Ahh, baking a cake. One of my favorite pastimes. Granted it doesn't happen all that frequently seeing as how an entire cake left alone in the house with just The Husband and I disappears at an alarming rate. Nonetheless, over the past year, really ever since I made the Spider-Man cake, I have found myself growing ever more fascinated with the art of decorating cakes. Learning how to use different icing tips, experimenting with food coloring, trying different recipes, etc. I find I take just about every opportunity that presents itself to bake a cake because it has become something I truly love learning about. I think I'm getting pretty good at making the outsides fun and pretty but for the most part my cakes themselves tend to be all but pretty. Generally my rationale is that all my time will be spent on the icing and therefore it's ok to not focus on the cake but what if I told you you could take your favorite tasty recipes and consistently make them pretty as well?
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Showing posts with label Cupcake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cupcake. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Chocolatey Cheesecakey Mini Cupcakes
Do you ever just want a small snack? You know for sure that baking a cake would be too much without a specific occasion, you don't really want to take the time to bake and ice individual cupcakes, but you're tired of your brownies and cookies? A number of weeks ago I found myself in this situation, perusing through America's Test Kitchen baking book not knowing what I was looking for and or just how much effort and time I wanted to spend in my kitchen that afternoon. I then stumbled across a recipe for Black Bottom Cupcakes, a combination of chocolate cake and cheesecake which required no icing and could be completed from start to finish in less than an hour!
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