Posts from ‘December, 2009’

In September, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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One of my favorite smells of Autumn is that of Apple Cider. Mmm. I can smell it now. That said, I was very excited to try the Thanksgiving Apple Cider Cupcakes.
You start with your dry ingredients, chopped [...]

Several months ago, I experimented with making cake pops. And since I had just been asked to design a cake for a brother/sister birthday party (Carter was turning 3, Campbell was turning 1), I figured it would be fun to incorporate them into the design!

I used primary colors for the cake decorations, and did swirls [...]

Not long ago, Amy, an old high school friend whom I haven’t seen in years emailed me via Facebook (isn’t cyberspace crazy?!) Her sister Ann’s birthday was coming up and she wanted to know if I could make a special book for her.
I always start by asking the client what the recipient’s favorite color is. [...]

In September, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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In the “After Dinner Cupcakes” chapter, every recipe calls for some sort of alcohol. You can tell by the name that these called for rum. In fact, the first step was to soak raisins in rum for [...]