I made a couple dozen cupcakes for Ryan’s birthday.  I had guessed that he would want creamcheese frosting (because he loves creamcheese frosting) so I assumed that he would want red velvet cake.  I automatically think of red velvet cake when I think of creamcheese frosting.  But, no, he wanted a basic yellow cake.  And he wanted chocolate creamcheese frosting not regular creamcheese frosting.  That’s when the thought hit me.  Frosting really is the ultimate accessory.  Without frosting, cake in a cupcake liner is really just a sweet muffin.  It’s the frosting that sets cake apart from other baked goods.  And yes, I know that there are plenty of cakes out there that aren’t typically frosted.  But even these generally have some sort of accessory to decorate the top like powdered sugar in delicate lace patterns.  (But come on, frosting is far superior to a sprinkling of powdered sugar.)

Thinking of frosting as the ultimate accessory also made me ponder how frosting can change the taste of an entire cake.  A plain yellow cake is going to taste very different if it has been covered with a rich dark chocolate frosting than if it has been covered with a light vanilla buttercream.

I feel that there is a cupcake marathon in my near future.  Mixing-and-matching cupcakes and frosting flavors?  That sounds like a perfect way to spend a Saturday.

Minta tulisan nya :
“Happy Birthday Andy” pake huruf” dr coklat yg ditancepin itu ya..

Trus tulisan yg cupcakes “KUCING” itu ternyata disamain sama gambar kucing yg dia attched, yaitu : “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse”.
Jenisnya : Bdae Cakes yg dikelilingi cupcakes
Temanya : F1 di tengah lapangan golf.

Detailnya :
Cakenya berbentuk lapangan golf lengkap dgn hole-nya. Di tengah lapangan tersebut ada cowok yg sdg pegang stick golf dengan memakai kaos yg ada ornament F1 nya ( dia suka banget Kimi hehe..). Dan pinggir lapangan golf tersebut ada mobil F1-nya KIMI wrn merah (seperti yg dl Mba Niken pernah buat jg bole, jd ga terlalu besar).

Untuk cupcakesnya ada disekeliling Bdae Cakes, jd di sesuaiin aja jumlahnya. Cupcakesnya bertema GOLF, yaitu topper nya peralatan” golf (bisa dibuat seperti pd attachment –> sepatu, bola golf, stick golf, titlist,dll..)
budget cake 300rb dan cupcakes @ 11rb

Pelapis dan figurine terbuat dari coklat bukan fondant atau sugar icing dan edible image dari corn paper yang aman dikonsumsi

Click the link below to see the invitation. Matching favors & accessories coming soon!
http://www.and-everything-nice.biz/shop/birthday/children/theme/cupcake/cat_569.html

Oh How i love cupcakes i think if you knew the world was gonna end you would either make that cup of tea or you would go out and get some cupcakes . You cant go wrong with them and you can any sort .These Cupcakes are some of my favs , the icing is made out of Mint areo & Double Cream very unhealthy but darn great for the end of the world .

I hate to make fun of my beloved Neiman Marcus… but something needs to be done about this. Follow these steps:

1. Go to their website: www.neimanmarcus.com

2. At the bottom of the page, in the middle, there should be a button saying “The Christmas Book”. Click it, please.

3. You will now see The Christmas Book page. Wait… what is that little video? There… on the bottom right hand corner.

4. Watch the video. (You will see more paper snowflakes!!)

5. Decide which fantasy gift is the oddest.

Photo: NeimanMarcus.com

Yep. That’s Neiman Marcus’ idea of a fantasy gift. A $25,000 cupcake car. AHAHA just joking. It’s not $25,000 for JUST the cupcake car. You also get an adorable little hat to top off your pastry look. Cute, huh?

–Autumn Wakefield

Once again, I have limited time to bake cakes and this time it is because I am working on my holiday shopping list. Since the holidays are basically here and everyone is getting in the mood for Christmas shopping and decorating, I decided to find cake related gifts for all of the peeps on my shopping list. I have decided that most of my gift shopping will be done at small independent stores/online this year….These folks need our support even more this year and it feels good to help the small stores and independent sellers keep their businesses going.

If you plan to get cake (or other  sweets-related) gifts for your family and friends—feel free to use this handy checklist and your shopping will be done in a snap!

First on my shopping list, is my little niece.  She is so easy to buy for since she is too young to have developed interests and she looks so darn cute in everything.  She will be extra adorable in one of these cupcake hats, made by my friend Kristi, you can find her stuff here. Just look at this cutie:

My sister and brother in law, are impossible to buy for—so I decided I would get them something for their house:

This old fashioned cake board, made by jennysbakeshop, would look great in any kitchen, or any room of the house for that matter.  Actually, I think it would good in my kitchen too—so I may have to get one for myself (or maybe I can pass it off as a gift to my husband?). Yummy!

For my mother, I found this very cool book from Japan.   You see, my mom loves to crochet (maybe she doesn’t really love it, she just has a lot of time on her hands) and she makes us blanket after blanket.  They are wonderfully soft and very pretty blankets—we just have a lot of them.  So,  I hope this book will inspire her to use her crochet skills to make some other interesting items, like this crocheted, kiwi topped, cake on the cover:

Check out this great print from anagram press.  It has a great message and a beautiful wedding cake.  It would be a great present for anyone’s home.  (I already have one.)

We recently bought our daughter an EZ Bake oven as a reward for ending a bad habit (More on this later) and she really enjoyed making the tiny cakes and sugar cookies.  Now, she is asking for a  cupcake maker and I just might have to get it for her:

This little toy allows the kids to make cupcakes in the microwave and then frost them professionally…….In my cynical adult eyes, it looks like a bunch of plastic junk that will be sold for $1 at the neighborhood yard sale in three months….but she REALLY wants one.  I could get it for her in the name of cupcake research or I could just buy her some decorating bags and mix up a batch of frosting.  Yikes, $50.00!  Okay, that decision has been made….no cupcake maker this year.  Maybe I can find one at a yard sale before her birthday.

For the has-everything, lives-far- away, hard-to-buy for-person on your list (like, my dad)-check out these fresh made to deliver cupcakes from the Saint Cupcake bakery in Portland, OR.  You can go to their website and order a cupcake kit for anyone, anywhere.  You get to chose three cupcakes, three frostings, and three sprinkles.  You can even send  little trinkets for special occasions  It gets packaged into a super-neat-o package and shipped off.  You can even get vegan cupcakes and frostings!  If you are looking for a gift for me, this is definalty on my list!

That’s it for now.  I’ve got some shopping to do!  I’ve got some more posts coming up including an EZ Bake oven review, chocolate peanut buter cupcakes, Cake-y Gift Ideas (PArt 2) and a review of the Barefoot Contessa cupcakes.  I’ll also be baking at least one cake this week.  Stay tuned.

Young and a lovely couple…i think Risan is younger than me but she already have a husband and I’m still single woman with the relationship status,kinda make me envy hehehe.

Risan’s husband is football lover so she wanted all the design related with ther husband hobbies.

Hope Risan and her husband liked it

Wina, my old high school friend ordered this cupcake set for her friend in Jakarta, Nilam.

Cupcake set for Mrs. Kifyanti Yosef’s birthday, ordered by Mrs. Poppy.

Hope she liked it! =)

I was looking at the Better Homes and Gardens Recipes and came across this applesauce cupcake which looked delicious.  Knowing, hubby loves applesauce, I was pretty sure I would not go wrong with this recipe and I did not.  I made some changes to this recipe.  I do not use shortening unless, there is absolutely no option for a substitute.    I will make the changes on the recipe below and if you want the original recipe, please go here. 

These are gluten-free so you know that I substituted my gluten-free baking mix.    I double or triple this and store it in a cannister.  It goes quickly.  If you are making it, judge by your own usage, what you need.

Rather than make cupcakes, I made mini bundts which I think are a lot nicer.  I baked it longer of course and found I had to keep checking it until it was really done. 

*Gluten free baking mix

*3 c. rice flour   (Rice flour comes in white and brown.  We use brown but when I can’t get it, I substitute white so it would appear, they are inter-changeable.)
1 c. potato starch (NOT potato flour)
½ c. tapioca starch
Mix well.

For this recipe, I used two cups of this mixture.

Applesauce Cupcakes                  

 Directions

……dengan cukup 2 mobil F1 aja, model mobilnya lebih seperti minicake F1 yang dibuat untuk Yuli.Request dari anakku, mobil F1nya satu warna merah dan satunya biru Terus rasa kuenya (birthday cake) minta cheesy cake atau lemon cake aja. Untuk rasa cupcake terserah Mba Niken. Budget 350rb
Cupcakenya biasa aja Mba, ada nama Satria n angka 4 diatasnya@ 10.500
Pelapis dan figurine terbuat dari coklat bukan fondant atau sugar icing dan edible image dari corn paper yang aman dikonsumsi

cupcake topper cow n hippo @ 11rb

Pelapis dan figurine terbuat dari coklat bukan fondant atau sugar icing dan edible image dari corn paper yang aman dikonsumsi

“kayak nya aku lebih sreg nya ada alas nya deh,,,biar lebih keliatan sempurna….
gimana kalau cake nya seperti biasa nya.jadi istana nya kecil aja ada di atas cake nya,dan mickey and friend’s nya kumpul di depan istananya,kurang lebih seperti ini http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2531/3807314401_85338f7824_m.jpg (mickey n’ friends seperti gambar lampiran file) jadi mickey and friends nya pake handmade aja biar lucu.hehe..sesuai budget nya Rp.350 ;

cupcake nya ikut seperti yg contoh animal2 madagaskar
ntar mau mickey n friends satu-satu gitu plus di packing jg harga Rp.14rb = 20 pcs
*ulang tahun anak saya yg ke-1 tahun,nama = Carlo Marvin Leo.”

Pelapis dan figurine terbuat dari coklat bukan fondant atau sugar icing dan edible image dari corn paper yang aman dikonsumsi

Taken by Lauren

What: Sweet Potato + Maple Brown Sugar

Where: The Yellow Leaf Cupcake Co. in the Belltown Neighborhood.. Click here for directions.

Yum yum.  I thouroughly enjoyed this rather light, petite cupcake but also the environment in which I found it.  Yellow Leaf is a cute little cafe offering full service coffee drinks as well as cupcakes with flavors changing throughout the day.  Although they offer their regular flavors, Yellow Leaf also makes small batches randomly of other speciality cupcake flavors so you never exactly know what you’re going to get until you get there!  The cupcakery also has a bookshelf full of fun board games which I found very endearing.

The sweet potato flavoring wasn’t too apparent but tasted more like a spiced cornbread, which was pleasant.  The frosting however was different then what Im used to.  It honestly tasted like straight butter (and had the consistency of butter as well).  I must say though, paired with the sweet potato cake, the butter frosting was the perfect accompaniment.

If your a fan of cupcakes but don’t like the overpowering sugary taste then I would definitely recommend Yellow Leaf.  They’re menu also contains unique flavors like tomato soup, pumpkin spice creme brulee, or pistachio.  I find myself gravitating more to flavors that aren’t sugar based but rather cake based with a spice component.  However, altogether the cupcake itself was a little bland and if someone were to eat the cupcake and have to guess the flavor there would be no indications of sweet potato or maple for that matter.

This cake deserves 3 NOMS out of 5 for lack of flavoring and the thick, butter-like frosting.  Although I did enjoy the cake at the time I wouldn’t seek out this flavor combination again.

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Order 1 month baby cupcakes utk ngerayain 1 bulan baby Kimi.. I just love doing baby cupcakes,sooo cute.. Liat aja tuh,baby nya yg lagi tidur tengkurap di bawah selimut Papa bilang,kok bagian belakang baby nya besar? Itu ceritanya,si baby lg pake diaper n bobonya nungging (kyk Divo yg sampe skrg msh suka bobo nungging hihihi..)..

Cupcakes dikemas dlm kotak cupcakes isi 2 buah dan diikat dgn pita satin biru muda n little notes around the ribbon..So sweet (hihi,narsis..)

Sorry, fotonya gelap, akhir2 ini cupcakesnya udah di ambil pagi2 banget, jadi motretnya sempetnya malem2..

“saya ingin memesan 1 month old baby package yang isi 2 cupcakes dan 1 mini cake seperti pesanan Selene dan Sebastian. Mohon mohon maaf, saya memesannya mepet sekali. Tapi saya baru saja ketemu websitenya mbak Niken karena tahu dari mailing list. Setelah saya lihat package itu, jatuh cinta banget dan ga tahan untuk tidak pesan. Ini untuk anak saya yang kedua Kayson Arashel………….
1. …….. saya ingin pesan cupcake yang satu dengan edible foto Kayson (bentuknya terserah mbak Niken). Ada tulisan “”One Month”". Rasa kue NEOPOLITAN @ Rp. 10.000
2. Cupcake yang kedua dengan edible foto saya, suami dan Jayden (kakaknya Kayson) (saya attach 2 foto, boleh dipilih yang mana yang ingin dipakai). Ada tulisan “”Blessed Familiy. Albert, Fie, Jayden”" @ Rp 10.000
3. Mini cake bentuk kubus warna putih dgn hiasan baby figure “”baby boy sedang tidur pakai selimut”" dan ada tulisan nama KAYSON warna biru muda. Model ini seperti pesanan Selene tgl 11 August 2009. @ Rp. 16.500
4. Packing mika transparant + name tag Total harga per package: Rp. 36.500……..”
Pelapis dan figurine terbuat dari coklat bukan fondant atau sugar icing dan edible image dari corn paper yang aman dikonsumsi

“…….1 month old baby package yang isi 2 cupcakes dan 1 mini cake seperti pesanan Selene dan Sebastian. Mohon mohon maaf, saya memesannya mepet sekali. Tapi saya baru saja ketemu websitenya mbak Niken karena tahu dari mailing list. Setelah saya lihat package itu, jatuh cinta banget dan ga tahan untuk tidak pesan. Ini untuk anak saya yang kedua Kayson Arashel…….. Tadi saya ada telfon, mungkin yang angkat hubby mbak Niken, yang bilang coba saja kirim email, sapa tahu bisa dibuatkan. (semoga…semogaaa bisa – crossing finger….)
1. Kalau boleh saya ingin pesan cupcake yang satu dengan edible foto Kayson (bentuknya terserah mbak Niken). Ada tulisan “One Month”. Rasa kue NEOPOLITAN @ Rp. 10.000
2. Cupcake yang kedua dengan edible foto saya, suami dan Jayden (kakaknya Kayson) (saya attach 2 foto, boleh dipilih yang mana yang ingin dipakai). Ada tulisan “Blessed Familiy. Albert, Fie, Jayden” @ Rp 10.000
3. Mini cake bentuk kubus warna putih dgn hiasan baby figure “baby boy sedang tidur pakai selimut” dan ada tulisan nama KAYSON warna biru muda. Model ini seperti pesanan Selene tgl 11 August 2009. @ Rp. 16.500
4. Packing mika transparant + name tag
Total harga per package: Rp. 36.500.

Pelapis dan figurine terbuat dari coklat bukan fondant atau sugar icing dan edible image dari corn paper yang aman dikonsumsi

In RL, I went to a midnight madness shopping with my family after thanksgiving dinner. The mall was packed and the lines are SOOOO LONG. I didn’t shop for clothes that much considering how I was tired from cooking dinner and I haven’t really seen anything that jumped my attention. However, I do wish I could have shopped for more make- up I’m a make- up addict in RL and I love it. I went to bed around 4 am and woke up around 4 pm today. I hate waking up late in the afternoon and I didn’t even get a chance to see the sunlight outside ;’(

Like in RL, SL has been VERY busy. I’ve been kicked out from two sims for 3x and it was sooo laggy! Today’s Black Friday and 50L Friday have brought a shopping madness in SL..

As always, here’s the outfits I bought:

Hair: Tiny Bird – Black Friday 2 hair Special (Unisex)     50L

Earrings: [ glow ] studio – Black Friday Set           50L

Top: *Fishy Strawberry* Tweed Jacket Beige         50L

Skirt: -L`Abel-Cara black minidress           50L

Hair: !lamb. Bang Bang – Ink             50L

Outfit: (Elate!) – Celeste                 50L

Necklace: Epoque [mpb]50L Friday – La Paix – Black       50L

Bracelet:   MIEL LUN SET                   50L

Beanie Hat: (epoque) 50L Friday – Baggy Knit Hat      50L

Hair: !lamb. Oh Sugar – Mango      5oL

Oufit: -L`Abel-Cara black minidress           50L

Outfit w/ Lace gloves: -L`Abel-Serena pink dress

Outfit w/ gloves: PIDIDDLE – Kill or be Killed Outfit – Black Friday     50L

Skin: (5th&Oxford) Brooke Winter Stars     50L

Hair: Tiny Bird – Black Friday 2 hair Special (Girls)  - .:[ Tiny Bird ]:. I and Love and You – Caramel       50L

Full Outfit: Sway’s ‘MONICA’ Knitted Dress – blue/white                         50L

Hair: <DK> [Black Friday Pack] Friday  - Toffee           50L

Top: Doppelganger Inc. – Forester Sweater Red       50L

Belt: Kunstkammer Cosmic Belt and Buckle Set – Crystal           50L

Pants: Kyoot – 50L Black Friday   –  Corduroy Mini – Nutty (pants)              50L

I’d like to thank all the designers and content creators who have generously put so many time and effort in offering us these amazing products for only 50L.

I hope that all of you are safe with your family and friends for shopping in RL!

Goodluck!

Stay beautiful~

~~Aurora Savira

Made from clay, painted with Acrylics

Vamos ver se cupcake congelado permanece fofo e gostoso?

Já que é paenas um teste, usei o bolo Dona Benta Chocolate que também comprei para provar. Mas, mudei a receita. Qdo fiz o Festa notei que eles cresceram pouco e que depois de 24 horas eles ficaram mais pesados… Nessa receita reduzi a quantidade da coalhada e coloquei  bicarbonato de sódio. Ficou assim:

• Ovos e manteiga conforme instrução
• 100 ml de leite (dessa vez do comum/integral)
• 100 ml de coalhada
• 1 colher de café de bicarbonato de sódio

Congelei 3 versões do cupcakes:

• simples
• recheado (de morango, a filhota adora!)
• recheado e coberto com pasta mármore Arcólor

Seguindo a dica da Cookie Shop, esperei esfriar completamente antes de congelá-los para as forminhas não desgrudarem do bolinho.  Condicionei todos em potinhos de acrílico individuais.

Vou descongelar na segunda-feira. Aguardem.

Thanksgiving 2009

It’s been a tough two weeks, but we have a lot to be THANKFUL for.  My mom is out of the hospital and gaining strength everyday.  And although her preference would be to go home and resume life as before, Al and I prefer she stay with us for a few more days.  Coco also enjoys having her around, although she seems to like standing in the way of my mom’s walker.

We were all able to enjoy a delicious meal at the Q’s home and it was great to see everyone – including Cathy and her above-knee cast.

Vegan, chocolate, coconut cupcakes with mocha butter cream frosting

I made some more of the vegan, chocolate, coconut cupcakes and they were a hit.  This time Al took a photo and they look as good as they tasted.

How fun does this look?   You’ve gotta love that the Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker mix ingredients are gluten free.  

Of course, it doesn’t say gluten free anywhere on the package.  That would frighten away the culinary uninformed who think gluten free means not as good.  But that’s another post.

I can’t wait to play with this toy!

-Linda

Vegan, chocolate, coconut cupcakes with mocha buttercream

I am thankful today that my mom is out of the hospital and doing well.  Her hospital stay slowed down the cupcake production and experimentation.  But now that she’s feeling better, I’m starting up again.

I am also thankful that I have a husband who is a wonderful photographer and can showcase my cupcakes as they should look – yummy.  This time I topped these little lovelies with a dark chocolate covered almond with sea salt.  This almond was introduced to us by our friend Suzi.  Boy are they addictive on their own and they really top off the cupcake nicely.

Cupcakeconomics – another example of irrational optimism of entrepreneur. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/26/business/smallbusiness/26cupcake.html?_r=1&em=&pagewanted=all,