Spring break means access to so many kitchens and a car to buy ingredients! I wanted to make lunch for myself today, but was pretty hungry and really unwilling to go out. Also, my family consumes far less garlic and spinach than I’d like so there was none in our fridge. Thus, I had an [...]
Posts Tagged ‘cupcakes’
Tea Party Breakdown!
I am at Karen and Spanky’s house. There are Street Fighter 4 sounds and egg beater sounds in the background. We have had a Tea Party, limited in size but not limited in scope. We don’t have pictures of our full spread, because food pretty much disappeared when it hit the table. Also, the table [...]
Cupcakes, Version Ellen
I take many pictures of cupcakes.
Fuck you, red velvet cake.
In high school, I learned calculus without the help of basic math skills, and instead persisted on sheer force of will and my ingrained ability to follow explicit instructions. Similarly, I have learned to bake–nothing pleases me more than a set of instructions without compromise, without leeway, without the intrusion of the human soul. I [...]
But wait, there’s MORE!
Cupcakes, that is.
Karen made “Better Than Sex” cupcakes with two different icings, and Jo had her cupcake decorating contest!
See the whole set here!
yet more on cupcakes
I was going to comment on Kim’s post about the strawberry champagne cupcakes, but when it got this long I thought it was time for a new post. I made them, too, about a week ago. Here is some trivia about the recipe and the comedy of errors that is cooking in the Bronx (n.b. [...]
Previously in cupcakes
It’s cupcake weekend here in northern Virginia, thanks to Jo who, today, warmed up for her cupcake decorating contest that’ll take place tomorrow. I fully plan on spamming the internet with macro photos of the results afterwards. If they’re anything like all our … contests, I fully expect those cupcakes to entertain, terrify, and possibly [...]
Alliterative Dessert
Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cupcakes! I recently saw a chocolate-covered red velvet cake ball, and I was Inspired. I happened to have an excellent chocolate cherry cupcake recipe, so I thought the best thing in the world would be to make a chocolate-covered cherry cupcake.
Full disclosure: I got this recipe from a Nigella Lawson book. She’s prettier [...]