Here are the cupcakes I made this weekend:
Cute, huh? I think so. These are vanilla cupcakes (my absolute fave!) with honey cinnamon frosting. Delish! Now, I have made my share of ugly cupcakes... Lots of ugly actually. I decided to share some of the things I've made in the past on here -- to show how far I've come.
Both these pictures are of cupcakes made from boxed cake mix and canned frosting. Disappointing!
These are a little better... They are also made from scratch, but I hadn't mastered my piping skills yet... Well, I still haven't, but I get gradually better every time. From top to bottom: Coconut sponge cake with espresso buttercream, Guinness chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting, and finally, Graham cakes with key lime cream cheese frosting.
These are Brazilian "brigadeiros"... Chocolate truffles, basically. These were not made from scratch though, so they were a bit disappointing. Brigadeiros are one of the main things I still have to try making from scratch.
This was the first cake I ever made. I tried it last June for our friend's 25th birthday. It was actually more stressful than enjoyable to make. Not as beautiful as I'd hoped, but it was delicious, nevertheless.
And finally, this is the cake my boyfriend surprised me with on Valentine's Day. I was so shocked he baked all by himself! I mean, he's a great cook, but now baking?! I was very impressed, to say the least. He made everything from scratch and it was delicious! I wish I was this good when I first started, but unfortunately, as you can see, that was not the case. Anyway, that's that for tonight.
XOXO,
Marge
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