Edited 8/15: The Chocolate Chip Cookie Challenge Link-up is now live! See the (and submit your) best chocolate chip cookie recipes here. Is there anything better than a warm chocolate chip cookie filled with gooey, melted chocolate? Add in a tall glass of cold milk and I’m a happy camper. Even though the chocolate chip […] Read more…
July 2012 archive
How to Make Cupcake Wrappers
You know those cupcake liners that have really cool designs…and then you bake a cupcake in them, and the design disappears? Or it looks all brown and greasy? I’ve spent way too much time pondering which cupcake liners would look good after baking. When I entered a cupcake competition, the obsession went to a new […] Read more…
Mini Quinoa Frittatas
Life is a little hectic right now. First there was the baking competition, which took up a good amount of my time. At the same time, I was looking for a new place to live and found a house to rent after a few weeks of searching around town. Which means the one thing many […] Read more…
Award-Winning Ginger Root Beer Float Cupcakes
On Sunday, I shared the story of my first baking competition at the Sacramento Chef Challenge. I developed this Ginger Root Beer Float Cupcake recipe to fit the “Hot Summer’s Night” theme and also incorporate the secret ingredient, ginger. I tried different combinations of ginger beer, root beer, fresh ginger, and ground ginger, and I found […] Read more…
Battle Cupcakes: My First Baking Competition
I hope you’re ready for an epic blog post. Usually my posts are a quick read – just photos, short description/story, and recipe. However, this is the story of my first baking competition, which was a 3 day marathon of baking, frosting, and then serving cupcakes to over 1,000 people, so it requires a little more […] Read more…