Buttery Coconut Cupcakes for Calamity Kate's Birthday

Happy Birthday Cupcakes

Today is my birthday and I wanted to share a few of my favorite desserts with you. 

 I made this cupcake just a few weeks ago and they were great. I love how rich and super flavorful the cake is and oh my the butter cream is to die for! Creamy and silky and of course full of the best things in life…butter, sugar and coconut. I did put much more almond extract in than recommend, I love almond extract with coconut. These amazing cupcakes have not just 3 or 4 sticks of butter, but 6 stick of awesome, creamy butter goodness!

Passover Traditions

Passover is my favorite holiday... nothing ever changes except the location. The rituals, the traditions, the food... It is so good. This time of year is absolutely my favorite and this is absolutely the best part of spring.  Passover has always been my favorite holiday along with Thanksgiving. I love family and food, what could be better in a holiday. 

As a child, we spent every Passover with my Grampa and Bubbe and all our family. Sitting around the table with family. We had our traditions and our traditional food. Every year around Passover I think back to the very few memories I have from those family Passover dinners and wish I had not been so young and I wish I remembered more of those family holidays when my grandparents, parents, aunts and cousins were all together. I think I was 7 when my family took on new Passover traditions but some remain the same. 

Big Suprise and April Birthday Extravaganza Giveaway #2

So my big surprise is put on hold… due to technical difficulty.  So I am just going to continue with the giveaways!

Each week I will host a giveaway from Friday to Friday . 

You can enter on Friday to Thursday 10 pm. The winner and the next giveaway will be announced on Friday

This weeks giveaway

To Enter this week: 

• Follow Calamity Kate's Google Friend Connect, even if you are a follower- 1 entry
• Follow Calamity Kate on Twitter- 1 entry
• Follow Calamity Kate on Facebook- 1 entry
• Leave the link to your blog post featuring a Calamity Kate Recipe then comment with your link- 2 entries
• Tweet this post - 1 entry
• Add this link to your facebook page (personal/blog/business) then comment with your link- 2 entries
• I need 15 people  minimum to enter for this giveaway

Please leave all comments on this post only and leave 1 comment per entry. Please also leave your email address or blog URL so I can contact you.  I have been having problems with the blogger comments, so if you can't get through please email me with you entries at 

katiedid512 (at) gmail (dot) com

Birthday Extravaganza Giveaway #1

Happy April Birthday Extravaganza Giveaway! 

Congratulations Chrissy from Whimsical Poppysmic

Please email me with your address at katiedid512(at)gmail (dot) com

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5. Lisa Noel  from Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy… Life as a working mom with three boys!
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8. Ashley from Ashley plus 3

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