tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31459609184053087392024-03-18T19:53:08.115-07:00The Cupcake AdventureMy adventures in making cupcakes.sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-91236473541341172002010-01-17T13:03:00.000-08:002010-01-17T13:32:43.879-08:00Cherry Chronoberry Pies for PB Winterbottom!Mini Cherry Chronoberry Pies made just for The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom, an Xbox LIVE Arcade downloadable video game! We delivered these mini pies to local editorial outlets to promote the pie thief, and GamePro wrote a news piece on the pie along with the game!Packaged in pink :)They're small, cupcake size!Mr. P.B. Winterbottom...sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-1335550157909256902009-12-18T15:33:00.000-08:002010-01-17T13:40:00.421-08:00Rocky Peppermint Road CupcakesFor the holidays, get the warm and fuzzies with peppermint road cupcakes -- a little twist on the classic rocky road ice cream! It's a chocolate cupcake mixed with chocolate chips, almonds, and peppermint crunch. yumm!sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-6149114664365741682009-11-08T18:18:00.000-08:002009-12-06T15:25:18.169-08:00More Pancake, Bacon, and Eggs with Whipped cream and Maple Syrup cupcakes...We made it again, and it was, undoubtedly, the most delicious savory pancakes I've ever had! These Pancake, Bacon, and Egg Cupcakes have been slightly modified this time around, and now best topped with a drizzling of real maple syrup, a squirt of whipped cream, and thick cut bacon bits. Guaranteed everyone will love it!sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-82100396377394961832009-11-05T20:53:00.000-08:002009-12-06T15:18:43.753-08:00Oreo Sandwich Frosting-less cupcakes, and Quad-layered Pumpkin Pie!Oreos are so yummmm... make it fun with an Oreo sandwich cupcake. Or, get festive with a quad-layered pumkin pie cupcake (topped with a mini star shaped pie crust).Oreo Sandwich Cupcakes:Oreo Sandwich cupcakes -- minus the frosting for a (somewhat) lower fat cupcake (no, not really)! Just gently break apart the top and bottom of an oreo cookie, place the bottom one in the cupcake liner with creamsp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-56361061075497479872009-11-01T14:52:00.000-08:002009-12-06T15:27:02.182-08:00Halloween CupcakesFor Halloween, I had an order for 11 dozen Halloween-themed cupcakes. Check them out!Fondant cupcake toppers ordered and hand made from Etsy.com.sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-23614244286772169392009-10-28T22:20:00.000-07:002009-12-06T15:17:39.700-08:00New Glitter imported for my cupcakes!It's so shiny... this glitter I had imported from the U.K. because it's not sold in America. The glitter sold here pales in comparison because this stuff, this disco glitter, is truly shimmery like an art project! I got so excited when it finally came in (that and the gold stars), I had to make a batch immediately!sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-65183651131907621502009-10-26T21:21:00.000-07:002009-12-06T15:14:13.807-08:00Iron Cupcake: San Francisco - Ingredient: BeerPhotos from the October Challenge, Iron Cupcake San Francisco!sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-47459446610511803942009-10-20T19:28:00.001-07:002009-12-06T15:12:19.532-08:00Birthday Cupcakes for Mike Tran!My friend Mike Tran celebrated his 30th birthday, and asked for some cupcakes at his birthday party. So I made about 180, and here are some photos of folks enjoying them!Thu passing around cupcakes!Dranks and cupcakes... a perfect combination!Li seems to approve.Kjell's going to EAT YOU... cupcake!nom nom nomDid they pass out from too much fun? I see some cupcakes on the table...sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-26856721898619024192009-10-15T22:46:00.000-07:002009-10-20T19:25:02.226-07:00Rolando Cupcakes featured in GameInformer.com BlogThe talented video game editor, Annette Gonzalez, who writes for GameInformer.com (which just very recently got a brand new makeover that everyone should check out especially if you like or love video games) runs a blog column called The [Crafty] Gamer. She found my cupcake blog (this one that you're reading), and emailed me about being featured in her GameInformer blog. What an honor! http://sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-22073419215925988702009-09-30T20:52:00.001-07:002009-10-17T12:14:50.892-07:00Iron Cupcake: San Francisco - Ingredient: SquashSeptember's Iron Cupcake challenge was squash! WHAT, you might wonder were they thinking? But squash is a very common ingredient in baking, and in fact makes the texture super moist. Think zucchini breads or muffins, pumpkin pies and such.September Challenge was held again at Leland Tea Co. on Sept. 28, 2009. This time around, there were 20 cupcake entries, and all of them were delicious. (Last sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-43449882174368703352009-09-29T21:48:00.000-07:002009-10-20T19:27:50.068-07:00Pumpkin Pie Poppers Recipe -- Recipe of my submission for the September Iron Cupcake ChallengeMy submission for the September Iron Cupcake (ingredient: squash) was called "P3" -- Pumpkin Pie Poppers. It was a four-layer cupcake, which consisted of a pie crust bottom, a layer of pumpkin pie cake, a layer of traditional homemade pumpkin pie filling, topped with a light whipped buttercream. Oooh it was REALLY good, and I HIGHLY recommend this to everyone who adores pumpkin pie. My boyfriend sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-79930462603949736122009-09-27T14:43:00.000-07:002009-09-27T15:47:35.346-07:00Rolando Cupcakes!I've been wanting to make Rolando cupcakes for a while now, I mean, how perfect a shape for cupcakes! So Mary Jane at ngmoco got really excited about the idea, and commissioned me for a batch of 40 Rolando cupcakes, delivered yesterday! And in the end, MJ and B-money made a Rolando cupcake video starring Pirate and Spikey Rolando... YAAR! Check it out!http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-28666125708892415122009-09-18T14:03:00.000-07:002009-09-27T13:06:33.529-07:00Sarah The Beef's Pankcake cupcakesHow cool is it, that my buddy at Gamervision, Sarah LeBouef (aka Sarah The Beef), saw my Pancake Bacon & Eggs Cupcake posting, and actually made them for her family one morning?!sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-23215818577614219712009-09-17T12:58:00.000-07:002009-09-27T13:03:26.908-07:00ngmoco ELIMINATE Community Day Cupcakesngmoco had a Community Preview event for their upcoming shooter game on the iPhone -- ELIMINATE -- and as the event planner, I made choco mini cupcakes for our wonderful out-of-town guests.Three days of excitementfrom Sept. 15-17, that entailed an exclusive look at ELIMINATE, a stretched Hum V limo ride to the San Rafael Bullseye shooting range, dinner at Espetus Churrascaria (Brazillian sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-67353497272156782712009-09-10T20:22:00.001-07:002009-09-10T22:03:06.762-07:00Beijing Rocks S.F. at Sing for China fundraiserLast night was the Sing for China charity event, benefitting the China AIDS Orphan Fund. The event itself turned out to be super awesome, with great rock music exceeding my expectations!Beijing's famous band, Queen Sea Big Shark, is opening for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs tonight in Oakland.All the bands are huge in China, so it was quite a special show, with great music and performances. Opening was sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-39756469520196092972009-09-09T14:03:00.001-07:002009-09-09T14:08:32.261-07:00Come for Cupcakes, and contribute to the China AIDS Orphan Fund at Sing for ChinaNo, it's not karaoke, but it IS a charity concert with three of China's biggest Indie Rock bands touring the U.S. Tonight will be my first Cupcakes for Charity event, and all proceeds will go towards the benefit.I have been a very fortunate person all my life, surrounded by people who love me and whom I love. I've also had my share of experiences both good and bad, and these experiences have sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-26229563732918502222009-09-02T09:39:00.000-07:002009-09-02T17:23:42.564-07:00Iron Cupcake: San Francisco - Ingredient: Pepper!I participated in my first Iron Cupcake challenge on Monday night, and the special ingredient this month was PEPPER! Black or red, it didn't matter. There were over 100 people who came out to taste, not all were cupcake engineers, but they were all definitely fans of the baby cakes. The monthly Iron Cupcake: San Francisco Challenge, is held at the Leland Tea Co., and is open to the public for sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-17420350289958974802009-09-01T17:35:00.000-07:002009-09-01T17:35:36.010-07:00Cupcakes for KaiserHappy Birthday Kaiser and Jen! The talented photographer and journalist, turned 30 last week, and his lovely fiancee, Jen, celebrated hers as well (2 days and 4 years apart). Of course we had to celebrate his birthday with some cupcakes :) ! Maybe I can convince him to take over my food photography...Choco choco buttercream, Devil's Mint Chip with choco buttercream, and Orange Choco Zing!Turns sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-17670101262544918322009-08-30T15:01:00.000-07:002009-08-30T16:04:28.349-07:00Cupcakes for XSEEDI made cupcakes for an XSEED event on Thursday night. Here's AJ Glasser (Amanda) from Kotaku, and her plate of food... she skipped the savories and went straight for 4 mini cupcakes (1 of each flavor) upon arrival! Who needs dinner anyways?The event was so much fun! Here are some of the cupcakes prior to leaving the house...Organic O's Cookies n Cream -- Fast becoming Kjell's favorite.Sweet sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-34470883296688985512009-08-30T12:34:00.001-07:002009-08-30T16:03:18.709-07:00Orange You Guavalicious? and more deliveries!What a busy week! Whew! More cupcake deliveries on Wednesday...New flavors include:Orange you Guavaluscious? -- Orange and guava cake, light guava buttercream frostingPeanut Butternana -- old fashioned peanut butter and banana cake, peanut butter buttercream frosting, mini chocolate peanut butter cup topper!Peanut Butter-nana (left) and Orange You Guavaluscious? (right)A quick thought on the sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-45021516375501962882009-08-30T10:36:00.000-07:002009-08-30T16:04:00.352-07:00Peanut ButternanaPeanut Butternana...Yumm... a tantalizing cupcake. Organic old-fashioned peanut butter and baby bananas (not artificial banana flavor... which would be yuck!), and peanut butter buttercream frosting. Salty and sweet combinations are simply fabulous.I used baby bananas as they're in season/available now, which makes the cake taste even better, since the baby banana is sweeter than the regular sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-32831259801638988402009-08-25T23:32:00.001-07:002009-08-30T16:02:36.233-07:00Cowgirl Creamery Fromage Blanc Frosting on Choco CupcakesMmmm...Cowgirl Creamery cheese... Oh so good. And even better in fun mod designs.Instead of regular store-bought Kraft cream cheese, I used Cowgirl Creamery's Fromage Blanc Cheese, which has a consistency resembling cream cheese (except it's a little more lumpy). The cheese is fresh, so it doesn't last long in your fridge, and recommended fridge-life is 3-5 days. But once you taste the frosting sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-82331605634913825182009-08-25T17:30:00.001-07:002009-08-25T17:37:26.312-07:00Cupcake Delivery!I did my first official cupcake sample drop yesterday! I went to three locations along the Peninsula visiting the wonderful folks at JVST, Koei, and IGN. I'll be doing more throughout this week!I delivered three flavors: Choco Cream Cheese; Devil's Mint Chip with Fresh Mint Frosting; and Orange you Chocolate, Chocolate? Included in the box was a little list of flavors, and my business card. I sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-87184917118764574472009-08-24T08:11:00.000-07:002009-08-30T16:05:23.031-07:00Rannie's CupcakeMy friend Rannie is an amazing person. She's in a vicious fight with cancer, and somehow still manages to stay incredibly positive, despite everything she's been going through. She draws from her love and appreciation of friends and family, and from all that is good in this world. So Rannie asked for some cupcakes, and a jasmine-mango combination instantly came to mind. I think it's because the sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-80103567255614208912009-08-24T08:02:00.000-07:002009-08-24T09:42:13.910-07:00Sweet Jasmine Meets MangoI was at the New May Wah Chinese grocery store on Clement a few weeks ago, and encountered a shelf filled with bottles of aromatic essences including jasmine and durian amongst the many. Durian's a pretty tough one to swallow for most people, since the spiky creamy fruit has a very pungent scent which evokes an immediate distinct love or hate emotion (hotels across Southeast Asia have even bannedsp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0