Today the infamous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow on Friday, which, according to German folklore, means folks can expect an early spring instead of six more weeks of winter. Since 1886, Phil has seen his shadow 96 times, hasn't seen it 15 times and there are no records for nine years, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. The last time Phil failed to see his shadow was in 1999. Each Feb. 2, thousands of people descend on Punxsutawney, a town of 6,100 people about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, to celebrate what had essentially been a German superstition. More than 15,000 revelers milled about in a misty snow waiting for the prediction, as fireworks exploded overhead and the "Pennsylvania Polka" and other music blared in the background. So, according to the lack of shadow we're going to see spring a lot sooner than we thought. I love spring but I'll be sad to see the unexpected days of pretty snow, like yesterday.
Thank you Phil! Kisses from us all!
This week I had a Cuppacakes order from one of my coworkers and she gave me a photo she found of a cupcake decorated with a candy groundhog on top. So, I made a dozen for everyone here in our work area.
Here is what they turned out looking like:
These were chocolate cupcakes with vanilla icing. The cute little groundhogs were made with almond joy candy for their bodies, m&m's for ears, sour patch kids cut for noses, sprinkles for eyes, and the rest is vanilla and chocolate icing for the white of the eyes, cheeks, and teeth. I used a little chocolate icing as glue to keep the m&m ears on. Everyone loved them. It was almost sad eating the little guys, but they sure were delicious!
If you have any holiday ideas for cupcakes send them my way...I'm sure I can pull off anything....I love getting creative!
Craving Groundhogs,
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