I took on the task of baking cupcakes for a friend's daughter's 3rd birthday. I opted for plain chocolate cupcakes using a Cook's Illustrated (maybe the smartest, usually-right-on cooking magazine out there) recipe with a surprise ingredient of sour cream (crazy! wild!) to make the cakes lighter and cut the sweetness a bit. Much needed, since I topped the cupcakes with super-sugary buttercream. This was my first attempt at buttercream and I don't know if I did something wrong or if I'm just not a fan of buttercream, but it was just ultrasweet, buttery, and otherwise pretty flavorless. Blech. I'm much more of a chocolate ganache girl.
All in all, I thought the project turned out well and all who partook in the results seemed happy. Including the birthday girl.
Perhaps my greatest source of pride: a homemade cupcake transporter
Also, in case you didn't see this article, or hadn't noticed during your blog travels, taking photos of food is a trend. (Duh.) Thank you for pointing that out, New York Times.
1 comment:
I don't know how the buttercream may have tasted, but it looks so pretty, festive!
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