My Little Star

Coral Velvet cupcakes with Swiss Buttercream and fondant stars.

College Road Trip

Practicing for when my daughter goes away to college, I am pretty sure she will request other things as well. So I will start with the most basic need FOOD!

Blog Inspired Coral Velvet Cupcake Recipe

I think I have found a great recipe for red velvet cupcakes, a big thank you to wonderful Rianne for her inspiration! The original recipe is from Rianne's captivating blog :

http://artofdessert.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-red-velvet-valentine.html

I have adapted her recipe with what I had in my pantry.

Coral Velvet Cupcakes

A

12 ounces unsalted butter

15.75 ounces granulated sugar

3 large eggs

B

12 ounces sour cream

.5 ounces red food color

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

C

14 ounces all purpose flour

.75 ounces cocoa powder

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350F , line 3 cupcake pans with cupcake liners.

1. In a large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time until combined = A
2. In a small bowl combine sour cream, food color and vanilla extract = B
3. In a medium bowl sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt = C
4. In mixing bowl A add 1/2 of B, until combined. Then add 1/2 of C combine and repeat with remaining B and C.
5. Bake 350F 15 - 20 minutes.
6. Cool, decorate and enjoy!!!

See post below for a picture of a decorated Coral Velvet Cupcake.

Handmade with love!

Every creation is always handmade with lots of love, thank you for letting me share my passion and thank you for visiting.

Monogram E Cupcake

New adapted red velvet cupcake recipe.

My Favorite Boxes

The BRP box shop is where I get my boxes, cake boards and inserts, great service. Great selection and they also do custom boxes as well.



http://www.brpboxshop.com/customer_box_pictures/ladybug_luggage.html

Monogram Cupcake

Sample testing colors and designs.

Monogram Cupcake

A sample cupcake with monogram.

Pink Baby

Chocolate cupcake.

Square Cupcake Sundae

Scoop vanilla buttercream atop chocolate cupcake top with cherries and dragees sprinkles and enjoy!

Sharon's Hedgehog Tutorial

This was a creation inspired by the wonderfully talented Sharon Wee. You could visit her blog, see the link below!!!

http://weelovebaking.blogspot.com/

http://weelovebaking.blogspot.com/2009/07/hedgehog-and-hegehogettes-cupcakes.html

Bently you will be missed!

A dedication to a dearly beloved Bentley, you left a paw print on Cinderella's heart!!!

Many Thanks

Many thanks to all who visit my blog!!!

Happy Birthday Cupcake

Celebration Cupcakes

Chocolate cupcakes with ganache and pound cake cupcakes with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream.

Prince Charming's Birthday Cake

Chocolate cake with chocolate ganche.

Claudel's Birthday Cake

Dominican cake with pineapple filling, Swiss meringue buttercream and a chocolate wine bottle.