October 9, 2012 | 8 Comments

Truck Themed Birthday Party


My adorable godson, and the cutest sous chef in the world, turned 2 and I got to help throw his party! Elyse, my best friend and his mother, decided on a truck theme because Jackson loves trucks. Good thing, too, because he got quite a few new trucks for his birthday. We had so much fun staying up way too late putting this party together. We had chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese frosting which we decorated with fondant trucks, little cars made out of orange slices and grapes (not an original idea, I saw them online somewhere), dump truck brownies, and traffic sign cookies. Elyse made the truck pinata you see below! It wasn’t all sweets at this party. We also had a crudite platter and this fun pizza muffins.

I love this picture so much and had to share it even though it is terribly out of focus. After the party Jackson and I played with all the balloons. We laughed and had so much fun getting tangled up in them. This is the only photo that I managed to get of his smiley face. His hair was sticking out all over the place because of the static created by the ballons and he was running around the house being super cute.

 

Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar
1-2 teaspoons food coloring, I prefer to use natural colors like concentrated fruit juices

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
2. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
3. In the bowl of a standing mixer, or with an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
4. Beat in the egg and vanilla. With mixer on low, slowly add the flour mixture until a dough forms.
5. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4 inch thick. If dough is too soft, place in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes.
6. Cut dough out into desired shapes, transfer to a baking sheet and bake until the edges just begin to turn golden-brown, about 10-15 minutes. Allow cookies to cool completely before icing
7. To make the icing, stir together the powdered sugar and food coloring to reach desired consistency.

 

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8 Responses to “Truck Themed Birthday Party”

  1. Reply
    Nancy
    October 9, 2012 at 10:12 am #

    We are so going to have to hire you for a party up here sometime – when you’re ready : )
    I love the cupcakes and the brownies in the dump truck and the pic of Jackson in the balloons captures it all!

  2. Reply
    Elyse
    October 9, 2012 at 11:04 am #

    Awww, I love this post. :) Thank you again for helping out so much with Jackson’s party! The pizza muffins, brownies, and sugar cookies were so good!

    • Reply
      Daisy
      October 15, 2012 at 9:12 am #

      Thank you for letting me help! And for having such an adorable little boy!

  3. Reply
    David Eagle
    October 12, 2012 at 7:55 am #

    Adorbs. I love the picture of Jackson, and the girls both LOVED the little mini-pizzas!! Those were such a big hit with them. This party was as beautiful as these pictures make it seem. Good job ladies.

  4. Reply
    Victoria @ Mommy Marginalia
    November 11, 2012 at 2:43 am #

    How delightful! I’ve been pondering a construction theme for my son’s upcoming 3rd birthday. Did you make the trucks on the cupcakes?

    • Reply
      Daisy
      November 11, 2012 at 12:14 pm #

      The truck party was so much fun! My godson also got tons of trucks as presents, and was thrilled. I did make the truck cupcake toppers. I made them out of rolled fondant that I colored!

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