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21st Birthday Gift For Long Distance Besties

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at UFL chapter.

Serious FOMO occurs when your long-time best friend turns 21, and you aren’t there to share her official first day of adulthood with her. Send her an out-of-ordinary gift that includes her favorite things: food and alcohol. 

The best way to celebrate the first day of legal drinking is starting it off with some classy wine. To switch up consumption, here is a recipe for Pink Moscato cupcakes: eating wine tastes way better than drinking it. Once the moscato birthday gift set is finished, it can then be made into a festive birthday gift. 

The best part about this gift is that it benefits both you and your friend. To be able to use the bottle for another gift, it needs to be completely empty, so grab those wine glasses and drink up. Moscato is perfect to combine with cupcakes because of its sweetness. And a high alcohol-to-sugar ratio blends well with white cake mix. First things first: here is what you will need to complete the moscato birthday gift set. 

Moscato birthday gift set
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Pink Moscato Cupcakes

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: 15 minutesTotal time: 20 minutesServings:18 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

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    Pre-heat oven to 350°. Combine cake mix and the box’s necessary ingredients into a large bowl and mix together. Pour mix into lined cupcake tins. Bake for 15 minutes. After, let cupcakes cool.

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    In a separate bowl combine: softened butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, milk, and Pink Moscato. Mix ingredients together throughly.

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    Once the cupcakes have cooled completely, pipe (using a plastic bag) or smear icing over cupcakes.

    DIY piping bag:

    Take u0022sandwichu0022 size plastic bag, and cut a small corner of the bag to make a hole for the icing. Squeeze icing out while using hand to swirl icing on the cupcake.

Glitter Bottle

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: 5 minutesTotal time: 10 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

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    Clean out the empty bottle of Moscato. Grab paper towels and an empty pan for glitter scraps. Remove cork or cap.

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    Before spraying, insert a finger into the bottle to hold for stability. Spray Mod Podge one section at a time. Make sure there is a tin underneath while spraying/dumping glitter so clean-up is easier. Sprinkle glitter until clear space is covered; repeat until whole bottle is glittery. Let the bottle dry for about 10 minutes.

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    Using the sheer ribbon, create a cute bow to wrap around the bottle. You can use cupcake treat boxes so that the cupcakes can easily be sent in the mail. Pack it all up and wrap everything securely to so that it all stays intact.

To make the gift extra special, place a picture of you and your friend with a written message inside the bottle. Include any additional gift inside the bottle so it can be more than just a decoration! Regardless of what you do, it’s a fun and personalized gift for your official adult best friend. Happy celebrating!

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