Archive for November, 2010
teacher’s pet
I made these cupcakes for MM who thought of a creative and delicious way to honor her children’s teachers during this past teacher’s day. Yes, I know this post is waaay too late but I was having trouble with my web host, so there.
Anyway, MM gave me the details to put on the label and one of them read: From Bumblebee Joshua. Later on when MM got the cupcakes, she explained that her son was in section Bumblebee in his kindergarten class. And of course bees abound where the flowers are so my Blooming Garden cupcakes were the perfect partner for my Buzzy Bee cupcakes as MM added them to the gift array. I bet Joshua and his brother earned extra points from their teachers!
November 23rd, 2010
Basketball Cupcakes – dome-shaped cupcakes decorated like a basketball, frosted with slightly sweetened whipped cream tinted orange and piped with semisweet chocolate markings. Price available upon request.
alley-oop time
This was my first time making basketball cupcakes and I debated in my mind how to decorate them. Do I make separate toppers or just decorate straight on the cupcake? As I am partial to chocolate, I thought of making chocolate toppers. Alas, I did not have enough time as I was given less than a week’s notice by E._ so I just decided to turn the cupcakes into edible basketballs.
My chocolate butter cupcakes are a perfect fit as they bake into a dome, unlike my devil’s food which have flat tops. I tried a creme ivoire topping (a white chocolate glaze courtesy of Rose Levy Beranbaum) and tinted it orange. I also tried a whipped cream topping. I told E._ that the whipped cream topping will most likely appeal to the children who will attend the party. She texted me back and said that the cupcakes were for grown ups. Oops, my bad. E._ must have been smiling (and probably laughing as well) while texting that message to me. 
Anyway, I suggested another flavor that I knew will be a hit with them: mocha with bits of chocolate coffee candies. So I made one batch chocolate butter and one batch mocha. Yum.
Later on, I found out from M._ who picked up the cupcakes that the desserts were for E._’s boyfriend who was celebrating his birthday. Thanks, E._! I’m sure your party was fab!
November 22nd, 2010
I Love You Cupcakes – cupcakes decorated with chocolate letters that spell “I LOVE YOU”, chocolate hearts and marshmallow flowers. Price and cupcake flavor available upon request.
all you need is love
This was a rush order from P._ . Rush, as in he called me the night before he needed the cupcakes. Fortunately, I had time in my hands so I gladly accepted the order.
P._ didn’t tell me what the cupcakes were for. All he said was that he will be bringing these to a date on Tuesday night. I know it’s none of my business but as I started baking until I got to decorating, I got curiouser and curiouser like Alice (in Wonderland). Surely, these are for someone special. What is P._ and his special person celebrating? I can tell during our telephone conversations that P._ was excited. I think he called me more than 10 times and we discussed about how the cupcakes will be arranged in the box, the color of the box, if there is a ribbon, if there will be sprinkles and what color will they be, are the cupcakes dense (they’re soft) and the frosting sweet (it is ganache so it is not cloyingly sweet). He said he set their date at around 7:30 pm so he had to rush from work to pick up the cupcakes and go back to keep his date.
When we finally met, I showed P._ the cupcakes and he said they were as he imagined them to be—impressive I hope! And without me asking, he told me it was for his and his significant other’s monthsary. Aww, ain’t that sweet. I honestly thought he was going to propose and will hide a ring somewhere in one of the cupcakes. Heck, maybe I just watch too many movies.
Thanks P._ and I hope your special someone enjoyed your gift!
November 18th, 2010
