I baked these cupcakes in celebration of my sister’s birthday tomorrow, even if she swore off sweets for Lent. For this birthday surprise, my sincere thanks goes out to Michelle, the Brown Eyed Baker and her recipe for Mocha Cupcakes with Espresso Buttercream Frosting. Out of respect for her copyright rights, …
For this experiment, I went over far too many recipes – each recipe proclaiming it’s the best. I was leaning toward Jim Lahey’s recipe, but changed my mind after seeing pictures of his chocolate chip cookies. It looked too skinny for my liking. I wanted my first batch to be …
The first time I tried to make cream puffs, it was an off-day. I followed a recipe that turned out badly. The puff’s not as puffy as I’d like. Only the cream filling was good. Let me correct that, it was perfect. While melting the sugar, my husband melted the …
Baking this little baby was pretty straightforward. Our place smelled of buttery goodness while the loaf was baking! Acknowledgement: The full and original version of this recipe can be found in The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking. Feel free to visit …
We received a Hamilton Beach stand mixer when we got married. It was always stored in the pantry, unopened and unused. The hand mixer pretty much did what it could and did a pretty good job, so there really wasn’t any need to use the stand mixer. Until I started …
Presenting tonight’s Yummy Experiment No. 14: Chocolate Cupcakes with Milk Chocolate Frosting. For this experiment, I used the recipe for Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Cake I found at the back of Hershey’s Cocoa 100% Cacao Natural Unsweetened. Instead of baking a cake, I baked cupcakes. For the milk chocolate buttercream …
