Words from the little sister

Hey everybody, I have my own blog site, were I talk about my family and the newest events, however since we opened the cafe it's been put on the back burner. Then two or three weeks ago Debbie (0lder sister & and shorter) tells me she has started a blog spot. Anyway, I have enjoyed reading her take on things. Ever once in awhile I will pop in and give you my two cents worth.

Here it is, my two cents worth. Debbie is a cupcake crazy chick. She has a vision and has the highest standards for our cupcakes. She has real integrity to the look and the taste of the cupcakes. Just know if you are ever blessed to try one, you will never forget it. Some have even suggested they are sprinkled with Krack! LOL

Until the next two cents,
Eat cupcakes.
CA

Chocolate with a cigar

This is a chocolate cupcake with vanilla cream cheese frosting topped with one of those cookies that has the chocolate in the middle. I don't remember what the cookies are called, but cookie and chocolate can't be bad!! They look like cigars so that how we came up with the name.

I don't know if I have said this before but I had a really hard time finding the perfect chocolate cupcake recipe!! They would come out flat or overflowing and make a big mess or a big mushroom cap that would deflate while it cooled. I just hated making chocolate cupcakes. But I kept trying new recipes that I would come across and I finally found it!!!! The PERFECT Chocolate cupcake recipe. Every single time it comes out perfectly with a nice little round dome. never sinks, it has a great chocolate flavor, it's moist and best of all it is so easy to put together!! I will try to remember to make a copy and post it and give credit to whoever came up with it!! It is amazing the things that can make you happy and everytime i bring these out of the oven I just can't help but tell Carol, "I love this recipe, it makes me so happy!" and she just smiles and says I am happy it makes you happy!!

Ok, so I am up to date in the cupcake blogging. My son comes to visit for the long weekend and he is requesting a few different flavors to take back home to CA. so I am sure I will have more to post in the next couple of days. While he is here he is going to give me computer lessons so I may actually understand what is possible to do on this blog!! It's hard when you didn't grow up in the age of computers. You know the saying about old dogs and new tricks!!LOL!!

Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake

We are calling this one "Triple Threat". It is a chocolate cupcake filled with cheese cake filling, frosted with vanilla cream cheese, sprinkled with graham cracker crumbs and then cherry pie filling in the middle. Let me tell you, it is yummy!! ( As long as you like all the parts to it)

More pictures

Yes, I am making up for lost time. I have been neglecting my baby blog and now I am trying to fill it up with the last weeks cupcakes. Good part is I have pictures for most of them!! I always love to look at the pictures and see what others are

doing. Mine pale in comparison because I am not a decorator!!

Above we have cotton candy, which really didn't turn out as good as I thought it would. But you have to have a few stinkers!! The next one is a coconut/coconut decorated for the Mini Grand Prix race held last weekend.

Chocolate Malt

This is a chocolate malt cupcake. A chocolate cupcake with malt mixed into the cake and the frosting and then topped with a malt ball and a straw. Remember it always tastes better if it has a straw it it!!!LOL!!

A long long time ago...

Yes, this is us. I am the taller, ok, older one and Carol Ann is the shorter one and she would remind you, the younger one!!!

We look really about the same today!!

Black Forrest

So last night we get to the shop and there is a message on the answering machine. Is it too late to make an order for 2 dozen cupcakes for tomorrow? Yes, it is late but why did we go into this business if we don't want to sell cupcakes? So Carol calls back and talks to the woman about flavors. It is for a child's birthday party. Carol mentions a few flavors and the woman picks PB & J with grape jelly please for one dozen and unknown for the second. So we tell her what the flavor of the day is going to be, Black Forrest and she decides that sounds like a winner.
My Black Forrest is my yummy chocolate cupcake filled with pureed (mashed) cherry pie filling and then the debate came over the frosting flavor. Carol thought it should be chocolate but I thought it should be vanilla more like a whip cream appearance. I won out because I make the cupcakes. So it had vanilla cream cheese frosting with chocolate shavings on top. Very pretty!!
I had just made PB& J yesterday so I just made the one dozen for the order and decided to make the rest of them Blonde Drama Queens. Which is just a fun name for a buttermilk cupcake with hot pink vanilla cream cheese frosting topped with sprinkles. It is the name and the appearance that will draw them in and the taste that makes them come back for more!