These cupcakes were born of necessity. Originally this batch of cupcakes was intended to be a full fledged cake, but due to my rather appalling laziness the pans I had intended to use were dirty when the urge to bake struck. When I say dirty I mean stuck on, needing a good soak, burnt on [...]
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Oh how I love overripe bananas. I do not often have them, we are prolific banana eaters in my house, but when I do I like to bake them into breads and cakes. So does my husband, so it typically works out pretty well for everyone. This time around I was thinking about peanut butter [...]
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Oh goodness, this is our second Top Chef Just Desserts Elimination Challenge … Challenge! On the last episode of Top Chef Just Desserts the cheftestants were challenged to create bake sale goodies. I love bake sale goodies, as my thighs will attest, so I was all in on this one. Bake sale treats are meant [...]
Thursday, June 10, 2010
When I’m feeling under the weather I tend to hibernate and stay out of the kitchen. Once I begin to feel better I get the itch to bake. If you follow me on Twitter (@BakingBlog) you know that I caught a nasty bug last week and it knocked me out for about four days. Now [...]
Monday, February 1, 2010
I have discovered the secret to world peace. Ok, maybe not world peace, but at least momentary joy and happiness. I have been toying with the idea of a chocolate filled vanilla cupcake for a while. As it happens I have a soft spot for cream filled cupcakes, considering one is now my logo, and [...]
Friday, November 13, 2009
Looking for a fun pumpkin dessert to take to a Thanksgiving pot-luck, neighborhood party, or office shindig that isn’t a pie? Then look no further! These fun little cupcakes combine the tradition of pumpkin, the quintessential Thanksgiving dessert squash, with the fun of cupcakes – and, really, who doesn’t love a cupcake? They are the [...]
Monday, July 27, 2009
When I buy fruit I find that I almost always buy more than I need. In fact, I would go so far as to say I do that with most food. That isn’t to say I am forever throwing away perfectly good food, but I plan for a dessert or salad and then overbuy [...]
Friday, May 29, 2009
If you were to ask me what my favorite flavor of the moment was, I would answer, “Chipotle!” Dried and smoked jalapenos are magic, and they reach super-nova status when incorporated into sweet applications. Like Vern’s Raspberry Chipotle Jelly, which is sweet and spicy. I have used it to fill danish, spread it inside [...]
Friday, April 3, 2009
Today is my birthday!! I won’t tell you how old I am … that would just depress me. But, I will tell you what does not depress me … Cupcakes! Especially when they are in fun red liners from acupcakery.com!! Red is my absolute favorite color, and the liners stayed nice and bright after [...]
Monday, March 9, 2009
First a bit of something fun! I would like to thank Jess and Lyns at All Things Cupcake who selected me as one of the Cupcake Talent Picks of the Week! All Things Cupcake features loads of beautiful cupcake pictures, as well as other awesome cupcake related items. Check it out, and thanks again for choosing [...]
Thursday, July 21, 2011
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