Finally...The pics..

I wish I had a better eye for photography, but here are a few shots of the fun anyway! The walnuts for the carrot cupcakes were off of my Grandpa's walnut tree.

I went with a classic cream cheese frosting and topped with some coconut flake for fun. I think next time I will toast the coconut for added flavor, texture and color. The other was a vanilla cupcake with a raspberry glaze with a vanilla buttercream. As for the final review, I was told that a person who will remain unnamed ate the last cupcake without throwing the box away. The Big Boss went to get a cupcake only to discover an empty box...let's just say I don't think the guilty party wants to confess anytime soon :)

In the meantime I am working on some for the party this Saturday. The winning flavors will be:

1. Triple chocolate with a pink peppermint frosting

2. Red velvet with cream cheese frosting

3. Raspberry Lemonade

4. Snickerdoodle with cinnamon vanilla frosting

D'Lish!!!

Cupcakes Oh My!!!

So I am back to my kitchen to test a new recipe for cupcakes! My co-workers will be my official tasters tomorrow. They will be thrilled!

I am trying to perfect something for my soon to be sister-in-law's bridal shower that we are throwing the first week in August. She is a super sweet girl, but she so lucky to be marrying my baby brother. He is amazing. He has grown up to be a real man. He can fix anything, works his butt off and has a huge heart. My daughter LOVES her uncle Mike and Nolie (my nephew) love his Mike, Mike.

As for the cupcakes that are in the running we have decided: red velvet (her favorite) and carrot cupcakes (Mike's new favorite that I made him last week), but I need something a bit more summery & fresh and with a traditional butter cream frosting!

Wish me luck, photos and if all goes well a recipe to follow!

xoxo,


Staci

Tick Tock

Oh my...since I was very young, my earliest and most fond memories were always in the kitchen. My Grandmothers were bakers. Anytime I went to Granny's she had a fresh batch of something wonderful in the cookie jar...anything from your classic chocolate chip to something tropical and adventurous. It always made me feel warm and loved. I believe that is why cooking gives me sheer joy. I feel like a child when I am in the kitchen. I get out my Kitchen Aide and I am a giddy little girl that is ready to explore. I remember coming home from grade school and pulling out my Mom's huge cook books to find recipes for pies, cookies and anything wonderful. I was so little and fearless of the kitchen. I could do, make or be anything in the kitchen and when I was done there were (almost) always smiling faces as they sampled my creations. Usually the only person that was sour with me was Mom, but only because of the HUGE mess her kitchen was. She always forgave my thoughtlessness of her space.





So I have decided that my gift is to make others happy through food. Not only can I bring a little joy to someone else, but I have found that into my adulthood anytime I am stressed out, sad or lonely can be cured by a day in the kitchen baking. It is my happy. It brings me peace and it makes me tick.