YUM-MY! Best Cupcakes I've EVER had!

Cupcakes are muffins with plastic surgery ~ Anonymous

A little while ago I tangled into a confusing web of cupcakes. I had stumbled upon the Oh Sugar! blog while trying to find ideas on the web for decorating a giant cupcake. The Oh Sugar! blog then lead me to Cakespy, (which I had visited before) but this time a recipe caught my eye, which then brought me to my now Favorite blog of all time. Pȃtisserie Natalie !!! I sometimes get lost in her blog for hours! Well, the recipe that caught my eye on Cakespy was by Natalie. It was a delicious sounding cupcake recipe. The base calls for a lemon pound cake and  the frosting is a blackberry buttercream & raspberry buttercreams! YUM! 

I knew I had to give it a try, and I'm so glad I did! They were DELISH!!

Unfortunately my 1M tip went M.I.A (and I was real mad!) so the frosting is not as pretty as it should be...  but you get the idea! 

Anyhow, I brought these over to a friends house for a dinner party and left with an empty platter. Most people who don't even like cupcakes liked them! I found they tasted Sooo fresh and summery! To make these delicious cupcakes you don't even need to make a trip to the grocery store, you'll probably have everything on hand at home. So, go over to cakespy and check out the recipe for Lemon Berry Cupcakes! 

This is not a very complicated recipe, yet this is not a recipe you can make with a couple of extra minutes. You need to have the time do it properly. ( Don't be like me, I tried to whip these up in half an hour before our friends dinner party! :( That didn't go over to well with my husband, because I ended up having about 50 tantrums trying to rush these guys- I chalk it up to jet lag more then anything!)

Until next time (which shouldn't be too long because I'm trying to constantly use my kitchen aid mixer) try these cupcakes and leave me some feedback!!!

xo

It was a MERRY Christmas!

"A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world!"

~ Charles Dickens

Christmas was great this year. This year everyone got what they wanted. Big and small. However I think I was the most spoiled this Christmas, my whole family chipped in to satisfy all my baking needs. From necessities like quiche pans & galette pans & a wire cooling rack (yeah- can you believe I didn't have one!) to the very fancy and really nonessential Madeleine pans. The biggest shock came when I arrived after breakfast to my mom's house and opened a big present that turned out to be a KITCHEN AID MIXER!!! (... and not just the basic mixer but the professional series one!)
Take a look!

A big THANK YOU again goes to everyone in my family that helped pitch in for this gift! I absolutely love it. One of my very good friends told me when I got it how much it will change my life- Wow! Was she ever right!! I love this thing, I've only had it about 10 days but already can't see my live without it.

So, what was the first thing I made with my mixer? That friends would be some traditional french Madeleines. Mmm Mmm they came out so well, and so fragrant! 

If you want to try Madeleines here's a fairly simple (yet yummy) recipe for beginners.

Here is what mine looked like:

They were my 1st ever attempts at Madeleines and they were SOOOOO yummy!! If you want a little twist on the traditional Madeleines try these or these . 

Just a couple of tips: 

✿Do clarify the butter that you will use. If you don't know how, check this out!

✿Don't over fill pans! otherwise there is no point to the dainty little Madeleine pan, as they become big poofy cakes!

✿Don't over bake, you want them to have a gorgeous golden color!

✿Do eat warm! They melt in your mouth, and your tummy will thank you.

I hope you all had lovely holidays, and I hope the New Year includes lots of delicious treats!