Archive for March, 2011

“The one where I learn how to put cream filling in cupcakes…”

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Hello Happy Cupcake Bakers! Mmmm, this week is full of creamy cupcake filling goodness. That is, if you can, you know, get the cream into the cupcake. And we all know how handy I am with a pastry bag. (Stop laughing!) So…this week I decided to travel to the internet to find my next baking [...]

“The one where I use vinegar in cupcakes. Vinegar. In cupcakes….”

Friday, March 25th, 2011

And no, they aren’t savory cakes, but sweet cakes. And let me tell you, YUM with a capital YUM! I think these have moved into my Top 3 Bestest. Super easy to make, and intensely decadent. So much so, I didn’t bother with frosting. Yes. Me. Choosing NO frosting. Hard to believe, I know. There [...]

The one where I put off posting until Friday…

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Hello Happy Bakers! No, I didn’t forget about you. I’ve been out of town celebrating my big, honkin’ birthday (and doing a lot of baking!) Just got back, so look for this week’s Cupcake Adventure to be posted this Friday, March 25. Winner of this week’s contest announced then, too. So yes, you have two [...]

The one where I FINALLY learn to use an ice cream scooper…

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Hello, Happy Cupcake Bakers! This week we’re making Brown Sugar Pound Cake cupcakes from trusty ol’ Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes cookbook. The icing, you ask? Well….um….it was supposed to be Brown Butter Icing. But, let’s just say mine was more of the Cajun variety. You know…blackened? AKA… “Really Really Ridiculously Brown Butter Icing.” The recipe is [...]

“The one where you can too make cupcakes from cookies!”

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Okay…..so not cookies, exactly. But do you have some sentimental cookie recipe favorites? We all do, right? Well, one of mine is Snickerdoodles. It was one of the first cookies, after Chocolate Chips, that I learned to make when I was young. And still, to this day, one of my favorite to eat. So, imagine [...]

“the one where I find out how many things I can stain with one bottle of red food coloring…”

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

First, mea culpa, Happy Cupcake Bakers, for being a day delayed in getting this posted. It’s been a marathon work week here. But? I’ll make it all up to you, promise, with the Best Red Velvet Cupcake recipe. Ever. No, really. Ever. As in, you know….your whole life up to this exact point in time. [...]