I had an order for peanut butter cupcakes today… but for whatever reason, they wanted to come away from their liners. So… I made them twice. Not wanting to waste the first batch of perfectly good cake, I decided I needed to put something together with the cake and left over candies and buttercream. And …
Posts from: November 2011
Chewy ginger and molasses cookies rolled in sugar and topped with white chocolate, these cookies are perfect for the Fall season! Before I get to these cookies… I have a few confessions to make. Confession #1: I love the Holiday season for one huge reason… It gives me an excuse to BAKE ALL THE TIME. …
These Cinnamon Eggnog & Bourbon cupcake are one of a kind! Cinnamon, eggnog and bourbon cake topped with a spice bourbon frosting… WOWEEE! Our military commissary has stocked three flavors of eggnog right now. Pumpkin, Cinnamon and Gingerbread. The pumpkin tasted just like pumpkin pie, but I knew I didn’t want to bake with it. …
I had my friend Steffen and his daughter Robin over for a visit this weekend. Steffen is an American living in Germany and his daughter is 1/2 American, 1/2 German and only knows German culture. This was Robin’s first visit to our house and I wanted to spoil her with some delicious American baking! Brownies. …
A twist on a traditional blossom cookie, these White Chocolate Candy Cane Blossoms are sure to please the Christmas cookie lover in your family! Halloween is barely over…. Thanksgiving is still two weeks away… but this girl has CHRISTMAS on the brain! Last weekend I made white chocolate peppermint cupcakes for the craft fair which …
This weekend was HUGE for me. 270 cupcakes all by myself, plus selling them. I was EXHAUSTED by the time Sunday rolled around. I thought I wouldn’t want to bake for a week. WRONG! Monday rolls around and I’m back in the kitchen baking. This time, one of my favorite combos: Peanut Butter and Chocolate. …
Yesterday I participated in my first holiday fair. It was the VCSC Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair in Vilseck, Germany on the military base. I spent weeks preparing and the 4 days prior, I shopped and baked like a crazy person. 23 dozen cucpakes 4 handmade cupcake stands 25 packages of handmade cupcake wrappers It …