Sunday, December 26, 2010

The Recipe of the Week is taking a break today

Sorry...but I have been overserved this Christmas weekend so I cannot post a recipe today. I will rest my gastrointestinal system and return tomorrow. Visions of New Year's cupcakes are dancing in my head!

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all.....


Friday, December 24, 2010

Christmas Eve Cupcakes

My niece has been emailing me for weeks with her request to make red velvet cupcakes (we call them RVCs) with cream cheese icing.  This afternoon we made them...and my brother captured the decorating process on video - see "Maidee's first cupcakes 1" on You Tube if you dare.

P.S.  Hope Santa puts some RVCs in your stockings tonight!


Thursday, December 23, 2010

Ski Cupcakes

For the past week, the Lake Tahoe basin has been slammed with a series of storms that have delivered 9-15 feet of snow (depending on your exact location and elevation).  Skiers & snowboarders rejoice!








Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Christmas in the Magnolia State

Mississippi is the Magnolia State and as you read this today, I am on a plane headed there.  When I arrive my mom will fry catfish with french fries & hushpuppies.  Yum!  After supper, I promised my niece we would make red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese icing.  Yum squared!  Oh yes...there will be photos.

Enjoy these holiday cupcakes while I fly!










Tuesday, December 21, 2010

The Winter Solstice

The winter solstice occurs when the Earth's axial tilt is farthest away from the sun at its maximum of 23° 26'. Though the winter solstice lasts only a moment in time, the term is also a turning point to midwinter or the first day of winter to refer to the day on which it occurs. This occurs on the shortest day and longest night, when the sun's daily maximum position in the sky is the lowest.

Enjoy a winter cupcake today!



Asa Hellgren

Christmas Tree Cupcake Cakes

I love cupcake cakes...maybe because they are larger than your average individual cupcake and the phrase "the bigger the better" always sounds good when you are talking about cupcakes!












Monday, December 20, 2010

Easy Christmas Wreath Cupcakes

This video shows how to make a Christmas wreath cupcake using a ziplock bag (cutting a leaf tip into the bag).  Very easy and festive! 


Saturday, December 18, 2010

Christmas Cupcake Pops

Christmas cupcake pops...these photos speak for themselves!



No Bake Cupcake POP Mold


No Bake Cupcake POP Mold