Uploads from TulipFleurs, tagged homemade

Red Velvet Cupcake . . .

nobody@flickr.com (TulipFleurs) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:13:23 -0800

Red Velvet Cupcakes . . .

nobody@flickr.com (TulipFleurs) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:27:59 -0800

I couldn't wait to play with my new toy (mechanical pastry bag), so I opened the cabinet to see what can I "bake" . . . I knew I wanted to try to bake some red velvet cupcakes from scratch (I've never done so before) but darn I didn't have enough flour . . . I had some boxed cake mix so I went on-line to find a recipe for red velvet cake using a boxed cake mix . . . (gotta love the internet!!). I found a recipe so all I added was the cocoa powder, eggs, milk, oil, red food coloring and a few drops of pure almond extract. . . . I then made the cream cheese frosting. It was so easy using my new toy! P.S. While the cupcakes were baking, I even had time to take Toby out for a good 20 minute walk. ;-)

Red Velvet Cupcakes . . .

nobody@flickr.com (TulipFleurs) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:23:23 -0700

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January 11th 11/366-1 (2010) . . . Baking is therapeutic ;-)

nobody@flickr.com (TulipFleurs) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:18:20 -0800

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Today I stayed home from work . . . one of those days when I needed my own personal time off. Well, as I said, baking for me is quite therapeutic. (Too bad I don't find "cleaning" therapeutic or else the house would be spotless. . . Ha! Ha!) Baking is fun because I get to make whatever goodies I have a craving for. I usually like to have on hand cream cheese, powdered sugar, different nuts, and baking cocoa because I never know when I have the urge/need to bake. ;-) BTW . . . I baked 2 dozen of these red velvet cupcakes and brought a dozen to my halau (hula class) this evening. ;-)

To make the swirls I use William Sonoma's Mechanical Pastry Bag