'tis the season.

football season that is. i actually made this confectionary version of the ol' pigskin a good 4 months ago at least. but at the urging of a couple of friends, i finally got up the gumption to post again, and thought this cake was rather appropriate for the looming autumn.

go Eagles.

oink!

its been a while, but i finally decided to post something new. pink pigs. definitely worth the weight... i mean wait.

daisy chain.

so i spent the majority of yesterday working on these. but it was all worth it when i presented the finished product to my customer (who also happens to be a friend, and would have totally let me know if i'd let her down).

there's something happy about these. maybe its the reminder of spring, and the warm days it brings. maybe its the lemon-y scent, that reminds you of that lemonade stand you had in front of the house you grew up in (the fact that the only person that purchased a glass was your dad is insignificant). or maybe its just knowing that you get to eat a cupcake today....that always brightens my day. :)

these cupcakes are lemon poppy seed, with buttercream icing, and a fondant daisy.

true blue.

contrary to popular belief, blue, not pink, is my favorite color. that's not to say i don't love pink, but something about a powdery-aqua blue has always roused my optic nerve. so what do i do about it? make cupcakes. chocolate flavored, of course. with sprinkles.

is this heaven or what.

my new muse.

david cook? no. (but tempting)

a place for cooks? yes!

no, it's not David Cook, from American Idol (although he is rather tasty)...but it does have to do wtih cooking. its BakeSpace! i've become completely obsessed with it. i'm on it all the time, surfing for new recipes and chefs to add as 'friends'. it's like myspace, but for people obsessed with food. if you aren't yet a memeber you really should join!






and make sure to add me as a friend!


i am baking obsessed geek, hear me roar.

football season is never really over.

although i did make these for a superbowl party, if you love football, why not celebrate it all year 'round?

baseball shmaseball.

(although i can make baseball cupcakes too....and basketball, and tennis....)

flower power.

nothing says "spring" quite like pink flowers made of icing. throw in a jumbo sized white cake cupcake, a green shell border, and a coat of buttercream, and watch the winter blues just melt away...

who needs 60 degrees and sunshine anyway.

fuzzy....was he?

"he really looks fuzzy!" or "he looks like an actual stuffed animal!" was the consensus of the comments i heard regarding my teddy bear cake. made for a baby shower with a teddy bear theme, it took a few more hours than originally planned to achieve the ultimate level of "fuzziness" that i aspired to reach. mission accomplished.

and the answer is no, he wasn't fuzzy. he was buttercream.

everybody loves an Easter basket.

ok. today is Easter, so i used this as an excuse to bake more cupcakes (like i really need an excuse). they started off great- the icing consistency and color was perfect- it really looked like grass! so i added a bunny peep and jelly beans, and it all seemed to be falling into place. and then came the finishing touch- the twizzler basket handles. and here's what i learned- always shape the twizzlers ahead of time (curling them inside a cup works well). un-pre-curled twizzlers will pop out of the "basket" and get icing all over the place. luckily, it only took two cupcakes for me to figure this out. also luckily, i got to eat the "bad" twizzlers, with the icing on them. kinda makes me wish i ruined a few more.

the hostess with the mostess

i made these hostess-esqe cupcakes for a friend's husband. my friend liked them so much, she insisted we test one (or two) out before we give them to him, just to make sure they were ok.

they were definitely ok....

the best part was definitely the filling! and you know what they say-- it's what's inside that counts.

Billiard Ball Cupcakes

I made these red velvet billiard ball cupcakes with fondant icing for a friend whose favorite pasttime is shooting pool. Rack 'em up!