Summer Solstice Journal

Welcome! I’m sharing my favorites for summer solstice. Honey cupcakes (I use a flower mold but of course I couldn’t find a pic of them and didn’t have time to make them before this had to go up – such is life) and fresh herbal candle rings. And the link to my free summer solstice journal 🙂

Honey Cupcakes

Golden, sweet and almost glowing, this beautiful, pull-apart honey cake sweetens any Litha or Solstice ritual. 

So tie on an apron and follow the recipe below to make your midsummer magical.

 What you need:

3 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 cups sugar

 1 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup honey

2 sticks butter (softened)

4 eggs

1 cup  milk

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

oil or cooking spray or paper liners for cupcake tin

What you do:

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Lower if your oven runs hot.  Line your muffin pan with paper liners.

Step 2

Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in one bowl.  Set aside.

Step 3

Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy.  Beat in eggs one at a time.  Add honey.  Beat in vanilla.

Step 4

Slowly add flour mixture, alternating with the milk.  Beat until just smooth.

Step 5

Spoon batter into muffin tin and put in preheated oven.

Step 6

Watch it!  Honey caramelizes a lot faster than sugar.  Bake until you can plunge a fork into the cake and it comes out clean.

I use these – Amazon

And like the cupcakes, I could not find a single pic of the million herb candle rings I’ve made… But here is what they look like more or less (this is from Walmart) –

Herb Candle rings

I prefer to make candle rings over wreaths, for summer solstice. I use them for my morning welcoming ceremony.

Choosing An Herb

I like to use to sage and rosemary but if you are unsure here’s one of blog post on herbs and their uses – Herb Time

What ever you pick, you’ll need a super healthy amount of it.

What You need:

You will only need a few things for this easy summer solstice craft project (this is a great project to do with the kiddos). 

-an embroidery hoop (or small wreath base)

your chosen herb(s)

scissors

floss/thread

What you do:

Step 1:

Gather your herbs into small bundles (depending on the size of your ring plan on 8 to 9. Bind it in sections around the wreath by winding the floss/thread around the hoop and the herbs.  I use bright color floss to wrap mine but green or black is wonderful also.

Step 2:

Bling it out. You can add ribbon, flowers, bees, or whatever you want to embellish it. 

Summer Solstice Journal

The journal is available for free download. It contains journal prompts, chants, blank pages and activities.

Journal