Friday, February 18, 2011
Cupcake Vase from Fleur Daily
I was browsing in our hospital gift shop this week and bought this cupcake vase from Fleur Daily. I got the chocolate one, mostly because the vase was filled with red roses and the combination of the brown vase and red roses was too beautiful to pass up...excellent marketing! Visit the Cupcake Vase web site for ordering information and cute decorating ideas (centerpieces, floral arrangements, etc.).
Thursday, February 17, 2011
In Memory of "Uncle Leo" (Len Lasser)
Len Lesser, the actor who played Uncle Leo on Seinfeld, died yesterday. He will live on in reruns so we won't say goodbye....we will honor him with a "Hellooooo" instead.
Uncle Leo...this cupcake is for you!
Uncle Leo...this cupcake is for you!
(UK)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Cupcake Dish Towel & Pot Holder
I bought this dish towel/pot holder combo at Kohl's this week. They also had cupcake placemats and cupcakes to hang on your kitchen wall. Sweet (literally)!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Cupcake Pan Cleaning Brush
Monday, February 14, 2011
Happy Valentine's Day!
Valentine's Day means different things to different people. Whatever it means to you....celebrate it with a cupcake!
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Sunday, February 13, 2011
Recipe of the Week: The Classic Red Velvet Cupcake!
Valentine's Day is tomorrow and the red velvet cupcake is THE classic for the holiday in red!
Classic Red Velvet Cupcakes
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1 bottle (1 ounce) red food color
2 teaspoons vanilla
Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare muffin tins with liners.
Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Set aside.
Cream butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed 5 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Mix in sour cream, milk, food color and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until just blended. Do not overbeat.
Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each one 2/3 full. Bake 16-20 minutes, checkingfrequently after 16 minutes. Cool completely.
Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese - room temp
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter - room temp
2 tablespoons sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
Beat cream cheese, butter, sour cream & vanilla in large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in 4 cups confectioners' sugar until smooth.
(yes...the makers of red food coloring)
Classic Red Velvet Cupcakes
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1 bottle (1 ounce) red food color
2 teaspoons vanilla
Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare muffin tins with liners.
Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Set aside.
Cream butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed 5 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Mix in sour cream, milk, food color and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until just blended. Do not overbeat.
Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each one 2/3 full. Bake 16-20 minutes, checkingfrequently after 16 minutes. Cool completely.
Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese - room temp
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter - room temp
2 tablespoons sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
Beat cream cheese, butter, sour cream & vanilla in large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in 4 cups confectioners' sugar until smooth.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Class at Ramekins & Cupcakes
I drove to Sonoma yesterday so I could attend a class today at Ramekins Cooking School. The class featured recipes containing chocolate for Valentine's Day...and red velvet cupcakes with coconut cream cheese icing of course!
Bonus: The Food Network was at Ramekins today filming an episode with Guy Fieri. Our class didn't get to be a part of that, but our kitchen classroom had floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the courtyard where they were filming so we got to watch...and his convertible parked outside was one sweet cupcake!
Bonus: The Food Network was at Ramekins today filming an episode with Guy Fieri. Our class didn't get to be a part of that, but our kitchen classroom had floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the courtyard where they were filming so we got to watch...and his convertible parked outside was one sweet cupcake!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Verizon & the iPhone
Today is the day almost every Verizon customer has been waiting for...almost every one. The iPhone became available from Verizon today. I am a loyal Verizon customer and believe that their CDMA network is far superior to the GSM network so I wish Verizon good luck...but I am not going to join those lining up for the iPhone. As the iPhones fly off the shelves, I will be munching a cupcake and sending a text on my Droid!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
To sprinkle or not to sprinkle...that is the question
Do you like sprinkles on your cupcakes? I do not...if I am going to eat the cupcake. I do like a nice cupcake presentation and use sprinkles if I am going to photograph a cupcake, but never if someone is going to eat it. Sprinkles have almost no flavor and I absolutely cannot eat a cupcake with a "crunch" factor. Cupcakes should never crunch!
So let me know your preference...to sprinkle or not to sprinkle?
So let me know your preference...to sprinkle or not to sprinkle?
SlashFood (blog)
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Happy Birthday Jules Verne
Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828....author of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days, and A Journey to the Center of the Earth. Science Fiction is one of my favorite genres and it is incredible that he wrote about space and underwater travel even before the means to accomplish this had been created. Happy Birthday Jules! I wonder what kind of cupcake he would have liked?
Twenty Thousand Cupcakes Under the Sea?
Around the World in Eighty Cupcakes
Journey to the Center of the Cupcake
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