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Red Velvety Goodness

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Red velvet cake has always been somewhat of a mystery to me. What is it exactly? Is it chocolate? Is it vanilla? My friend Kelly and I used to work together and we would frequent a restaurant that had the best red velvet cake. She knew the manager so we would often partake of FREE… Continue reading Red Velvety Goodness

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Cream Cheese Frosting

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This cream cheese frosting recipe is FANTASTIC. I was so excited at how great it turned out. The frosting recipe also comes from the cookbook Cupcakes! by Elinor Klivans and I made it to top my pumpkin ginger cupcakes. Cream Cheese Frosting Makes 3 cups ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 6… Continue reading Cream Cheese Frosting

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Pumpkin Cupcakes

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I LOVE pumpkin. Pumpkin anything. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin bars, pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin smoothies, you name it. So when I saw this recipe for pumpkin cupcakes I knew I had to make it for Thanksgiving. This recipe comes from the book Cupcakes! by Elinor Klivans. Pumpkin Ginger Cupcakes 12 cupcakes 1 ½ cups unbleached… Continue reading Pumpkin Cupcakes

Baking

It’s Like Butta-cream Frosting

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I’ll be the first to admit to anyone that I have a MAJOR sweet tooth. I rarely meet a sweet that I do not like. Ice cream, cookies, brownies and cake of course. On top of cake is the best part of all in my opinion – the frosting! Once you make your own frosting,… Continue reading It’s Like Butta-cream Frosting