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  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    So, I posted your idea of Cadbury egg cupcakes to a friends fb page because she makes tons of cupcake. Another friend posted Cadbury 'scotch' eggs. I was horrified until I realized they were coated in cookie pieces and not sausage...
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    auddii wrote: »
    So, I posted your idea of Cadbury egg cupcakes to a friends fb page because she makes tons of cupcake. Another friend posted Cadbury 'scotch' eggs. I was horrified until I realized they were coated in cookie pieces and not sausage...

    lmao
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Okay, so I tried the cadbury egg stuffed cupcakes. They're good, but I think they could be a lot better. I'm not too thrilled with the cake recipe that I used-- I couldn't use my standard chocolate because it's a thin batter and the instructions said that the batter needs to be thick so the egg doesn't wobble around. But I think I want to try it with my butter cake batter, which is thick and is also a much milder flavor-- I feel like the cadbury egg got lost with the chocolate cake. So now I'm thinking butter cake, white frosting, drizzle of chocolate ganache on top. Also, my eggs sank! I think I needed to spoon more batter into the tin before putting them in.

    But anyway, it was still pretty damn good. Here are the pics.


  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Looks good! Not fond of Cadbury eggs though.
  • chubby_checkers
    chubby_checkers Posts: 2,354 Member
    Okay, so I tried the cadbury egg stuffed cupcakes. They're good, but I think they could be a lot better. I'm not too thrilled with the cake recipe that I used-- I couldn't use my standard chocolate because it's a thin batter and the instructions said that the batter needs to be thick so the egg doesn't wobble around. But I think I want to try it with my butter cake batter, which is thick and is also a much milder flavor-- I feel like the cadbury egg got lost with the chocolate cake. So now I'm thinking butter cake, white frosting, drizzle of chocolate ganache on top. Also, my eggs sank! I think I needed to spoon more batter into the tin before putting them in.

    But anyway, it was still pretty damn good. Here are the pics.



    I'd still eat them! They look pretty too!

  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Those are beautiful!! Hm, I have nothing helpful with keeping them from sinking. But, it makes me wonder if you could just put one in the cookie/brownie stuffed with candy concoction. Having the cookie dough base keeps everything from sinking. Not very helpful for the cupcakes though.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    auddii wrote: »
    Those are beautiful!! Hm, I have nothing helpful with keeping them from sinking. But, it makes me wonder if you could just put one in the cookie/brownie stuffed with candy concoction. Having the cookie dough base keeps everything from sinking. Not very helpful for the cupcakes though.

    I'm pretty sure all I need to do is put more batter in the bottom of the cup. I just put a little and then I think I kinda pushed them down because I was worried about them rolling. It didn't occur to me that I would want them not to be at the very bottom. I plan to experiment again next week because I think they have the potential to be awesome.

    Also I got a gig doing an open house at the local country club, so that'll be some awesome exposure and it'd be nice to have a show stopper for it.
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    Okay, so I tried the cadbury egg stuffed cupcakes. They're good, but I think they could be a lot better. I'm not too thrilled with the cake recipe that I used-- I couldn't use my standard chocolate because it's a thin batter and the instructions said that the batter needs to be thick so the egg doesn't wobble around. But I think I want to try it with my butter cake batter, which is thick and is also a much milder flavor-- I feel like the cadbury egg got lost with the chocolate cake. So now I'm thinking butter cake, white frosting, drizzle of chocolate ganache on top. Also, my eggs sank! I think I needed to spoon more batter into the tin before putting them in.

    But anyway, it was still pretty damn good. Here are the pics.



    Cute!

    I wonder if they have any Peep cupcakes haha.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    dunnodunno wrote: »
    Okay, so I tried the cadbury egg stuffed cupcakes. They're good, but I think they could be a lot better. I'm not too thrilled with the cake recipe that I used-- I couldn't use my standard chocolate because it's a thin batter and the instructions said that the batter needs to be thick so the egg doesn't wobble around. But I think I want to try it with my butter cake batter, which is thick and is also a much milder flavor-- I feel like the cadbury egg got lost with the chocolate cake. So now I'm thinking butter cake, white frosting, drizzle of chocolate ganache on top. Also, my eggs sank! I think I needed to spoon more batter into the tin before putting them in.

    But anyway, it was still pretty damn good. Here are the pics.



    Cute!

    I wonder if they have any Peep cupcakes haha.

    There are all sorts of peep treats on Pinterest!

    Speaking of Peeps, anyone ever tried roasting your peeps like marshmallows? It is a little sad to watch their faces melt but the sugar carmelizes and you'll never eat a regular toasted marshmallow or S'mores again...

  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    Dessert at our work dinner last night. Hazelnut chocolate cake with salted caramel gelato. I split this with a colleague and wished I had it all to myself, or at least that I had ordered my own gelato... It was one of the best salted caramel ones I've had.

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  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Yay! I'm glad you got that one and that it was as good as I imagined it would be.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Wow that looks incredible.
  • marissafit06
    marissafit06 Posts: 1,996 Member
    auddii wrote: »
    Those are beautiful!! Hm, I have nothing helpful with keeping them from sinking. But, it makes me wonder if you could just put one in the cookie/brownie stuffed with candy concoction. Having the cookie dough base keeps everything from sinking. Not very helpful for the cupcakes though.

    I'm pretty sure all I need to do is put more batter in the bottom of the cup. I just put a little and then I think I kinda pushed them down because I was worried about them rolling. It didn't occur to me that I would want them not to be at the very bottom. I plan to experiment again next week because I think they have the potential to be awesome.

    Also I got a gig doing an open house at the local country club, so that'll be some awesome exposure and it'd be nice to have a show stopper for it.

    The cupcake looks yummy! Have you considered using the small cadbury eggs? They have the packs of mini eggs that might not have as much of a sinking issue.

    http://www.amazon.com/Cadbury-Easter-Creme-12-Count-Containers/dp/B0047454KG
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    auddii wrote: »
    Those are beautiful!! Hm, I have nothing helpful with keeping them from sinking. But, it makes me wonder if you could just put one in the cookie/brownie stuffed with candy concoction. Having the cookie dough base keeps everything from sinking. Not very helpful for the cupcakes though.

    I'm pretty sure all I need to do is put more batter in the bottom of the cup. I just put a little and then I think I kinda pushed them down because I was worried about them rolling. It didn't occur to me that I would want them not to be at the very bottom. I plan to experiment again next week because I think they have the potential to be awesome.

    Also I got a gig doing an open house at the local country club, so that'll be some awesome exposure and it'd be nice to have a show stopper for it.

    The cupcake looks yummy! Have you considered using the small cadbury eggs? They have the packs of mini eggs that might not have as much of a sinking issue.

    http://www.amazon.com/Cadbury-Easter-Creme-12-Count-Containers/dp/B0047454KG

    Yep that's what I used. :)
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Breakfast this morning. I had the cannoli donut (bottom left) and the black raspberry jam one. Tasty, but my favorite is still Boston Cream (middle).

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    Where are people getting these cannoli donuts?!

    Also, IN for cookie butter cups!

    I found the cannoli donut at a little bakery around here, but they are becoming more popular.

    Safeway has not gotten on that bandwagon. :disappointed: We don't have a local bakery anymore, she closed down. What I'm excited about, though, is I'm probably going to FL at the end of the month, which means Tarpon Springs and Hellas bakery! I love their chocolate kok (long o). This was the closest pic I could find, but I'll take my own when the time comes.

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  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    These aren't super pretty (or at least, they look the same as any other of my cupcakes) but they were super good. I have been looking for a good lemon cupcake recipe-- I've tried 3 and disliked them all. I like really soft, light, fluffy cake and so anything dense is a no-go. Especially with lemon. This one is perfect.

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    Here's the recipe I used:

    http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2014/07/17/raspberry-lemon-cupcakes/

    I didn't do the raspberry icing because I didn't have any raspberry jam, so I just made lemon buttercream instead.

    It's simple and beautiful. You do great work, lady!
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    I am having a sweets filled week! I think it might be time for a spring cleanse, we haven't done one in a long time!

    Yesterday I got my Girl Scout cookies. Ordered from 2 girls. Exact same order. 2 boxes each: Samoas, Tagalongs, Doh si dohs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.

    Yesterday my boss took me to lunch. We went to a little soda fountain that serves the "worlds smallest hot fudge sundae". It is the perfect size. If you eat 3 of them.

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    Today is my boss's birthday. She's originally from Boston so I got her two cakes. A Boston Creme Cake, and a St Louis Gooey Butter Cake (red velvet flavor). I did t take a pic before someone cut into it LOl!46pqu4dskd9g.jpg


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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Yum!
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    LOL I just realized when I post pics from my phone they come out gigantic, which means the world's tiniest hot fudge sundae looks pretty normal sized! It is about 4 skinny spoonfuls of ice cream.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Kruggeri wrote: »
    LOL I just realized when I post pics from my phone they come out gigantic, which means the world's tiniest hot fudge sundae looks pretty normal sized! It is about 4 skinny spoonfuls of ice cream.

    The spoon gave a pretty good idea. Yeah that wouldn't be satisfying to me, but it does look good.