Cake Pops (the new book)

Just got back from Borders with the new Cake Pops book in my bag.  What a treat!  Angie Dudley, the creator of Bakerella.com has hit a home run with this book - there are more than 40 edible projects.  There are recipes, decorating ideas, tips for making the pops, tips for using food other than cake to make the pops, and lots of detailed photos and how-tos. The photos will be a huge help to me.

I am struggling a bit with the spiral-bound book.  My pages are sticking on the metal spiral and when I turn the pages I have to be very careful not to tear them.  It is like the old composition books we used to use in high school, except the cover is hard...but I love the pink color of the metal spiral (pink is my signature color).  The spiral does allow the book to lie flat, which is very helpful when you are trying to read and have baking utensils in your hands (or hands covered with batter). 

Buy this book as soon as possible & start having fun!

P.S.  Get the book from Amazon for $11.97 with free shipping.  I paid $19.95 at Borders. 

Cupcake Pops Revisited

A huge thanks to Bakerella for giving us cupcake pops!  Cupcake pops are extremely popular and while surfing around for something entirely unrelated...I found these variations. Enjoy!

death by cupcake

bakerella

Angelina Cupcake

Society Cupcakes

MyLollicakes

Recipe of the Week - Coca Cola Cupcakes

Week 45

I was watching old TV commercials this week and Coke has some of the best...."I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony".... the polar bears .... Mean Joe Green giving the little boy his football jersey.  These cupcakes salute all those great commercials!

cupcakequeen via Flickr

Cakes With Love via Flickr

Bakerella via Flickr

Coca Cola Cupcakes
1 cup Coca-Cola
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Beat butter at low speed until creamy. Gradually add sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and beat at low speed until blended.  Combine flour, cocoa, and soda. Add to butter mixture alternately with cola mixture; begin and end with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended.

Stir in marshmallows. Pour batter into prepared cupcake liners and bake for 15-20 minutes. Cool completely.  Frost with your favorite chocolate frosting (I like to add pecans).

Ice Cream & Cupcakes

There were two birthdays in my family yesterday.  I do not live close enough to bake them some cupcakes so I am sending ice cream & cupcakes via the blog.  Happy Birthday Payton & Emma Nell.....

the traditional ice cream & cupcake

crispyteriyaki via Flickr

chocolate cupcake with chocolate ice cream

babe_kl via Flickr

a stack of goodness!

from Bakerella via Flickr

Ice Cream cupcakes from Haagen-Dazs

My Top 7 Favorite Blogs

Why the top seven blogs?  Why not a top five?  Top ten?  Isn't seven supposed to be a lucky number?  Whatever the reason - here they are (in alphabetical order): 

 

Bakerella

Creator of the cupcake pop and cupcake bite.  PLUS...Bakerella's recipe for cream cheese frosting is the same as mine except she uses 2 more cups of confectioner's sugar.  I am not worthy! 

Cake Wrecks

I love this blog for sheer entertainment...you can't make this stuff up!

Cupcake Project
More than just a project.  Recipes. Photos. Baking tips.  Links to everything cupcake.

Cupcakes Ate My Soul
The name of this blog alone puts it in any "top" list.  An interesting blog from the UK with recipes and creative decorations.

Cupcakes Take the Cake
THE blog of all cupcake blogs.  What Carpe Cupcakes! hopes to be one day. 

Nobody Puts Cupcake in a Corner
The Milwaukee Cupcake Queen.  Home of the Iron Cupcake Challenges.  Recipes. Cupcake art.  Cupcake clothing and accessories.  Contests. 

Utah Loves Cupcakes
Creator of the term "cupcakation" vacation - a cupcake road trip. Cupcake news.  Bakery reviews.  Baking adventures.

Cupcake Bites

Much has been blogged about cupcake pops by Bakerella, and I made them but didn't like using the sticks. Bakerella solved that problem by inventing cupcake bites!

Cupcake Bites