Cinnamon Chocolate Cupcakes with Cinnamon Frosting

Roopa I tried experimenting with some different flavour combinations today. I made cinnamon chocolate cupcakes with a flour based icing. The cupcakes themselves were more brownie-like than cake-like, so it’s really about personal preference. Some people LOVED them, but others prefer a crumblier cake. The frosting – found in this book – is much less … More Cinnamon Chocolate Cupcakes with Cinnamon Frosting

Box Cake

Alana As much as I prefer making cakes and cupcakes from scratch, sometimes a box cake or two creeps into my baking repertoire. Box cakes are actually pretty good, but I do like to modify the ingredients on occasion. Adding a box of pudding mix, or substituting buttermilk for regular milk changes it up a … More Box Cake

Colourful Icing Swirls

Alana I love colourful cupcakes, especially when there is more than one colour. I definitely would say that I prefer Americolor over Wilton brand gels (pastes?). I’ve noticed that Wilton is streaky sometimes, which can be a little bit frustrating when you’ve worked hard on baking and decorating a cake/cupcakes.  Tube method I’ve tried a … More Colourful Icing Swirls