tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62399195241665782042024-03-12T20:34:49.955-07:00Cup-e-Cake GangWe'll Frost You!Cup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.comBlogger218125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-78544227780496991782017-03-20T19:08:00.004-07:002017-03-20T19:20:41.022-07:00Salted Caramel Macarons <span style="font-size: large;">Guess who's back, back again</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Cass is back, tell a friend!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">I do not believe anyone will read this post
as I have no social media and no friends. I have one friend so this is
for you friend. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">I recently was gifted a box of almond flour
that expires in May so I have two months to make as many macarons as I
can. I've already made two batches and shared them with my co-workers,
who at this point love them but let’s see what happens when they get macarons
every week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Macarons are a great cookie that I adore and
despise at the same time. They are great when you make them well and are
proud of yourself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That feeling of
watching the feet form as you sit next to the oven keeping an eye on them through the
tiny oven window and then the next day you make another batch and you over whip
something or over fold the batter or turn the oven off accidentally after the
first batch and try to cook the rest of the cookies in a cooling oven wondering
why they are taking so long to bake without realizing the oven is off and then
you burn them trying to save them, but I digress. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">I am no expert.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just gonna say that right now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you came here to learn how to make the
best macaron you are in the wrong blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With that being said lets get
started. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>Step One</b>: Separate your egg whites from the yolk. One person on the internet said they should age, while I dont want to have my eggs out for weeks I decided to separate them the day before, stick it in the fridge and then bring to room temp the next day. </span><br />
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<b>Step Two</b>: Prepare your baking sheets. I am now a fan of the mise en place. Get all your crap ready so that once you start whipping up your egg whites you can BAM BAM BAM.<br />
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It is at this point that I realized I should have been taking ALL of my photos horizontally...sorry about that fans, all the pictures you are about to witness will be vertical.<br />
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<b>Step Three</b>: (as part of your mise en place) sift your powder sugar and then your almond flour<br />
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<b>Step Four</b>: Sift your powdered sugar almond flour mixture AGAIN. The fancy people who make macarons all the time have food processors to ensure that the dry ingredients are incorporated and fine, the poor people who rarely make macarons dont have fancy things like "food processors" so we must sift and sift.<br />
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<b>Step Five</b>: Time to start whipping up your egg whites. Oh wait...I actually strained my egg whites. Yeah I know that is weird and a lot of macaron experts say that straining your whites doesnt matter. But I find that when I DO strain, I have a better foot and cookie in general. So to the sieve egg whites!!<br />
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<b>Step Six</b>: Great, finally we can whip up our egg whites. Get it nice and foamy.<br />
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OHHH good picture Cassandra. Look at that lighting and that action shot. Marvel in my creative genius!<br />
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<b>Step Seven</b>: When the egg whites are foaming start to add the sugar carefully. Now, dont be jealous when you see the next picture, but I am using a unicorn bowl. Where can you get one you ask? Nowhere cause I MADE IT. WITH MY HANDS!<br />
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Ok now you let that go until you get stiff peaks. I am always worried about over mixing, under mixing. It give me anxiety.<br />
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<b>Step Eight</b>: Add some coloring. I was making a "Salted Caramel" macaroon and was thinking about adding brown coloring...but went with orange cause why not<br />
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<b>Step Nine</b>: Now we marry the dry with our egg whites. This part is called "macaronage" yep there is a fancy word for this. I am not the best at it so if you want a "how to" guide...look elsewhere.<br />
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<b>Step Ten</b>: The internet says you mix until it looks like "lava" so stand there mixing, questioning your own judgement, realize you've never seen lava in person and finally come to a point where you say "screw it, I hope this works" Then pour into a piping bag or a freezer bag (like I do)<br />
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<b>Step Eleven</b>: Ok, the best thing is to have a piping tip. You want a circle one which I own but currently its still at my parents house so I just cut the tip of this bag. The problem is, you will not get a clean circle when you start to pipe. I added salt to the top. This is salt that came from Kalaupapa that my friend harvested when she was visiting. Isnt that cool?!<br />
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Look at how uneven my shapes are!!!<br />
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<b>Step Twelve</b>: Rest the cookies until a skin forms on top, this helps the feet form. Then bake. Make sure you keep your oven on...<br />
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Look I got feet!!!! Without the foot these would just be a normal cookie.<br />
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<b>Step Thirteen</b>: Fill. Next time I will make my own caramel as this stuff was way to thin.<br />
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<b>Step Fourteen</b>: Eat them all!! Just kidding, pop them in the fridge and wait a while. They taste best after they mature.<br />
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And that is pretty much it. I love macarons. I love you. Be kind to one another.<br />
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Love and Frosting,<br />
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<br />Cup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-87354894672368602015-07-28T16:41:00.000-07:002015-07-28T16:41:01.767-07:00Its the Most Wonderful Time of the YEAR! NATIONAL CHEESECAKE DAY IS ON THURSDAY - JULY 30, 2015<br />
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Last year I didn't celebrate in the proper manner and I regret that to this day. I am making up for that. This year I will make TWO cheesecake related products. One on the actual day (with the help of two small children, so I'm sure it will be tasty).<br />
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Here is this years FIRST cheesecake: <br />
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<a href="http://cupecakegang.blogspot.com/2014/05/baileys-cheesecake.html?q=cheesecake" target="_blank">Baileys Cheesecake</a></div>
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<a href="http://cupecakegang.blogspot.com/2013/07/ginger-honey-cheesecake.html?q=cheesecake" target="_blank">Ginger Honey Cheesecake </a></div>
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<a href="http://cupecakegang.blogspot.com/2012/11/gingerbread-cheesecake.html?q=cheesecake" target="_blank">Gingerbread Cheesecake</a></div>
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<a href="http://cupecakegang.blogspot.com/2012/10/candy-corn-cheesecake.html?q=cheesecake" target="_blank">Candy Corn Cheesecake</a></div>
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<a href="http://cupecakegang.blogspot.com/2012/07/national-cheesecake-day.html?q=cheesecake" target="_blank">Apple Cheesecake AND Bacon Cheesecake</a></div>
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<a href="http://cupecakegang.blogspot.com/2012/06/japanese-cheesecake.html?q=cheesecake" target="_blank">Japanese Cheesecake</a></div>
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<a href="http://cupecakegang.blogspot.com/2011/10/cheesecake-balls.html?q=cheesecake" target="_blank">Cheesecake Balls</a></div>
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<a href="http://cupecakegang.blogspot.com/2011/07/national-cheesecake-day.html?q=cheesecake" target="_blank">Heath Bar Cheesecake</a></div>
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<a href="http://cupecakegang.blogspot.com/2011/07/smore-cheesecake-please.html?q=cheesecake" target="_blank">Smore Cheesecake</a></div>
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<a href="http://cupecakegang.blogspot.com/2011/06/golden-oreo-cheesecakeyummy.html?q=cheesecake" target="_blank">Golden Oreo Cheesecake </a></div>
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<a href="http://cupecakegang.blogspot.com/2010/11/mini-pumpkin-cheesecake.html?q=cheesecake" target="_blank">Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake</a></div>
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Wow. That is a lot of Cheesecakes. You know when you go to Cheesecake Factory and they have cheesecakes between two layers of cake, and you eat it and you feel like you will die from happiness and also diabetes? That is the feeling I was trying to capture with this years cheesecake. It did not turn out the way I intended, but that was largely due to the fact that I was not prepared with the proper kitchen tools. </div>
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Love and Frosting,<br />
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Cup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-13657840416304899452015-03-02T14:35:00.001-08:002015-03-03T11:16:45.361-08:00Strawberry Jam Lemon Bars (are gross)Hello Everyone,<br />
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Look! Another blog post!<br />
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YAY!<br />
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Kateri, I hope you are happy because I am pretty sure you are the only person who reads these things. Every time I write these things I am sure my grammar is horrid and I worry because you have an English degree so I wonder if you are correcting it in your mind as you read. Which you probably are.<br />
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So. I rarely bake in my new apartment, partially because I don't have most of my baking stuff AND partially because I'm lazy.<br />
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I had the desire to bake this weekend so I made one thing that was yummy and one thing that I threw out.<br />
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Here is the one I threw out:<br />
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I have made lemon bars before, and they were delicious. The problem here was the strawberry jam. I really should have used fresh strawberries. But we live and learn right.<br />
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So even thought they were disgusting, well not completely disgusting I did eat one but they could have been so much better. Here we go.<br />
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The thing about this batch is I wanted the lemon bars to have a crumble. As you can tell from the pictures, my crumble was not a crumble but more like a top crust.<br />
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and now here is a picture of my kitchen!<br />
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now for the lemon filling<br />
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So....there you have it. A lot of things could have been better in this recipe, but whatever.<br />
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Hope you like reading (Kateri).<br />
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Love and Frosting,<br />
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Cup-e-Cake GangCup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-90054301951804078522015-02-26T21:25:00.002-08:002015-02-26T21:25:57.291-08:00Seahorse CookiesHello Everyone,<br />
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Look at these...LOOK AT THEM!<br />
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I am so proud of them, I think they turned out so cute!<br />
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I had some major issues with these. Like stress inducing breath into a paper bag issues.<br />
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I moved out of my parents home about 7 months ago but because I am lazy I have kept all of my baking/decorating things at my parents house (to be honest most of my things are still there). Traffic in Hawaii is HORRIBLE. When I leave work at 4 I get to my new place in 35-45 minutes. Going to my parents house takes a good 1 - 1 1/2 HOURS. With that being said I didn't want to base the cookies, come back during the week and have to do the top coat and so forth and so on.<br />
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What is the perfect solution to this problem? Well Royal Icing Transfers! I have done them before (and now that I am thinking about it, I've always had some issue with them) but I knew this would work.<br />
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We start out by printing the design you want. This time its seahorses (for a baby shower, which is kind of funny cause in the ocean its the male seahorses that hold the babies, have you SEEN them spewing the babies out into the wild, its rather disgusting you should youtube it...I just did it again and yes, it is gross.) <br />
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Here is where I went wrong, I used parchment paper. I didn't at the time know that this was going to be an issue. The last time I did transfers, the icing ended up drying wavy, not flat so when I lay it down on the base of the cookie it wouldn't lay flat. Ending up breaking. I THOUGHT this problem would be solved by taping down the parchment more, like really really taping the parchment down so there was no bumps. <br />
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After it started to dry for a while I realized that it was not drying flat and there was a bump between the bottom and the tail (you will see what I mean later). According to the internet as the royal icing drys the parchment pulls the water out and then the water goes into the parchment and crinkles it. Wax paper won't do this (supposedly, I couldn't find wax paper so I have yet to test this theory).<br />
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So anyway you let them dry. Bake some cookies, lay out the base of those cookies, let them dry and then careful take the transfers off.<br />
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This taught me something. Things can go wrong, but it is how we deal with the misfortunate and make them work. I think I made these work. Granted fixing a broken royal transfer isn't the same as fixing life situations but you all know what I mean. </div>
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Who actually made it to the end of this post!?!?!? I was considering writing about my life as a single woman living on her own for the first time ever (was gonna call it Single Mixed Female) but I have yet to put words to page, I have some good stories man. If you made it to this paragraph, HIGH FIVE!!!!</div>
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Cup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-30830435304254627902014-12-01T17:29:00.002-08:002014-12-01T17:32:45.267-08:00Gingerbread Butter Mochihello.<br />
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happy holidays.<br />
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i hope your thanksgivings went well.<br />
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mine did, thanks for asking.<br />
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i ate hot dogs (i always want to write hot gods, which is wrong).<br />
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to get us in the holiday spirit i made something.<br />
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something that was yummy.<br />
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i think i invented it.<br />
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i couldn't find a recipe so i am going to say that i DID invent it (and since hardly anyone reads this thing, no one will dispute me - insert maniacal laughter) <br />
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recipe at the end if you care to give it a try.<br />
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throw them in the oven and then you get these!<br />
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yummy.<br />
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RECIPE (i just used the butter mochi recipe and added gingerbread things, creative)<br />
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Gingerbread Butter Mochi<br />
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<span style="color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>1 (16 oz) box mochiko flour</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>2 teaspoons cloves</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>2 teaspoons ginger (it was a little gingery...might want to cut that down)</b></span></span><br />
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your oven hot (whisper sweet nothings in his burners). Preheat to 350. Name your oven (mine is named Dwight).
Mix the dry. Mix the wet (minus the butter) in another bowl. THEN
mix them all together (man too hard). Add the melted butter. Mix.
Pour. Throw in Dwight. Bake for like an hour. Cool. Eat. Take a
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Cup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-21043653649214894352014-10-30T12:26:00.000-07:002014-10-31T09:12:24.007-07:00candy corn day 2014!Hello Everyone!<br />
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Did you all pass out because I haven't posted a blog in...how long has it been? <br />
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Well, who knows I'm to lazy to click on another button to find out.<br />
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The point is, I couldn't possibly miss Candy Corn Day.<br />
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But first let me discuss something important. Have you ever been like, not sad, but have no drive to do anything other than the usual stuff. That is pretty much what I have been feeling lately. I am happy to do everything but but I have no drive to bake or create.<br />
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Besides that I recently became a new homeowner and that is amazing! First off I didn't think I could do it alone and secondly...well no there is no secondly. I was contemplating writing a blog about my single woman experience in my own place (titled Single Asian Female) but along with neglecting this blog I never stared the second. I should, I have some AWESOME stories. I digress. Here is the other thing, while I moved, I actually haven't MOVED all of my stuff into my new place, I have this AMAZING kitchen (I pretty much bought the place based on the kitchen) but I don't have my baking things here yet, and I might never bring them over. <br />
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I would post a picture of my amazing kitchen but the island is really messy and I don't want you all to think Im a messy person (when, I kind of am).<br />
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CANDY CORN! That sugar/honey filled snack we all love to hate. This year I threw it in some rice crispy treats and called it a day.<br />
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Well it would seem that I missed National Bacon Day by one day. I swear the calendar said August 31st, but apparently it was yesterday.<br />
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That's fine, because in my book EVERYDAY is National Bacon Day.<br />
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Let us celebrate, with Bacon Brownies!!!<br />
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You all might have noticed that I haven't be posting lately, why is that? I recently became a homeowner!!! I feel like a particle grownup! This was the first time I baked in my new kitchen and I realized I did not move over much of my baking stuff. That includes my camera, so all of these lovely pictures were taken with my phone. </div>
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Step One: Gather ingredients. (in this case because you are lazy, that is just a box mix)</div>
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Step Two: Cook some bacon. Step Two.1: Burn your bacon (hahaha no don't be like me)</div>
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Step Five: Admire your new oven. I named him Fernando. HELLO Fernando!!!</div>
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Today is National Cheesecake Day and for the first time in...3 years I have not made a cheesecake to celebrate.<br />
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I feel HORRIBLE that I didn't have time this year to make one. I just didn't have the time this year, but I did have time to buy something called a Cream Cheese bar from Zippys<br />
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I have a good reason for it though, I recently became a homeowner! Isn't that exciting. Here is a picture of me in my new bedroom:<br />
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So there you have it. My first skipped Cheesecake day. <br />
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The moral of the story is that you dont have to MAKE a cheesecake to enjoy the day.<br />
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Love and Frosting,<br />
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<br />Cup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-66381405692137355712014-07-03T18:47:00.000-07:002014-07-03T18:48:28.216-07:00Finding Nemo CupcakesHello.<br />
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Look at what I made:<br />
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These look pretty amazing don't they! </div>
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So you all know how to make my version of Squirt and if you forget click <a href="http://cupecakegang.blogspot.com/2011/01/turtle-and-other-stuff-cupcakes.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
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Well I made some turtle cupcakes for my nephews first birthday party, someone posted it on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cup-e-Cake-Gang/254406590854?ref=hl" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and next thing you know I am getting an order for Nemo themed cupcakes. </div>
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Alright, I never made him before but I will do my best and not to toot my own horn but they are pretty badass. </div>
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So lets start off by learning how to make our friend Fabio, I mean Nemo.</div>
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HAPPY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DAY!!!!<br />
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You know what I learned today. People don't like to accept food from strangers. Yes these people might see me around campus every day but when you offer them food, they tend to give you a look of suspicion. I should have told them "don't worry! these aren't poisoned I don't know you well enough to want to kill you!" On second thought, that might not have worked. <br />
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So I made these. You all know that Chocolate Chip cookies are the bane of my existence. I am the WORST at making these. I want them to look pretty and they never turn out the way I envisioned. That makes me sad. </div>
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It has been a while hasn't it, what better way to come back than with a booze filled dessert?<br />
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I have been thinking about making this cheesecake for a while now and I finally did it! <br />
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It was yummy (albeit a little ugly, but that just gives it some character don't you think?).<br />
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Girl's Day was on March 3rd. Yeah kind of a long time ago...no no it wasn't just a week that isn't too long.<br />
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And of course I forgot to take pictures of the progress.<br />
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Okay my bucket list consists of the following things:<br />
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<li>Dance and sing in a burlesque show (like Christina Aguilera in Burlesque)</li>
<li>Compete in a food eating competition</li>
<li>See a whale shark</li>
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Perhaps my list needs to be longer? The main point is I need to see a whale shark before I die. They have them in aquariums in Atlanta, Georgia and Japan! My friend was recently in Japan and got to see some whale sharks (lucky). Since she is awesome and loves me she bought me the below stuffed whale shark. I would like you to meet Lord Chesterfield. I love him and sleep with him every night (along with Justin Beibers pants, a large stuffed ice cream sandwich). <br />
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I really wanted to give you all a lesson on whale sharks. So I Googled it, and then I realized I would have to read and in essence give you all a book report on whale sharks. That didn't sound like fun so if you are interested in learning about whale sharks, you can Google it yourself. </div>
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Cup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-8056701622615876772014-02-13T23:38:00.001-08:002014-06-19T00:05:23.647-07:00Blow Me One Last Kiss...Happy Valentines Day everyone!<br />
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Look how cute that looks!!! High five self, high five.<br />
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Okay they are super easy to make and I don't really have any fun or cute stories regarding Valentines day. I don't think I've ever had a Valentine…LIES! Once my friend Virhel said she would be my valentine cause I had none and her boyfriend was living in another state. So she set up the conference room with a "romantic" lunch complete with candles and it was so cute. I wonder if she remembers that.<br />
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I based this design on <a href="http://boldloft.com/" target="_blank">this</a>. I mean how cute are these?!?! ADORABLE right. (you know what I do love? Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. LOVE THEM!) <br />
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Roll it out and cut some circles, make some black royal icing.<br />
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Once they bake, cool them then throw on some frosting and then top them off.<br />
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OKAY friends. Be kind to one another. I feel like I should leave a pearl of wisdom. OH if you are feeling sad on Valentines day, just remember no one loves you on the other days either!<br />
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Not helping? Sorry.<br />
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Love and Frosting,<br />
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Cup-e-Cake GangCup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-62438174853266932292014-02-09T20:26:00.000-08:002014-06-19T00:04:31.464-07:00Honmei-chokoHELLO EVERYONE!!!<br />
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Where the hell have I been? Hibernating I guess and now I am ready to make my come back. I am going to be bigger than EVER and more entertaining, and like more awesome and I might even edit these things before I actually post them (maybe, lets not get carried away).<br />
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So its that time of year, perhaps my less favorite time because it reminds me that I am alone. Guess what?! Many people are alone and they seem perfectly fine (as am I).<br />
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ANYWHO…This year we are gonna learn something. Ready to get your learning on (disclaimer: I am getting my information from the internet, so if it is inaccurate I am very, very sorry).<br />
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I learned last week that the tradition in Japan is for the WOMEN to give gifts of (often) homemade chocolate to the man they fancy. How fun is that! I am usually the aggressor in a relationship so the fact that these women are like "hey you are cute, here eat these chocolate I like your face" makes me happy. In reverse the men give chocolate (or presents, not sure which) on March 14th known as White Day. I was told that this is also a tradition in Korea. The more you know. <br />
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Of course I need to make these right. Lets be cultural AND lazy. What do I mean lazy? These chocolate bon bon like things are very easy to make. Took me like 10 minutes. <br />
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Let them dry, place them in a fun box, jar, hand and you are good to go!<br />
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This is a fun tradition, however there is something pretty gross regarding this on the web. You can read all about that <a href="http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/02/05/valentines-day-is-coming-in-japan-if-youre-lucky-you-just-might-get-some-blood-and-hair/" target="_blank">here</a>. Be warned, its nasty. Click at your own risk.<br />
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Love and Frosting!!!<br />
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Cup-e-Cake GangCup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-44128751449936368222013-11-01T10:59:00.000-07:002014-06-19T14:53:32.543-07:00Ugh, More Candy Corn?I know what happened. You bought a bag of candy corn to celebrate the holiday with me and now you are stuck with a half full bag of candy corn. While in those few moments of weakness you did happen to dip your hand into the bag to satisfy your craving for something sweet (moments you quickly regretted 10 candy corn in). What will you do with it all? Throw it away? No you spent your good hard earned money on that crap.<br />
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Use it and then place it in the office common area...that sounds like an even better idea!<br />
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In one of those moments of weakness, I was standing in the kitchen eating candy corn (straight from the bag) and cashews. I thought to myself "HEY this isn't a bad combination, lets add other crap!"<br />
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And that is that. The pan was gone by the end of the day so I assume they are alright. I liked the one with less chocolate on it, but do whatever floats your boat.<br />
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I also made these bad boys. No pictures of the process...I guess that means its time to draw!!!<br />
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Cup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-37230279038336622512013-10-30T11:44:00.000-07:002014-06-19T14:53:55.622-07:00Candy Corn Day 2013!!!Why hello there. It has been a while. A long, long while.<br />
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Where have I been you might be wondering to yourself. Well it is not your concern.<br />
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I am back bitches! (and apparently slightly more aggressive than before). <br />
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Let's do this. <br />
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Candy Corn Day has become a sort of traditional holiday for me to celebrate.<br />
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Here are some past Candy Corn post:<br />
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<a href="http://cupecakegang.blogspot.com/2012/10/candy-corn-blondies.html" target="_blank">Candy Corn Blondies </a></div>
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<a href="http://cupecakegang.blogspot.com/2012/10/candy-corn-cheesecake.html" target="_blank">Candy Corn Cheesecake - my favorite :) </a></div>
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<a href="http://cupecakegang.blogspot.com/2011/10/happy-candy-corn-day.html" target="_blank">Boring Candy Corn Cookies</a></div>
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Now on to this year. CANDY CORN DAY 2013!!!!</div>
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What is that you might ask? Why is it called a torte you ponder. Tortes are layered cakes that don't have frosting on the outside. So it's not a cake. <br />
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I used a <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/337155/vanilla-pound-cake" target="_blank">pound cake</a> for the cake part.<br />
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I got fancy by making my own candy corn whipped cream! Impressed? You should be. <br />
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Let us get down to it.<br />
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So guess what...these will melt down into the bottom of the pan. Yeah good eats right there.<br />
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After it is baked and your cream concoction is chilled you will whip that up.<br />
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<br />Cup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-65099411172673964822013-08-19T18:40:00.000-07:002014-06-19T14:54:25.581-07:00Maple BACON Cinnamon RollsHello Everyone,<br />
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I love bacon. I have no shame in admitting it. I even wrote a poem/song about it. Here is is (dont you dare think about stealing it):<br />
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Poor little Wilbur</div>
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You didnt stand a chance</div>
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You'll be turned into bacon</div>
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and I'll do a little dance</div>
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Bacon bits in my pot</div>
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Thick enough to be a pork chop</div>
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Crispy bacon in my tummy</div>
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Crunchy and oily</div>
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and very yummy</div>
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Look at that!!! Yummy. I used Paula Deens Cinnamon Roll recipe found <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/cinnamon-rolls-recipe/index.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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Love and Frosting,</div>
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Cup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-77272447542588775502013-07-30T14:12:00.002-07:002014-06-19T14:57:11.113-07:00Ginger Honey Cheesecake HAPPY CHEESECAKE DAY EVERYONE!!!!<br />
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This is my favorite day of the year! <br />
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Here are some past cheesecakes:<br />
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This year I wanted to make something different. So I turned to my consultant <a href="http://www.weirdhawaii.com/" target="_blank">Kateri</a> for her wisdom and weird ideas. She suggested using using a Rice Puff candy for the crust of the cheesecake. Then we put our heads together to come up with the flavor of the cheesecake. It might have been her whole idea the combo of ginger and honey...I am not really sure. I will give her the credit and from here on out this cheesecake will be known as the KATERI!<br />
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Here we go! I used the basic cheesecake recipe that I always used.<br />
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Buy some of these from the store. I found them at Longs (but that might and probably is just a Hawaii thing). <br />
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Now the fun part. Find some crystalized ginger (if you are lazy like me) OR you can make it yourself (if you are awesomer than I). </div>
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HAPPY CHEESECAKE DAY!!!<br />
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Love and Cheesecake,<br />
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Cup-e-Cake GangCup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-62106813418104821942013-07-20T19:36:00.001-07:002013-07-20T19:36:49.604-07:001,000 Facebook Likes = GIVEAWAY!!<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">GIVEAWAY TIME!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">This time around I am giving away ONE DOZEN DECORATED COOKIES (a design of your choice, and I will do my best).</span><br />
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I haven't blogged in FOREVER! I guess the things I baked just didn't seem blog worthy, BUT I do intend on blogging about my french macarons cause while they might not be perfect all the time it would be nice to document the highs and lows of my macaron quest.<br />
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LEMON LOAF!!! I am posting this just for Marlene Baker kindly asked for it on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cup-e-Cake-Gang/254406590854" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page (other people may use it as well...but this is for you Marlene!) <br />
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1½ c. flour<br />
½ t. baking powder<br />
½ t. baking soda<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt<br />
3 eggs, room temp<br />
1 cup sugar<br />
2 tablespoons butter, softened<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
2 teaspoon lemon extract<br />
1/3 cup lemon juice<br />
1/2 cup oil<br />
zest of one lemon<br />
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1 cup powdered sugar<br />
2 tablespoons whole milk<br />
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract<br />
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1. Heat up your oven to 350 (name your oven, it will make it feel special and work harder) <br />
Grease and flour a 9 x 5 loaf pan.<br />
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2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. <br />
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3. In a medium bowl, combine eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla extract, lemon extract and lemon juice mix with your strong arm muscles <br />
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4. Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and blend until smooth. Add oil and lemon zest and mix well.<br />
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5. Pour into loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.<br />
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6. While its baking make the glaze. Mix all ingredients together (super hard!)<br />
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7. Remove from oven and pour glaze over it, then cool in pan on a rack.<br />
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It really is a lovely cake.<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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Love and Frosting,<br />
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Cup-e-Cake GangCup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-77788673393124535842013-04-16T16:10:00.003-07:002014-06-19T14:57:39.054-07:00Adopt-a-BeehiveHello Everyone,<br />
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Or in the tongue of my adopted bees "Buzz Buzzzzz"<br />
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A while ago my friend Kateri said to me "want to adopt a beehive with me?"<br />
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To which I responded "OF COURSE!!!"<br />
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Who would pass up the opportunity to adopt a beehive? What is this? The University of Hawaii has an <a href="http://www.uhfoundation.org/giving-opportunity/sweet-sustainability" target="_blank">Adopt a Beehive with Alan Wong</a> program where you can donate money and in return you get updates on the hive as well as their HONEY!<br />
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Honey. Good stuff. It never goes bad AND you can bake with it.<br />
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It was fun telling people that this cake was made with honey from my bees. Not only did I get to brag about the fact that I adopted a hive (because in my mind they are MINE, I have joint custody but I claim them as my own) but I get to tell people about this fun opportunity to help the UH Beekeeper students.<br />
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So lets make a cake with them. I was super lazy and just used a strawberry box mix. Add all the regular ingredients and a butt-load of honey.<br />
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So just bake those up. Some of the cupcakes I added drizzles of honey to the batter before they baked, right on top and I really liked it that way.<br />
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SO on to the honey whipped cream. Throw in some honey to the heavy whipping cream and whip it good.<br />
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That is all the pictures I took of the "how to" portion.<br />
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Now let us just enjoy the beautiful shots of the cupcake. <br />
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What a cute bottle right!!!!<br />
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Okay we are done.<br />
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I hope to post more things later. I made a really yummy lemon loaf so that shall be up soon.<br />
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Love and Frosting,<br />
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Cup-e-Cake GangCup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-86001290270659577582013-03-29T17:37:00.001-07:002013-03-29T17:37:25.696-07:00Coffee Filter Flower CupcakesHELLO EVERYONE!!!<div>
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So all you need are coffee filters, food coloring, water and some cupcakes. Any flavor that tickles your fancy (these are lemonade cupcakes with a lemon whipped cream cheese frosting). You could totally just make like..a simple box cake. </div>
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Happy Easter. </div>
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You know I saw the Easter Bunny once, in my living room...he is real.</div>
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Cup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-11119998995649080032013-02-14T10:31:00.003-08:002013-02-14T12:58:53.757-08:00Blackened Heart Jell-o ShotsHappy Singles Awareness Day!!!!<br />
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Well I don't know why, but people tend to think I am against Valentine's Day. I have nothing against love. I love the idea of love and those who have found true love that is amazing and I am happy for you.<br />
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I can relate to the Evil Queen character. You know the woman who loves with her whole heart. Then out of nowhere someone comes along and SQUISH it into nothing. Then that woman becomes the Evil Queen and must destroy everyone who is happy, especially those who hurt her in the past.<br />
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So yes, Valentine's Day can be a crappy day. It is the one time of year when you are forced to accept and take notice of your single status. On other days its like "eh whatever" doesn't matter that you got no ring on it (or no prospects of a ring). But on this one day, the day where all your happily matched up friends are celebrating and you are all alone...you are NOT alone. I am here for you. Break out the Jell-o. Break out the vodka. Tonight my friends. We are doing shots. JELL-O SHOTS!!!<br />
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Easy to make. Easy to eat.<br />
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So you mix that all up, pour it into a pan and then throw it in the fridge.<br />
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Eat them. Be merry!!!<br />
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Cup-e-Cake GangCup-e-Cake Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06649412266942865459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239919524166578204.post-77960777170035633712013-02-13T10:50:00.000-08:002013-02-13T10:50:48.808-08:00Heart Shaped French Macarons!!!! Hello Everyone,<br />
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It's the day before Valentine's Day and all through the land. Every man was stirring perhaps a lady too, to find the perfect gift for their lady or man. <br />
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I made French Macarons!!!<br />
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The macaron craze was a while back, but I have always been a late bloomer :)<br />
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I finally FINALLY decided that I shall push the fear of failure aside and try my hand at some French Macarons. While these babies are not perfect (i.e. cracks and hollowness...kind of like me!) they were delicious. I can eat a whole tray in one standing. Yes, standing because I do not sit down while consuming these bad boys.<br />
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So the recipe I followed included a video, which I loved because then I could SEE what I needed to do. I would provide a link but I saved it on my iPad...and that is at home so...later.<br />
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I thought I followed every instruction to the t but I must have missed something. That being said I will be trying these again and again until I find the right formula! I will master the french macaron!!!! <br />
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So take these "directions" with a grain of salt. <br />
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Pipe them onto a cookie sheet. <br />
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Here is the thing. The recipe that I followed did not tell me to rest the batter after piping so I shoved these bad boys right into the oven (well after hitting it on the counter a couple times). I tried the recipe again and DID let them sit. What was the results? Hollow delicious macarons. They are missing a key element. A foot. Apparently macarons puff up, and they make what is called "feet" my macarons never did that. <br />
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BUT here is what they DID look like.<br />
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I am going to try these until I can make them right because they are SO YUMMY!!!!<br />
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Love and Frosting,<br />
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