This week's Four Foods on Friday is on a subject I really like - cupcakes! I do love cupcakes, and would love to visit a cupcake bakery, which seems to be all the rage now. Here are the questions:

#1. I passed Costco and saw gas at $2.84 and have had Costco on the brain since. Share a cupcake, muffin or cookie recipe.

Here's a confession - usually when I make cupcakes, it's for kids. I've made them for my kids' birthday parties, classrooms and Girl Scouts. So most of the time, I use a mix for them, because kids can't tell the difference and don't really care. My favorite mix is Duncan Hines French Vanilla. I add about a quarter teaspoon of almond extract into the batter. I do usually make a from-scratch buttercream - the recipe is on the box of Domino's Confectioner's sugar.

#2. Cupcakes, muffins and cookies require something to drink. What do you drink with them?

I'll usually have a Diet Coke with a cupcake. You know, to cancel out the calories. It's coffee, juice or milk with a muffin.

#3. Which do you prefer, mini muffins and cupcakes or full sized ones?

I prefer regular-sized ones. It's too easy and tempting to eat a bunch of minis. They're like donut holes, too easy to just pop in your mouth.

#4. What type of muffin or cupcake pan do you use? Silicone, disposable, etc.

I just use a regular metal pan, but I always pop in foil or paper liners. Foil for muffins, festive paper ones for cupcakes.

Here's a cupcake I made sometime last year. It's a beachy cupcake, and the sprinkles are in the shape of fish.