So, I didn't get around to those cupcakes Sunday night....but I did last night! And I think we have some winners.
My two fall-inspired creations:
~ Carrot (Cup)cakes with Chai Vanilla Frosting
~ Pumpkin Cupcakes, also with Chai Vanilla Frosting
In true Shannon form, I forgot to take pictures, after telling myself all night to remember to do that. (In my defense, my concentration may have been imposed upon by a broken pipe spewing water behind the fridge.)
I did both of these entirely from scratch, and came up with the recipes myself (with inspiration from a variety of cookbooks and recipes). I'm really happy that they turned out well - that my guesstimations of how baking powder and flour and baking soda and all that interact turned out to be pretty spot-on (THIS time - no promises for the future!). The frosting was also thought up and created by me - yep, chai frosting. I wish all my Wheaton ladies were around to try this!
More cupcake adventures to come - my quest to become a master baker has officially commenced!
Shannon
Yum! Sounds fabulous.
ReplyDeleteIt was pretty delicious - particularly the pumpkin one. I'll have to make it for you sometime!
ReplyDeleteYou should post the recipe so I can try it (but chances are that since you made it up you don't remember the exact amounts of everything :) Chai frosting sounds heavenly!
ReplyDeleteDone! Check out this morning's early post. : ) Hope it turns out well for you! I tried to keep track of everything I was doing as I did it....
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