40 S'more Things to Love

Two kinds of S'mores cupcakes...

The picture above is a chocolate cupcake with a graham cracker crust, and a generous topping of toasted meringue icing.

The picture above is of a graham cracker cupcake, studded with chocolate pieces, and topped with a generous helping of toasted meringue icing.

Here is what the final products looked like:

These were pulled together for my husbands parents 40th Anniversary celebration up in Shaver Lake. I was trying to think of something simple and fairly easy to feed a crowd that could also be tied to camping/the mountains that we love to visit when we visit Brian's parents. So - S'mores cupcakes came together for me. I had all the relatives (grandkids, siblings, in-laws, outlaws, etc) and friends present write down one thing they loved about this couple - and the comments came together nicely for a cupcake topper decoration. I made a little sign that said, "40 S'more Things We Love About the Johnston's" - and the presentation was complete. After everyone enjoyed their cupcakes, the comments written on the toppers were placed in a vase - and they look darling on the Johnston's kitchen table in their amazing, completely made by hand, simply beautiful cabin in the woods. Happy Anniversary - I'll have to start thinking ahead for a 50th Anniversary treat!