Remember when I posted that I needed a cupcake carrier? Many thanks to Rachel and Blondie (of Blondie and Brownie) for the carriers. Can you believe I may still need another one? Who carries 100 cupcakes around Manhattan? (Me.)
I met up with Blondie today for the cupcake carrier hand-off. (We also stopped for some spicy chocolate truffles at Roni-Sue's -- the Diablo is amazing -- and some mac-n-cheese pancakes at Shopsin's.) I'm grateful for the cupcake carrier's arrival (and its fairy godmother, Blondie) as well as its 36-cupcake capacity. I'll let you know how it stacks up to the Wilton 12-cupcake carrier Rachel lent me.
I'm baking these 100 cupcakes for this weekend and it's a daunting challenge, one I'm not sure I'm up for (I've been under the weather recently). Flavors are:
That's it. Ambitious, no? It is if you could see my teeny-tiny kitchen! I've incorporated many of your suggestions from my recent baking attempts and will keep y'all posted as I undertake the 100 cupcake baking experiment of 2009.
Oh, and I am actively scouting for new vanilla extract. I like it pure -- no additives, please. I am currently using Frontier organic fair-trade, but am not thrilled with the end results (it's better in stuff like French toast). Any suggestions, folks?
I met up with Blondie today for the cupcake carrier hand-off. (We also stopped for some spicy chocolate truffles at Roni-Sue's -- the Diablo is amazing -- and some mac-n-cheese pancakes at Shopsin's.) I'm grateful for the cupcake carrier's arrival (and its fairy godmother, Blondie) as well as its 36-cupcake capacity. I'll let you know how it stacks up to the Wilton 12-cupcake carrier Rachel lent me.
I'm baking these 100 cupcakes for this weekend and it's a daunting challenge, one I'm not sure I'm up for (I've been under the weather recently). Flavors are:
- Spicy Mexican chocolate cake with cinnamon buttercream icing and red hots.
- Carrot cake with walnuts and pineapple, frosted with cream cheese frosting.
- White wedding cake with lime curd filling and lemon cream cheese frosting.
- Lemon cupcakes with strawberry filling and lemon cream cheese frosting.
- Yellow cake with chocolate ganache frosting.
That's it. Ambitious, no? It is if you could see my teeny-tiny kitchen! I've incorporated many of your suggestions from my recent baking attempts and will keep y'all posted as I undertake the 100 cupcake baking experiment of 2009.
Oh, and I am actively scouting for new vanilla extract. I like it pure -- no additives, please. I am currently using Frontier organic fair-trade, but am not thrilled with the end results (it's better in stuff like French toast). Any suggestions, folks?
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this is the link, but you can buy it in stores, too
Good luck with your cupcakes - sounds like a rather large undertaking!
http://www.sonomasyrup.com/productb4.html#
http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeysdoublestrengthvanilla.html
the Mexican Chocolate sounds amazing!