Party Panache, CC’s Tea Party with Mimosa Muffins and BLT skewers
CC and have have been talking about having a tea party for months
She wanted to invite her mom and her other grandmother
We decided Mother’s Day weekend would be perfect
I made an invitation with PicMonkey and sent it to everyone
The Flowering Teacup centerpiece
moved from the foyer to the dining room
so it could be a focal point at one end of the table
A large silver tray for the beverages
was placed at the other end of the table
A pretty clipboard stand held a copy of the invitation
with the menu printed underneath
CC came over earlier in the day to help set the table
and finish preparing the food
She spread cucumber slices with cream cheese
and sprinkled them with chopped green onion tops
We left some plain for her
She arranged the strawberries on the top tier
and put the Mimosa muffins and BLT skewers on the bottom
DD brought mini chicken salad sandwiches and
CCOG {CC’s other grandmother}
brought an assortment of baby cakes
from a popular local bakery
We placed the food down the center of the table
within reaching distance to grab or pass
Once we had everything ready we had a little photo shoot
CC chose where she wanted to sit and tried it out
She practiced her tea cup etiquette
When DD and CCOG arrived,
CC couldn’t wait to show them the dining room
Then we all sat down and the fun began!
I made the Mimosa muffins the day before
and the leftovers still are fresh and tasty 5 days later
I adapted the recipe from
Glazed Mimosa Bread from Lemon Tree Dwelling
I used an individual bottle of champagne,
it is just the right amount and only costs about $5
It really adds a lovely flavor and texture to the muffins
There is a dash in the icing too
Mini Mimosa Muffins
Ingredients
Muffins
- 1 ¾ c. all purpose flour
- ¾ c. sugar
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 egg beaten
- ¾ c. champagne*
- ½ c. sour cream
- ¼ Orange Juice
- ¼ c. cooking oil
- zest of 1 orange
Glaze
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tsp Orange Juice
- 1 tsp. champagne
- orange zest
Instructions
Muffins
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking power, and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine beaten egg, champagne sour cream, orange juice, oil, and orange zest.
- Add egg mixture to dry mixture and stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy).
- Spoon into a well greased mini muffin pan
- Bake at 350 for 12 minutes and check for doneness with a cake tester. Continue to bake for 1-3 minutes until just done
- Cool muffins on wire rack then turn out of pan
Icing
- Make icing by combining ingredients, adding more powdered sugar or liquid if necessary until you reach the deisred consistency
- Poke a small hole in the center of each muffin so when you pour the glaze on , some will seep down into the muffins. Drizzle the muffins liberally with icing and sprinkle with orange zest
- Dice part of a fresh navel orange and place a piece over the hole in each muffin top
- Store muffins covered at room temperature for 4-5 days
Notes
The BLT skewers are a great little party bite
A crisp piece of romaine is spread with a dab of
Maple Bacon Aioli or mayonnaise
then wrapped around a halved cherry tomato
then skewered with a toothpick through a piece of bacon
Just the right size to pop in your mouth!
BLT party skewers
Equipment
- toothpicks
Ingredients
- crisp romaine lettuce
- cherry tomatoes
- thick cut bacon
- Maple Bacon Aioli or mayonnaise
Instructions
- cook bacon until crisp*
- cut romain into a bite sized rectangular piece and spread with Maple Bacon Aioli or mayonnaise
- Halve cherry tomatoes and wrap each half with a prepared piece of romaine lettuce and secure with a tooth pick
- Cut bacon into 1"-2" pieces and add to skewered lettuce and tomato
- Plan 2-4 skewers per person
Notes
Cucumber Slices with Cream Cheese and Chives
Ingredients
- 1 English cucumber
- cream cheese spread I used Veggie
- green onion tops, chopped
Instructions
- Slice cucumber into 1/2" slices
- Pat dry and spread with cream cheese
- Top with several piecees of chopped green onion tops
It was fun to “play dress-up” and sit at a fancy table!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado Love Your Creativity Over the Moon
Between Naps on the Porch, Celebrate Your Story,
All About Home/ Common Ground Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Turn About Tuesday
Full Plate Thursday Centerpiece Wednesday Creatively Crafty
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What a fabulous party! Enjoyed the beautiful table setting and the delicious recipes.
Thank you Joyce, it was such fun to do!
The table and the food were done with your usual panache. CC is totally adorable.
Thanks Bernadette, CC is so enthusiastic about everything, and loves to help me decorate and tablescape 🙂
So adorable Jenna! CC is growing up…*sniff*! Her party spread and tea party is so tasty and pretty too ♥
She really is growing up Mary, she is so much fun, all girly girl, but also holds her own with the boy cousins…no boys allowed for our tea party though!
Jenna, I love this. CC is such a beautiful child, and obviously has a heart made of her Grandmother’s desire to nurture and nourish others. The food fare looks scrumptious, and I hope the guys did all your cleanup for you girls so you could truly enjoy the moment.
Thank you Rita, she is a doll, always so happy…the guys did return later, not to clean up but to eat leftovers 🙂
What a wonderful idea! God bless your little granddaughter for wanting to entertain in a beautiful way. I hope my newly-wed granddaughter will follow in my tradition of making special occasions extra special with decor and tablescapes.
Thank you Nancy, I am thrilled she loves to decorate and tablescape…there is much joy in entertaining, I hope your granddaughter will find that too!
CC is a great hostess and she is serious about her party foods 🙂 Good job, CC! The table setup is so lovely, welcoming and springy. I love it!
Thank you Angie, we had so much fun!
Your grandgirl is a doll and how exciting that she helped you prepare that most amazing feast! Table is lovely and you always prepare the best dishes. Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Thanks Cindy, we had so much fun!
CC is a beautiful girl with those darling dimples. The tea party with all the delicious food and fun is a lovely idea anytime but especially for Mother’s Day. I will be making the mimosa muffins! CC has the best teacher for baking and entertaining. I know it was a wonderful afternoon!
Thank you Pam, we had so much fun…when EK gets a little older you should have a tea party with you, EM and your daugther-in-love, and no boys allowed!
This is such a sweet idea Jenna. CC is darling and learning from the best! The table looks perfect for spring and a tea party, especially using your flowering teacup centerpiece. The MC tiered server looks so pretty with CC’s styling display of goodies. The menu sounds delicious, I will file the muffin and skewer recipes for a future brunch, sounds delicious. Such a lovely way to spend your Mother’s Day.
Thank you Emily, it really was a treat to spend the afternoon in a leisurely way with just the girls!
Oh Jenna, this looks like so much fun! CC is absolutely precious, and I know she must of had so much fun. What wonderful memories you two have made. Your teapot centerpiece and all of the delicious goodies look so pretty displayed on your table. When my Caroline was about CC’s age we planned a tea party for her and a few of her close friends. We had so much fun! Happy Wednesday!
Thanks so much Shannon, we did have a grand time! 💕
CC’s Tea Party was a perfectly lovely Mother’s Day!
Thank you, Jenna! I so enjoyed myself! 💕
CCOG
Didn’t we have fun! We need to make it an annual tradition!
That was one perfect little tea party, everything looks so pretty and so delicious!
Thanks Martha, it was such fun ☕️
CC looked so lovely at her tea party.
Marion
Thank you Marion!
Oh, my, Jenna! You outdid yourself with this wonderful tea party. Your granddaughter is a sweetie pie , and I bet you are so proud she is following in your footsteps. I love everything about this post: the decorations were perfect (LOVE your “pouring teapot”!), and I am copying your menu when I get ready to plan a tea party for my granddaughters ( you’ve inspired me to do so!) Bravo to you and CC!! A job well done. Thank you so much for sharing.
Oh good Rosie! We had a grand time and I hope you can have a tea party with your granddaughters soon, not only is it fun, they actually learn how to set a table and proper dining manners!
Fun, fun, fun! And yes, Mother’s Day Weekend was the perfect time for the tea party:@) I’m sure you all had a blast.
Thanks Lynn, it really was fun! I hope you had a great Mother’s Day weekend~
Awwwww Jenna, CC is just so darling! She has such a sweet smile and I can tell just by looking at her that’s she is just as sweet on the inside. The tea party looked like such fun, and your menu was fabulous. I loved everything about this! 🥰🫖☕️
Thank you Kitty, yes we finally got to have our tea party!! CC is indeed a sweetie, and so much fun, she is so enthusiastic about everything…I thought of you and all the tea parties you have had with your grand girls! 💕
Oh what fun and everything looks beautiful as well as delicious! Wish I had been there too!
Thank you Diane, it was fun to take some time and just relax all afternoon, something my daughter and I rarely do! A Mother’s Day gift to ourselves 😂
Jenna, CC is quite the hostiess! I think she is following your example. A tea party for Mother’s Day is a darling idea. I’d like my little nieces to host one with me sometime when their granny is here visiting. All the food looks delicious. I need to make those muffins! Tell CC she did a fabulous job!
Oh, thank you Sarah, I hope you do have one with your little nieces…CC loves to tablescape with me, she’s helped me many times at the beach house, and it was fun to get out my silver tea service which I haven’t used in years 💕
CC was the perfect hostess with Grandma Gigi as the Master of Ceremonies! What a pair and a wonderful memory maker! I have pinned all of your recipes and I like your new recipe format that allows you to pin from the recipe card. CC is a doll and I know you are proud of her. So happy for you all to have such an awesome Mother’s Day tea ! ♥️
Thanks so much Cyndi, we did have fun, I want to make it a Mother’s Day weekend tradition!
Oh how wonderful! I love seeing her want to put on a tea party and invite others!
The table, flowers and food were wonderful!
CC is darling!
Thanks Nancy, we had so much fun!
Oh my goodness Jenna! This is all so pretty – love the flowering teacup centerpiece. The picture is CC practicing her tea etiquette is so precious. The menu sounds delicious and I must pin – especially those BLT bites and the mimosa muffins! Yum. It looks like a lovely way to celebrate mother’s day!
Thanks so much Kim, we had a grand time!
This is so lovely, Jenna. And that sous chef of yours is just darling. I love all you shared here but I wouldn’t be surprised if the BLT appetizers make it on my table sometime — they look delicious and easy, too. I can’t think of a nicer way to spend a day than at your tea table.
Thank you Jeanie, we had so much fun! The BLT skewers are so easy, and the bite sized bites make them perfect finger food. Have a lovely weekend!
Love your tea party. From the pretty graphic to the delicious food. CC looks so happy. What a great role you are teaching her to help. Tea parties are so fun for grands. Bite sized food is so perfect. Love the menu and of course your lovely tea pouring centerpiece.
Thank you Linda, it was such fun, I felt like a child again myself, playing dress up!
Be sure to tell CC that she put together a perfectly lovely tea party! The menu looks yummy. And the setting is very pretty. Altogether special!
Thank you Sandra, we had so much fun!
Jenna, this is all just too much joy for me to take in! I love tea parties! Love the little mimosa cupcakes and your centerpiece is gorgeous! Thank you for all your comment love and for Thank you so much for sharing with us at the TFT Party! Featuring you this week on Shoestring Elegance! Congrats!
Theresa
Thanks so much Theresa, we had so much fun! I am thrilled to be a feature this week!
Your awesome post is featured on Full Plate Thursday,537 and we just pinned it to our features board! Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us and hope you come back soon!
Miz Helen
Thanks so much Miz Helen!
My eyes fell on this post in the margin when I was reading today’s Valentine Craft post. Oh, if all “click bait” could be so worthwhile. I love tea with daughter and granddaughters. When our favorite tearoom in NM was closed during draconian lockdowns there, we created our own and had so much fun doing it. I think it might be time for another teatime!
Thanks Linda, just the other day CC asked me if we could do it again…I told her it would be our new Mother’s Day tradition! I was thrilled 🙂