Halloween Tricks for Treats

Forget to buy cupcake toppers? Can't send frosting to school but your little goblin wants to bring a snack? I came across a couple of really great ideas in Taste of Home. Something that was not part of my reading regime until recently. I like this idea as a cupcake topper. Quick, easy and has that ever popular sweet salt taste that is so trendy now.
Pretzel Pumpkin Grahams
Simple enough: Providing you have graham crackers (I now make it a staple pantry item) and small pretzel twists (another must have pantry item)
"Taste of Home" suggests you use melted white chocolate to dip the pretzels and that is cool if you have an exotic pantry. A simple fix for this is to make a simple cream cheese dip (a frosting but with waaay less sugar)
My recipe:
1 cup confectioners sugar
8 oz cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla
orange colouring
Dip the pretzels and refridgerate, this makes cutesy little pumpkins.
You can cut up raisins and fruit snacks to decorate them, plunk them on a graham cracker, secured with a dollup of cream cheese frosting and there you have it. SNACK!
The little pretzels do make adorable pumpkin shapes. The photo is from Taste of Home to show you their chocolate coating.

Cupcake Rehab Does it Again!

A time for slime and monsters and goo, Hallowe'en and friends who are true!
I sent Marilla some eyeballs and asked see what you can do. She said SURE! Well she never disappoints, and her vanilla deal cracks me up! These monsters as are written were inspired by S L I M E. ick You can check out my friend over at cupcakerehab for the recipe. Vanilla of course.
It is yummy.



A Big Thanks to you Marilla. I love all the pics you took, but only lifted one. HAHA!
I feel like breaking into song ... You are my cuppy cake sugar plum pumpy umpy umpkin ... ok I think you get it. Happy Hallowe'en!

They're here!

They're here!
Originally uploaded by Bake & Destroy

The Tshirts are awesome!

More Talent and Cupcake Pals

As the travel on the net continues, I keep finding all these awesome people. I vowed this week I would write about them and their talents. As we all should appreciate our inspirations. The next cupcakkie I met after Marilla (cupcakerehab) is Natalie (bake and destroy) This was exciting for me because I love her Etsy shop and her incredible baking savvy. We have picked up her little bake or die ninja pins, her wonderful quality t's, her B&D pins and also her awesome Hallowe'en toppers. Both the movie poster and the nostalgic kid's. Extreme quality here which impressed me so much I asked Natalie if she would like to design an exclusive for Sweet Cuppin Cakes Bakery.
When Natalie agreed I went over the moon TWICE!!! So watch for Bake and Destroy by Caged Tomato soon!
There is so much more I could write about Natalie but you should have the pleasure to discover this cupcake lass yourself!




Photo lifted off Natalie's Flickr post. Thanks natalie!

Let them eat cake!

In all actuality I have learned the famous quote included the word brioche not gateau. So in fact Mary Antoinette had said let them eat sweet bread. I have no problem with that, in fact after being inspired by two pals I have met recently (Zoe and Jessie) I have been turning bread into a giant cupcake of sorts. My son is eating it!!

So it begins: I get a book, a wonderful book http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/ It wasn't until I spoke to Zoe that I learned about this gem she had published!

The dough begins in the bowl as a sort of blobbish thing. An hour later it is alive!

An hour later we have steam baked the bread and voila a beautiful loaf of bread. No eggs, no sugar, no oil. Pretty amazing do you not think? I love it.


Now comes the cupcake issue. We decided to lightly "flour it" with a scant tablespoons of confectioners sugar. Then let fresh butter lightly glaze over (by melting) This certainly stirs up those anticipation feelings.


After we watched the butter melt down and around the bread, it was time for a simple toppper. We decided on a lone cherry of course. I think this is actually a cupcake icon for Emmett. I just do not think I could put a cherry on a slice of Haddock and get him to eat it willingly. I digress. The cupcake bread is now ready for the final touch.


The Lone Cherry! Looks cupcakish to me. Ready for the final test.

I know there was a saying, " The proof is in the pudding" I think the "proof" is in the bread.
We did not even have to use the "proof " process though. Impressive, yes! I will leave you with an image of the first slice off and go take another loaf out of the oven this morning. Thanks be to you Zoe! I will never buy another loaf of bread.


Cheers!

Neilsen Massey For Kings and Queens

Saturday, 11/25Culinary Destinations: ChicagoMatt Nielsen, COO and third-generation co-owner of Nielsen-Massey Vanilla, the finest extract producers in the country. Since 1907, the family owned company – now in its third generation – has been making flavorings in the purest, most natural way in a Chicago suburb.

Craig, Matt and Beth Nielsen are following in the footsteps of their father and grandfather by using a proprietary, cold extraction process that gently extracts the complex flavor components (more than 300!) from the vanilla beans and then preserves them in jewel-like bottles to be sold for flavoring dishes from delicate pastries to sauces for lobster.
Cookbook author, Gale Gand, host of the Food Network “Sweet Dreams” and executive Pastry chef/partner at Tru Restaurant, says, “When I need to know anything about vanilla, I run to the Nielsen family.”
Craig, Matt and Beth take pride in the Pure Vanillas products they produce, as well as their discriminating customers who appreciate the quality, flavor and varied functionality. The United States consumption of vanilla beans is approximately 1,400 tons per year.
A favorite of kings and queens, the Nielsen’s can share with your listeners the romance behind the bean.
Posted by Barbara Howard at 8:42 AM
Labels: Chicago, Nielsen-Massey Vanilla, Vanilla


www.acupcakery.com Available in this fine webstore.

http://blogtalkrecipes.blogspot.com/2008/10/ahhvanilla-nielsen-massey-favorite-of.html

Bone Bites!

Bone Bites!
Originally uploaded by mommawants1more

What a neat decorating idea. Posted by mommawants1more
Cheers

Stuffed Chocolate Chippin Cupcakes

I had referenced cupcakes we make for my son in an earlier blog and have been asked numerous times to share the recipe so here goes:

Stuffed Chocolate Chippin Cupcakes
3 cups all purpose flour OR
(2cups all purpose flour
½ cup ground flax
¼ cup whole wheat flour)
2 cups sugar
½ cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder 71% cocoa
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup cold water
1 cup cold beet juice
1 cup Omega 3 enriched cooking oil
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 ½ cups chocolate chips or any dried fruits nuts etc

Preheat oven to 350. Prepare cupcake liners. Sift flour and next 4 ingredients into bowl ( if substituting sift all substitutions in) Mix liquids together in a measure cup then add to dry sifted ingredients. Quickly mix. Divide batter with disher equally among 20 cupcakes. Sprinkle tops with chocolate chips and desired bits. Bake in 350 oven for 23-25 minutes.
Frosting:
6 ounces cream cheese
1 tbsp omega enriched cooking oil
1 ¼ tsp vanilla
¾ cup + 3tbsp dark cocoa powder
4 cups confectionary sugar ( sometimes more)
This makes a LOT of frosting.
When cupcakes are cooled cut out a small cap for filling. Fill with 1 tablespoon strawberry Motts applesauce. Put plug back in. Frost over choc chips and dried fruits.
We found the cutest little apple mouths with almond teeth to decorate the tops in the disney fun section. Enjoy

Cuteness and Cupcakes

Miso Pretty Change Purse. A clever little design at $4.50 Measures 4w" X 3h" Vinyl covered and wipable. Keep little things organized or stash your cupcake cash. A perfect gift for the gal that loves cuteness and cupcakes.








You can see our entire selection in my webstore at http://www.acupcakery.com/ I am posting my fave on here. Enjoy!

Dipping Fudge * New Product

Introducing our dipping fudge! This is an absolutely fabulous product we make fresh each week. This little Thanksgiving treat is an apple dipped in our creamy fudge and decorated as Turkey Tom. You can also mimic this on a cupcake. I LOVE IT!! Our kit includes enough creamy fudge for 6 apples, 6 apple sticks, 15 eyes, 25 Candy Corn Brach's, 6 Jumbo cupcake liners for your creation and 8 cello wraps for your apples. You need to supply the apple, cashew nut and licorice piece. Fudge quantity is enough to cover 6 medium apples.

Turkey Tom dipping Kit $13.99 from http://www.acupcakery.com/ Orders are processed each WEDNESDAY so please allow enough time for shipping.

Halloween Sale

We discussed a sale and decided sure we will do it. Although I never really liked the ideas of sales, they are a great thing to offer customers. So here goes! Most of our Halloween stock is now reduced to AWESOME prices. The reason I do not like sale is people think it is old stock, I assure you this is not. we just do not want it to turn to old stock. Yeuch! Enjoy the sale!

www.acupcakery.com

The Jo!e Honey Dipper

Hallowe'en Blog posts have to be put on hold now. Our new stock is arriving fast and furious, and I am continuing to think outside the box. I got to thinking one day how this little gem would work decorating cupcakes. It is fantastic! You can really make a splash with this tool. I should also mention it is a pretty little tie on with a cookie cutter.

I love this one!

http://www.acupcakery.com

Hallowe'en Blog Party Welcome!

Please click on link to open the door and join the party. Welcome. Don't forget to sign the guestbook. Thanks for coming. http://sweetcuppincakeshalloween.blogspot.com/

Trick or Sweet Rubber Stamps

Trick or Sweet Rubber Stamps
Originally uploaded by cakespy

These are so adorable! I had to share this, perhaps soon they will have these Gems available. I have to say I adore Cakespy anything!

Suprises from Lindsay!

Suprises from Lindsay!
Originally uploaded by Bake & Destroy

Cupcakes are brilliant, they bring awesome people together. Thanks to Natalie <3

The Wee Little Tea Pot

I absolutely fell in love with this Bethany Lowe Kitty Teapot. What a perfect little pot to have ready for your chilly trick or treater! learning at a very young age, when Gran started putting out the sublte little changes. (Like a Black Cat Tea pot) The magic was to begin!

Loving Halloween the way I do, I would wait for the tissue garlands, the honeycomb Ornaments to begin appearing. Pumpkins watching me come up our sidewalk, I would wave to them and grin! I knew they were getting ready for the great events to come.

We are getting ready here too. Our Halloween blog party is not too far off and I am feeling so excited!

http://www.acupcakery.com/spooky-time-tea-pot-cat.html

In Just a Few Days... The Party ! What is my Friend getting up to?

Mystele I am absolutely positive we are getting up to Hallowe'en Mischief. Stay tuned for the Party everyone!

Lyns

Our Winner! Congrats!

Sweet Cuppin Cakes Giveaway Winner
Jessica Lagana is our Sweet Cuppin Cakes Giveaway winner. Jessica said,"I really like the picket fence cupcake wrappers! How cute will those be for spring!?!"I hope you enjoy making your completely adorable Halloween cupcakes with all of the fun stuff you've won. CONGRATULATIONS!


Please be sure to enter your cupcake creation in our Halloween cupcakes contest.

Keeper of The Cheerios: The Sweet Cuppin Cakes Giveaway

Keeper of The Cheerios: The Sweet Cuppin Cakes Giveaway

Sweet Christmas Double Cuppin' Cupcake Liners

2008 10 11 005
Originally uploaded by acupcakery

We are not afraid to double cup TM
Anyone who knows me really well, will tell you I cannot wait. It is simply not a part of my character. Here is why. When I get all stoked and excited about something I feel guilty that somebody else can't as well. So I let it all out of the bag! Always. I can keep a secret though, that is different. These beauties are no secret. Just in, I am absolutely delighted with these Christmas Cupcake Liners. As you see they are indeed "double cupped" GLORIOUS! You can find them in my webstore www.acupcakery.com Are they not just loaded with potential. We also sell the sprinkles that match up so well. That was no accident =o)