MY FIRST ORDER!

I AM SO PROUD! Yesterday I completed my very first order! =) =) =)!!

Take a look!

The theme was rainbows. Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream made to look like clouds! I placed a adorable Rainbow Candy on top...


Wait.. something is missing...






There we go! PERFECT!








Check out my cute packaging!








Rainbow Cupcakes
$2.00 each

Pretty Petal Cupcakes!!!

Check out the cute little flower cupcakes I made for Easter this year!

They came out so cute i've already made two batches! They are vanilla cupcakes with my classic vanilla buttercream! Marshmellow and sanding sugars are used to make the pretty flowers!

These cuties are $3.00 each and can be made in any color combination! They are perfect for Mother's Day, Easter, or any Spring/Summer party! Also great for a Birthday! How about a candle in the middle?!

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Orange Blossom Cupcakes

Who doesn't love those little Hostess Cupcakes?

You know the one's with the cute little white swirly that goes across them?

Of course the Chocolate is good but me I LOVE the orange ones, I always have. There's just something about those little orange cupcakes that makes me smile from ear to ear. So I've been fiddling around with the idea of recreating those beauties for awhile now, and when I finally put my idea's into action...ohh boy. Let's just say my stomach was quite satisfied!


Here's how I did it!

I decided I wanted Yellow Cake with Orange Buttercream, although that was a tough desicion. I kept going back and forth...Vanilla Buttercream and Orange Cupcakes or Yellow cake with Orange Buttercream!?! Anyway...I grabbed my favorite boxed Cake Mix...





Whipped that up and stuck those puppies in the oven.
Next I brought out my new best friend, my PINK KITCHENAID STAND MIXER (i'm working on naming her. what? nobody else named their stand mixer? hmmph), and started on the buttercream. I had bought this stuff a few months ago and never used it, HOW CONVIENT!



Emlusion is much stronger than extract so a little goes a long way.

Orange Buttercream

1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine softened
1 teaspoon orange emlusion
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (approximately 1 lb.)
2 tablespoons milk

Makes about 3 cups of icing.

In large bowl, cream shortening and butter with electric mixer. Add vanilla. Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. When all sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry. Add milk and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.





So pretty! I added a little orange coloring for kicks.


Super Cute, I can't even take it.







And talk about DELISH!
MMM HMM!






I advise you to make these in the near near future or, if you're not good at the whole baking thing.. just give me a call i'll whip 'em up for ya! :)


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Mini Candy Cane Cupcakes

Check out these adorable mini cupcakes I made for Christmas! Chocolate cake..


...with peppermint buttercream! Mini cupcakes are my new favorite thing.


I used a pastry bag, filled one side with red buttercream and the other side with white buttercream to create the swirl affect. I love love love how they came out.

Just look how cute the liners are...

little bitty snowmen! ahh!







I even added some red sparkling sugar to some of them!

I wanted to share these with my co workers so I stuck them in one of my new cupcake carriers I got for my birthday.




SO CUTE! I cant even take it!


Peppermint Buttercream

1 cup (2 sticks) butter
5-6 cups powdered sugar, sifted (use more or less depending on the consistency you want, please note this buttercream is rather "runny" if you use less then 6 cups)
1/4 cup milk
1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract


Beat Butter until creamy. Add powdered sugar, milk, and peppermint extract, beat until combined.


Note: I always stick a knife in the buttercream and pull it out quickly, if peaks are formed then you know your buttercream is the right consistency for piping!

Enjoy ♥ ♥

Christmas Cupcake Pops!

Merry Christmas! This is only 1 of many Holiday treats I will be making this December, I have so many ideas swirling around in my head so stay tuned for many more delicious sweets!

How adorable are these Cupcake Pops??


Some with Red M&M's....


Some with Green M&M's....


Even White ones...


I even made a few Cupcake Bites!



SO CUTE!


I stuck them in treat bags and tide them with a adorable red ribbon (and some green too!). Who wouldn't love getting these in their stocking this Christmas?





Merry Christmas!

Hot Pink Cupcakes!

For Black Friday, we decided to have a "Wear It" weekend at the store. A "Wear It" weekend is when all employee's wear a certain theme of clothing. This time around we choose Hot Pink and Black to match our store's decor. Of course I had to make some delicious cupcakes to match! (Sorry about the differnt tint's of the photo's some of these were taken at work.)




Chocolate Cupcakes with Pink Vanilla Buttercream decorated with Hot Pink sanding sugars. Eeek! SO cute!



Then I used one of these to make little black fondant toppers. I pressed
nonpareil pearls onto each of the edges. Make a small circlular indent (I used a lollipop stick). Then fill the indent with a small dot of cooking oil so that the pearl sticks. Next, carefully place the pearl in the cooking oil indent.







Vanilla Buttercream


1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (approximately 1 lb.)
2 tablespoons milk


Cream shortening and butter in a large bowl, Add vanilla. Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. When all sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry. Add milk and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.

Icing can be stored for up to 2 weeks before using!

Pumpkin and Apple Pie Bites!

I love Fall. What's my favorite part of fall? Well besides of the leaves and weather...its the Fall Baking. Yep, warm pies, cookies, breads. Ahhh I love it. Bakerella kicked off her Fall baking by making Pumpkin Pie Bites. Mmm. Just saying it makes my mouth water.

I couldn't just sit there and stare at the computer screen drooling. I had to bake these. And its true they are incredibly easy! Using "Ready to Roll" Refrigerated Pie Crust makes it super quick!

I made my way to the store to buy my supplies and a pumpkin shaped cookie cutter. (You really want to make sure you use this size cookie cutter. The first batch I made I used a smaller "cheaper" cutter. After baking they didn't look much like Pumpkins.)

Mmmm....they are soo delicious! Best Pumpkin Pie filling ever! Take a look how they came out.....









SUPER CUTE!

It doesn't stop there... I also made some APPLE PIE ones...!

Before baking I add a little bit of milk and sugar to the tops of the unbaked pies.









Apple Pie

1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (Depending on how cinnamon-y you want your pie filling you can alter the amount)
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
5 cups diced peeled apples (for regular apple pie I just slice these, you need smaller chunks to fit in these small pies)


Mix Flour, Sugar, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, & Apples in a large bowl.
Stick in the refrigerator for about 1 hour. (This way all flavors combine a little and your mixture settles and gets juicy.)
While your filling is in the refrigerator, cut your ready to roll pie crust using a medium sized round cookie cutter.
Press them into a mini muffin pan.
When your filling is ready fill the dough with the filling, top lightly with milk and addontial sugar.

Bake in a oven heated to 425 Degrees for about 10-15 minutes or until juice is bubbly.


ENJOY!

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