Monday, February 7, 2011
Cupcake Cookie Jar at Pier 1
I went to Pier 1 yesterday to get some glasses, but I found these really cute cupcake cookie jars instead!
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Super Bowl Cupcakes
It's Super Bowl Sunday!
The playoffs are over...the big screen TVs have been delivered...the pizza has been ordered...the adult beverages are ready to be consumed...and friends all over the world have gathered. All you need to add are cupcakes in the colors of your favorite team!
The playoffs are over...the big screen TVs have been delivered...the pizza has been ordered...the adult beverages are ready to be consumed...and friends all over the world have gathered. All you need to add are cupcakes in the colors of your favorite team!
Recipe of the Week - Lemon and White Chocolate Cupcakes
This week's recipe comes from Godiva Chocolatier. As you start to think about your special dessert on Valentine's Day, think about these decadent lemon cupcakes and white chocolate cream cheese icing!
Godiva Chocolatier
Lemon and White Chocolate Cupcakes
Godiva Chocolatier
Lemon and White Chocolate Cupcakes
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Icing on the Cupcake - Folsom, CA
You Had Me at Cupcake! (don't you just love that slogan?)
I took a little road trip today and visited Icing on the Cupcake in Folsom, CA (near Sacramento). There are three locations in the Sacramento area so I chose the one closest down the mountain from Lake Tahoe.
The location was convenient and the storefront very appealing. There were quite a few customers inside but I got to order first because the others had not made up their minds yet. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The packaging is beautiful and the cupcakes survived the two-hour trip home without dropping a single crumb.
I bought four cupcakes: chocolate with chocolate buttercream, vanilla with vanilla buttercream, red velvet with cream cheese icing and lemon with lemon curd and lemon buttercream. The cakes were moist but very dense (a little too dense for me). The chocolate cake had a lot of chocolate flavor but the vanilla and red velvet cakes fell short on flavor. The lemon cake was nicely lemony and the lemon curd was very good. The chocolate buttercream was excellent and very rich in chocolate. The vanilla buttercream was quite tasty too. The lemon buttercream was smooth and creamy and added to the lemon cake without overpowering the cake flavor. The cream cheese icing on the red velvet cupcake was....you already know I am going to say it needs more cream cheese.
Overall I had a nice cupcake experience!
I took a little road trip today and visited Icing on the Cupcake in Folsom, CA (near Sacramento). There are three locations in the Sacramento area so I chose the one closest down the mountain from Lake Tahoe.
The location was convenient and the storefront very appealing. There were quite a few customers inside but I got to order first because the others had not made up their minds yet. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The packaging is beautiful and the cupcakes survived the two-hour trip home without dropping a single crumb.
I bought four cupcakes: chocolate with chocolate buttercream, vanilla with vanilla buttercream, red velvet with cream cheese icing and lemon with lemon curd and lemon buttercream. The cakes were moist but very dense (a little too dense for me). The chocolate cake had a lot of chocolate flavor but the vanilla and red velvet cakes fell short on flavor. The lemon cake was nicely lemony and the lemon curd was very good. The chocolate buttercream was excellent and very rich in chocolate. The vanilla buttercream was quite tasty too. The lemon buttercream was smooth and creamy and added to the lemon cake without overpowering the cake flavor. The cream cheese icing on the red velvet cupcake was....you already know I am going to say it needs more cream cheese.
Overall I had a nice cupcake experience!
2779 Bidwell Street
Folsom, CA
(ph) 916-303-4333
Friday, February 4, 2011
Square Cupcakes
I was thinking today that every photo on this blog has been of round cupcakes. Where have the square cupcakes been hiding?? Here they are!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Colorful Cupcakes
There is no story behind me choosing these photos...I just think the colors are beautiful.
storefront in Vienna (Austria)
How did they do this swirl? Awesome!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Ground Hog Day Cupcakes
Punxsutawney Phil didn't see his shadow, but Punxsu-Tahoe Phil did...which is good for ski season I guess!
Cupcake Cake Pan
When you don't have time to make individual cupcakes...just make one big one! With this cupcake-shaped cake pan from Wilton you can whip up a cupcake cake in less than one hour. The pan is available from Wal-Mart, Michael's and all the major online sources (Amazon, Overstock.com, etc.).
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
Cupcakes in Boxes
One of my favorite things about buying cupcakes at bakeries is the packaging. I buy cupcakes by the dozen, six-pack, three-pack and individually just to see how they will be packaged!
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