Roopa I have had quite a hiatus from blogging! I have been wandering around New Zealand for the last month, so my baking opportunities have been limited. I had a few baking attempts, but hostel baking is definitely not my A-game. Also, supplies are limited in that part of the world – they don’t even … More Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Chocolate Coffee Icing
Roopa It was my friend Joel’s birthday the other day, and I wanted to try something a little different. I’ve been in a bit of a baking rut these days, largely due to my lack of time. Between work, school, and volunteering, baking is low on the priority list; when I have to make something, … More Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Stuffed Cupcakes
Toasted Marshmallow Malted Chocolate Campfire Cupcakes Roopa I made these pretty much exactly as described from: http://sweetapolita.com/2011/05/campfire-delight-cupcakes/ They are fantastic, but I don’t honestly find that the toasted marshmallow filling adds much. And it is a PAIN!
Roopa I told my friend I’d bake her some cupcakes for her student group fundraiser, and I felt it needed to be something Christmasey, being November and all. I tend to frequent Second Cup when I’m trying to study, and am kind of in love with their Candy Cane hot chocolate. It’s basically a white hot … More Vanilla Cupcakes with Mint White Chocolate Icing
Mint Chocolate Cupcakes Roopa I recently discovered mint chocolate chips, and felt compelled to make something with them. I have never really loved mint extract, so I thought I’d see how this compared. I used half of this cupcake recipe, and made a basic buttercream with the mint chocolate chips. MINT CHOCOLATE ICING ¼ cup (57 g) … More Mint Chocolate Cupcakes
PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES Roopa I whipped these up quickly for a friend’s birthday! I used this cupcake recipe, and a chocolatized version of my peanut butter icing. INGREDIENTS ½ cup (114 g) unsalted butter ¾ cup icing sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 50 g semisweet chocolate, melted 50 g peanut butter (I used all natural with no salt or … More Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes
Vanilla Cupcakes with Honey Vanilla Icing Roopa These are a remake of these cupcakes I made a while back, and came out just as delicious. I put some blue food colouring in the bag by the narrow end of the flower tip to get the blue stripe. This isn’t exactly how I wanted them to turn out … More Honey Vanilla Cupcakes
Roopa I’m attending a friend’s thanksgiving party/dinner tomorrow, and as usual, am bringing baking. Whatever I made clearly had to be thanksgiving related, but I wasn’t sure what to do. My friend is already making pumpkin pie, so I didn’t really want to do anything pumpkiny. I decided to just do thanksgiving-esque decorations, and do … More Malted Chocolate Thanksgiving Cupcakes
Roopa I tried a slight adjustment to my normal chocolate cupcake recipe today; I used coffee instead of milk. I actually liked the taste quite a bit more. The texture was a little bit soft right out of the oven, but after 20 minutes they’re pretty reasonable. They are a little more moist and sticky, … More Veganish Chocolate Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
I am a little bit sad that I have not been able to experiment nearly as much with my baking in recent days. Firstly, after a glorious summer of unemployment, I actually have a job now. Employment sort of cuts into time. On top of that, a lot of the baking I’ve been doing has been … More Carrot Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing
Chateau Gateau 