Austin Cupcakes

In April, Alex and I drove down to Austin for the weekend. Alison's bachelorette party was that Saturday night, and Alex came to hang out with Will (Alison's then fiance, now husband!). During the day on Saturday, Alex, Will and I went to Hey Cupcake! for some cupcake goodness.

Will outside of Hey Cupcake!


Me outside of Hey Cupcake!


Their incredibly yummy menu:


Me and Alison with our cupcakes:


Vanilla cake with pink buttercream frosting for me and Red velvet for Alison:


So sad that it was half gone...this was one seriously good cupcake. This is probably the best cupcake from a Cupcakery that I have ever had!

Pina Colada Cupcakes with Jamaican Rum Buttercream Frosting

I had bought some buttermilk to make the red velvet cupcakes blogged below, and I didn't want it to go to waste. I had a recipe for Pina Colada cupcakes that required buttermilk, so I decided to have a go.





The rum frosting was VERY tasty and surprisingly strong, despite only having one tablespoon of rum in it. I delivered a few to Jordan and Lance the next day when we went to an advance screening of "I Love You, Man" with Paul Rudd. (Which is very funny, by the way, I highly recommend it).

Edibles Incredibles - A Review

Last month Alex and I went to visit my brother, sister-in-law, and nephew in Virginia. I really wanted to visit a new bakery, and Shannon knew of one called Edibles Incredible. One evening, we all went to Restin, Virginia in pursuit of cupcakes. Once there, it was hard to get inside, it was a tiny little place with lots of people standing in line.

They had what seemed like 15 different varieties of cupcakes, and it was a tough decision. I ultimately chose the "Snowball" cupcake which was coconut cake with what seemed like a coconut filling, pink buttercream frosting and shredded coconut on top. These cupcakes had a giant mound of frosting on top. I think we paid about $3.50 per cupcake, but there was so much to them, it was worth the price.



My brother chose the chocolate covered cherry cupcake with cherry filling. These cupcakes were BIG! I had to cut mine into quarters. I had a bite of his cupcake, and I really liked the cherry filling.





And they had a great idea for takeout cupcakes!


I thoroughly enjoyed these cupcakes, and will definitely be back when Alex and me visit in the future.

Cake Decorating Class Final Project

Sunday was the last day of my Cake Decorating Course number one. I start course number two on Sunday and I can't wait. Even though I am a complete cupcake person, I have really enjoyed learning how to decorate cakes, since they better my cupcake decorating ability at the same time! Here are a few pics from my final class.



I am so excited about what I have learned! I start the new class on Sunday, and it looks promising!

Trying something new.

Next Friday, my studio is hosting a football tailgating "potluck." I am known as the cupcake queen around the studio, so of course I signed up to bring cupcakes. After searching online for inspiration, I found some cute ideas for football cupcakes. I'm thinking I will make a butter or white cupcake, topped with chocolate buttercream frosting.....sadly, I have to wait until next week to work on them. Pictures to follow!

A Confession....

Okay, okay....I have to admit this.....

At the last minute on Monday afternoon, one of my co-workers requested some cupcakes. I, feeling flattered, eagerly agreed to bake them. But of course, I had forgotten that Alex and I were going to view some houses that our realtor had found for us. So I was pressed for time....

...and I used a cake mix and pre-made frosting! I know, the horror!

I took them to work today, and one of my co-workers claimed them as the best cupcakes I had ever made! I work for a TV studio, and the host and talent talked about the cupcakes for an hour, raving about how great they were! I just soaked up their praises and didn't say a word about the cupcakes being made from a mix!