Back in mid April, my department at work hosted our friend and co-worker an office baby shower! The shower was Norwegian themed to honor the Momma’s heritage and I baked orange cardamom cupcakes for the occasion. The Real Simple recipe I used called for a chocolate sour cream frosting, but in the end I felt like the chocolate was too much and overpowered the cupcake flavor. I ended up just making a simple cream cheese frosting and I think the combination was successful. Yum!
I am so happy to be posting after such a long, unintentional break! So grateful for 3-day weekends 😀 Happy Labor Day!
Picked up these beauties from a local farmer’s market this afternoon…
The crust definitely did not turn out to be the prettiest… but the pie was delicious.
Happy Easter! These little Cadbury’s mini eggs are easy to find… 😉
smeared frosting… true to life… I’ll clean it up next time 😉
My weekend baking project was this strawberry layer cake (previously made back in June 2012), and is one of my favorite cakes to this day. This time, I had a chance to snap a few photos before taking it to the cake tasting event in my neighborhood.
Here’s the cake at the “cakeluck” in process of being devoured…
Success! It all got eaten 🙂
My friends hired me to bake cupcakes for their company birthday party! I had fun with these vintage malt milkshake-inspired cupcakes; they were my first filled cupcakes, and I got to try out my cupcake corer! 🙂 Still working on the piping techniques!
Happy 4th, Bridgetown Design!
CUPCAKE FLAVOR 1:
Vanilla cupcakes with real strawberry filling and cream cheese frosting. Garnished with a strawberry and red and white paper straw. {I’m hearing Contestant voices on Cupcake Wars presenting their cupcake flavors to the judges….haha!}
Ready to go in the oven
cooling
strawberry filled!
Done!
Here are some fun progress shots I barely had enough time to stop and take! I think they tell the story well….
CUPCAKE FLAVOR 2:
Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate pudding filling and chocolate frosting. Garnished with a Maraschino cherry and teal and white paper straw.
still cooling in the pan
I had fun with these ‘section shots’ 🙂 It’s the make up of a cupcake!
SLICED!
Party time!
Thank you, Sweetapolita, for this lovely Orange Party Cake Recipe! I was intrigued by the summery theme for a good, light dessert for a joint birthday party. And I am a big fan of your Pastel Swirl Technique Video Tutorial! I still have a lot of practice ahead of me; Mine don’t turn out nearly as beautiful and perfect as yours, but celebrations make the perfect excuse to practice.
First layer down with filling on top
All layers and fillings ready for crumb coat
Voila! frosted, complete with flower on top. I picked up these adorable flowers at Miette in San Francisco.
Peach pie is my favorite. I made a delicious one with fresh peaches straight from Hood River, OR.
flower cutouts and bubbling filling
flaky crust
I love apple season <3
I attempted to make a gluten-free, egg-free and cane sugar-free treat to take to my 4th of July family gathering!
I can’t remember exactly what recipe I used now, but I did alter a banana cake recipe, using rice flour, omitting the eggs and any dairy products, and used coconut oil and coconut sugars.
To make a watermelon-themed 4th of July complete, one must have watermelon cupcakes, right? I used a pink cake batter, along with mini chocolate chips, and some green frosting and sanding sugar 🙂
