went well. You are obviously a big fan of this cake. And I am, too. It's definitely a keeper.
what an AMAZING PHOTO, really, cookbook cover worthy.
Gorgeous cupcakes! Ah, do I ever remember the days of cramming at the last minute for a test/paper whatever. Every time I'd vow to do better and beat that procrastination, but I never did. Oh well, hope your big exam went well! Love your cuppies!
The cupcakes look adorable!! And you have a competitor for the title! I'm pretty sure I can beat you!!
Oh these look so darn cute. Kudos to you for even participating under this kind of pressure!! Good luck on the final final!!
Oh no… where is the recipe? These look so good!
Can you please e-mail it to me with the frosting recipe too?
Thank you!