"Oh I'd never put my elbows on the table" – Mary Berry
Yum As documented in my post about my caramel appletini cupcakes, I have had to develop a relationship with the tiny liquor store in Clermont as part of my boozy bakes series. The proprietor of this slightly seedy establishment has greeted all of my questions like “will the alcohol in this tequila cook out in […]
This cupcake is the second in my Boozey Bakes series, and it is one of my favorite college cocktails: the good old tequila sunrise. The sunrise element comes from two colorful ingredients: orange juice and grenadine (or that sugary cherry juice that is in the bottom of your maraschino cherry jar.). The tequila element comes from… tequila. Go figure.
Yum This weekend while working on these Bailey’s Chocolate Mudslide Cupcakes I invented something that really shouldn’t be allowed to exist: Baileys pastry cream. It is so indulgent and smooth and luscious and devastatingly caloric and utterly irresistible that I really shouldn’t be keeping it in the house. I am too weak. But more on […]
Yum My interest in this recipe for Pecan and Orange Millionaire’s Shortbread comes from my general obsession with Mary Berry and the Great British Bake Off. I have been making my way through the series for the eleventh or twelfth time, much to the bemusement of my Man-husband. We have gotten to the point that […]
Yum Here from Pinterest looking for the Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes recipe? Scroll past this story and find the recipe about half way down. Or, read the story for a laugh. This week has been full of baking. After posting about my Valentine’s Day Cake (see my recipe post here) I had some interest from friends […]