Cupcakes

I'm a wee bit obsessed with cupcakes right now.
I know, I know, its all the rage.
I just feel like it might be something that I can actually do.
A cake is too much to eat, and I am a totally idiot when it comes to frosting one.
A cupcake is small, and there is really nothing to frosting them...right?
I took a class with a friend and came home with a bunch of cool recipes, and these beauties to eat.
I also did these ones for Dr. Seuss Birthday, and all said and done they turned out ok.
And then I found a recipe for Vanilla Chai cupcakes. It looked really yummy, and I experimented a little bit. Tried using up some of the HUGE bag of flax I have in the fridge in place of the eggs. I think that might account for the fact they didn't rise....or I might have over beaten the batter...who knows.
And then I opted to use shortening for the frosting...and discovered that I don't really like shortening. But instead of throwing it all away, I frosted the rest quickly and sloppily, and fed them to my family.
They are kind of like goats.
They will pretty much eat anything that isn't nailed down.
I am hoping to get a lot of use out of the standing mixer I am borrowing from mom...and hoping to try a whole bunch of cupcake recipes and finding a few gems that are really yummy!
My kids will love me for this right???