I grew up in “farm country” so we spent a good bit of the summer in our garden or picking fresh fruit. We picked blueberries, sour cherries, and wild raspberries which my mom would then freeze to [...]
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Cupcake Baking Tips
If you are new to the world of baking – anything, not just cupcakes – then maybe you are a bit overwhelmed when reading some of the more complicated recipes. Baking a rich and tasty cupcake [...]
Ice Cream Filled Cupcakes
Cake and ice cream is a staple of almost every birthday party from childhood to adulthood. But keeping the two separate always seems to slow down the eating. I always seem to eat the cake BEFORE [...]
How Green is Your Cupcake?
Using food coloring – liquid or gel – is somewhat of a guessing game. Not enough and you end up with a mint or pastel color. Too much and it just looks, well, like too much. Luckily, [...]
How to Make Leprechaun Cupcakes
We have all seen the pictures of artistically decorated cupcakes. The ones that look professionally done. The thought of making them can be intimidating, especially for those of us less artistically inclined. Sometimes reading and following written [...]
Cupcake Batter Scoops
I admit I am old fashioned and like doing things the way mom always did, even if it is messy. Isn’t part of the fun of baking making a mess? Like licking the bowl or licking the [...]
Valentines Day Cupcake Cones for Kids!
We know….cupcakes + kids = messy. Crumbs. Leftover cupcake wrappers. How about baking cupcakes in ice cream cones instead? No wrappers to throw away and it will seem like eating ice cream cones for the kids. A [...]
Cupcake Decorating Tips for Beginners
There are so many beautiful cupcake decorating ideas to be found but actually being able to reproduce the results on your own may seem a bit daunting. The directions may even be a bit, well, confusing unless [...]
Easy Cupcake Color Ideas
There are hundreds of beautiful (and cute) cupcake decorating ideas out there but sometimes we just don’t have the extra time needed to bake from scratch, make the toppings, and then make it look pretty. We have [...]