by Aimee on February 24, 2009
I’ve been thinking about doing an Iron Cupcake challenge for awhile now, and I couldn’t resist this month’s flavor, coffee. I can’t promise something every month especially since I’m not exactly great at following someone else’s recipes, let alone tinkering with my own. Despite that fact I think I created a yummy little cupcake, if I may say so myself.
Some of you may be asking, “What praytell is an ‘Iron Cupcake’?” Well, it is a challenge in which, “bakers from anywhere, all over the world, to take place in the ultimate flavor challenge and promote world peace, one cupcake at a time.” The way it works is there’s a flavor picked every month and you take that flavor as your inspiration to create culinary bliss inside your mouth through the medium of…a cupcake. But wait there’s more! You can win stuff too! Here’s the booty:
Our February ETSY PRIZE-PACK is from artists:
* something to warm your cupcake heart by DIANA EVANS
* as well as a pair of cupcake earrings from LOTS OF SPRINKLES.
* PLUS, IronCupcake:Earth can not forget our good friend, CAKESPY, who is now going to be doing a piece for our winner each month until further notice – sweet!
As an added bonus for February, SWEET CUPPIN CAKES BAKERY AND CUPCAKERY SUPPLY will be tossing in a variety of cupcaking supplies.
Last and certainly not least, don’t forget our corporate prize providers: HEAD CHEFS by FIESTA PRODUCTS, HELLO CUPCAKE by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson, JESSIE STEELE APRONS, TASTE OF HOME books, a t-shirt from UPWITHCUPCAKES.COM. Iron Cupcake:Earth is sponsored in part by 1-800-Flowers. All voting in the Iron Cupcake challenge takes place at No One Puts Cupcake in a Corner. Voting ends March 6th.
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Tagged as:
Brown Butter,
Buttercream,
Espresso,
Recipe!
by Aimee on December 28, 2008
So, I was so THRILLED in October to get the news that I was accepted into the Daring Bakers group. So thrilled in fact that I made the November challenge, took pictures even, but never got around to actually post my results because I got hives from my computer for around a month for some reason. Actually this is the WORST time of year for me to try and keep any kind of schedule. Between taking care of my Mom, the house, preparing for the holidays and trying to keep up with all the baking – AAAAHHHH! Excuse my meltdown. Anyways, I hope this somehow makes up for November because that’s when I actually made this cake.
Shuna Fish Lydon of Eggbeater brings us a sugar-high to last through the holidays with a Caramel Cake. Hosting helpers are Dolores from Chronicles in Culinary Curiosity, Alex from Blondie and Brownie, Jenny from Foray into Food, and for those alternative bakers Natalie from Gluten-a-Go-Go. (I think I have this right to get credit for this, but if I’m missing something please let me know!) Click to continue…
Tagged as:
Brown Butter,
Caramel
by Aimee on October 16, 2008
Aren’t they pretty? Madeleines have to be one of, if not the prettiest cookies out there (although, that seems to be a topic of heated debate). So I’ve been bitten by the Madeleine bug. I have to tell you though, I think about 90% of my inclination to make dozens of them is just to use my new pan.
I mentioned in that I had come across a recipe for a lemon madeleine using brown butter. I got around to trying it out the other day and I managed to pull it off without dropping anything on the floor, but of course I still had some issues. Click to continue…
Tagged as:
Brown Butter,
Lemon,
Madeleines
