It’s my birthday today! Wahoooo! Of course, the doctor just diagnosed me with walking pneumonia, so you know, that’s awesome. 😉 Regardless of being sickly, I plan on stuffing myself with every sweet in sight. Because, you know, it’s my birthday and I can!
In honor of my birthday week, Ellie and I made some Sweet Tooth Fairy chocolate cupcakes (mmmm!) and a video! I let her eat some of the chocolate pudding we used in the batter and boy oh boy, she went to town! She loved it to say the least! (All you super clean moms out there are going to have a heart attack, Ellie was a complete mess by the end, along with the entire kitchen! 🙂 Hooray for birthdays!!!
And of course, before I forget, a recipe!
Sweet Tooth Fairy Chocolate Cupcakes via
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cu sugar
1 cup + 2 tablespoons dark chocolate cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sour cream
3 eggs
3/4 cup ready-to-eat chocolate pudding
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350. Line 24 cupcake pans with liners. In large bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients with electric mixer for 30 seconds or well combined. Add wet ingredients. Mix on medium speed for 1 minute. Scrape bowl and resume mixing for another minute. Fold in chocolate chips.
Fill liners 3/4 full. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool completely then frost with favorite frosting!
xoxo, Lex

38 COMMENTS
The Murray Family
7 years agoHappy Birthday. Have a wonderful day and get feeling better.
Leah Bryant
7 years agoHappy Birthday!!! 🙂 That video is the cutest. I hope you feel better soon and have a GREAT day! 🙂
Kylie
7 years agoYou are such a good mom for letting her get messy! Such a sweet little video 🙂
Kelsey Eaton
7 years agoSo stinkin cute! I so wish that song was around when I turned 22!
Amy
7 years agoPriceless video!! I was cracking up when E was just coverd in chocolate and loving every minute of it!!! You are such a great mom! xoxoox Glad you did these yummy cupcakes yesterday so you can rest today!!
Unknown
7 years agoHappy Birthday!!! :] And seriously, messy babies are the BEST!! Holland NEVER let me spoon feed her so I learned very quickly just to let her make a mess. Every meal is crazy but she loves it! I hope your birthday is splendid! How can it not be with those delicious looking cupcakes?!
Ashley
7 years agoThat video is adorable!! My little guy loved watching it and waved to Ellie at the end. Those cupcakes look delish too. I'm going to need to make them sometime.
Hello Sarah Eggett
7 years agoi'm DYING!! cutest little mom and daughter ever! i can't wait until olive is that age!! so cute! happy birthday!!! 🙂
Unknown
7 years agoHappy Birthday! Seriously so cute!
Jana
7 years agoHappy birthday! I'm so sorry you're sick–at least you're still adorable when you're sick. You two are just too cute together! Thanks for the cupcake recipe. They look and sound delicious and I think I'll just have to make them. 🙂
Rachel Sayumi Porter
7 years agooh my gosh I think I died inside. That was the most precious video ever. I love it when baby E goes to town on the batter haha SO MUCH CUTENESS!!!!!!!!
Happiest Birthday, Lex! you are adorable!
jeni a.
7 years agoHBD sweet Lex! Get better or else. You're a better mama than me to let her dive into pudding. Truly! xo
crissy // mama boss
7 years agoHappy Birthday! Hope you get feeling better soon. Love those pictures of E covered in pudding, adorable!
April @ Hansen Love
7 years agoHappy Birthday Pretty Girl!!! Hope you have a wonderful day and listen to Taylor swifts 22 at least once!!! haha. Sorry your sick, get feeling better soon!!!!! I love E's little foot up when she eats! So cute!!!!
Kate Greer
7 years agoI love watching your videos and I always think how much Ellie is going to love these when she is older! What a treat for her! Happy Birthday!
Amberly
7 years agoHappy birthday! Walking pneumonia is not fun at all, I had it when I went on trek! Relax and feel better!!!
Emily
7 years agoCute video! And happy birthday!
Allison
7 years agoHappy birthday! What a fun video to have of the two of you at this time in your life. It'll be even sweeter to look back on in the future! Happy 22 🙂
Cindy Sharkey
7 years agoMamma Mia what a video, so cracking up! Wish I was there. If ever there was a video for YouTube this is it. Bravo birthday girl!!! Love you to the moon and back a zillion- bajillion
Southern Elle
7 years agoI've loved your blog for awhile now.. and now I love it even more.. we have the same birthday!! The few people I've known who share this birthday have all been awesome! Happiest day to you!
Jessica
7 years agoWishing you the happiest of birthdays!!
Amanda M.
7 years agoGlad to see you aren't afraid to let your little one get dirty. That what makes being a child so fun! 😉 Happy birthday!
Susan Stange
7 years agoHappy birthday! Oh my goodness! That is the cutest video ever! I hope you get better from being a sickie soon!
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Kaela Frame
7 years agoThis was the cutest! Hoping that, by reading your blog, some of your creativity rubs off on me! Happy Birthday! 22 is a great year!
larajanepark
7 years agoPerfect Birthday! I love how you can share it with us all….get well soon pretty mama. I love you to the moon!
love aunt lara
Kelsi Strong
7 years agoSuch a cute video!! You are such a great mom. Thanks for your positive force online 🙂
Mila
7 years agooh my goodness. that is perfect!!
xo. m.
Marli
7 years agoyou are such a FUN mom! 🙂
xo
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K&R
7 years agoso so so so cute! i love it. happy birthday and i hope you feel better really soon!
K
Unknown
7 years agoPossibly the CUTEST video I have EVER seen! so so so cute!!!!!!! xoxoxoxo Chloe
Notes From Nessa
7 years agoOkay this is quite possibly one of the cutest videos I have ever seen. Your Ellie is a complete doll!!!! Happy Birthday! Love everything about your blog!
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Lizzie Ann
7 years agoHappy Birthday! Love the video of you an Ellie! The two of you together are so adorable! What kind of camera do you use?
Beate
7 years agoHappy Birthday Lex! I hope you had a wonderful day! LOVE that post – you and Ellie are simply amazing! 🙂
jaime
7 years agoLoved the video. You are so cute and Ellie is a doll. Love you!
Rachel
7 years agoHappy Belated birthday to you! Hope you start feeling better soon!
P
7 years agoYou two are so dang cute! Partners in crime for life 🙂 I hope it was an awesome birthday, despite being sick! And holy cow I love this video! It's like the happiest thing I've seen! I may have watched it three times 😉
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7 years agoCutest video ever and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Hope your day was wonderful 🙂
Dearest Lou
7 years agoYou guys are the cutest! Quick question, what font did you use for the beginning of the film? I would like to buy it (:
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Cecilia