Raspberries & Champagne…Blueberries & Chocolate!
Living in Upstate New York this time of year, we’re blessed with an abundance of fruits, like raspberries and blueberries. Inspired, I paraded through the Internet to locate recipes that have me...
View ArticleLemons, Limes, Raspberries, and Blackberries
The lemon slices in my iced tea got me started on a recipe quest for lemons and limes. The raspberries and blackberries were bonuses from the hunt. And remember, I’m out for fresh-picked berries, here...
View ArticleATC fan needs your $10,000 vote!
One of our ATC readers, Lisa, has made it to the top five finals in the Jelly Belly $10,000 Cupcake Challenge with her cupcake creation titled, “Bubble Trouble.” Now Lisa’s “Bubble Trouble” cupcake...
View ArticlePapaya Cupcakes Galore!
Papaya. I never buy this fruit here in Upstate New York, having convinced myself that to enjoy it, I would need to be somewhere tropical. Not true, ATC readers! and here are the papaya cupcake recipes...
View ArticleRosewater Cupcakes
Rosewater. A near completely forgotten about ingredient, except that I was daydreaming of France and how often the bakeries feature edible flowers. So, a petit selection of the loveliest of the...
View ArticleCupcakes by Carousel
As I said in my bio (albeit jokingly at the time), I thought my spot with ATC might entice my parents to get into the act. Sure enough, while visiting them, my mother and I went out on a cupcake...
View ArticleTop It Off with Happy!
Is it possible to cupcake topping your way to happiness? Let’s start with the basics: a white cupcake with a white frosting. Vanilla-on-vanilla, and I’m going to add a little vanilla ice cream....
View ArticleAll About Almond!
Having recently feasted on a Cumbs Bake Shop “Almond Bliss” cupcake (pictured), I thought to gather some almond cupcake recipes for you. How about a Vegan Chocolate Cupcake with Almond Buttercream and...
View ArticleReal Watermelon Cupcakes
Since watermelon the fruit is such a fun, messy, summer treat, what opportunities doe we have to use watermelon fruit in a cupcake? From an Indiana kitchen came a watermelon cupcake recipe with...
View ArticleThe ‘What Would You Do’ Cupcake Dilemma
So I’m interested to know what you would do. Here’s a story from England’s Daily Mail – “Cupcake Calamity” – about cupcake bakery owner Rachel Brown of Need-A-Cake, who offered a Groupon and had to...
View ArticleOne Handsome Tom
What is it about Thanksgiving that invariably leads to pleas from turkeys for clemency? Do we see similar images from cows at Fourth of July? Fish and shrimp at New Year’s Eve? Perhaps the answer is...
View ArticlePop Quiz!
What do you get when you take a steak house owner and put him in a cupcakerie? Answer: Coke + Ruffles cupcakes! Now I know that everyone is thinking holiday cupcakes and presents, but, after all,...
View ArticleGhirardelli Chocolate Company Contest!
This is it. Your chance to enter Ghirardelli fame and Facebook feature. Recipe for your success: 1 – “Like” the Ghirardelli page on Facebook. 2 – Fill in your basic information, upload your recipe,...
View ArticleCupcakes with Bling!
Let’s face it. We start strong. We mean well. But in a few days, we’ll be thinking, “Smile!” as we count the remaining hours. I’ve found the perfect inoculation to the upcoming holiday stress:...
View ArticleOrnament Cakelets from Cupcake Envy
I’m going to put this under “cupcake,” even though I’m generally a purist and a round ball wouldn’t qualify as a cupcake. But ’tis the season, I’m on a quest for the most beautiful of holiday cupcakes,...
View ArticleMarzipan Snowman Tutorial
“May Bakes Cakes” of Corby, England has a Facebook page and she labels herself as “Artist.” It’s the right label. With creations like these snowmen, santa, and penguin, it’s the title I would confer...
View ArticleMulled Wine Cupcakes
Mmmm. Here’s the cupcake for you to share with Santa by the fireplace: mulled wine cupcakes. Not familiar with “mulled wine?” It’s wine, simmered with ingredients like cinnamon, allspice and cloves...
View ArticleHoosier Homemade for the Holidays!
Glitter, glitter, and more glitter! I just want these holidays to shine so that I can sing “Silver & Gold” along with Burl Ives when spinning the Rudolph soundtrack. What’s more perfect to go with...
View ArticleChristmas Stollen a la Cupcake!
Christmas stollen is such a favorite food at the holidays, who can resist the notion of converting it into a cupcake? Here’s one recipe for Christmas stollen cupakes from The Cupcake Project. Raisins,...
View ArticleIt’s Christmas Crunch Time!
Good Morning ATC Community! and welcome to the official start of crunch time. These are the days that we second-guess whether we did enough of everything and end up doing too much! If you’re like me,...
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