I Think I’m Sick of Baking (For Now)

Same mini cupcake recipe. New amazingly delicous bakery type frosting recipe. Yum. Yum. Yum.

Ready For the OvenTime To FrostDelicious!

Notes about the frosting (in case you’re going to make it):

  • It’s beige, so you have to adjust your food coloring accordingly. Otherwise you end up with ugly muted colors. Yes, I speak from experience.
  • It’s not as easy to spread as most other buttercream frostings. It seems heavier, even with a lot of air beat into it. Got me.
  • It sets beautifully.
  • I followed reviewers’ advice to a) use butter flavored Crisco instead of regular Crisco; b) use butter instead of margarine; and c) cut back on the powdered sugar.

On a somewhat related note (the cupcakes are part of the break the fast), I hope everyone has an easy and meaningful fast. Shana tova.

6 Comments »

Luc

October 11th, 2005 | 10:14 pm

Can sinners still enjoy you colourful yummy cupcakes?

marissa

October 12th, 2005 | 2:29 pm

looks great - have an easy fast. see you back in LA soon.

TCB

October 12th, 2005 | 4:56 pm

huh, I’ve never seen margarine used in any buttercream recipes. Interesting. Just a FYI; I made the magnolia bakery recipe for cupcakes, but remembered a lot of folks complain that they turn out too dry. So I halved the milk portion and used half milk, half whipping cream instead og the full amt of milk—YUMMY!
You may want to try that to get a richer, moist cupcake, if you recover from all this baking.

Smoove D

October 12th, 2005 | 6:36 pm

Margerine is the work of Satan, and not in a good way. Butter is a better option, as it doesn’t contain trans fats or other sketchy chemicals.

nu.

October 13th, 2005 | 8:14 am

ooh. you have got to stop posting muffin pictures! it’s cruel, just looking at pictures of yum, and never, ever, getting to taste them.
cruel, i tell ya.

Pauly D

October 14th, 2005 | 7:59 am

Mmmmm.

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