Roopa The second dessert for the triple birthday was also from Sally’s Baking Addiction. I saw the recipe for these fudge brownie cupcakes with cookie dough frosting and my friend Gillian almost lost her mind with excitement. I figured I had to make them or she would never stop harassing me about them. They are definitely a … More Cookie Dough Frosted Brownie Cupcakes
Roopa I made these chocolate lentil cupcakes a little while ago, and while they were good, they definitely needed some tinkering. I had some ingredients to use up and thought I’d give them another go. They turned out better than the previous attempt, but a little bit dry; I think that I may have undercooked the … More Chocolate Lentil Cupcakes: V2
Roopa Alana went to make a Nanaimo bar cake the other day and came across this intriguing healthy cake recipe; it is a gluten free, lentil based Nanaimo cake. Lentils!!! I am no stranger to lentils, and actually quite enjoy them, but I’d be lying if I said they tasted like anything but health. Cake is … More Chocolate Lentil Cupcakes
RED VELVET CUPCAKES WITH CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE ICING Roopa I used this red velvet cupcake recipe from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World (and I actually remembered the oil this time!), and this cream cheese icing recipe. Nothing terribly novel. Most of my baking this break has to fit in small time slots, so I need … More Christmas Cupcakes
Roopa I’m attending a ladies’ night where a lot of my friends have dairy allergies, so I wanted to try and make a vegan cupcake. I was feeling pretty lazy so I made my usual vanilla cupcake recipe – I also got to try out the homemade vanilla I made last year (finally!) – with some … More Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes with Coconut Whipped Cream
VANILLA CUPCAKES WITH MINT ICING Roopa These are a remake of some Christmas themed cupcakes I made before. It was a little bit shambles – I didn’t have the right sprinkles, I didn’t have blue food colouring, my cupcakes baked funny, and they weren’t even very minty! But, I like the purple streaks! Small victories!
Alana For Halloween, The Tea Girl hosted a customer appreciation event aka Halloween party. As very loyal customers, the nursing crew and I scored ourselves invites. This year’s theme is dead celebrities; unfortunately I do not look like anybody who is both dead and famous. Theresa, Katherine and I tossed around a few fictional ideas … More Pumpkin Cupcakes with Betty Crocker
HALLOWEEN CUPCAKES Roopa I LOOOVE Halloween, so I was pretty excited to make some kind of themed cupcake. As par for the course these days, time is always a bit of a crunch; I made my favourite chocolate cupcakes and used some Betty Crocker icing. I covered everything with oreo crumbs, and then topped them with … More Halloween Cupcakes
BAILEYS CUPCAKES Roopa It was my friend/classmate Gillian’s birthday in August, but we were both home for summer so her birthday baking was a little delayed. We decided on Baileys cupcakes as a post-midterm treat, and mini eggs on top because mini eggs are spectacular. These were definitely made on a time constraint, so I … More Baileys Birthday Cupcakes
Roopa I was requested to do some baking this weekend, and was really feeling the lack of cupcakes in my life. I considered a few possibilities and at the end laziness won, so I made whatever I could that didn’t involve me leaving my house. I had a little bit of peanut butter and some … More Banana Cream filled Cupcakes with Butterscotch-Peanut Butter Icing
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