Guess whose getting into baking homemade cupcakes for fun?! I'll give you one guess.... ::insert drum roll::
ME!!
I'm starting a new hobby and I'm hoping that (1) this hobby is cheaper than shopping [my current #1 hobby] and (2) the fruits of my labor are yummy!! For my first attempt at "from scratch" baking I decided to keep it simple with Martha Stewart's Snickerdoodle Cupcakes
That's Martha's picture (above). Here's my final product:
I started off with purchasing a number of items that I did not have:
This is a cool cupcake/cake holder that allows you to carry 24 cupcakes or a really tall cake! It collapses also for easy storage and/or if you just want to carry 12 cupcakes! Here's the inside:
I also bought these pastry tips but had to return them because they were too small. I found some larger tips but plan on ordering some even larger ones from a cookware website!
After purchasing all of my food & baking items, it was time to get to work!
Homemade buttercream icing! (Thanks Brittany for the recipe!)
I definitely plan to buy more pastry tips. I think I like the star icing design better than the big circle. I'm pretty pleased with the results from my first attempt, but looking forward to perfecting my technique and making the cupcakes fluffier/bouncier. :-)
Since the recipe resulted in over two dozen cupcakes, Troy and I took twelve to church as treats to the first twelve adults in Sunday School this morning! They were a hit!! Anywho, stay tuned for more adventures of cupcake baking with SG!
Snickerdoodling,
SG
The cupcakes look great!
ReplyDeleteYum, they look so good! (And I'm super jealous about your cupcake holder...) How did they taste?
ReplyDeleteYEA!!! I love these cupcakes and I want one.
ReplyDeleteYum! The cupcakes look great! See now I'm expecting some for the holidays!!
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