Oh, I have a post that I’m working on all about my new Vegan Indian cookbook, but it’s taking me forever to get through my entire experience. Luckily I have some pictures of some cupcakes that I can talk about.
We had an order for these last weekend and they came out just swell, don’t you think? Vanilla cupcakes with chocolate buttercream and Red Sox cookie toppers. I’m having some issues with my buttercream and the cold right now. It’s only a matter of time before I’m having issues with buttercream and the heat. Seems like Spring and Fall are the best times for frosting.
And cause I think they are so good lookin’, here’s another picture.
I had some pink velvet cupcakes left over from another project, so they were a flavor of the week last week. Sorry, sold the last one tonight!!
I had some Raspberry puree leftover from my Holiday Pate de Fruit debacle, so I made a raspberry buttercream and filled the cakes with some plain old red raspberry jam.
Really quite a delicious little cake. I must say.
I spent all day Wednesday testing some cake, buttercream and filling recipes for February and I have to say, the Passion Fruit cupcake is SPECTACULAR. Passion Fruit infused cake with Passion Fruit curd filling and a Passion Fruit buttercream. I’m telling you, I could sit with a spoon and eat all the PF curd in one sitting. It’s super tart and a little floral in flavor, oh my. I’m hoping to have some puree left to make a Passion Fruit margarita when the weather is a bit more sunny. (I have 5 more kilograms of puree in the freezer!)
One other flavor that I finalized is a Spicy Chocolate Cinnamon. Another winner (IMO). A cinnamon cake with a touch of cayenne, topped with chocolate cinnamon buttercream. A delicious light cake with a hint of heat that doesn’t really come through until a couple of minutes AFTER you’ve taken your first bite.
Red Velvet with cream cheese frosting is a bit more tame after the first two and the new recipe I used is just so much more simple. And the cake is so much better. A shocking red hue with a very soft, delicate crumb and tangy cream cheese frosting. Too bad I don’t have a photo. Yet.
Our final flavor for February is a Chocolate Caramel Truffle. Chocolate cake with a caramel buttercream and a caramel chocolate truffle on top. I’m still working on this one. Hopefully I can figure it out by the end of the weekend.
The Bake Shoppe is still going strong. I have to be careful not to be too optimistic, it’s then that things tend to go south. It’s at a point where we are getting a nice flow of customers on a regular basis. (if you want to call a 12 days a regular basis) What really makes me happy about this is that I don’t have to give away or throw away any cupcakes. (and there are none for me to eat because I feel guilty throwing them away)
I’ll let you know about the new cookbook and give you my latest TV, Movie and DVD reviews.
We watched The Proposal tonight and were pleasantly surprised. Super cute, funny and most entertaining. Two thumbs up.
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January 29th, 2010 at 3:08 am
Once you figure out how to ship cupcakes, I will be the first order! Yum … these look so good!!
January 29th, 2010 at 8:52 am
Had to tell you I made my own dulce de leche from scratch last night. OY, it was worth the TWO HOURS it cooked on the stove. TWO! Maya wanted it for the filling for her birthday cake and even though I was cursing the fact that it was keeping me from watching The Vampire Diaires (loser!), it was so good.
recipe: 1 qt. whole milk, 1 qt. goat milk (!), 2 cups sugar. That’s it! The only other addition is that you reserve 1/2 cup of the milk and stir 1/4 tsp baking soda (?) into it and then pour it in when the milks come to a boil. Then you keep it on medium and stir occasionally until a spoon starts to make a track in the milk.
January 29th, 2010 at 10:15 am
Very cute! All the new flavor combinations sound delicious! I find myself making a lot of the same vanilla/chocolate combos!
By the way, I finally got around to getting a facebook page for my business, I’ve even got some fans!
January 29th, 2010 at 10:17 am
Trust me, if I lived closer, I alone could keep you in business with your cupcakes!
January 29th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Oohhhhh….super cute cupcake toppers. Love it!
January 29th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Okay – My son is a baseball pitcher……LOVE the baseballs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sooooooooooooo awesome!!!!!!!! Love the look of them as toppers on your cupcakes!!
January 30th, 2010 at 12:34 am
Hi,
I just happened to stumble upon your blog today while researching some bridal shower cookie ideas.
I am in awe of your work … u are my new hero. I love all u’r cookies. U are very talented.
I know i’m going to visit this blog regularly.
I also wanted to know if its okay for me to use some of your cookie ideas. Do let me know.
Thanks!!!
January 30th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
Hey! Just wanted to say I just love following along- I’m a big fan. Love getting fun ideas- I have 5 kids under 7 right now, but man, my big dream is to one day open a bakery. Yours seems just darling. Thanks for the great ideas- you do fabulous work!
January 30th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
That pink velvet cupcake looks really delicious. Very yummy. The baseball cookie cupcakes is adorable.