tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42987500493611181182024-02-19T02:55:09.227-08:00Frosted.Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-72974407273794328492012-08-17T08:19:00.000-07:002012-08-17T08:19:00.343-07:00Bald Cupcakes<br />
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So what do you do with a million cherries when you can't bake a pie? Seriously. I bought some fruit from a stand earlier this week, and I ended up with zillions of cherries. So I Googled recipes with cherries. Luckily, I came across something I could bake. Cherry chocolate muffins! I'm obviously more of a cupcake fan than muffin, but let's be honest, a muffin is basically a bald cupcake. But the best part is that because they're muffins, we can eat them for breakfast too and not just dessert :)</div>
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I told you, LOTS OF CHERRIES!</div>
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The little guys just out of the oven</div>
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I think they'd be really good with a light icing on top, but butter is good too... since they are muffins :)</div>
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Just so you can see how many cherries were left after making these...</div>
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Don't they kind of look like this cute cupcake I got for my birthday??? :)</div>
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Marcus turned 25 and was feeling a bit... old. He definitely isn't old, but I think it was more of a graduation into the next phase of life realization. :) So to help him feel younger, I made some cupcakes for him to share at work. Super chocolatey with bright colored liners and sprinkles.</div>
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They turned out pretty cute, even after the subway ride to his office... ;)</div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-29092301800375239722012-03-16T08:45:00.002-07:002012-03-16T08:52:39.491-07:00Learning to Decorate<div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Earlier this week, I went to an activity where we got to learn some cake decorating techniques and practice with the frosting tips on cupcakes. Here are my attempts with a few of them.</span></span></div><div><br /><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUIO2AbgDerCM4DcQlWPSfdfhFouETCDR2waG-XSkSjuET4lnCWFF8Ig410RNzedgYa9fVBlCX0rO1MKpPQ7etXrKVCGfFP5sDjPEWu9Ay1nVIWxcJioFUxZzL40wd__Hynzv_ts36ZE/s1600/16.YWCakeDecorating1.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUIO2AbgDerCM4DcQlWPSfdfhFouETCDR2waG-XSkSjuET4lnCWFF8Ig410RNzedgYa9fVBlCX0rO1MKpPQ7etXrKVCGfFP5sDjPEWu9Ay1nVIWxcJioFUxZzL40wd__Hynzv_ts36ZE/s320/16.YWCakeDecorating1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720521632208166530" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWsYT0Hjgf3X3rrelkXqzX3Ydn9ZZaw7F8r5QixrRxEpQCRBwjlEjM9nmyYKWsSR7JhYej9EMtcZH8zZmdpC4Pvb05cgkUU6_6wBt5Hhx5C590YlFPh603R3YaCejwTB3C9URt7Jn_F0/s1600/16.YWCakeDecorating2.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWsYT0Hjgf3X3rrelkXqzX3Ydn9ZZaw7F8r5QixrRxEpQCRBwjlEjM9nmyYKWsSR7JhYej9EMtcZH8zZmdpC4Pvb05cgkUU6_6wBt5Hhx5C590YlFPh603R3YaCejwTB3C9URt7Jn_F0/s320/16.YWCakeDecorating2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720521625071112530" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbyZY2jOHhKm2Lky1F7XdmdPGiKCbw20rx_79e_FXa7D91EhLn_LMdL0Xpr1WGInkwwk4MwGlUeD7q3MBR28CuHe1aCahuvUtEekbKYdLp1G-qdAvEUpsAN1IElHFZdiJhyKo9UfKrzuE/s1600/16.YWCakeDecorating4.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbyZY2jOHhKm2Lky1F7XdmdPGiKCbw20rx_79e_FXa7D91EhLn_LMdL0Xpr1WGInkwwk4MwGlUeD7q3MBR28CuHe1aCahuvUtEekbKYdLp1G-qdAvEUpsAN1IElHFZdiJhyKo9UfKrzuE/s320/16.YWCakeDecorating4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720521615819700802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Here's our group's cupcakes, minus the few we'd eaten :)</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhLr2dRcCm2ho-EcvAQvNcB-_c9io8c1zSsvxNDG6sFGBswn7BZf1LmI7mNDyR2YsCY4PO5xBi7HpMeEtYyHR9l3QKXayWYzmMlPsgTHX0rqVhae2JIhtzW2YIgO352K42SI3EXzRTtg/s1600/16.YWCakeDecorating3.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhLr2dRcCm2ho-EcvAQvNcB-_c9io8c1zSsvxNDG6sFGBswn7BZf1LmI7mNDyR2YsCY4PO5xBi7HpMeEtYyHR9l3QKXayWYzmMlPsgTHX0rqVhae2JIhtzW2YIgO352K42SI3EXzRTtg/s320/16.YWCakeDecorating3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720521604884030674" /></a></div></div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-11846069839383819772012-01-28T20:32:00.000-08:002012-01-28T20:42:31.928-08:00FacelessIt's been a long time since I've seen a picture like this around here...<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MFhgh8TCvrdis5BZWMxGG45nGfBy2fwfhejOW9XGO2b5i1P_7ZOQjExL3IJqUXIVfrf16gTGhQzIVkebLrnHaC-4QaDomQNTJyZmWZ3iaICNj8DpZHfOagBPaHrBn_zzzok69oEGhTyk/s1600/IMG_20120128_231302.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MFhgh8TCvrdis5BZWMxGG45nGfBy2fwfhejOW9XGO2b5i1P_7ZOQjExL3IJqUXIVfrf16gTGhQzIVkebLrnHaC-4QaDomQNTJyZmWZ3iaICNj8DpZHfOagBPaHrBn_zzzok69oEGhTyk/s320/IMG_20120128_231302.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702908181787389954" /></a>And I must say, the frosting is looking a TON better now. I'm finally figuring it out :) Though because I want to practice the cute swirl, I haven't done much <i>fancy </i>decorating on the tops.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0x2f1L7o7TXEW2HaQN5-vJGnMxe6zyInb2laRIE_WZNJfCFYsmQlNrlR9TRoEZcLbDtOWshZYvWK35Hy60RiwYAvrdFnJJaFeLVD_FDlVhAduzYG0juPHUDuKTQnb8j7JM2tv_bgruYul/s1600/IMG_20120128_231342.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0x2f1L7o7TXEW2HaQN5-vJGnMxe6zyInb2laRIE_WZNJfCFYsmQlNrlR9TRoEZcLbDtOWshZYvWK35Hy60RiwYAvrdFnJJaFeLVD_FDlVhAduzYG0juPHUDuKTQnb8j7JM2tv_bgruYul/s320/IMG_20120128_231342.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702908177837374770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqZtbdIwjjZPcvCGh_kLSMgvHcyYCSM4dN5Gvj60JDz6Z4JmIZI4bsTpaRmu8707C0VZ_lVy-z9khHHEKNpfd-oCIjer70IYtpiJtxIbzE17bJcNxxjlzGoZ4zQHNnEFzUUChR90ww7GK/s1600/IMG_20120128_231410.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqZtbdIwjjZPcvCGh_kLSMgvHcyYCSM4dN5Gvj60JDz6Z4JmIZI4bsTpaRmu8707C0VZ_lVy-z9khHHEKNpfd-oCIjer70IYtpiJtxIbzE17bJcNxxjlzGoZ4zQHNnEFzUUChR90ww7GK/s320/IMG_20120128_231410.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702908161928629586" /></a>So these guys are called faceless cupcakes because we were given the assignment at Church to bring a treat with a face. And after days of thinking about what to do, I came up with nothing. Not one single idea. So they have stripes and spots-- bodies with no faces...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicl38GRkk0JLV8UaQtMUSoa5NnF-bjCxrQKB9rF5vtPDc0WeLMphJcGhyphenhyphenWJ-V0e_CtbtB8t_WAgZS-yNrPkCouKTX_4bQw68KDn8Lfw16Lc5yFUSBDU17_Fa45OAurDns3t8cmw718fJRC/s1600/IMG_20120128_231421.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicl38GRkk0JLV8UaQtMUSoa5NnF-bjCxrQKB9rF5vtPDc0WeLMphJcGhyphenhyphenWJ-V0e_CtbtB8t_WAgZS-yNrPkCouKTX_4bQw68KDn8Lfw16Lc5yFUSBDU17_Fa45OAurDns3t8cmw718fJRC/s320/IMG_20120128_231421.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702908159002328482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">But they are pretty cute, if I do say so myself :)</div></div></div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-21111753555559202062011-11-25T12:09:00.000-08:002011-11-25T12:21:00.431-08:00Black Friday CupcakesOn Black Friday, basically everyone has to work. It makes sense. And we always have a potluck lunch. The store provides meat and potatoes, and we bring all the sides and desserts. I had no idea what to make. So I went to my default-- cupcakes :) But I didn't want to make a heavy, chocolate, or pumpkin cupcake, since we'd probably have lots of those flavors. Plus, Doug's been bugging me to make him a vanilla cupcake. So I did a white cupcake with a pretty swirl vanilla frosting. I've gotten a little better at frosting them.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnJFT7ObYsfAvTgLj3QEFMzqy9S9iVUPcNBfhryZ5S0ti1cH6kCATa3Gs2gO5zQZLInF4RD22k1kZb1YjcYoszHrdXWDycmTGsZwdP3QL-Q9p2r7ZfXuGI6AsDE51h5axSzXeu92kKcYv/s1600/50.+Black+Friday+Cupcakes+%25282%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnJFT7ObYsfAvTgLj3QEFMzqy9S9iVUPcNBfhryZ5S0ti1cH6kCATa3Gs2gO5zQZLInF4RD22k1kZb1YjcYoszHrdXWDycmTGsZwdP3QL-Q9p2r7ZfXuGI6AsDE51h5axSzXeu92kKcYv/s320/50.+Black+Friday+Cupcakes+%25282%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679029731658217938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XM_MvM6SBJUZF4E9Gz9rZ1h3h68sldkmn_qV2xybmGumo7rOeXUL68_D_Ky13NY2gw4srirQOq6aOgHnfLUYSYNWnxEbNT850BMFGWMu098r14g06w8w8ubRLSbEeTmeEbyPQYPbhjlq/s1600/50.+Black+Friday+Cupcakes+%25281%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XM_MvM6SBJUZF4E9Gz9rZ1h3h68sldkmn_qV2xybmGumo7rOeXUL68_D_Ky13NY2gw4srirQOq6aOgHnfLUYSYNWnxEbNT850BMFGWMu098r14g06w8w8ubRLSbEeTmeEbyPQYPbhjlq/s320/50.+Black+Friday+Cupcakes+%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679029724409664690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then I decided I wanted to make them look a little fancier. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hW-LE3YACqEjtrc494LTD-j8CixdpGqh7Ygw1ElVm1gabiGVaCz4Oj_c0ybQFt-4NEloldFj3vQxcaIawxmBWuamLpAwh6vl0kEoQdUks1S7S2XH8mLmNd03F87W92ekKcqyX8Usio9B/s1600/50.+Black+Friday+Cupcakes+%25283%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hW-LE3YACqEjtrc494LTD-j8CixdpGqh7Ygw1ElVm1gabiGVaCz4Oj_c0ybQFt-4NEloldFj3vQxcaIawxmBWuamLpAwh6vl0kEoQdUks1S7S2XH8mLmNd03F87W92ekKcqyX8Usio9B/s320/50.+Black+Friday+Cupcakes+%25283%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679029721583513986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3shlwzhWGpoHj1IoZTxB8g9aSEO677vvc_qIbnxPoegRHEmsjpBsHWbDu4Uc61X_KUudk0bLJxwsmFsUrro8JOp4kiTM-tz1QXPusFblpMGnY-SmeMRyrXhEwAdbc9az8txbIet-XCdW/s1600/50.+Black+Friday+Cupcakes+%25284%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3shlwzhWGpoHj1IoZTxB8g9aSEO677vvc_qIbnxPoegRHEmsjpBsHWbDu4Uc61X_KUudk0bLJxwsmFsUrro8JOp4kiTM-tz1QXPusFblpMGnY-SmeMRyrXhEwAdbc9az8txbIet-XCdW/s320/50.+Black+Friday+Cupcakes+%25284%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679029166420589010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGW03U_N7WEZTK-5p_c44e7g4B-JSTpZcEUxWH4xttG5Kp1pbVLjn2iN2ugj40kFhet8MZwAngLZcOm_t7reDHneqBY_t4aTm3WZikkQtiWDIAh3yhanWp1vW7Nh3ag37Av0PFSiUZXfN/s1600/50.+Black+Friday+Cupcakes+%25286%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGW03U_N7WEZTK-5p_c44e7g4B-JSTpZcEUxWH4xttG5Kp1pbVLjn2iN2ugj40kFhet8MZwAngLZcOm_t7reDHneqBY_t4aTm3WZikkQtiWDIAh3yhanWp1vW7Nh3ag37Av0PFSiUZXfN/s320/50.+Black+Friday+Cupcakes+%25286%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679029161668646722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWPfYGJL5geeDqUQk-u5YFyxGBAXYFDD79pnOM50fWXJuPkN_TPgVgFmTpk5ZpvoAfLu_U58rflldjOxiwdueCGcEsiG1pJcqQQJ4M1n3-liq2ddBO-jY-UsuodQufmjDciOi82zh23bU/s1600/50.+Black+Friday+Cupcakes+%25287%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWPfYGJL5geeDqUQk-u5YFyxGBAXYFDD79pnOM50fWXJuPkN_TPgVgFmTpk5ZpvoAfLu_U58rflldjOxiwdueCGcEsiG1pJcqQQJ4M1n3-liq2ddBO-jY-UsuodQufmjDciOi82zh23bU/s320/50.+Black+Friday+Cupcakes+%25287%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679029160071040802" /></a>I thought they turned out really good. And I love the cherry-- it almost makes them look a little more Christmas-y with the gingerbread boy liners. Hopefully they'll taste good too!</div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-53813298543769703022011-11-12T13:01:00.000-08:002011-11-12T13:06:41.645-08:00Chocolate OrangesLast weekend, Marcus and I had a chocolate orange. Those are so good! I love Christmas time :) Well, I know it's not really Christmas time yet, but come on, I work retail. Christmas starts in October. Anyway, I was inspired for this month's Third Sunday (on the Second Sunday) dinner's cupcakes. The frosting didn't quite turn out how I planned, so I improvised. And I must say, I think I like this better.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZ6onUMD4YWyRmUDgdHoiXMmFV7WaeGt5ZzZ2j8ouL7G0peyS4ehv6ep3t0ZEkLI12RRXn8KNxKnp-mUbbRHJQqYhg0rh3sihzCXqj2J0srAGNm0j9ZxDYLNDA3R9_nLCDzm9_KVDI9ZP/s1600/46.+Orange+Chocolate+Cupcakes+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZ6onUMD4YWyRmUDgdHoiXMmFV7WaeGt5ZzZ2j8ouL7G0peyS4ehv6ep3t0ZEkLI12RRXn8KNxKnp-mUbbRHJQqYhg0rh3sihzCXqj2J0srAGNm0j9ZxDYLNDA3R9_nLCDzm9_KVDI9ZP/s320/46.+Orange+Chocolate+Cupcakes+%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674217780358364562" border="0" /></a><br />They're orange chocolate cupcakes with orange chocolate frosting, topped with... wait for it... orange zest and chocolate pieces. Go figure ;)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVfC26zBHtN8B-ajy-dOaDoF9Oee6dbmBcAyv1ufU1PKZCw-pSuDQRfkIHlkU11FB9xHdKB7b-CAjVCzfxBarMoLzN10HxilSJd-g4OY4SFGuXEVxSufavJ0x89WPu_df6HDG6OeL1OfD/s1600/46.+Orange+Chocolate+Cupcakes+%25283%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVfC26zBHtN8B-ajy-dOaDoF9Oee6dbmBcAyv1ufU1PKZCw-pSuDQRfkIHlkU11FB9xHdKB7b-CAjVCzfxBarMoLzN10HxilSJd-g4OY4SFGuXEVxSufavJ0x89WPu_df6HDG6OeL1OfD/s320/46.+Orange+Chocolate+Cupcakes+%25283%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674217772154492818" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4eVOMRrqYBfmi2pCllviodpIytOi7lxvi6W3ZKIGJzk-B3AzQXnTAOop2ehFK4-pehY-UDW_HDLtcxYvUw76XUZN7BGbzLxI1YXVvE8A1Efl0Na6frPLCLdnXsVPF2lvRgL8kqgjDeee/s1600/46.+Orange+Chocolate+Cupcakes+%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4eVOMRrqYBfmi2pCllviodpIytOi7lxvi6W3ZKIGJzk-B3AzQXnTAOop2ehFK4-pehY-UDW_HDLtcxYvUw76XUZN7BGbzLxI1YXVvE8A1Efl0Na6frPLCLdnXsVPF2lvRgL8kqgjDeee/s320/46.+Orange+Chocolate+Cupcakes+%25281%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674217786540107202" border="0" /></a>YUM!<br /></div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-73118778580810001892011-10-29T10:12:00.001-07:002011-10-29T10:20:19.037-07:00Jack-O-LanternsIsn't it amazing that it's already the end of October??? Seriously though. Crazy! For Halloween, I decided to make... CUPCAKES :) I never really got into the whole carving pumpkins/costumes and whatnot, but I tried to be a little festive with pumpkin cupcakes. They don't taste like pumpkin because I thought that was more for Thanksgiving, but they almost look like them:<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCvLsNLN0yqktcYThT76Nq17fRwhHqnkaZoQcxOmNixc5VpLwexIKpKTxLQ_Yu5Id7izuGqbQdiiRRXZ9iqN7Pllzo9cS_JESwCaFW3GL0ed52MdX_6jpictR-dOcUXfe6ZN8sw8ZK8Hy/s1600/44.+Jack-o-lantern+cupcakes+%25286%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCvLsNLN0yqktcYThT76Nq17fRwhHqnkaZoQcxOmNixc5VpLwexIKpKTxLQ_Yu5Id7izuGqbQdiiRRXZ9iqN7Pllzo9cS_JESwCaFW3GL0ed52MdX_6jpictR-dOcUXfe6ZN8sw8ZK8Hy/s320/44.+Jack-o-lantern+cupcakes+%25286%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668963931519357058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And Marcus obviously had some fun decorating the pumpkins too</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzInO-HP6tzrhChzDb85YH3jySvnfP5DLBKohGgx6txDvA_rMdQW0AdG-csK1kw2zlF1C7ILQBJrAJvhZzYMDY_E6qq3JOSmOUFgN5mMoitdbn8uvMOjd3dTMRBYge0Xx9Rjy-kO2ANfJh/s1600/44.+Jack-o-lantern+cupcakes+%25281%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzInO-HP6tzrhChzDb85YH3jySvnfP5DLBKohGgx6txDvA_rMdQW0AdG-csK1kw2zlF1C7ILQBJrAJvhZzYMDY_E6qq3JOSmOUFgN5mMoitdbn8uvMOjd3dTMRBYge0Xx9Rjy-kO2ANfJh/s320/44.+Jack-o-lantern+cupcakes+%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668963927720934050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We have Jack-o-lantern cupcakes!!! Can you guess which one is my favorite???</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTirlvLad4lI9segqqoKR5XrWo8U9haA6uZiHZsGm7OkofvWVHwlz9Wu2fauibXPsofboCj3hnjnJ7-X4Osri1tvRU5nnL1ObmnYMwMyJyJbJayWPenv_u1IHzq-hwjD0FP-6q1bFtF-9/s1600/44.+Jack-o-lantern+cupcakes+%25282%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTirlvLad4lI9segqqoKR5XrWo8U9haA6uZiHZsGm7OkofvWVHwlz9Wu2fauibXPsofboCj3hnjnJ7-X4Osri1tvRU5nnL1ObmnYMwMyJyJbJayWPenv_u1IHzq-hwjD0FP-6q1bFtF-9/s320/44.+Jack-o-lantern+cupcakes+%25282%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668963929531211682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Do you spy Jack the Pumpkin King? the pumpkin that's a basketball for Halloween? a pig? Ron Weasley? Ha.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhrVMsULRyEvODrp52WJei2q41U0ixQRgk191G5SqUWZMjMuivs_TwFXWmlsUP6GHojccTTkEm-HhkD8pdTIGk4RceQ-LOpmGBlp0j-qzsQZXcUoZbryDgPxbFebGBHjWld8jvn5zVSVP/s1600/44.+Jack-o-lantern+cupcakes+%25284%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhrVMsULRyEvODrp52WJei2q41U0ixQRgk191G5SqUWZMjMuivs_TwFXWmlsUP6GHojccTTkEm-HhkD8pdTIGk4RceQ-LOpmGBlp0j-qzsQZXcUoZbryDgPxbFebGBHjWld8jvn5zVSVP/s320/44.+Jack-o-lantern+cupcakes+%25284%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668963698448596386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here's my favorite... Obviously :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJP7qmr6gYjCvGMwZCNkYr-xP_zs9UjL_aeCHXWhTHBplVV4eB6fMb6aGttNKWjIEDRQ6b_llQtyble0jEVEdrRDy5Dwkgl5q0CvAV4_NAcU0H-R_hYJpASJDM38FNlzHiSrCcnz524yb/s1600/44.+Jack-o-lantern+cupcakes+%25285%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJP7qmr6gYjCvGMwZCNkYr-xP_zs9UjL_aeCHXWhTHBplVV4eB6fMb6aGttNKWjIEDRQ6b_llQtyble0jEVEdrRDy5Dwkgl5q0CvAV4_NAcU0H-R_hYJpASJDM38FNlzHiSrCcnz524yb/s320/44.+Jack-o-lantern+cupcakes+%25285%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668963686913732290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And Marcus' favorite. "He says RAWR!!!"</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpHJMTRmdA7oJC3GRq93EFoPksnOb2Jm9DXb6aSL2jqcpSl0z5RdhQWtL26kDnkFzatTc6oWXdRND5WZmh8X2IQ5GQ5d-BlF0L4GsGwHbbNu5o8NPKEI7pWAUAck5ngXIZvxuVNvQebdN/s1600/44.+Jack-o-lantern+cupcakes+%25287%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpHJMTRmdA7oJC3GRq93EFoPksnOb2Jm9DXb6aSL2jqcpSl0z5RdhQWtL26kDnkFzatTc6oWXdRND5WZmh8X2IQ5GQ5d-BlF0L4GsGwHbbNu5o8NPKEI7pWAUAck5ngXIZvxuVNvQebdN/s320/44.+Jack-o-lantern+cupcakes+%25287%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668963689816834658" /></a></div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-91749799007828881482011-10-15T16:49:00.000-07:002011-10-15T16:55:56.290-07:00Root Beer FloatsNow here was an entirely new challenge... Soda in a cupcake. Seriously.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVyiArX45p4bQiYu76OwxvrnSmJgQMMgjdeoKMCDBk-3i_NiIgvAxk0PKCWLuyU9U8JPAaQwAR7ZIJ1jR05U4ICti1e2aazoOdcY2A9F3WFB0jzLMkoJhYX_wksXtHAXe5H-Ekn9fZmtn/s1600/41.+Root+Beer+Float+Cupcakes+%25281%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVyiArX45p4bQiYu76OwxvrnSmJgQMMgjdeoKMCDBk-3i_NiIgvAxk0PKCWLuyU9U8JPAaQwAR7ZIJ1jR05U4ICti1e2aazoOdcY2A9F3WFB0jzLMkoJhYX_wksXtHAXe5H-Ekn9fZmtn/s320/41.+Root+Beer+Float+Cupcakes+%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663871092846547026" /></a>They turned out better than I thought. But I would've used more root beer :)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDWiHNPn7oX2LG1W28tIUoiEch6qtuxQKT2Tu6xvE5ZlWFzBmkHBgFVi2vkZPLExJoQPqEpVGcWsr49CgS4joybPKg46DjCdkMCmY-t1M1MOzzp-oDKr-wA0YIvbg9W9nCs2-r9xLyZRm/s1600/41.+Root+Beer+Float+Cupcakes+%25282%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDWiHNPn7oX2LG1W28tIUoiEch6qtuxQKT2Tu6xvE5ZlWFzBmkHBgFVi2vkZPLExJoQPqEpVGcWsr49CgS4joybPKg46DjCdkMCmY-t1M1MOzzp-oDKr-wA0YIvbg9W9nCs2-r9xLyZRm/s320/41.+Root+Beer+Float+Cupcakes+%25282%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663871089294173010" /></a>The frosting was an adventure too. I had to whip it up on the stove, with more root beer of course. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjme5e_TGEnbAIgXt3yPznA3nM4u7uEnB-1sKFZG7wN4SnnWK21Q60KXNqNc_XUWcy60PTyN_xmZE6GZfPfS-Fl1FtGNsTyoQOIRs68L8j0qfoBa6INH4b6aDx0ncc6YB0VfM6xcqsFyrNl/s1600/41.+Root+Beer+Float+Cupcakes+%25283%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjme5e_TGEnbAIgXt3yPznA3nM4u7uEnB-1sKFZG7wN4SnnWK21Q60KXNqNc_XUWcy60PTyN_xmZE6GZfPfS-Fl1FtGNsTyoQOIRs68L8j0qfoBa6INH4b6aDx0ncc6YB0VfM6xcqsFyrNl/s320/41.+Root+Beer+Float+Cupcakes+%25283%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663870942704958658" /></a>But it gave the little guys a very smooth look. :) </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnXFTritSUNOb2HBTjtHFIA2HDzZZaPCFeCcAc8EJxXMmQ72R37c7zK3myLqS3zIxnqazISd8CzLpj-94g_gKbnV3uCV8U-2euKOiDByZB2KuXf9Oe76jYovTA89ukVx-lx8IqX04mTFW/s1600/41.+Root+Beer+Float+Cupcakes+%25284%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnXFTritSUNOb2HBTjtHFIA2HDzZZaPCFeCcAc8EJxXMmQ72R37c7zK3myLqS3zIxnqazISd8CzLpj-94g_gKbnV3uCV8U-2euKOiDByZB2KuXf9Oe76jYovTA89ukVx-lx8IqX04mTFW/s320/41.+Root+Beer+Float+Cupcakes+%25284%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663870938958908146" /></a>They were yummy. Very, very sweet.</div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-62749203210027522512011-10-15T16:46:00.000-07:002012-07-16T07:35:23.586-07:00Fresh FruitI made these cupcakes two weeks ago, and they were pretty good. Not my best, but you could taste the lemon and blueberry-- you can definitely see the blueberry too. I had never baked with fresh fruit before, so that was an adventure. Both the batter and frosting did something funny (which more affected texture than taste), and I blame my work schedule. It pushed me to go too fast in order to get to work on time :)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZH1U0PnHJvr92G12DvX0Vrs2m1gn9XizXJlFmLVYJhc70ARjIv2uW_V4U1pgakU5KkBuEjG8Xdj5XibtV-fCciHA3BP-byu3B-jK3B925Ugwg86GSmZ9xzRZRm6NDMZlzTNDXTQTKKSc/s1600/40.+Lemon+Blueberry+Cupcakes+%25285%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663869641496229314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZH1U0PnHJvr92G12DvX0Vrs2m1gn9XizXJlFmLVYJhc70ARjIv2uW_V4U1pgakU5KkBuEjG8Xdj5XibtV-fCciHA3BP-byu3B-jK3B925Ugwg86GSmZ9xzRZRm6NDMZlzTNDXTQTKKSc/s320/40.+Lemon+Blueberry+Cupcakes+%25285%2529.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a></div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-46465134952827727202011-10-15T16:44:00.000-07:002011-10-15T16:45:33.822-07:00EmmaI had to include this...<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2WP2L2NnjXIYUZhXzIZubZPPZSQqYal3iqZkWUb9M9vxMaKQToJHfzcXr5HNL0GjTlFj9LN2NbfOpsTvfyI_3JinJFU_tJcLZPFtSIAOrb4yPZKbGGOLgFCbyzijHrniM0Pa6aLa6y34/s1600/photo.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2WP2L2NnjXIYUZhXzIZubZPPZSQqYal3iqZkWUb9M9vxMaKQToJHfzcXr5HNL0GjTlFj9LN2NbfOpsTvfyI_3JinJFU_tJcLZPFtSIAOrb4yPZKbGGOLgFCbyzijHrniM0Pa6aLa6y34/s320/photo.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663869095120235442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Emma really likes chocolate cupcakes :) </div></div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-87186341325588592702011-09-25T16:24:00.000-07:002011-10-23T19:44:16.823-07:00ColorblindToday I made cupcakes in honor of my Papa. I loved joking with him about how he couldn't tell the difference between anything red or green...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnS3A4lIQtRg5iIRHfwLGjkzRmQ3zUAJa2hOZgPAzcXFLySZWxENcQHO_xG5LY1aKaevbUGcyzMCWjaJqHnTcHhO_tGWdmMYjQlBnXW3RefsUo5sZ9VkEiHu47zOUDIrTkrVdg5y6pmdO/s1600/284847_2179813091596_1134979786_2510005_1553890_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnS3A4lIQtRg5iIRHfwLGjkzRmQ3zUAJa2hOZgPAzcXFLySZWxENcQHO_xG5LY1aKaevbUGcyzMCWjaJqHnTcHhO_tGWdmMYjQlBnXW3RefsUo5sZ9VkEiHu47zOUDIrTkrVdg5y6pmdO/s320/284847_2179813091596_1134979786_2510005_1553890_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664677346054868482" /></a>...So these are colorblind cupcakes :) Black and white.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vNlcXL221SWQ2q5bM-21GlwKyEgnz-BbHwuB7yv1qewJF23X2hIxIxh1JWhGLPr1SRIQPX7MM5D6HREN1WA7DNLZkAIHAUz7Af4Zwu1gSwWEFv5-Sz49HzHrIC0Aq-HILv4CaGroJLCi/s1600/IMG_20110925_131723.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vNlcXL221SWQ2q5bM-21GlwKyEgnz-BbHwuB7yv1qewJF23X2hIxIxh1JWhGLPr1SRIQPX7MM5D6HREN1WA7DNLZkAIHAUz7Af4Zwu1gSwWEFv5-Sz49HzHrIC0Aq-HILv4CaGroJLCi/s320/IMG_20110925_131723.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664677977806256530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvL_ZGuX4qHv2iqD8nPjdhm97OcwoXLkAL7uTGkcoKfGjH5hwj8JQcll_PsaTu_sPKx_Ii-WVzd4m2M9RG14XBZoFkSVXjrhxO9NBmFjDx2GuuUGr7atqGFWRxTCVaHFxARJMGSHRcg5M/s1600/IMG_20110925_131739.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvL_ZGuX4qHv2iqD8nPjdhm97OcwoXLkAL7uTGkcoKfGjH5hwj8JQcll_PsaTu_sPKx_Ii-WVzd4m2M9RG14XBZoFkSVXjrhxO9NBmFjDx2GuuUGr7atqGFWRxTCVaHFxARJMGSHRcg5M/s320/IMG_20110925_131739.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664677975179763746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPw7CmIoCoEwHZeHoaCB_s_Lq8IdjVQ4Pqj2oa8qr95cfEd9DFZmEIM0oQdbjLW-ePDmYM_q1i0vVsLjWU4tJ6Chufm8X-RfLwxNCTpZWvafjNRePUnN81NAKdAybuFN-e707ycca7Ahmg/s1600/IMG_20110925_131623.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPw7CmIoCoEwHZeHoaCB_s_Lq8IdjVQ4Pqj2oa8qr95cfEd9DFZmEIM0oQdbjLW-ePDmYM_q1i0vVsLjWU4tJ6Chufm8X-RfLwxNCTpZWvafjNRePUnN81NAKdAybuFN-e707ycca7Ahmg/s320/IMG_20110925_131623.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664677974215915698" /></a>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-70346195008027799622011-09-17T19:13:00.000-07:002011-10-15T16:48:42.152-07:00Snickerdoodles<div>This time, I made snickerdoodle cupcakes in cute leopard print liners for Juliana's birthday. And I loved these :) They were cinnamon cupcakes with cinnamon frosting. Yum! And they even looked cute this time. Or at least cuter than the last time for just simple frosting. I always make Marcus choose the ugliest cupcake and try that one. That way, no one sees the ugliest one, and I know for sure if they taste decent. He approved of these. :)</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jyFGuJ2bwawRw3Z0vPGHDNQEr-30VhnHUqJZgEFx3Pj9UOh4-6a5JvMO_MWc72Mdfq6oCGg8LyyC0VC5xcWbZLFEYJ6HgozheajXrlNSb5ay6oPToygfFs7l3IXxMw9cJL7wwwewKlIM/s1600/IMG_20110917_191731.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jyFGuJ2bwawRw3Z0vPGHDNQEr-30VhnHUqJZgEFx3Pj9UOh4-6a5JvMO_MWc72Mdfq6oCGg8LyyC0VC5xcWbZLFEYJ6HgozheajXrlNSb5ay6oPToygfFs7l3IXxMw9cJL7wwwewKlIM/s320/IMG_20110917_191731.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653518440057437106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5gylm8iVqQARJSuBW3P5QsMi_QTCeZ-HKL5WUT4YpzdDH547FzL8wko13qXaYrCE0NmqXMX43-KsUuq_tnzK6D7VldiXVtpmHrDiNiVLLKTLdqrNYV0WdGn_4g3GHJamef3WthRtWnX2/s1600/IMG_20110917_191652.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5gylm8iVqQARJSuBW3P5QsMi_QTCeZ-HKL5WUT4YpzdDH547FzL8wko13qXaYrCE0NmqXMX43-KsUuq_tnzK6D7VldiXVtpmHrDiNiVLLKTLdqrNYV0WdGn_4g3GHJamef3WthRtWnX2/s320/IMG_20110917_191652.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653518442948072930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I finally got a little better at frosting them!!! Hopefully next time around they're even better :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOdzWs4YO4PW-TYJ-Vk3uO7CrxHuCHdzJq3bspKgO3WemOBQrV_Jpm8ikmIIoiy0Ni3Tqf7B0G4hQvNFoRoawfLAOXbVxBAi5cBHfpR2j-XCQVXMxA48nIB3tiUsqNim6pRUI2WPsVvSV/s1600/IMG_20110917_191701.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOdzWs4YO4PW-TYJ-Vk3uO7CrxHuCHdzJq3bspKgO3WemOBQrV_Jpm8ikmIIoiy0Ni3Tqf7B0G4hQvNFoRoawfLAOXbVxBAi5cBHfpR2j-XCQVXMxA48nIB3tiUsqNim6pRUI2WPsVvSV/s320/IMG_20110917_191701.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653518435657509122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlOE3Dt-DtEec6JsKAqlvnsFk-DLsWotr5QP4Y8jGNZ5TX_1AcpBhrno46yAtbG9BGSu7gfVagBedFlbBWFarhTOvsgnALh32g5C4WWv_RTnS8RmW_3WPaivRWW1Pl1sMQiv3d37uHLP5/s1600/IMG_20110917_191737.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlOE3Dt-DtEec6JsKAqlvnsFk-DLsWotr5QP4Y8jGNZ5TX_1AcpBhrno46yAtbG9BGSu7gfVagBedFlbBWFarhTOvsgnALh32g5C4WWv_RTnS8RmW_3WPaivRWW1Pl1sMQiv3d37uHLP5/s320/IMG_20110917_191737.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653518303024284034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Chicago was sad that I wouldn't let her get close to the cupcakes.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPHjmbpYm_tO9Fcu2lCMmY1LDfSIME7za69503BbS-B9Pseyoiwby1rnThPS1P1WK1cCriplh1njGtQFY7uvjRcL7wujs0-zNVZaymtVBGMGtTB4bnJQXWBVWE4AuZu0MoPV5aJrM-7pb/s1600/IMG_20110917_191747.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPHjmbpYm_tO9Fcu2lCMmY1LDfSIME7za69503BbS-B9Pseyoiwby1rnThPS1P1WK1cCriplh1njGtQFY7uvjRcL7wujs0-zNVZaymtVBGMGtTB4bnJQXWBVWE4AuZu0MoPV5aJrM-7pb/s320/IMG_20110917_191747.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653518304024390258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And I had these really cool candles that have different color flames. So I used those on the birthday plate for Juliana.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2olur5RLRHjGW2BFLwL7AOReFIT2WWlUNVmvYumdVaXDg7HKYOvhEFoqzTNPdj8i8t9PO-_j2_BdOlyOD23GIXmdfHzQ2PCGy6VQO87mNggzOSCJ-dnIYDfsHdhcIbXtfkCOQO4K7nqF/s1600/IMG_20110917_191948.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2olur5RLRHjGW2BFLwL7AOReFIT2WWlUNVmvYumdVaXDg7HKYOvhEFoqzTNPdj8i8t9PO-_j2_BdOlyOD23GIXmdfHzQ2PCGy6VQO87mNggzOSCJ-dnIYDfsHdhcIbXtfkCOQO4K7nqF/s320/IMG_20110917_191948.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653517567003985570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">You can kind of see it in this picture.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvq4ysn6grEPbbyEBmpt2KaYR6IDQfgAk_1kBs6eyF8SZdfunG4F4U0FiRe3nDi1mG5NwGTQICsoTIu2egq81DTrci2UoEe3qh9Yu2lul3ftgGtkohs0iPNyg2pNRaWYKcuvE893vcAZ4q/s1600/IMG_20110917_192537.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvq4ysn6grEPbbyEBmpt2KaYR6IDQfgAk_1kBs6eyF8SZdfunG4F4U0FiRe3nDi1mG5NwGTQICsoTIu2egq81DTrci2UoEe3qh9Yu2lul3ftgGtkohs0iPNyg2pNRaWYKcuvE893vcAZ4q/s320/IMG_20110917_192537.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653517570841622994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yrFnop1jx2coQiIrMWg2ENAZvYbRuodOVRNlmwrElEvSHKAt2hIDAOYveiz8v2fjzCXQ1_JTUf0O3oO1xcI0AX88Xl_iJd357-xjBiKKZ6tDU1pY1z6FnPtUUey6I6cUn5dQSe2nixx4/s1600/IMG_20110917_192610.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yrFnop1jx2coQiIrMWg2ENAZvYbRuodOVRNlmwrElEvSHKAt2hIDAOYveiz8v2fjzCXQ1_JTUf0O3oO1xcI0AX88Xl_iJd357-xjBiKKZ6tDU1pY1z6FnPtUUey6I6cUn5dQSe2nixx4/s320/IMG_20110917_192610.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653517563475100722" /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">YAY CUPCAKES.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center; ">I think I have a cupcake problem. Haha.</div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-20797533653711123762011-09-03T22:27:00.000-07:002011-09-04T08:51:59.746-07:00Taste Challenge<div style="text-align: left;">I've decided it's time for me to learn how to really frost a cupcake. I didn't want to just decorate the little guys, so I found a great recipe in one of my cookbooks and crossed my fingers. I wanted them to look simple but taste great. It was a cinnamon apple cupcake with cream cheese frosting. And they tasted pretty good. Sadly, frosting them was more of a disaster. So some of them just got sprinkled. Marcus said they were the best tasting cupcakes I've made, so we call it the Taste Challenge. :)</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffgLrjpWMo1EK_I3Oi-1p0iE855bgBP-GbfIzY5YwnhKOMiXnBTILejoatbEnL4kHakuaYsxWaYBSMJwzErTQ31p7UIb6P3dYIDvWesivPtM2VyI4NsHeHFv2czVKzxOCiRncKP8i3gOu/s1600/IMG_20110903_231754.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffgLrjpWMo1EK_I3Oi-1p0iE855bgBP-GbfIzY5YwnhKOMiXnBTILejoatbEnL4kHakuaYsxWaYBSMJwzErTQ31p7UIb6P3dYIDvWesivPtM2VyI4NsHeHFv2czVKzxOCiRncKP8i3gOu/s320/IMG_20110903_231754.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648372178684769202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The frosting madness...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0WoOkO8p1mfl6Ttbvz4lB1gYRTQPYGSrisuQ_BCrpjMQojSQk2lClUAtfGnFeQr7vJdXcr2b4eCeFYrA8vlNt-uJ0aYDiC5XEuv2YOb58UDgBW1WuuXNlmeFBE5DmscqvxYQot9pFYMX/s1600/IMG_20110903_230812.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0WoOkO8p1mfl6Ttbvz4lB1gYRTQPYGSrisuQ_BCrpjMQojSQk2lClUAtfGnFeQr7vJdXcr2b4eCeFYrA8vlNt-uJ0aYDiC5XEuv2YOb58UDgBW1WuuXNlmeFBE5DmscqvxYQot9pFYMX/s320/IMG_20110903_230812.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648372174813398466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Getting closer to a pretty cupcake:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGty1KukO9i_SA8NfBXEXrJkLUuKb8RgO7grMXbFDU6OVCi4lmz5INXtE7BmqrCEt0pbm9mJzxJUM70oF_sjYBPoQpfjX3CtaqtJmYWTle8MyTwD215rmLYA_EXcJbxqGtXAslZ4iX34jy/s1600/IMG_20110903_230734.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGty1KukO9i_SA8NfBXEXrJkLUuKb8RgO7grMXbFDU6OVCi4lmz5INXtE7BmqrCEt0pbm9mJzxJUM70oF_sjYBPoQpfjX3CtaqtJmYWTle8MyTwD215rmLYA_EXcJbxqGtXAslZ4iX34jy/s320/IMG_20110903_230734.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648372173928646082" /></a>One day I'll make some truly cute cupcakes. But until then, I'll stick to the fun, colored liners. :)</div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-21975750764583546202011-08-31T17:31:00.007-07:002011-08-31T18:07:56.367-07:00Angry BirdsThis month for Third Sunday Dinner, my mom gave me this idea based on America's new favorite past-time...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBn_bPXYez6CL7LfPQ-bASf8FTY6f_griwAe_W6AIH_wVZYuNMOXWqqpi8c6LY0PKGfWvvsi0Nw1w3PqmVuWvgRUqfQda9bKrCLdYufvh0tCGnpbw2P_a4n773EhJmyGc7xc8g1qNqmJ4/s1600/36.+Angry+Bird+Cupcakes+%25287%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBn_bPXYez6CL7LfPQ-bASf8FTY6f_griwAe_W6AIH_wVZYuNMOXWqqpi8c6LY0PKGfWvvsi0Nw1w3PqmVuWvgRUqfQda9bKrCLdYufvh0tCGnpbw2P_a4n773EhJmyGc7xc8g1qNqmJ4/s320/36.+Angry+Bird+Cupcakes+%25287%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645393504268109938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">That's right, Angry Birds. It's definitely taking over EVERYTHING! Good thing it's a fun game :) So we'll take a quick tour through the levels...</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkhTaP6EZ_Y6mag3mCtj-MoMK7pK9dKQAzAsCLuoWLYXHszHg3gJyjGG1fdCY98xqfEK7rlZ5bhXypRWs0UdP6k0KRXRgvgfHszjKd3pra1ic65v-PgvrVcely17oxSLCYmv5Az0R_XI/s1600/36.+Angry+Bird+Cupcakes+%25283%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkhTaP6EZ_Y6mag3mCtj-MoMK7pK9dKQAzAsCLuoWLYXHszHg3gJyjGG1fdCY98xqfEK7rlZ5bhXypRWs0UdP6k0KRXRgvgfHszjKd3pra1ic65v-PgvrVcely17oxSLCYmv5Az0R_XI/s320/36.+Angry+Bird+Cupcakes+%25283%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645393502419481874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Now the blue ones that multiply:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVHLPy0Mia9yd6Ho8k247MzYvqmsIsyUaFHGSiorHgKxw0XQ7MMry6vawWb-Taemb2IK6NmUci5fz1NYJMcboAunTmWyBAtQXTKRIFCJussE6wodU9dsytBLLoal2upccl5tdRbSYX4g/s1600/36.+Angry+Bird+Cupcakes+%25284%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVHLPy0Mia9yd6Ho8k247MzYvqmsIsyUaFHGSiorHgKxw0XQ7MMry6vawWb-Taemb2IK6NmUci5fz1NYJMcboAunTmWyBAtQXTKRIFCJussE6wodU9dsytBLLoal2upccl5tdRbSYX4g/s320/36.+Angry+Bird+Cupcakes+%25284%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645393496741200946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then my favorite, the ones that accelerate and break through all the wood barriers:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpcWaUIW6Ypo25DD-VUQx2ZBH_jDb8pi47OckEeTdTnemCdmmwRnSZ9Cu32o_H7q7OXYqCK9EKXP2DDU1wKw7vy91Zu1i86KgXCpAp5twhLYLu8ROa46_1oT0nu_uDX1MgJMwLJhSb24/s1600/36.+Angry+Bird+Cupcakes+%25285%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpcWaUIW6Ypo25DD-VUQx2ZBH_jDb8pi47OckEeTdTnemCdmmwRnSZ9Cu32o_H7q7OXYqCK9EKXP2DDU1wKw7vy91Zu1i86KgXCpAp5twhLYLu8ROa46_1oT0nu_uDX1MgJMwLJhSb24/s320/36.+Angry+Bird+Cupcakes+%25285%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645392348729201298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And the mean (and laughing) little piggies:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiScocWBfNLKCmfxlHoZ6I25rDtsughJ0sVZTQeVCOjW_ILZ1kiwFtHkM4GO73T6SzPcfpT-4y0xPVGAbDguss3YZZqryLR9pEKiLBazUDxR8wQuuK5udzQtAUoAU63mmsqE3MKhJYO6Y/s1600/36.+Angry+Bird+Cupcakes+%25282%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiScocWBfNLKCmfxlHoZ6I25rDtsughJ0sVZTQeVCOjW_ILZ1kiwFtHkM4GO73T6SzPcfpT-4y0xPVGAbDguss3YZZqryLR9pEKiLBazUDxR8wQuuK5udzQtAUoAU63mmsqE3MKhJYO6Y/s320/36.+Angry+Bird+Cupcakes+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645392346624208706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The whole group that joined us for dessert:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV3sunkWONF19X_j15vf-P5pS7_pmpri5HPhlhuOrW-rpE8xR96oduwr_unqMVmQhW31KORUOCuvsTwcU38bCLeQ4ULqdbXRBk5pE9vkgngH5IQ192-bmrX-hNKbdYMTQuCsiF82aX-c/s1600/36.+Angry+Bird+Cupcakes+%25281%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV3sunkWONF19X_j15vf-P5pS7_pmpri5HPhlhuOrW-rpE8xR96oduwr_unqMVmQhW31KORUOCuvsTwcU38bCLeQ4ULqdbXRBk5pE9vkgngH5IQ192-bmrX-hNKbdYMTQuCsiF82aX-c/s320/36.+Angry+Bird+Cupcakes+%25281%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645392337965981154" /></a>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-11901466237225829592011-08-31T17:31:00.005-07:002011-10-15T16:49:06.487-07:00Red Velvet<div style="text-align: center;">JULY 2011</div><div><br /></div>I finally did it. Cupcakes from scratch. Not to give away all my secrets, but cake mixes really do make great cupcakes. Instead of decorating for this month's family dinner, I wanted to make a good Red Velvet cupcake (since everyone on Cupcake Wars can do that!). And I thought they were pretty good. Usually I don't really eat any, but I had two of these.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaQpJPrGAdl_p4IoAaHwIlyRamGQz1vohKiMUpZAVtKI1gPG6g6IbhUVj90l7cu05lWjLRS8dVnGfayYlugplJhCb1dD9vV1UpioRV3fDfEAw9KOoqI3QrKCdvgxWK-ql5rlLH73bGc3L/s1600/28.+Red+Velvet+Cupcakes+%25281%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaQpJPrGAdl_p4IoAaHwIlyRamGQz1vohKiMUpZAVtKI1gPG6g6IbhUVj90l7cu05lWjLRS8dVnGfayYlugplJhCb1dD9vV1UpioRV3fDfEAw9KOoqI3QrKCdvgxWK-ql5rlLH73bGc3L/s320/28.+Red+Velvet+Cupcakes+%25281%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653548246510028514" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The frosting wasn't fancy or anything, but it was good.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4iuKaJUWYIEatjQqnpEd-0EzwGZVeYg2XUGKtfpUwBjPJaUP-nyH1UpaXXkUn6SC-u_84MRQz7Zxugo_9OVYZClUPwZu_0EN4cGumQQibq4hpW4QpvZKPvtTjNyjtnrtB5WqJ3YE_0Vc/s1600/28.+Red+Velvet+Cupcakes+%25282%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4iuKaJUWYIEatjQqnpEd-0EzwGZVeYg2XUGKtfpUwBjPJaUP-nyH1UpaXXkUn6SC-u_84MRQz7Zxugo_9OVYZClUPwZu_0EN4cGumQQibq4hpW4QpvZKPvtTjNyjtnrtB5WqJ3YE_0Vc/s320/28.+Red+Velvet+Cupcakes+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653548244230225074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNx9B_pFdChnf6dGF1mwBU0uAvaogI7nHbeX_aT-v1jfJju0gei-e5dsDG_EudeqFj0rNI5qJ9wjps2yD3y8ZVNBrmJ3HerJKI0vAZP8bFH_9ot1pZ-IqY_WUGlmHhyEf88Tqi_hZzChbb/s1600/28.+Red+Velvet+Cupcakes+%25286%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNx9B_pFdChnf6dGF1mwBU0uAvaogI7nHbeX_aT-v1jfJju0gei-e5dsDG_EudeqFj0rNI5qJ9wjps2yD3y8ZVNBrmJ3HerJKI0vAZP8bFH_9ot1pZ-IqY_WUGlmHhyEf88Tqi_hZzChbb/s320/28.+Red+Velvet+Cupcakes+%25286%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653548236530868946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I was a little nervous about taking them because I wasn't sure if they were good or not. Luckily I had a great taste tester from the Stakland family. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-V-LKEz8Wr1JHT2icSgnwbq2OvTKQQLjrTbLol6xlq-QucJDFKGUzzEIl_6URz4IU1YMXRtTWSxIen3Bf3PSFI4SNKo7T5RQoWoPOj0hHNHasKj721khNBIzV_w5nbabInvFfvg7IS-Dc/s1600/28.+Red+Velvet+Cupcakes+%25287%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-V-LKEz8Wr1JHT2icSgnwbq2OvTKQQLjrTbLol6xlq-QucJDFKGUzzEIl_6URz4IU1YMXRtTWSxIen3Bf3PSFI4SNKo7T5RQoWoPOj0hHNHasKj721khNBIzV_w5nbabInvFfvg7IS-Dc/s320/28.+Red+Velvet+Cupcakes+%25287%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653546378551652450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJLIRVhQ_yk7GUNvudIBdcRd5YuG-u0nfbhX_cIyTriP2N83Ng0Kv7hQIpoBepXPSwE6IapetFu57WfmSkPRS7TZ1NNAx7tflrnOuEzN5Brxm_U851uhPL2ufOTimHg1j8bZ7QLDKz1RS/s1600/28.+Red+Velvet+Cupcakes+%25288%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJLIRVhQ_yk7GUNvudIBdcRd5YuG-u0nfbhX_cIyTriP2N83Ng0Kv7hQIpoBepXPSwE6IapetFu57WfmSkPRS7TZ1NNAx7tflrnOuEzN5Brxm_U851uhPL2ufOTimHg1j8bZ7QLDKz1RS/s320/28.+Red+Velvet+Cupcakes+%25288%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653546374300869298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I think she liked them :)</div></div></div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-7881405604566772172011-08-31T17:31:00.003-07:002011-09-17T21:02:16.293-07:00Wise Guys<div style="text-align: center;">JUNE 2011</div><div><br /></div>Obviously there would be no holiday unless I made some ridiculous cupcakes. Don't worry, Father's Day was a success! I made Wise Guys for all the wise guys in my family...<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-Pt1zzzzaCnyqFeawq5SryWHSiJHK0t3pK6uNB0l3ajK3cRrj7IL6gDB20k1hWsZOU3MLUwf28aHzAVTcnAZHojW4P_rmVFxreuYemu5HnY02DFXquwgtPwYBmOjIAjY1PZ8NOLrIZ0q/s1600/27.+Wise+Guy+cupcakes+%25281%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-Pt1zzzzaCnyqFeawq5SryWHSiJHK0t3pK6uNB0l3ajK3cRrj7IL6gDB20k1hWsZOU3MLUwf28aHzAVTcnAZHojW4P_rmVFxreuYemu5HnY02DFXquwgtPwYBmOjIAjY1PZ8NOLrIZ0q/s320/27.+Wise+Guy+cupcakes+%25281%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653544304620866642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62hTZEnIG0_KjnFXWsjP5ed03gANUDNFyLWWJAzg6Ng1XTDLQGDLIiGYc6EGUYXn_RxOJq4xP1uXeaiz5pmpMvaEdxEXVNq6nUU4GdnODId0v-55cLWjbxLyJsLd-EjDutgemw_wg4YQB/s1600/27.+Wise+Guy+cupcakes+%25282%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62hTZEnIG0_KjnFXWsjP5ed03gANUDNFyLWWJAzg6Ng1XTDLQGDLIiGYc6EGUYXn_RxOJq4xP1uXeaiz5pmpMvaEdxEXVNq6nUU4GdnODId0v-55cLWjbxLyJsLd-EjDutgemw_wg4YQB/s320/27.+Wise+Guy+cupcakes+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653544301780881010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-663SyasczGh3w8A_z78VEkaBlMXmfP2dYt9F7D5P4It-jHKp9iZNd3u3E1QKNHz1BFNJ7Ys4uxAG7xFh6FZaYfZV80W2ihWmVFq4wtQ6k0W9BqKI47cl9y6tSVotkIWP2gSxKmAodDZi/s1600/27.+Wise+Guy+cupcakes+%25283%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-663SyasczGh3w8A_z78VEkaBlMXmfP2dYt9F7D5P4It-jHKp9iZNd3u3E1QKNHz1BFNJ7Ys4uxAG7xFh6FZaYfZV80W2ihWmVFq4wtQ6k0W9BqKI47cl9y6tSVotkIWP2gSxKmAodDZi/s320/27.+Wise+Guy+cupcakes+%25283%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653543097637724338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaehhVFnmVosqyIJHKe_6FYG5kPmFlP9IXX07ZjyGNu4Z7DRScrRpasaDgPMvSvXCNzAV5PZyteti64G2yp9VrCoZT-k7zatijB8gnhBvmCldjhWDA4MI4N4WrSGz_J2Fds5t5CnwQfhPU/s1600/27.+Wise+Guy+cupcakes+%25284%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaehhVFnmVosqyIJHKe_6FYG5kPmFlP9IXX07ZjyGNu4Z7DRScrRpasaDgPMvSvXCNzAV5PZyteti64G2yp9VrCoZT-k7zatijB8gnhBvmCldjhWDA4MI4N4WrSGz_J2Fds5t5CnwQfhPU/s320/27.+Wise+Guy+cupcakes+%25284%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653543092846649618" /></a></div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-26602747268462698112011-08-31T17:31:00.001-07:002011-09-17T20:47:50.098-07:00Monster Mash<div style="text-align: center;">MAY 2011</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">My cousin Kelsey and I have a joke going that whenever I make treats for our family's Third Sunday Dinner, she actually made them. Sounds lame, but I promise, it's fun for her and me. So this time, "she" made Monster Cupcakes! </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3m9RB-sx35IAxeqHX4ZmKPpU2eZda-kxHAoMPdbBh2Ad_fnjp2bPjDlfcJhR1_Vh5iAk_hamfZRmLfJns6ltup7lvb_AdAj2t-ijnQv9hGxEasmsgUpssFolOv7INUrK347J74w-U7DRP/s1600/23.+Monster+Cupcakes+%25281%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3m9RB-sx35IAxeqHX4ZmKPpU2eZda-kxHAoMPdbBh2Ad_fnjp2bPjDlfcJhR1_Vh5iAk_hamfZRmLfJns6ltup7lvb_AdAj2t-ijnQv9hGxEasmsgUpssFolOv7INUrK347J74w-U7DRP/s320/23.+Monster+Cupcakes+%25281%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653541068409539970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1VTCUtEiK1BdpWU3i9CLZwtT1P9I-v6h27xG1BaCk2ULkyDVLLQwD2UUbaRvl8x-OUjOF80n17uDe5cTAxsjqQz0PfGKUsXHv_4w_ZQrn5GnFR4VNpO7T_5PH1iYTJ6aLkRPSHq5U0Yr/s1600/23.+Monster+Cupcakes+%25282%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1VTCUtEiK1BdpWU3i9CLZwtT1P9I-v6h27xG1BaCk2ULkyDVLLQwD2UUbaRvl8x-OUjOF80n17uDe5cTAxsjqQz0PfGKUsXHv_4w_ZQrn5GnFR4VNpO7T_5PH1iYTJ6aLkRPSHq5U0Yr/s320/23.+Monster+Cupcakes+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653541061845060690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEo_yG7AUrPW2nF7FfmDiFRkXLQcuwX0b5FQTkyyvljDDITMvpNJQDBKvQ49EnMhVYDv0_49J-a7STbGUvmqB8hNIwrP_R1WhiiIf6v1iLQVl0D6OXxZi8LyJ12enluZ0vKKOFC8IKSSKB/s1600/23.+Monster+Cupcakes+%25283%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEo_yG7AUrPW2nF7FfmDiFRkXLQcuwX0b5FQTkyyvljDDITMvpNJQDBKvQ49EnMhVYDv0_49J-a7STbGUvmqB8hNIwrP_R1WhiiIf6v1iLQVl0D6OXxZi8LyJ12enluZ0vKKOFC8IKSSKB/s320/23.+Monster+Cupcakes+%25283%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653541056612452786" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7C9WmZl5CM8IpWv5UqmfIWG5O_WMH2Y7K8Ku5Pt8EcyfQtq3J4qWpzXm2xuifVuM9pqL0oSc0dBkiY_wUHgk6zYVjNJkx-fW2NQbA3197iyhc_8XotSbvag6DNnbE0PL2zVEk3tQcBFY/s1600/23.+Monster+Cupcakes+%25286%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7C9WmZl5CM8IpWv5UqmfIWG5O_WMH2Y7K8Ku5Pt8EcyfQtq3J4qWpzXm2xuifVuM9pqL0oSc0dBkiY_wUHgk6zYVjNJkx-fW2NQbA3197iyhc_8XotSbvag6DNnbE0PL2zVEk3tQcBFY/s320/23.+Monster+Cupcakes+%25286%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606990164839828418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_Q5Ju-u0SnqCu_9x0zbOMj54hWqhE-I8PXWDHmvK3VxWzPtrOY0TzYyWZ0vWoT2Aef9v9e1HxzUmhhK434nrCuAAFbZnzY3uHR8lu3hGFEBq4aCYNB2UbAbr_HSTKfQGz1z6vZpZFBY/s1600/23.+Monster+Cupcakes+%25287%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_Q5Ju-u0SnqCu_9x0zbOMj54hWqhE-I8PXWDHmvK3VxWzPtrOY0TzYyWZ0vWoT2Aef9v9e1HxzUmhhK434nrCuAAFbZnzY3uHR8lu3hGFEBq4aCYNB2UbAbr_HSTKfQGz1z6vZpZFBY/s320/23.+Monster+Cupcakes+%25287%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606988803103264946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This little guy got in trouble for making a mess. (Actually a friend at work wanted to see them, so I saved him one.)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiui58-RqWvGRELxy3OitlTV_93Li2O1WS85v5rqSMRd80qn2ntLfJoHblZb3Bk2_aS2N_YcHfGTaoXVb755uwTBOXR7ItTxrkwptsI3wqISeHU7zhmxJ93Ko9VkggtOzEnJCKTYPAt31U/s1600/23.+Monster+Cupcakes+%25289%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiui58-RqWvGRELxy3OitlTV_93Li2O1WS85v5rqSMRd80qn2ntLfJoHblZb3Bk2_aS2N_YcHfGTaoXVb755uwTBOXR7ItTxrkwptsI3wqISeHU7zhmxJ93Ko9VkggtOzEnJCKTYPAt31U/s320/23.+Monster+Cupcakes+%25289%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606988797880709154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And they all congregated...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMyUUfuE7WkWD3Ex0tg2WW2fhDBg7oEkVeMuBtGOxxuzjQ50gsxyLMp-O3W4Zz4garjEKa19O8dowwnuhl1oiKB4AwCz8eWgAea2w9z8AdO8HjnkeQy4l1Xmf7VziNQJiiKwO-4EmjyDk/s1600/23.+Monster+Cupcakes+%252810%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMyUUfuE7WkWD3Ex0tg2WW2fhDBg7oEkVeMuBtGOxxuzjQ50gsxyLMp-O3W4Zz4garjEKa19O8dowwnuhl1oiKB4AwCz8eWgAea2w9z8AdO8HjnkeQy4l1Xmf7VziNQJiiKwO-4EmjyDk/s320/23.+Monster+Cupcakes+%252810%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653538592203947826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">For the Monster Mash :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5WSEbOEh3LHCaZlQkK4uHw9mUzWCEpEmN4ngh5zI5qc8CXM_DIZDXERfs9_o0VezEzJ5HC5tkf-0R816ahAyx14ry4mvtahFvpFvQOyQ219eGUjLv792a98iiNthEo1iId83eqvL1ZpQ/s1600/23.+Monster+Cupcakes+%252811%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5WSEbOEh3LHCaZlQkK4uHw9mUzWCEpEmN4ngh5zI5qc8CXM_DIZDXERfs9_o0VezEzJ5HC5tkf-0R816ahAyx14ry4mvtahFvpFvQOyQ219eGUjLv792a98iiNthEo1iId83eqvL1ZpQ/s320/23.+Monster+Cupcakes+%252811%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653538590454873858" /></a>I won't lie, the cupcakes didn't turn out quite as good as I hoped because I used a different type of recipe. But I think the decorations are still fun ;)</div></div></div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-83018551689736570702011-08-31T17:30:00.004-07:002011-09-17T20:31:55.246-07:00Katz<div style="text-align: center;">APRIL 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Back in April, we were waiting to hear where Marcus would intern for the summer-- it was an intense time :) We were so excited when CooperKatz offered him an internship in New York City, so we had to have themed cupcakes! (Plus I think at about this time, we adopted our wonderful kitty Chicago.)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiq2j1_LAnjpuARA4cC9-6DUv0ShlO61XWF80RTX350E2JoenTHJO0E7iA1WaulFIXl0uc9HmJZraUVtKLSlfaQqE0TKd4wFWzUBLJDG-9lVAIR5ea2So4viiOBpCCh06pEhQhtZ8o1QX6/s1600/13.+Kupcake+Katz+%25281%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiq2j1_LAnjpuARA4cC9-6DUv0ShlO61XWF80RTX350E2JoenTHJO0E7iA1WaulFIXl0uc9HmJZraUVtKLSlfaQqE0TKd4wFWzUBLJDG-9lVAIR5ea2So4viiOBpCCh06pEhQhtZ8o1QX6/s320/13.+Kupcake+Katz+%25281%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653536926087351202" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrgMtnO29iz4MrQ3txCTUrG-KDs6M2MtOIf7VE0ONXxGnnNQ0s4ZMCear-dM833C_k7EkGtUYIKQiyHm0ZGQjHw1UW7sX89GcCwFsNagdKSOivJ_xCpgpy-0_HyKX36j9ngbxg7M8djb2/s1600/13.+Kupcake+Katz+%25282%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrgMtnO29iz4MrQ3txCTUrG-KDs6M2MtOIf7VE0ONXxGnnNQ0s4ZMCear-dM833C_k7EkGtUYIKQiyHm0ZGQjHw1UW7sX89GcCwFsNagdKSOivJ_xCpgpy-0_HyKX36j9ngbxg7M8djb2/s320/13.+Kupcake+Katz+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653536921005651778" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dGMm-dxduGtjRcU-RfNX7gKT2sqeHbiSrFqtd9f6a_PjMr_w6FkeOMKhWD5lZAOjP5HjXq5SuqUFRJxX6YY0adnv8N9UA26-VAD0kC-FOk6t7fUUqy_FjFp9c31vAhS9BhWSNBeSIGsj/s1600/13.+Kupcake+Katz+%25284%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dGMm-dxduGtjRcU-RfNX7gKT2sqeHbiSrFqtd9f6a_PjMr_w6FkeOMKhWD5lZAOjP5HjXq5SuqUFRJxX6YY0adnv8N9UA26-VAD0kC-FOk6t7fUUqy_FjFp9c31vAhS9BhWSNBeSIGsj/s320/13.+Kupcake+Katz+%25284%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653536912988527746" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ThxXAsyWW5z1dGa0Kj8PEfnBkDXRhpYr8RpAcfTLRruRdoxgUBkQr1pgMPfEUnH1Ic-WzYDkJrGi0HvdLoO0YMNHxKA7YdUfGuXOTZOvgwxFDQ8Bmp8B5JqYpLrInrZsr3z6oTW4GmCt/s1600/13.+Kupcake+Katz+%25286%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ThxXAsyWW5z1dGa0Kj8PEfnBkDXRhpYr8RpAcfTLRruRdoxgUBkQr1pgMPfEUnH1Ic-WzYDkJrGi0HvdLoO0YMNHxKA7YdUfGuXOTZOvgwxFDQ8Bmp8B5JqYpLrInrZsr3z6oTW4GmCt/s320/13.+Kupcake+Katz+%25286%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653535271726869042" /></a></div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-7366673428051630912011-08-31T17:30:00.003-07:002011-09-17T20:21:28.165-07:00Fish<div style="text-align: center;">MARCH 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">More cupcakes-- Dr. Seuss style!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One Fish<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFHTRpb9cq9iN04zjZF6mdRGw8bnUJp9dpaXNHOUvjUzT_Zh3sz5Tn66RF3m7naCjlRt50OGvh706a32-kJjGXgf5golidkr_FyCXfJe97NmSnlSRUEUQXz0yvbYMi-zligkdLcq4soeh/s1600/9.+Fish+Cupcakes+%25281%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFHTRpb9cq9iN04zjZF6mdRGw8bnUJp9dpaXNHOUvjUzT_Zh3sz5Tn66RF3m7naCjlRt50OGvh706a32-kJjGXgf5golidkr_FyCXfJe97NmSnlSRUEUQXz0yvbYMi-zligkdLcq4soeh/s320/9.+Fish+Cupcakes+%25281%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653533805623213538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Two Fish</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc50qLVAbEyMz1V3zj8MKVOeNXV-FVG_2U8u263RJQsYQWlPlUm9fjr8M94g5jpkWle9NY1Zhmp8JK632Kfo2UMcElgRr4R2RVHglQRp5ChNbNXOWN7p9p6OgDYYWSoiq6D2v2j_nuanUd/s1600/9.+Fish+Cupcakes+%25282%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc50qLVAbEyMz1V3zj8MKVOeNXV-FVG_2U8u263RJQsYQWlPlUm9fjr8M94g5jpkWle9NY1Zhmp8JK632Kfo2UMcElgRr4R2RVHglQRp5ChNbNXOWN7p9p6OgDYYWSoiq6D2v2j_nuanUd/s320/9.+Fish+Cupcakes+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653533797780230578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Red Fish</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dHOydPYqBSTMoebIEg0Xz5BALIplOSf2nndfWqfrdfdaFSMRe4h87CgBPjCeKCFZca4ryNaCOu7BEaa6OhGq9iueZkG2tBRriQJ5T0Ojyidg6BgTtZMA2nedpO6drUhSKIWfwAzQQcva/s1600/9.+Fish+Cupcakes+%25283%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dHOydPYqBSTMoebIEg0Xz5BALIplOSf2nndfWqfrdfdaFSMRe4h87CgBPjCeKCFZca4ryNaCOu7BEaa6OhGq9iueZkG2tBRriQJ5T0Ojyidg6BgTtZMA2nedpO6drUhSKIWfwAzQQcva/s320/9.+Fish+Cupcakes+%25283%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653532467715550994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Blue Fish</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierlTVDLxxPbkfDfJWKMbHiDCsbscUWzfzr-MmjSEi-AKfxOHeksgOjTX0hiSF0kZqn_CNmYmn_JlJ0U6qd25DRseX1Dx48k8tEjK55brR3GDGNA-R2w-rvvjj2OshnJMImPkibnti8USJ/s1600/9.+Fish+Cupcakes+%25284%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierlTVDLxxPbkfDfJWKMbHiDCsbscUWzfzr-MmjSEi-AKfxOHeksgOjTX0hiSF0kZqn_CNmYmn_JlJ0U6qd25DRseX1Dx48k8tEjK55brR3GDGNA-R2w-rvvjj2OshnJMImPkibnti8USJ/s320/9.+Fish+Cupcakes+%25284%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653532461376036226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Fishies!!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyISmNaPzDjWNJwwKGVRf6Ol1Ojvu53Tvg_TPmp7zEQZlwmWamuERg-ZajPpoiS633ES4nUBRjdRSPoqcKPkFPeUeyp29drh4dUylJVcWQoWBD3fQy9nAbQcrolkXFQEFPomMmtAx_vDNL/s1600/9.+Fish+Cupcakes+%25285%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyISmNaPzDjWNJwwKGVRf6Ol1Ojvu53Tvg_TPmp7zEQZlwmWamuERg-ZajPpoiS633ES4nUBRjdRSPoqcKPkFPeUeyp29drh4dUylJVcWQoWBD3fQy9nAbQcrolkXFQEFPomMmtAx_vDNL/s320/9.+Fish+Cupcakes+%25285%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653522921613879682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The left over M&M's. Just a couple :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6SJoxlW3Iq31zbUh6wTE-Tv5DETzIqkyEsa2YA9oQ19Vl1LLJ-o2YqDm-6edq8SJ177yF0P6BqBdiTUpPO7r1Xs0ZsrIQpAzOg5fV5QBmFnkefHUv8-dpK3iltQ1kNhzAl_30dXKP_vv/s1600/9.+Fish+Cupcakes+%25286%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6SJoxlW3Iq31zbUh6wTE-Tv5DETzIqkyEsa2YA9oQ19Vl1LLJ-o2YqDm-6edq8SJ177yF0P6BqBdiTUpPO7r1Xs0ZsrIQpAzOg5fV5QBmFnkefHUv8-dpK3iltQ1kNhzAl_30dXKP_vv/s320/9.+Fish+Cupcakes+%25286%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653522918224237986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">And for the record, I thought they were really good!</div></div></div></div></div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-30483399746865998082011-08-31T17:30:00.001-07:002011-09-17T19:31:09.744-07:00Ants<div><div style="text-align: center;">APRIL 2010</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another basic attempt. But this time, there was coconut flavoring involved. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3dnxynU1xKn_-j3aiEFtYrhCeDqD7ro7cPD85xbx1ciilRnixPSlWw9DFjaucpZUB8eLdEq27nVaBaI5vmvXQV2m3Im3v0nLUv_rgPAPFpn-0kdYJRVMCeJqPnnhjcWZKM3o4X0ZMfEA/s1600/Cupcakes-+Ants+%25282%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3dnxynU1xKn_-j3aiEFtYrhCeDqD7ro7cPD85xbx1ciilRnixPSlWw9DFjaucpZUB8eLdEq27nVaBaI5vmvXQV2m3Im3v0nLUv_rgPAPFpn-0kdYJRVMCeJqPnnhjcWZKM3o4X0ZMfEA/s320/Cupcakes-+Ants+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653521106946603746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">... and ANTS! :) We had a whole colony of them. Haha.</div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zFXTyQGJS67s_Ej8zJi-QPfMfnED4tUCu5uywz-9W1zOyCgErnzbzWsIqzP5IBQy83ADIV-UbgdeSh3LHACal8AGXrJ_G-0IctafHtj3Scoxx_A_BQckME_3uD6ueOdFIxCdrTwRI8Df/s1600/Cupcakes-+Ants+%25281%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zFXTyQGJS67s_Ej8zJi-QPfMfnED4tUCu5uywz-9W1zOyCgErnzbzWsIqzP5IBQy83ADIV-UbgdeSh3LHACal8AGXrJ_G-0IctafHtj3Scoxx_A_BQckME_3uD6ueOdFIxCdrTwRI8Df/s320/Cupcakes-+Ants+%25281%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653521103602033314" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">They were actually pretty good. (This was the beginning of the Staklands being my taste-testers. If I remember right, they approved!)</div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-28411991845997302172011-08-28T21:01:00.000-07:002011-08-31T17:59:12.825-07:00Little Pies<div style="text-align: center;">APRIL 2010 </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Here's my very first attempt to decorate cupcakes with Mimi. It was a very basic recipe, and they tasted great. We had a lot of fun making them, or more, making a mess :)
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlPlqj1IHkF5mXE5K3QnH45H5IQFgn1yF6nz4ZTn710gixQiDTOYBSp9Bd9Sjch43fmXwt4NvTOwhY8jQ8gwSi08a7oCEeh0nhGQdyElJpucx4wDLpGn6ASa0toR684qJZ8F2lVHurAOI/s1600/Spring+Break+%252892%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlPlqj1IHkF5mXE5K3QnH45H5IQFgn1yF6nz4ZTn710gixQiDTOYBSp9Bd9Sjch43fmXwt4NvTOwhY8jQ8gwSi08a7oCEeh0nhGQdyElJpucx4wDLpGn6ASa0toR684qJZ8F2lVHurAOI/s320/Spring+Break+%252892%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646124836542199602" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4imO29qqTwDwz3GfuW-ZJVl37Zghr_2vQJuce5P483H0XBO1JY8KDaSTz70XQI-qXLaTQGqmx2LI6ufqYMir7CoozfI_R-mj5GLSzjQN0Mw_1PtAI3rN1mTaFgnFTh_SFptYr3IRhW9Z2/s1600/Spring+Break+%252888%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4imO29qqTwDwz3GfuW-ZJVl37Zghr_2vQJuce5P483H0XBO1JY8KDaSTz70XQI-qXLaTQGqmx2LI6ufqYMir7CoozfI_R-mj5GLSzjQN0Mw_1PtAI3rN1mTaFgnFTh_SFptYr3IRhW9Z2/s320/Spring+Break+%252888%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646124828084773746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yay! I love fruit/chocolate pies :)</div></div>Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298750049361118118.post-10887131396981801772011-08-28T20:48:00.001-07:002011-08-31T17:52:31.413-07:00The BeginningI've been having a blast making, and sometimes more just frosting, cupcakes. I have several books (and a binder I've made from pictures online) to get ideas and recipes. I make at least one a month, but I spend way more time planning out the next one. :) Usually it's just a new way to decorate, but as I get "more experienced" with cupcakes, I want to try fancier recipes. It's been a slow process because I can only convince Marcus to eat so many (haha), but you'll see definite improvements. I've already made several different ones which I've posted on our family blog, so I'll cut and paste those for starters. Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506671309138995612noreply@blogger.com0