January 25th, 2010
I was asked by Foodies@Work (on Twitter @foodiesatwork) to write a guest blog for their site. They wanted me to come up with a cupcake that reflected the Pacific Northwest. At first, I instantly thought seafood!! But reconsidered because I’m certain that a lobster cupcake wouldn’t be that tasty. So I decided on apples.
January 18th, 2010
It was Tracy’s grandmothers 84th birthday and she wanted cupcakes! She wasn’t a big fan of chocolate so a white cake was ordered and wanted to add a bit of color with raspberries. So what I came up with was this White Velvet Raspberry filled cupcakes topped with Vanilla Buttercream and a fresh raspberry!
August 22nd, 2009
Blueberries are in season here in Washington and my husband let me buy A TON of them!!! First, I made blueberry muffins and then… then I found a recipe from one of my favorite cupcake shops for a Blueberry Cupcake!!!! Mmmm I couldn’t resist!! The recipe for Blueberry cupcakes with Blueberry Swiss Meringue Buttercream is [...]
August 18th, 2009
Yes, I know… these aren’t quite cupcakes. But they are in the shape of a cupcake… so that totally counts, right? It’s blueberry season here in Washington and they blueberries are everywhere. Plump, juicy and full of delicious flavor. I bought four giant pints of blueberries at the market this weekend and [...]
June 9th, 2009
Well, I’ve made my Banana Bread Cupcakes again… this time they really are cupcakes garnished with delicious cream cheese frosting and a crunchy banana chip on top!!
The first batch got a little crispy on the bottom (darn my oven)… but the rest turned out beautifully! I’m taking these to my Art Class tomorrow [...]
June 2nd, 2009
The local market had given me some free over ripe bananas and I wanted to make bread with them. I had so many that I ended up making a double batch. Forgetting that I only had one bread/loaf pan, I needed a quick fix for the extra batter. Cupcake liners!!! I have [...]
May 1st, 2009
Rhubarb, what is rhubarb exactly? I’ve asked myself this dozens of times and to be honest, I still don’t have the answer. I asked a bunch of my friends on Twitter and they said it’s a tart veggie, but it’s used almost like a fruit it pies, jams and muffins and such. [...]
April 25th, 2009
My niece’s birthday party is this afternoon and my sister has hired me to bake cupcakes for the event!! White cupcakes with strawberry frosting is what they wanted… I thought I should kick it up a notch and do a little better. So, I’ve made:
The birthday girl and her cupcakes! She turned 11. [...]
April 4th, 2009
The second cupcakes I made were a mini cupcake with the same Lemon cupcake batter and a basic vanilla buttercream frosting. Of course the cupcake liners were blue with cute little chicks on them
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April 4th, 2009
This weekend was the Easter Celebration at my husbands work and of course, I made cupcakes!!!
March 22nd, 2009
I wrote about the Orange Creamsicle Disaster and included a photo of the best of the best of the cupcakes that day. They looked kinda pretty… but they didn’t taste pretty. I forgot I had taken this picture… but I thought it was funny seeing a butt load of cupcakes in [...]
March 4th, 2009
*I’ll take better pictures in the daylight tomorrow!*
So I’m a little bummed how the Orange Creamsicle cupcakes turned out tonight. I followed the recipe as instructed, but I think some things need a little tweeking. Next time, I’ll only fill the cups 1/2 way and really watch them the last 2 minutes.
Some of [...]
January 25th, 2009
Today I tried another flavor cupcake!! Super moist Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream frosting! I got the recipe from “The Cupcaker” blog.The only change I made was I added 1/2 cup of applesause to the batter to ensure moistness!! I also topped mine with yellow sugar crystals and a lemon drop hard candy! [...]
