Taste of Home Cupcakes! Muffins and More

Taste of Home Cupcakes! Muffins and More
Originally uploaded by mkecupcakequeen

My very good friend Sandy Ploy over at Iron Cupcake has a wonderful book that if it is not in your kitchen it should be! Having be involved as a sponsor for Iron Cupcake I must say I was thrilled to see this accomplishment. I am also very happy to see all the fabulous bakers and creative cake artisans who have stepped up and participated faithfully in Iron Cupcake challenges. It is amazing to me how all participating bakers used flavours and textures to design the ultimate cupcake! Cheers to you Sandy Ploy xox

More Cupcakes on Cupcakes

These were the first mini cupcakes on cupcakes I came across while visiting One Pretty Thing who linked up to these precious cakes and a precious story! And a very detailed set of instructions! Thanks Kristan xox

Cupcakes on Cupcakes

cupcake close up
Originally uploaded by saucy dragonfly

I can hardly wait to make these, I bought everything after seeing them on a blog a while back. The sprinkles were more a confetti on the ones I saw, but I adore these too! As time permits I will get my recreation of this magnificent idea uploaded as well! Thanks saucy dragonfly!

We are looking perfect in pink are you?

We are looking perfect in pink are you?
Originally uploaded by acupcakery

Pink is such a fun colour and I cannot for the life of me understand how it stayed my favourite through all my other taste changes. To celebrate pink I am asking for you to bake up a pretty in pink cuppin and send me a photo so I can feature your pretty cuppin in our Breast Cancer Awareness Leaflet in October =o) Just go ahead and upload your pretty pinks in our flick group! Or head over to our facebook group and upload there! Lots of choices and lots of prizes Good Luck!

New to Sweet Cuppin Cakes

New to Sweet Cuppin Cakes
Originally uploaded by acupcakery

We are excited to introduce a whole new set of standard 2 inch bottom baking cups! Arriving June 28th YAY for cupcake papers that are new!

Candy Cupcake

Candy Cupcake
Originally uploaded by The Lone Baker

I am a firm believer in decorating with fruit chews! I love tootsie brand and starburst for the colours available and the `stay`power Remember to put your topper on right before serving or it will stickie up and if you use salt water taffy it will disintegrate altogether. happy creations and do please send your photos in to our flickr group or upload in our facebook group we would love to see them!

Chicken Cake from Bleeding Heart

I needed a chicken cake delivered down a few states from Chicago and knew who to call. Bleeding Heart! When Michelle says no problem she means it! Having known Michelle for a few years now I have come to understand the trial and triumphs of owning a bakery and this is for sure another one of Michelle's triumphs. The dry ice was a fun time too!
I will have to say this is most definitively the best travelled cake I have seen as most look like they have been kicked to their destination. Thanks again all of you I got to speak with at Bleeding Heart. Call and order one today, you will be glad you did!

Rococo cupcakes!

Rococo cupcakes!
Originally uploaded by dots {boutique de cupcakes}

I love the simplicity of this cupcake as it is so elegant. Recently I made Earl Grey Cupcakes and use this photo as my inspiration to decorate the Earl Grey, infused with rose water cupcakes. They ended up tasting much like Anise Hyssop an Herbal flowering plant with a hint of licorice, The rose water enhances the Bergamot a lot so be easy on how much rose water you add. 1/2 to 3/4 tsp per batch is more than plenty! You will be glad you did!

Hey will you be getting more of your cutey cupcake toppers in? The farm ones to be exact?

I am hoping during the summer I can convince my talented friend to create some more for me and when she does I will be sure to Tweet Twitter FB and blog all about it! In the meantime keep your eyes on the site as we are bringing in a LOT of new stock! Thanks for the question! xox

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Can I ask for tell me where I find you brown liners. I order from other and not same ones. I like you quality. Many thanks.

Hiya, Certainly I can tell you, we have the official brown liners available in many sizes. Please check our site and you will find what you are looking for. http://www.acupcakery.com/our-cupcake-liners.html

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Please I must know if you have green tulip cupcake papers back the ones in green form

Hi,
Yes we do have the green folded papers now in stock for the summer =o) You can find them here http://www.acupcakery.com/green-folded-cupcake-liner.html

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The Icing on the Cupcake by Jennifer Ross

This being the last day of May we are going to have a giveaway! My friend Jennifer Ross has recently published a book and has kindly sent me a couple as give-aways over the next short while. Many I am certain rushed out to purchase her lovely novel and some just have not had the time. Well this book is a must read as I know of many women who found their salvation through cupcakes, me being one of those said women and this book is a must read for you! To enter is not a big giant go here and there and everywhere, simply head to our facebook group and typing on our wall tell your friends to enter (the more the merrier) Then just click back to here and leave me your email addie and a comment so I can let you know if you won! Contest closes on June 11th at 12:00 am Central time. Good luck and congrats Jenn on your new publication!

blue_bird_cupcake2

blue_bird_cupcake2
Originally uploaded by ArtisanCakeCompany

I have a great fondness of any bird but the blue bird takes me right back to my childhood and my Gran R reading me Cinderella over and over and over. I loved those blue birds toting that pink ribbon to Cinderellas dress! The feature I love the most on these cupcakes is the little spackle of blue dust on the cupcake. This is definitively a go to if you are looking for that fairy tale Birthday celebration. Cheers to the Artisan Cake Company! xox

Earl Grey Cupcake Method and Rose Water

You can adapt this to most any cupcake or cake batter recipe that you have which indeed requires milk. The method you would use is to take your milk volume and bring it to a gentle boil, place 4 Earl Grey tea bags into the milk to create the infusion. For a successful flavour transfer to your cupcake without a bitter taste you  must only steep to a maximum of 40 minutes. Be certain to remove and discard tea bags at this point. To enhance the floral taste of the bergamot you at this point will want to add 1 tsp of rose water to your infusion. Make sure to cool the infusion before pouring into your wet ingredients of your recipe.

Photo - Cupcakes for fun - MixingBowl.com

Photo - Cupcakes for fun - MixingBowl.com You can always find us at The Betty Crocker Mixing Bowl and can sign up for free, share recipes and inspirational photos and meet bakers that share a common thread with you. I just love the colours captured here in the submission by fun castle.
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Pinkalicious Cupcake

Pinkalicious Cupcake
Originally uploaded by Oh, Sugar! (Destini Hinkle)

I have yet to read Pinkalicious however this is all the motivation I need. Destini certainly captures that festive pink sweet celebratory mood with her work. Very inspiring and with a little patience I think anyone ought to try their hand at this. Just lovely.

how do you put in the cream filling?

There are 2 techniques I use. One is to use an apple corer and pull out a plug of cake, then I pipe the plug full of filling. I freeze the cake cores for other uses later. The second technique is I use a pastry filler tip and squeeze the filling gently into the cupcake with quite a firm hold on the sides. ( do not over fill or your cake will indeed split) Hope this helps

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please i need to know if you have edible rice paper 8 1/2 x 11 and 17 x 11

Hi Yes I do have edible rice paper in that size. Here you go http://www.acupcakery.com/edible-rice-paper.html

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Happy Mothers Day to you All

 
Today is a different Mother's Day for me. I am not with my children this year as they give me a Mothers day everyday of my life. This year I am treating my hens to a spa for chickens like Mothers Day and they are loving it. They woke up to a delicious watermelon cut in half for the taking and mounds of strawberry hulls.

Much to my surprise they are also in love with warm brown rice so yes you guess it, a warm breakky on a chilled morning.

Finally to finish the morning breakky, coconut cupcakes unfrosted of course.

It is truly a Mothers day to share with you and my kids (25 years, 19 years, 11 years)
Cheers to all of you on Mother's Day

Rose water Cupcakes by baa baa Cupcake

on a plate
Originally uploaded by Baa Baa Cupcake

This caught my eye this morning and I felt the need to share this with you and to thank baa baa cupcake for the posting. Cheers


Rosewater Pistachio Cupcakes - Makes one dozen - Adapted from Vegan Cupcakes...

* 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
* 2/3 cup milk
* 1/3 cup canola oil
* 3/4 plus 2 Tb sugar
* 2 Tb rosewater
* 1 cup plus 2 Tb all-purpose flour
* 2 Tb cornstarch
* 1/2 tsp baking powder
* 1/2 tsp baking soda
* 1/4 tsp salt
* Generous pinch of ground cardamom
* 1/3 cup of chopped pistachios

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line cupcake pan with paper liners.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the yogurt, milk, oil, sugar, and rosewater until completely combined.
3. In a small bowl, add the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cardamom. Use a whisk to mix the ingredients together.
4. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until completely mixed on low-medium speed with an electric mixer.
5. Use a wooden spoon to stir in the pistachios.
6. Fill the cupcake liners 2/3 full with batter and bake for approximately 18-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcake comes out clean. The tops may turn golden yellow like in the above picture.

Now for the frosting. The cupcake book actually uses a rosewater glaze. This time around I made it into a frosting, which I liked better. The glaze makes a bit of a mess and it just too sweet.