I've decided to have 3 different flavors of cupcake at the upcoming bachelorette party, so last night my sister and I dove headlong into creating a unique cupcake. The Cosmopolitan Cupcake. Yes, you heard me right. Cosmo Cupcakes.
I got the original recipe here: Cosmo Cupcake
While working through the recipe I noticed a few things.
1. The recipe calls for Butter Milk but never actually tells you to use it. My cakes turned out perfect without it so it's unnecessary.
2. The "Cosmo Glaze" was annoying and I ditched it. Still cakes were great.
3. I did NOT like the Cosmo Buttercream. The more Cosmopolitan I added the more I hated it, so I took my lime they had me zest, poked a hole in it and squeezed what juice I could into the mix, however because the lime juice is apparently wetter (I have no clue WHY!) I had to add 2 extra cups of powdered sugar to thicken it back up, I placed the icing in the fridge for at least 2 hours so that it would remain thick for frosting the cakes.
These were actually pretty good, and the icing was divine! (After I ditched the Cosmo). I added a pink sugar sprinkles to mimic rimming the glass and it was perfect. I will definitely get a picture for you guys today. My camera batteries were deader than a doornail.
Anyway, If you see a recipe you like then go for it, but just keep in mind that sometimes if its not to you liking you CAN change it, the world won't end if you don't follow the recipe exactly (Unless you are doing Fudge, trust me Fudge does NOT want to work if you divvy from the actual recipe).
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
The Naughty Cupcake ~ Sassy Icing...Oh Yeah Baby!
So yesterday as you all know, was my birthday. I turned 30. Just something about the big 3-0 that makes you look back on what you've done with your life and wonder..hmm. Well I COULD have done this differently, I SHOULD have done this differently...But you know? I don't think I'd really make that many different choices. Why, you ask? Each mistake I've made, everything I've been through in my last (gulp) 30 years, have made me the kind of person I am today. Yes, I may have to save money to be considered poor (it really is bad, but whatever, money is money, its just green shiny paper) and I may have a job I hate (I do hate it!) and I may be single, childless and alone...but I'm also compassionate where some people I know feel nothing for others, I'm happy regardless of the fact that I have a few minor health issues, and I'm pretty darn mature. I may have a thing for pink and polka dots, I may still LOVE Disney cartoons, but you know, during a hard time or a crises, I'm there all the way to help out.
But whatever, right? On to more interesting topics. I watched the new Food Network Cupcake wars last night and it was rather interesting. I don't think I've ever heard of some of the things these people were using in their cupcakes (avocado chocolate cupcakes anyone?) but it was interesting. The Vegan cupcakes were VERY cool, they looked awesome and the judges seemed to like the taste, but sometimes I question those types of judges tastes.
One judge described the taste of a cupcake to be Naughty and Sassy. I laughed for well over an hour. I don't think I've ever had a naughty cupcake before. Did it whisper sweet nothings in her ear? Did it flash her some thigh? I'm just curious here, you know, for professional reasons.
I think I want to take the Wilton's decorating classes for cakes, those seem fun. I want to open a new line of Penis Cakes. I can do it in all colors and nationalities. I thought it would be funny to see a cobalt blue penis cake that says "Oui, Mon Cheri". Go Figure.
My sister made these awesome Peanut Butter Bon Bons for me, her own recipe.
Reagan's Naughty Bon Bons
1 tub of White Cake Icing (About $1.20 at Walmart)
Peanut Butter (In her words "I just added spoon fulls until it was to hard to stir.")
She let it sit in the fridge for a bit to thicken and then rolled it all up into little balls, it made A LOT of bon bons. She rolled chocolate sprinkles onto some and dipped others completely in melted chocolate, some were left just plain..anyway they were awesome and I'm sitting here at work with a baggie full of them hidden in my purse.
Hopefully I will Write more later!
But whatever, right? On to more interesting topics. I watched the new Food Network Cupcake wars last night and it was rather interesting. I don't think I've ever heard of some of the things these people were using in their cupcakes (avocado chocolate cupcakes anyone?) but it was interesting. The Vegan cupcakes were VERY cool, they looked awesome and the judges seemed to like the taste, but sometimes I question those types of judges tastes.
One judge described the taste of a cupcake to be Naughty and Sassy. I laughed for well over an hour. I don't think I've ever had a naughty cupcake before. Did it whisper sweet nothings in her ear? Did it flash her some thigh? I'm just curious here, you know, for professional reasons.
I think I want to take the Wilton's decorating classes for cakes, those seem fun. I want to open a new line of Penis Cakes. I can do it in all colors and nationalities. I thought it would be funny to see a cobalt blue penis cake that says "Oui, Mon Cheri". Go Figure.
My sister made these awesome Peanut Butter Bon Bons for me, her own recipe.
Reagan's Naughty Bon Bons
1 tub of White Cake Icing (About $1.20 at Walmart)
Peanut Butter (In her words "I just added spoon fulls until it was to hard to stir.")
She let it sit in the fridge for a bit to thicken and then rolled it all up into little balls, it made A LOT of bon bons. She rolled chocolate sprinkles onto some and dipped others completely in melted chocolate, some were left just plain..anyway they were awesome and I'm sitting here at work with a baggie full of them hidden in my purse.
Hopefully I will Write more later!
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