Java Chip Disaster....

ooooo where do I start. Yesterday was a long and rough day with the kiddos, soooo after the Creep was in bed and hubby was in control of the Brendo situation I decided to relieve some stress with a little baking. Bad idea. 

 This recipe called for 12 Egg whites. 12. That alone took forever. I got everything mixed up and the batter looked beautiful. It was so light and smooth. Notice I took pictures this time. If I had known that was going to be the only good thing about these cupcakes I would have stopped right there. After the batter everything pretty much went down hill. The cupcakes turned out almost muffin like. I've looked over the recipe a few times to see what I did wrong. I think the problem MAY have been the absence of baking soda from the recipe. That's the only thing I can think of. The mocha icing recipe was a bust as well. it turned out incredibly runny. I had to keep adding confectioners sugar and by the time I was done that's all you could taste.

So, long story short...this little adventure didn't help me relieve any stress but created a new stress. I would really like to try this recipe again some time. Probably not for a long time though. I am still mad about these dang cupcakes. Not only did that take a lot of time but a ton of ingredients. I got MAYBE 5 or 6 decent ones out of them. You can't ace them all I guess. 

Thanks for Reading and hopefully I have some better food porn for ya'll next time!

AJ

Caramel Mocha!

I started with the caramel mocha recipe topped with whipped topping, grated dark chocolate and caramel sauce. I got good feed back! People seemed to enjoy them! I really enjoyed making this recipe. It was fairly simple and I learned a few new tricks! 

 These cupcakes tasted a little bit like a caramel frappacino to me. I used Colombian blend coffee which gave it a rich flavor without being to overwhelming. The batter turned out beautifully I kind of wish I had taken a picture of it! The one thing I will probably do differently next time is to go heavier on the caramel sauce and make dark chocolate curls instead of shavings.....you couldn't really taste the dark chocolate at all. I served these chilled but I think they would also be great right out of the oven while the caramel sauce is still warm!

All in all this recipe is a keeper!!!

Thanks for reading!

Cupcakes of the Week (week of 7.25.11)

The Cupcakes for this week are going to be....

Caramel Mocha

Java Chip

Mocha


Decided to go with a coffee theme this week! These cupcakes involve a couple things I have not tried! I've never baked with coffee so that should be an experience! I also have never made my own frosting or sauces. I'm so excited to share them with my family and friends and get some feedback....
Food porn to come...

Welcome to my Blog!

 Hey friends and strangers! Welcome to my blog chronicling my adventures in Cupcakes! I've loved baking forever and have recently become fascinated with cupcakes. They are the perfect treat for any kind of company or event, you can decorate them a million different ways and they are of course delicious! I someday plan to go into business doing small events such as birthday parties, baby showers, dinner parties etc. Before then I have some experimenting to do! I want to try all types of recipes and expand my experience with decorating!

 So here's the deal...
 Every week I will pick 2-3 cupcakes that will be "Cupcakes of the Week". I'm not the best photographer but I'll try to include pictures, because cupcakes can just be so darn pretty and everyone could use a little daily food porn! My friends and family will be testing them out for me and then I will blog all about it!

I hope you all enjoy the read!

AJ