pumpkin cupcakes for halloween

i made martha stewart’s pumpkin cupcake recipe this morning to bring to my daughters class party.  they are very light and tasty.  i made minis.  i just find that the mini cupcakes are better for the little ones.  they can have just one, or 2 if they like.  one batch made about 48 minis AND [...]

pumpkin pie

My 6 year old son is a HUGE fan of pumpkin pie. Last week we made a pie together, and almost every night for a week he enjoyed a slice after dinner.  So tonight, he asked if we could make another.  I happily obliged.  As I set out to make our pie from my stockpile [...]

never get caught without a banana…

freeze those bananas!! i have always frozen my bananas, this was something that my mother always did!! and she made the best banana bread!! I will share her very simple recipe with you. but it’s all in the bananas. she was constantly throwing bananas if they were getting a little [...]

easter

i am feeling so badly that I have not blogged…it’s been 2 months!!
i just want to feel that i am “up-to-date”, so I am filling in the gaps with photos…

mini me!

i never really think to make mini cupcakes, but I have to say that I am becoming a convert! they are just so cute, compact and clean looking and…they are only one bite!
what a fun concept for a cocktail party! cocktails and mini cupcakes! we could call it… cuptails! (better than cockcakes!!) [...]

valentine in blue

these cute little “egg-free” mini’s were baked by a friend for her little guy who has an egg allergy.  she whipped them up first thing in the morning from an allergy free mix from cherrybrook kitchen. they were actually pretty good! chocolate with little chocolate chips. she brought them over to my house [...]

strawberry cupcakes

i made strawberry cupcakes yesterday… used the cupcake recipe from sprinkles (just changed one thing…instead of using 2 eggs and one egg white, I opted to use 3 whole eggs)  I used fresh/frozen strawberries for both the cupcakes and frosting.  they came out pretty yummy…  i want to start learning some different frosting techniques both [...]

banana cupcake with chocolate ganache

snowy day baking…i worked on a new cupcake recipe today.  i started out thinking i would make a banana cupcake topped with a caramel buttercream..but…i realized halfway thru mixing my buttercream that I had run out of confectioners sugar and so… instead, I made a ganache with bittersweet chocolate and heavy cream.  these are so yummy when [...]

simple swirl cupcake

this is a simple and pretty quick way to ice cupcakes…you will need a pastry bag and an extra large star tip…
don’t forget to also get the extra large coupler!  i made that mistake and had to go back to store…

more cupcakes please!

 

ok so I am trying to make my cupcakes a litttle yummier and a little prettier… i love the magnolia cupcake recipe and i probably should not mess with it, but i do smoetimes feel like it could be a little bit dry, so today I added 3 tablespoons of sour cream to the recipe [...]