Upper Michigan Today celebrates Tia’s birthday

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Today in Upper Michigan... Elizabeth Peterson returns to her co-host seat to help Tia Trudgeon celebrate her 25th birthday and take a walk down memory lane.

And what’s a birthday without cake?

Joe Heck, AKA Joe the Cake Guy, teaches you how to make a simple, yet delicious buttercream at home... and says it’s perfectly acceptable to pair it with a boxed cake mix.

The recipe calls for:

1 LB of salted or unsalted butter, whipped

2 LBs of powdered sugar, slowly add to the mix

1/4 C. heavy whipping cream, incorporate completely

finish with the flavor of your choice, such as 1/4 TSP. vanilla extract.

If you are using a boxed mix, you can take the cake or cupcake to the next level by stuffing it.

Heck cuts out a small circle in the middle of the cupcake and fills it with blueberries, lemon curd, and tops it with homemade buttercream frosting.

And finally... a birthday song and wish.

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