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A Dash of This & A Pinch of That

Where do I begin. I had been contemplating what kind of cake to make for an upcoming Birthday. I definitely wanted a cake that incorporated fruit. First I thought of a lemon cake with rasberry filling and light whipped cream frosting, a strawberry cake with fresh strawberries…then I stumbled onto the thought of, dare I say it, Coconut. That oh-so-lovely, transports-you-to-the-beach, fruit. It’s a coconut, upon coconut, upon coconut of a cake. Luckily I already had most of the ingredients […]

Posted by Miss Sweet On Jan - 20 - 2012 2 Comments READ FULL POST

Happy Martin Luther King Day! And it was a ‘happy’ day for me, I got to bake all day. Yay! It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve baked anything and today I decided to go crazy. First I made home-made whipped cream. I honestly kind of had to; the heavy cream I had was about to expire in a couple days, so what better than to use it for a light and fluffy whipped cream. You can eat it plain, […]

Posted by Miss Sweet On Jan - 7 - 2012 Add Comments READ FULL POST

The Holidays are here…where does the time go! I figured since it being Thanksgiving time, that I should attempt a ‘pie-like’ cupcake. I toyed with apple pie, coconut cream pie, pecan pie, but finally decided on a banana cream pie cupcake and just so happened to have some very ripe bananas on hand, which are the staple for this cupcake. I was worried it might turn out too much like banana bread, but was glad the final cake was spongy […]

Posted by Miss Sweet On Nov - 22 - 2011 2 Comments READ FULL POST

Saturday, November 5, 2011 Where do I begin…I have been contemplating a baking blog for quite some time and finally got the inspiration to start one. So today, I decided to start by making a basic vanilla cupcake with a butter cream frosting, that at the last minute turned into a ‘coconut’ butter cream frosting. Now I was excited about the ‘from-scratch’ batter, since I usually go the quick ‘box’ route. The batter turned out a little runny, so fingers […]

Posted by Miss Sweet On Nov - 6 - 2011 3 Comments READ FULL POST

Vanilla Cupcakes with Coconut Buttercream Frosting The following recipe makes around 30 cupcakes Cupcake Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups cake flour, not self-rising 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes 4 large eggs 1 cup whole milk 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract Cupcake Recipe: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line cupcake pans with paper liners and set […]

Posted by Miss Sweet On Nov - 6 - 2011 Add Comments READ FULL POST
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