Comments on: Cupcake heaven

By: Caffienated Cowgirl

Caffienated Cowgirl — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:26:30 +0000

Just catching up on my reading… :)

I LOVE LOVE LOVE cupcakes!!! And I agree, they are perfect for children’s birthday parties (in fact, I am making some this week for Little Man’s big day).

As for the frosting…I do a traditional buttercream. But I too don’t like sweetness, so I usually make a citrus or chocolate version. Choc is my favorite for yellow cakes. I add unsweetened cocoa powder to powdered sugar, butter, vanilla extract and milk. If I am out of cocoa powder, then I use melted 85% dark chocolate. It makes a frosting that has a rich, but not sweet, chocolate flavor.

By: Pumpkin

Pumpkin — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:57:07 +0000

I would like to try a kind of drizzle on the cupcakes when I need something fast and easy. I think your idea is a good one.

By: Pumpkin

Pumpkin — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:56:27 +0000

I don’t like a lot of butter icing either. I think it is too sweet too but kids love it! I like cream cheese icing and am going to try that next. I would love to have any recipes you can get. Thank you. :)

By: Pumpkin

Pumpkin — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:54:14 +0000

I am still trying to get the hang of my new camera but I am beginning to feel like it a part of me. Macros shots are the hardest!

By: Pumpkin

Pumpkin — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:52:44 +0000

I have found some websites and plan on trying some more recipes soon. :)

By: anne

anne — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:38:04 +0000

Homemade cupcakes are essential and perfect for birthday parties..especially for girls :-)..a good idea would be to read some Cup Cake blogs, they are out there.

You will have loads of fun making them again..:-)

By: expatraveler

expatraveler — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:39:41 +0000

Love your macro shot! Add a bit of maple or almond extract to the powdered sugar and water for more flavor!

Oh and yes I saw the yoddle button yesterday, too funny!

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:22:09 +0000

That’s cookie icing- it wouldn’t work on cupcakes- and you need milk, not water, a drop of vanilla and some melted butter to mix with the powdered sugar. And that stuff is sooooooo sweet you’ll go into a diabetic coma!!! My friend has a buttercream recipe by which she swears (I hate buttercream- tooo sweet, too!) I’ll see if I can get it for you. She also has a nice ganache one, but like the powdered sugar icing, it’s too thin to be cupcake icing.

By: SwissGuy

SwissGuy — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:17:01 +0000

Uh, just mix powdered sugar with some lime juice and water…?!

Nothing more easy, you can’t mess it up.