I was desperate to make Mint Filled Chocolate Cupcakes.
So I searched for a cupcake recipe that used cocoa powder rather than chocolate.
I first tried Nigella's Easy Peasy Cupcakes. They certainly were easy and they rose very well but I found them to be without character.
So I then tried the Basic Chocolate Cupcake from the book Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World (recipe at http://www.chow.com/recipes/10794)- these weren't what I was after either. Oh well, the quest continues!
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Saturday, 26 July 2008
Friday, 25 July 2008
I've been bitten by cupcakes!!
I walked past a cafe the other day and as the baby was screaming for milk I decided to go in and have a coffee. What I then saw turned what had been a horrible day into a lovely one: a stand full of sparkly, colourful cupcakes!
I ordered one for my toddler, not wanting to add to the sugar I had already eaten that day but from that moment on I was hooked.
I went home and reseached which would be the best cupcake book and what materials I needed.
I decided on Hello, Cupcake! based on the reviews and the cupcake designs in the book. And then I waited impatiently for the book to arrive.
And when it did...I was transported into a wonderful, beautiful place of creativity and joy. Luckily my toddler was asleep so I could read the book peacefully and with each page I turned my smile grew wider. Every project tempted me and I set to the task as soon as possible.
I used the book's recipe for Vanilla Cupcakes but for my second batch I used the recipe for Vanilla Cupcakes found on this fantastic blog: http://howtoeatacupcake.blogspot.com/2008/04/amy-sedaris-vanilla-cupcakes-w-mint.html.
My first ones were the Slumber Party. I thought if I could make these look even half decent then I would be on to something good with this book and I wasn't disappointed! I had so much fun making them, I was in a world of frosting and candy, pure escapism.
The next day, I made cats, followed by the corn on the cob and then the face. I still had some frosting left over so I then 'freewheeled' and came up with my own designs which I was very pleased with.
The next item on my list is a cupcake bouquet, as described in The Cupcake Doctor.
I ordered one for my toddler, not wanting to add to the sugar I had already eaten that day but from that moment on I was hooked.
I went home and reseached which would be the best cupcake book and what materials I needed.
I decided on Hello, Cupcake! based on the reviews and the cupcake designs in the book. And then I waited impatiently for the book to arrive.
And when it did...I was transported into a wonderful, beautiful place of creativity and joy. Luckily my toddler was asleep so I could read the book peacefully and with each page I turned my smile grew wider. Every project tempted me and I set to the task as soon as possible.
I used the book's recipe for Vanilla Cupcakes but for my second batch I used the recipe for Vanilla Cupcakes found on this fantastic blog: http://howtoeatacupcake.blogspot.com/2008/04/amy-sedaris-vanilla-cupcakes-w-mint.html.
My first ones were the Slumber Party. I thought if I could make these look even half decent then I would be on to something good with this book and I wasn't disappointed! I had so much fun making them, I was in a world of frosting and candy, pure escapism.
The next day, I made cats, followed by the corn on the cob and then the face. I still had some frosting left over so I then 'freewheeled' and came up with my own designs which I was very pleased with.
The next item on my list is a cupcake bouquet, as described in The Cupcake Doctor.
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