Showing posts with label Cupcakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cupcakes. Show all posts

Saturday, February 6, 2010

S'mores & Snow

There are certain things that just go together to me. Pancakes and bacon. A comfy bed and a good movie. S'mores and snow.

Growing up, we would make s'mores in the oven whenever the snow started coming down. During the winter, our pantry always had marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers. (Plus hot chocolate to go with it.)

Late last night, the snow definitely started coming down, with no end in sight. But, instead of snacking, Little Man spent most of his night curled up on the couch, sick.

This morning arrived with both good and bad news. Good news is Little Man is feeling much better. Bad news, the snow never did stop. Two feet or so later, our back door was snowed shut, and my car was almost indistinguishable in the driveway.After shoveling (and shoveling, and shoveling), we decided to warm up with our own kind of s'mores. The s'more cupcakes, from Bakerella, looked like a perfect, ooey-gooey treat. And while they tasted delicious, the look left something to be desired.

For whatever reason, my marshmallows puffed and oozed, than fell flat and disappeared. Leaving a sad hole in the middle of my cupcakes. I blame the cheap marshmallows someone bought at the store (and possibly my crappy oven). Seriously though, nothing compares to Jet Puffed.
Then we tried to make a mini version. And that was a complete fail. There was no saving the pathetic mess they baked into. So they were crumbled, frosted, and covered with melted coating wafers. The outcome was a candy lovers dream come true, and pure excitement for a certain little kid. I think the bite I took left me in a sugar-induced coma for half the afternoon.

Friday, September 12, 2008

Giveaways at MomDot

Over at MomDot, they have more giveaways going on! They have a Vixen style apron up for grabs from Carolyns Kitchen. Now, I can't cook, but I don't think it would matter with this cute apron. I could just pretend I was apro in the kitchen as I pulled a pizza out of the oven. But, I'd at least be doing it in style. Go here to enter.

They are also giving away a 10K Gold, Diamond Cupcake necklace, in conjunction with the Cupcake Club. All you need to do to enter is join the Cupcake Club. And who wouldn't want to? They have character blogs, games, contests, and advice in their members only section, all based on the Cupcake Club book series.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Cupcake Cravings

I had this huge craving for cupcakes yesterday, and the little one, aka GM, is not one to argue. Even though we had a few issues, like usual, they turned out pretty darn good. You can't even tell that we didn't have enough eggs or that the batter was lumpy because the the electric mixer wouldn't start. I did have a moment where I thought it was going to explode, but, no worries, my kitchen is still intact.

The mini ones didn't turn out too bad either, except that one in the corner, that tumbled to it's demise shortly after the photo. Too much icing should never be a bad thing.