Sunday, August 19, 2012

Lemon Cupcakes

Lemon cupcakes with a lemon curd filling, whipped cream topping and candied lemon!  

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Pumpkin cheesecake is not just for Thanksgiving.  We baked a pumpkin cheesecake with a cinnamon graham cracker crust, a cream cheese whipped cream, and chocolate topping for a customer. It's rewarding to see the final product, but a bummer to not be able to eat it afterward. 

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Toy Story Cupcakes

Working with fondant is really great for decorating desserts especially when you are going with a character theme.  Who doesn’t love Toy Story?  My brother-in-law Steve certainly does, so we made Toy Story cupcakes for his 27th birthday.  You’ve Got A Friend in Me.   




Whiskey Cupcakes

After a long day at work, the two best indulgences are chocolate and a drink.  We combined the two into a cupcake: Golden Crown Whiskey added to a dark chocolate cupcake.   Adding liqueur to your cake makes it even more moist and delicious.  If you’re looking for a strong liqueur flavor for your cupcake (why not?), then add the liqueur to the frosting as well.  The majority of the alcohol evaporates out of the batter when it is cooking.




Whimsical Bridal Shower

We made two whimsically decorated cupcakes for a bridal shower: a dark chocolate with chocolate ganache and white chocolate frosting cupcake, and a lemon-flavored with strawberry frosting cupcake.  The latter cupcake was hollowed out somewhat and then stuffed with a strawberry; healthy option.  The lemon cupcakes were decorated with a homemade white chocolate mold. The chocolate cupcakes were decorated with homemade fondant flowers and fondant confetti.





A surprise inside

Harry Potter and Friends

Ana is a huge Harry Potter fan. So for her (and my) birthday, I made her Harry Potter and Friends cupcakes. They are red velvet cupcakes with a cream cheese frosting. I wanted to stay true to the Gryffindor colors (scarlet and gold). She enjoyed them a great deal even if I was being a little selfish in baking them for myself as well ;) The advantage of being a twin.





Friday, August 3, 2012

iPhone Cupcakes


Carlos simply cannot live without his iPhone.  For his 24th Birthday, we made him iPhone cupcakes. Hopefully we're not reinforcing the notion of being completely dependent on your phone, but he enjoyed them all the same.