A cupcake by any other name would taste as sweet

Since the terrible earthquake disaster in Haiti, my pupils have been ever so busy organising many different events to raise money to help. I've been so impressed with their compassion, commitment and organisation; it restores your faith in the youth of today. Of course, I've supported them in their endeavours, but after reading a story about a woman scrabbling through the rubble of her house looking for her five year old daughter, I was moved to tears and thought that I should do more than just give money.

I can't run a marathon or climb a mountain like some of our staff do for charity, but I can bake pretty nice cupcakes, so I decided to make some Valentine cupcakes, sell them in the staffroom and then donate the proceeds to Shelterbox who I discovered through Bloggers for Haiti.

I've been working like a demon in the kitchen for the last three evenings and here are some of my offerings:

(I've made four dozen of these!)

Of course, daughter saw me making cakes and wanted to make some of her own, so I furnished her with some cakes, icings and toppings and here are her offerings:

A chip off the old block, I think!