Archive for Year: 2008

Roasted Chestnut Butter Frosting

Roasted chestnut butter frosting is the perfect topping for any Christmas cupcake and there is no open fire needed - although you may find yourself seeking one out as you eat it. The chestnut frosting …

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Apple Butter Caramel Icing

Apple Butter Caramel Icing

This apple butter frosting recipe is made with brown sugar, apple butter, and cinnamon and is perfect for any fall cupcake - or for eating with a spoon! It's sweet, but not too sweet, …

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Poop Tent Products

Since so many of you have asked, here are the exact products that we are using with our poop tent with links to purchase on Amazon. Green Elephant Folding Commode Portable Toilet Seat This is …

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Microwave Cupcakes: About What You Would Expect

Microwave cupcakes were the obvious choice when browsing the site of my June Taste & Create partner, Tangerine's Kitchen. Why not try microwave cupcakes? Why Not Try Microwave Cupcakes? After making microwave cupcakes, I …

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Baking with Multigrain Flour

Baking with multigrain flour wasn't something I had considered until, in 2008, I received a package as part of my share of a local combined community supported agriculture (CCSA) program I participated in. …

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mango frosting on a whisk

Mango Whipped Cream Frosting Recipe: Light and Refreshing

Mango whipped cream frosting is light and refreshing! It's wonderful on so many cakes and cupcakes. This mango frosting is great on pound cake, angel food cupcakes, or when used as a dip …

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Magic Bullet vs Ordinary Blender: How to Make Nut Butter

Do You Need a Magic Bullet To Make Nut Butters? Several people told me that the best way to do it was to use a Magic Bullet. Luckily, Groom 2.0 owned a Magic Bullet, …

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Kentucky Derby Pie Cupcakes: Place Your Bets on Bourbon Chocolate Cupcakes

In 2004, I went to the Kentucky Derby for my birthday. There were no Kentucky Derby cupcakes there, just a lot of rain. It rained so hard that they had to shut down the …

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Chiffon Cake

The Differences Between Chiffon Cake and Angel Food Cake

Chiffon cake is similar to angel food cake in a number of ways. Both chiffon cake and angel food cake rely on stiffly beaten egg whites for leavening, and both have an airy texture. Chiffon …

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lavender butter with culinary lavender

Lavender Butter Recipe

If you are a lavender lover, an easy way to add lavender flavor to any of your baked goods is to replace the butter in your recipe with lavender butter. The recipe for lavender butter …

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graham crackers

Homemade Graham Crackers Recipe

Homemade graham crackers are fresher and tastier than store-bought ones and you can make them any shape that you like! Keep some on hand for an easy from-scratch snack! It's nice to have a …

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Quinoa for Breakfast

I've loved quinoa since I first encountered the little colorful curly-Q's. It's so much more interesting as a base for a dish than the old standby, white rice. However, until recently, I hadn't considered …

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Better Than Sex Cupcakes

Better Than Sex Cupcakes: Chocolate Times Five

I don't want a 'plain chocolate cupcake'. I want a phenomenal, rich, delectable, 'better than sex' chocolate cupcake. Milk chocolate? White chocolate? Dark chocolate? All of the the above. Not EVERY …

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Saffron Cupcakes: Golden Threads Make a Treasure

Saffron cupcakes are well worth every expensive bite. I've baked cupcakes with all kinds of unusual ingredients and flavors over the years - beer, avocado, or ricotta cheese. Some work better than others. …

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Sweet Success

At dinner one night in early 2006, some good friends mentioned that they were trying to decide where to buy cupcakes for their wedding. I surprised myself and others at the table by offering …

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