{"id":4958,"date":"2014-08-27T05:00:13","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehealthymaven.com\/?p=4958"},"modified":"2024-01-18T12:39:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T17:39:04","slug":"gluten-free-vanilla-cupcakes-with-coconut-cream-frosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehealthymaven.com\/gluten-free-vanilla-cupcakes-with-coconut-cream-frosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanilla Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Frosting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let me just preface this post by mentioning that I freaked out on my 10th birthday because it meant I would never celebrate a single-digits birthday again…so yeah, you can imagine how I’m feeling right about now now that I’ve reached 25.<\/p>\n

In case you can’t imagine it, it sits somewhere between\u00a0checking my forehead for wrinkles and a very real state of panic. Yet at the same time I’m feeling overwhelmingly proud for everything I’ve accomplished in my 25 years. No one mentioned that 25 brings a whole new level of confusion!<\/p>\n

I’d always assumed that by 25 I would be a real adult. I’d have all of life’s questions answered and would be on a path to accomplishing all that I wanted for my future. Then again I always thought that that path involved med school and certainly not blogging so clearly I was\u00a0way off.<\/p>\n

And up until about 5 minutes ago I always thought that life was about checking off everything on your bucket list, but I have since discovered that I was very wrong about this too. This is evidenced by the multitude of goals and lists posted on this blog from which I have accomplished a whopping 5 of them. For the record I purposely added “drink more wine” to my 25-by-25<\/a> goal list because I knew I would accomplish that one. And no, I still haven’t seen a Harry Potter movie…<\/p>\n

I’ve come to learn that life isn’t all about checking things off. It’s about enjoying the ride and those beautiful moments that happen when you’re not planning for the-next-best-thing.<\/p>\n

It’s about defining your own success regardless of what other people might think.<\/p>\n

It’s about trying everything and not stopping until you find what you love.<\/p>\n

It’s about taking every opportunity and never comparing\u00a0them to anyone else’s.<\/p>\n

It’s not about a number and it certainly is not about having it all figured out.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

And sometimes, it’s about making your own birthday cupcakes because you know no one will do it as well as you can.<\/p>\n

About that…I’m really okay with making my own birthday treat. Partially because I’m picky and I know I am the only one who can give me exactly what I want and also because the best\u00a0birthday treat is 2 blissful hours baking in the kitchen. Using the ultimate bday gift<\/a> C got me for my birthday last year, of course.<\/p>\n

\"Vanilla<\/a>It’s crazy to think about how much can change in a year, or 10 years for that matter. I am thankfully nothing like the obnoxious, unibrow sporting teen I used to be but one thing has remained the same, my love of baking.<\/p>\n

\"Vanilla<\/a>Whether it be Betty Crocker cake mix, oreo stuffed chocolate chip cookies or Gluten-Free Vanilla Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Frosting, baking has and will forever be my happy place. And is the only thing I know with certainty will be a part of my next 25 years and then some.<\/p>\n

I am declaring today National Eat ALL THE CAKE Day (cupcakes count). I hope you’ll join me in the festivities \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\n<\/symbol>\n<\/defs>\n<\/svg>\nPrint<\/a><\/span>

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