Remember when red velvet was pretty much impossible to find until the holiday season rolled around? I slightly miss those days because it was always an amazing holiday treat… but then again, I’m pretty stoked that I can easily find red velvet cakes/cupcakes/whoopie pies anywhere at anytime! My very first memory of red velvet cake was when my grandma baked it for us. She usually did a 2 or 3 layer cake, each layer had whipped cream and a cherry filling, then she’d top it off with walnuts or almonds. It’s still my favorite way to enjoy red velvet, but I decided to mix a bit of grandma’s way of doing it with the everyday red velvet. I baked one dozen red velvet cupcakes,…
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I baked these cupcakes for my mum’s birthday. It was a lot of firsts for me and mistakes were made! I wanted to create a crumble to go on top of the cupcakes, that ended up being more like a brittle… but it still tasted good, so it worked out. Surprisingly enough, it was my first time making a glaze as well and as you can see by the photos it looks like a regular frosting. It was also very sweet. So, keep in mind when reading the recipe that this is exactly how I made the cupcakes, but I’ll add my little notes for suggestions to remedy everything. Afterall, the best part about baking is experimenting! My mum asked for a fruit filled…
Whipped cream is one of those things that can top most treats. Luckily, it’s super quick and easy to make and it tastes even better when you make it yourself! I made some iced coffees the other day and of course, we didn’t have any whipped cream. I quickly noticed I had the whopping three ingredients needed to create my own. It’s super simple to remember, the three “1′s”: • 1 cup heavy whipping cream • 1 tbs. confectioners’ sugar • 1 tsp. vanilla extract I like to beat the heavy whipping cream first. On medium/high speed, beat the whipping cream until soft peaks start to form. Add the sugar and vanilla extract, continue to beat on medium/high speed until peaks form, usually takes…
I’m actually not a big coffee drinker, but I do occasionally indulge in the overly sugary coffee concoctions you find at Starbucks and Coffee Bean. They’re sweet enough to be cupcakes as it is, may as well make a coffee cupcake! Ingredients for 2 dozen cupcakes: • 2 cups flour • 1 1/2 cups sugar • 1/4 tsp. salt • 1 cup butter • 3 tbs instant coffee • 1/2 cup buttermilk • 2 eggs • 1 tsp baking soda • 2 tsp vanilla extract Preheat oven to 350F. Boil about 8oz. of water over medium heat and add the instant coffee. Mix in the butter and stir until the butter is melted into the coffee. Turn off heat and place coffee/butter mixture into…
It’s finally starting to look like Spring! Southern California has been strangely gloomy and now that the sunshine is taking over… I thought a nice fruity, springy cupcake would be a nice treat. A sour fruit like lemon and a sweet fruit like kiwi would be the perfect combo, let’s get cookin’! Ingredients: • 2 1/2 cups flour • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder • 1/2 tsp. salt • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk • 4 large eggs • 1 1/2 cups sugar • Lemon zest (2-3 lemons) • 1/2 cup butter (softened) • 1 tsp. vanilla • Lemon juice (1-2 lemons worth) Preheat the oven to 350F Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk…
I’ve recently moved from Orange County California to San Diego County. I must admit, I love San Diego, I love it so much more than Orange County. There’s a lot more options when it comes to going out, restaurants, bars, etc. Most of all, there are tons of bakeries! I’ve discovered quite a few already and thought it would be fun to snack on their goodies and blog about it! My most recent discovery was Little Cakes Cupcake Kitchen in Vista, CA. Wow, what great cupcakes! Apparently they were contestants on Cupcake Wars and won… yeah, they were that good. I only got 3 cupcakes because I didn’t want to feel like too much of a heffer. After countless minutes of circling the menu…
I’ve been watching way too much Cupcake Wars lately and have had the cupcake itch for days! What cupcakes to bake?! Was the question. I figured, my favorite cake (vanilla), favorite frosting (cream cheese) and favorite fruit (strawberries) would do the trick to kick all my cupcake cravings! I started off with the strawberry filling, you will need: • 2 cups of fresh diced strawberries • 1/2 cup white sugar • 2 tablespoons of corn starch Over medium heat, toss in your diced strawberries into a saucepan. Stirring constantly, you’ll notice the strawberries getting softer and forming their own little sauce at the bottom of the pan. Then add the sugar and corn starch, this will immediately cause the sauce to thicken. Stir until everything…
