tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86814966255070888722024-03-05T02:03:58.527-08:00Cake ConsultantLenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-50504234102098114782012-08-27T07:02:00.003-07:002012-08-27T07:02:43.061-07:00Done? Really? Maybe?
We had this crazy project at work that took months, and I was afraid it was going to take years. We finally finished and I baked cupcakes resembling the vendors logo to celebrate. Yay!
In order to get the "swirl" of icing, I filled the pastry bag with half orange on the left and half yellow on the right and squeezed away!Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-47447122228580517552012-08-27T07:02:00.002-07:002012-08-27T07:02:37.360-07:00Devil PopsNo this has nothing to do with the devils being in the playoffs, I actually root for the flyers. Anywho, I made cake pops for mother's day. OMG. They took forever. After work Thursday baking a cake, letting it cool, mashing it into crumbs, adding icing and rolling perfectly identical size balls. I think I went to bed at 1AM. Legit.
I thought this was the worst of it, but no. Friday night I Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-19813111381593572342012-08-27T07:02:00.001-07:002012-08-27T07:02:27.099-07:00Caramel Spiced Apple CupcakesI went rooting for a recipe, and combined a few different recipes to make these cupcakes.
What you'll need:
Box of Spice Cake Mix (and associated oil, eggs, water)
1 apple
Caramel Sauce (see recipe below)
Butter
Powdered Sugar
Cupcakes
Prepare the spice cake mix according to the box. Dice up the apple and add it to the batter. Bake as directed.
Homemade Caramel Sauce.
(taken from Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-20428680574770498662012-05-18T11:53:00.001-07:002012-05-18T11:53:25.031-07:00Coworker Bridal / Baby ShowerNot a knocked up wedding like your thinking! Two wonderful chikas from my office were celebrating special occasions, one getting married, the other having a baby. I stepped in to make a special cake.
It was a 1/2 vanilla, 1/2 chocolate cake (one layer each) cake with vanilla buttercream.Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-62862933053401345302012-04-24T13:26:00.002-07:002012-05-02T05:51:23.837-07:00Another reason to love my job....
Look at the treats they gave me on Valentines Day!!!!Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-1622545478919349342012-04-24T13:25:00.001-07:002012-05-02T05:51:23.796-07:00Football Whoopie PiesContinuing down the line of my ridiculously late blog posts....Superbowl Football Whoopie Pies!
I stole the recipe from Picture the Recipe
These were an absolute touch down with my crowd of friends. The hardest part is trying to get them evenly sized so they match up well after their cooked. I must say, these take much more time than cupcakes - so be prepared!Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-69188661207759746712012-04-24T13:21:00.002-07:002012-05-02T05:51:23.846-07:00Anniversary Cupcakes
Back in December my husband and I celebrated 5 years of marriage! Crazy how quick that went. We went on a cruise in January and our family bought us a special anniversary package that came with delicious cupcakes. I certainly recommend giving someone the Royal Caribbean Romance package if you have any cupcake loving friends embarking on a cruise!Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-29114588469375830202012-04-24T13:18:00.002-07:002012-05-02T05:51:23.830-07:00Tiramisu, if I do...Wow, I couldn't be more behind in logging my baking adventures. Going back to new years eve, I decided to throw together a tiramisu for the festivities. It came out pretty well both times I've made this recently. I recommend using a decent amount of the coffee and liquor on the lady fingers to make sure they are nice an soaked. I also used a coffee flavored mascarpone.
I followed this recipe.
Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-55049646601582585692012-04-24T13:09:00.002-07:002012-04-24T13:09:25.292-07:00Grandma got run over by a super cute reindeer!
I wanted to make a cute Christmas treat for my sister in laws kids for Christmas Eve dinner. My husband hates full size cupcakes, says they’re too much and no one wants a full cupcake, um call me a fat ass, but a large cupcake is perfect in my book.
I decided on vanilla minis with vanilla icing. For the reindeer Christmas decoration I used a half a nutter butter, some pretzels for antlers, Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-65961611676340302592012-02-10T11:42:00.001-08:002012-02-10T14:55:12.972-08:00Win Some, Lose SomeSometimes you win, other times you have three refusals and you’re disqualified. We had a gingerbread contest at work this past Christmas season. Yes that’s how far behind I am, don’t rub it in. I decided since I’m a horseback rider and a baker, I should make a Trojan horse gingerbread house. Lofty goal right?I printed out a kids paper template for making a Trojan horse. Found here! I used my Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-78433578035519833842012-01-31T13:14:00.000-08:002012-01-31T13:20:24.629-08:00Toad in the HoleBecause as my friend calls them "Egg in the hole in the middle" just isn't as cool. Whenever I would spend the night at my grandmother's she'd make me this breakfast treat. Its not exactly baking, but damn they make for a perfect hangover cure! [Add advil and diet ginger ale for full relief]. In Grandmom's tradition I make these whenever friends are sleeping over and certainly for girls' weekend Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-63455882020215499752012-01-31T13:09:00.000-08:002012-01-31T13:14:09.529-08:00Cupcake Class @ Butter Lane This post is way old, probably because I am WAY behind on my cake blogging. Should I blame work, riding, husband, or just my lazy self? Ha! Anywho.....my friend Kia and I got a groupon for Butter Lane's cupcake class. The groupon was $25. I wouldn't say I necessarily learned anything mind blowing but it was an amazing way to spend the evening with a good friend, and making cupcakes is always funLenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-58655455178538201372011-12-16T09:56:00.000-08:002012-01-31T13:08:28.612-08:00Thanksgiving TreatsWe hosted turkey day this year. I wanted to make all mini desserts every year there are so many leftovers and its difficult to split up a whole pie. I settled on mini pumpkin pies, mini apple pies and cinnamon bun turkey cupcakes.Mini Pumpkin Pies: I followed the recipe from make and takesThis recipe worked out perfect! My only comment would be that I had a lot of extra pumpkin filling.Mini AppleLenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-22345624924435294562011-11-04T08:00:00.000-07:002011-11-09T08:00:49.553-08:00My First Sanctioned CakeIt was quite the hectic night, but I think the cake came out well. I had a riding lesson and got home around 9pm and started baking. My coworker wanted a red velvet cake that was decorated for a princess with blue icing and a tiara.I started out with red velvet cakes in the oven and left them to cool while I made dinner and got my life in order for the next day. Then I made the cream cheese Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-57569727216058245542011-10-26T11:19:00.000-07:002011-10-26T11:22:58.425-07:00Kahlua Chocolate Ganache CupcakesThese cupcakes were a tasty experiment. My coworker loves chocolate so I wanted to make something extra chocolate-y. This cupcake is a chocolate cake box mix except I substituted 1/2 cup of water for Kahlua. It makes the batter runny and the cupcakes extra fluffy. Keep an eye on these babies in the oven as they cooked about 4-5 minutes quicker than suggested on the box. The icing is my favorite Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-20906436597142990142011-10-07T09:16:00.001-07:002011-10-07T09:22:12.221-07:00Save the BoobsWe had a breast cancer awareness bake sale to benefit Susan G Komen today. We also got to wear jeans with a $5 donation. Woo Hoo. I made pink lemonade cupcakes, adapted from the blog JustJENN. They were a huge hit and gone before the lunch rush! Of course I wouldn't have priced them at $0.50 either, they are easily worth $2, but thats just me griping.Why won't blogger let me turn this photo? So Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-90442105065906003802011-10-07T09:03:00.000-07:002011-10-07T09:06:39.650-07:00Karma's a Sweet Lady sometimesI know we always say that Karma's a bitch, but someone saw my cupcakes at our company bake sale and they want ME, yes ME to bake their sister's birthday cake....and they're going to pay me.The cake is royal wedding themed so it will be red velvet with blue icing and a tiara on top. I'm not sure how that color combo is going to come out, but it thats what you want, thats what you get!Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-38612555860631746672011-10-06T09:40:00.001-07:002011-10-06T09:40:58.508-07:00Simple and SweetI'm obsessed with this cake photo I saw. I really want to make this cake.......I will find a reason to make this cake......Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-10162720679127105102011-10-06T09:32:00.000-07:002011-10-06T09:37:34.545-07:00A very special birthdayMy Mom turned 60 this year. Now who really enjoys turning 60 and having everyone make fun of your age? Therefore I decided to throw my Mom a 6 year old's birthday party at our local bowling alley. Everything turned out great and everyone had a good time bowling and celebrating instead of standing around black balloons screaming 'over the hill'.I also wanted to make my mom a special birthday cake.Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-18806442844564535872011-08-08T13:42:00.000-07:002011-08-08T13:45:52.728-07:00Over the Top Luau
As usual, my sister in law threw an over the top fun party on Saturday. Her youngest son turned 1 and lots of food, games and fun were had by all.
Her friend Kristin made this beautiful cake an cupcakes. Her designs can be found at Sweet Cake Designs.
Best of luck to Kristin and her business!
Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-14916596364595504942011-08-08T07:27:00.000-07:002011-08-08T07:33:46.432-07:00I'm a winner!Yay! Yipee! I got an email this morning that I will be receiving a back to the Roots grow-at-home mushroom kit!
I know this isn't the theme of my blog, but i've made a savory post or two before and well....my pup's name is Portobello. Hubby LOVES mushrooms and is a terrific chef. Check back here to see progress on our mushrooms and the fun things we do with them.
Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-9232822604351836102011-07-25T11:36:00.000-07:002011-07-26T14:35:38.514-07:00Happy Birthday HubbyIts been a while since I've made a cake instead of cupcakes. It was my husband's 32nd birthday and he's a huge golf fan. I arranged for a few friends to surprise him at the course and a nice dinner after.Meanwhile, I got to work on this cake. The actual cake itself was yellow, with chocolate and peanut butter chips in the batter. Unfortunately they sunk to the bottom, gotta figure out how to Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-54123455428194687812011-06-29T11:14:00.000-07:002011-07-04T15:35:10.904-07:00Smores CupcakesI made these cupcakes for a co-worker's birthday. They were pretty darn easy and show stoppers! Tons of people kept coming up asking how to make these. Well, if your wondering - here's how:Makes 24 cupcakes:1 large package of mini marshmallows1.5 c Graham Crackers5 tbsp Butter (melted).25 c Granulated SugarBox Chocolate Cake Mix - plus req ingredients (oil, water, eggs)Optional topping of Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-61537176784804712492011-06-08T07:03:00.001-07:002011-06-08T07:08:56.443-07:00Pineapple Upside Down CupcakesAbout two weeks before Memorial Day, I got a craving for pineapple upside down cake. I knew I was having a holiday BBQ, but cakes really aren’t ideal for grab and go. I decided to transform this into a cupcake. They went over really well, and are a relatively easy way to get fancy with your cupcakes. I used Betty Crocker’s standard recipe, with a few modifications. Gooey Yummy Topping (TripledLenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681496625507088872.post-51008982828121485522011-05-18T11:38:00.000-07:002011-05-18T11:51:30.942-07:00Melissa's Evil MinisA coworker told me about a new cupcake place that opened a couple of blocks from the office. I wish I was never told. Baked by Melissa is a new - soon to be chain - popping up around Manhattan. They only sell mini's and they're about two dainty bites worth of cupcake. They come in crazy fun flavors and are very moist and delish.Unfortunately they are in between my office and Penn Station. Now I Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04793786983352518193noreply@blogger.com0