tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31459609184053087392011-07-28T14:45:15.186-07:00My adventures in making cupcakes.sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-91236473541341172002010-01-17T13:03:00.000-08:002010-01-17T13:32:43.879-08:00

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...

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For 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!

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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!

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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 cream

sp8deshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252020032012307643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145960918405308739.post-56361061075497479872009-11-01T14:52:00.000-08:002009-12-06T15:27:02.182-08:00

For Halloween, I had an order for 11 dozen Halloween-themed cupcakes. Check them out!Fondant cupcake toppers ordered and hand made from Etsy.com.

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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!

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Photos from the October Challenge, Iron Cupcake San Francisco!

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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...

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The 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://

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September'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

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My 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

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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=

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How 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?!

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ngmoco 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

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Last 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

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No, 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

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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

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Happy 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

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I 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

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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

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Peanut 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

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Mmmm...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

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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

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My 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

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I 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 banned

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Organic Oreo Cookies n Cream(Newman O's in white cake and buttercream frosting)My bf loves Oreo cookies! I think it's probably his favorite cookie, although chocolate chip seems to be pretty high up there as well. So I wanted to make him a hunky mini munky cupcake à la Oreo. Using Newman's Organic O's of course. I crushed up some of the cookies, and put it in the white cake batter I made, then

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I got my new mini cupcake boxes earlier this week! Yay! Cupcakes pictured: Sweet Jasmine Meets Mango, Organic O's Cookies n Cream, Decadent Almond Coconut Crunch, Almond Crunch.Too bad they don't fit perfectly. The holes are too big, so the cupcake falls through. Grrr. I guess tissue paper will have to do to fill the gaps for now.

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My next cupcake ingredient... hot pink dragonfruit! ...maybe.This fluorescent hot pink magenta color would put any 80's hypercolor to shame. I am so not even kidding about this color -- the colors in these photos were not Photoshop-ed, just straight up as the fruit bore it. I event put myself in the pic to prove it's actually this color... It's like a flourescent pink kiwi fruit (has the same

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I can't believe you can make cupcakes/cake using diet soda in place of eggs, water and oil for box mixes! It's a lower fat, lower cholesterol, and lower carb substitute for any standard box cake mix... And it works (I tried it a few weeks ago)... the cupcake actually gets pretty moist. The only thing is, I'm not a fan of fake sugar -- nutrasweet, etc. -- so if you are sensitive to that taste, you

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Pancake cupcakes. Seriously what?!Oh but get this -- Moist chopped apple pancake, layered with fluffy scrambled egg, and topped with crispy butcher-cut bacon and maple syrup... oh now THIS is to die for... Chop half an apple into small pieces to combine into batter. You can cut thin apple slices with the other half and place on top to bake.Mix apples into batter, and pour into cupcake pan with

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I've been thinking for years about how much I love working with food. The best part is watching people eat and enjoying some of the things I make. Over the past few months, I've been considering opening a cupcake shop (as if there aren't enough already in SF... but I've got some fun ideas cooking). There are so many logistics to manage and oversee, mainly the business side of things, but I'm

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Mmmm... a light buzz to go with your cupcake Ma'am? Oh yeah. Cupcakes and liqueur go fantastic together.These are so rich and decadent you might need a special occasion to make them. But then again, if you're the type who believes that everyday is a special day, then today is your day for Kahlua Kahlua Creme Cupcakes. Kahlua chocolate cupcakes with Kahlua buttercream frosting. The cupcakes turned

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Last night was Gameloft's UNO Charity Tournament event for the press. I worked on the event planning with Carmen, and had so much fun! We put together the flowers ourselves, and I made choco choco UNO cupcakes with UNO sprinkles and m&m's for dessert (red, blue, green, yellow of course)!Here are Sanette and Kelley with their UNO cupcakes...Photo by: Kaiser Hwang... and some photos of the flower

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I can substitute red food coloring with beets?You can't beat a Red Velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting, made completely from scratch. But you can when you substitute beet puree in place of the ridonculous amount of red food coloring that normally goes into a 2-doz. batch of red velvet cupcakes (seriously, two full bottles of red food coloring... gross!). Oh my god, a healthy red velvet

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I love pastries with delectable surprise fillings. And when used for cupcakes, they're even better! I made my lemon cupcakes again, but this time, with orange marmalade inside. Delicious. Mmm... so good. It's also a great way to save a batch of man-overboard over-baked cupcakes, by adding a moist center.As you can tell in the photo above, you can't see the filling since the frosting covers it up,

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Grrr... how frustrating. The white cupcake liners keep coming off the cupcakes after coming out of the oven for about 2 hours.Maybe I took the cupcakes out of the pan too early so the paper didn't get to cool with the cupcake and adhere to it properly, or the cake isn't oily enough. Maybe it's cheap-o paper (though it is Wilton brand). Maybe mini cupcakes hate me sometimes. I don't know. But I

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I'm making frosting from scratch, and researched all over the internet for the best buttercream icing recipe before even getting started (to get the most successful experience), and I'm really happy with this Buttercream Dream icing I found.Mmmm creamy frosting ... so good...This awesome no-fail Buttercream Dream Icing recipe was borrowed from The Repressed Pastry Chef, Marlena (pronounced

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After watching A LOT of Youtube "how-to" videos and reading up on internet blogs/cooking sites, I got started with my first cupcakes.Haha! Some success on my first batch made on July 15, 2009.Ok fine, granted the cake was a box mix, and the frosting came in a plastic container, but they didn't turn out too bad right? They look nice, and actually tasted yumm! There's always a first to everything,

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Welcome to Cupcake Charity. I'm playing a little catchup on my first cupcake blog...I started baking again a few months ago, after about 18 years. I love cupcakes, and many people do too. With all the haute trendy cupcakes out on the scene, I decided to give baking cupcakes a whirl... This is a blog of my cupcake making adventures, I hope you stick around!

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