8.30.2010

You've Got to Smile

"When you look at a cupcake, you've got to smile"
-- Anne Byrn, award-winning cake baker!


I was looking through my draft blog entries this morning and found these cupcake pictures just begging to be posted!  I still in shock that I haven't put these up yet!!

These are the Cocoa-Strawberry Cuppies that I made for my birthday (two weeks ago -- where has time gone?)


I took a chocolate base and made it more rich by adding extra cocoa and a pinch or five of cayenne pepper.

Then I topped these sweet delights with a homemade strawberry buttercream. 


I didn't follow any specific directions. Or rather, I didn't follow them well.

My buttercream ended up being a little more runny than I had hope, but it was jam packed with flavor and real bits of little diced strawberries!  Not bad for only the second time of making homemade buttercream.

A blueberry made the perfect topper to finish them off!

I can still taste the moist cake and sweet frosting now. 

I'm still kicking myself for not throwing a few in the freezer for a later date; maybe I'll remember to do that next time around!

Hope your having a sweet Monday!

3 comments:

Michael said...

Oh, those lo0k sooo yummy, Christie. nice shots too. you are making me hungry. Definitely "happy" here. :)

chelsea rebecca said...

YUMMY!
these look delicious! and i love the little blueberry on top!

Christie, Describe Happy said...

Thanks! I really need to get another batch going. I am thinking something with apples.

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