Monday, January 16, 2012

Winter Wonderland Baby Shower


 So one of my sorority sisters approached me about doing the cupcakes for her baby shower. The sex of the baby will be a surprise! The theme of the shower is Winter Wonderland. They have 3 of the cutest huskies and the baby's room is decorated with husky/arctic snow dog stuff! So here's what I came up with.
The invite! (I've blurred out the details!)






Saturday, November 5, 2011

Halloween

Would you have expected me to carve anything else out of my pumpkin?! And don't worry. All of the kids that told me how cool my pumpkin was, received more candy!


No Halloween cupcakes this year though.

Friday, September 30, 2011

Apple-Cream Cheese Bundt Cake

So for Rosh Hashanah this year, my duty was to make dessert and my grandma's broccoli casserole. I had search the web through my trusty sources and came across this recipe for an Apple-Cream Cheese Bundt Cake and I have to say, it turned out wonderful! Just one tip though, make sure you cut the apple into small cubes for this recipe. The apples tend to get lost if they are too finely chopped.


Robert Kindred, Seagoville, Texas, Southern Living SEPTEMBER 2011

CREAM CHEESE FILLING:
1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

APPLE CAKE BATTER:
1 cup finely chopped pecans
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 cup canola oil
3/4 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups peeled and finely chopped Gala apples (about 1 1/2 lb.)

PRALINE FROSTING:
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar


1. Prepare Filling: Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended and smooth. Add egg, flour, and vanilla; beat just until blended.
2. Prepare Batter: Preheat oven to 350º. Bake pecans in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through. Stir together 3 cups flour and next 7 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in eggs and next 3 ingredients, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in apples and pecans.
3. Spoon two-thirds of apple mixture into a greased and floured 14-cup Bundt pan. Spoon Cream Cheese Filling over apple mixture, leaving a 1-inch border around edges of pan. Swirl filling through apple mixture using a paring knife. Spoon remaining apple mixture over Cream Cheese Filling.
4. Bake at 350º for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely (about 2 hours).
5. Prepare Frosting: Bring 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and 3 Tbsp. milk to a boil in a 2-qt. saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly; boil 1 minute, whisking constantly. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Gradually whisk in powdered sugar until smooth; stir gently 3 to 5 minutes or until mixture begins to cool and thickens slightly. Pour immediately over cooled cake.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Amber is my little sister in sorority. If my parents had another girl after me, Amber would be exactly what I'd expect of a little sister. Her bridal shower was yesterday. Her wedding colors are hot pink and navy. So I put together cupcakes to go with those themes.


something old
something new
something borrowed
something blue






Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Garden Party Cupcakes

Chocolate with green tinted cream cheese frosting
Chocolate with green tinted cream cheese frosting

Vanilla cupcake with pink tinted strawberry frosting

Vanilla cupcake with pink tinted strawberry frosting



Sunday, May 22, 2011

4th Annual Hokie Spirit Memorial Golf Tournament

My best friend has organized a golf tournament for the last 4 years to benefit the VTV Family Outreach Foundation. Her sister-in-law was one of the survivors of the shooting. She was able to raise $16,000 this year!! Since I can't hit a golf ball, at least I could help out in what I know how to do!
So I volunteered this year to bake 300 cupcakes for the event.

Carrot cake w/ maroon & orange tinted cream cheese frosting with a chocolate Virginia Tech logo

Carrot cake w/ maroon & orange tinted cream cheese frosting with a chocolate Virginia Tech logo
Coconut cake w/ maroon & orange tinted cream cheese frosting with a chocolate Virginia Tech logo
Coconut cake w/ maroon & orange tinted cream cheese frosting with a chocolate Virginia Tech logo
Carrot cake w/ maroon & orange tinted cream cheese frosting with chocolate Virginia Tech logos
 

Coconut cake w/ maroon & orange tinted cream cheese frosting with chocolate Virginia Tech logos

Chocolate with green tinted vanilla frosting

Chocolate with green tinted vanilla frosting

Yellow butter cake with chocolate frosting and a chocolate Virginia Tech logo

Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and a chocolate Virginia Tech logo

Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and a chocolate Virginia Tech logo

Monday, May 9, 2011

Mother's Day 2011

So I've been asked a few times recently if I do cakes. I haven't really worked with fondant except to make decorations for my cupcakes. So who else to test out my fondant making skills then on my mom?!

 I made a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and put a layer of strawberries inside. I don't suggest doing putting strawberries inside a cake. Bad idea. The cakes get too slippery and don't stay still!
 Here's my first fondant covering job. Not too bad.
 Final product.