Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Aroma therapy?




Mint chocolate ganache cupcakes

Mint chocolate ganache cupcakes
I made these for an after work get together, I'm hoping they're as good as they smell, it was chocolatey torture to photograph these! I guess the chocolate mint aroma was trapped in the cake carrier all evening!






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Friday, June 24, 2011

Peaches and Cream Macaron

Peaches and Cream Macaron

Peaches and Cream Macaron
These delicious beauties were actually made with Costco peaches as my peaches weren't 100% ripe yet. I made some peach preserves and combined them with HiCookery's Cream Cheese filling. These are my contribution to this month's Fruit Challenge over at MacTweets.



Peaches and Cream Macaron

Peaches and Cream Macaron
Another shot of the delicious filling!







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Saturday, June 18, 2011

R2D2 moving Cupcakes

So I wanted to post another instructable and thought, what about an R2D2 cupcake...what about one that MOVES?!

So I did it! Here you go:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Robotic-R2D2-Cupcake/




R2D2 Cupcake

R2D2 Cupcake
This one actually moves, can you believe it?! :) Can you tell that I had fun doing my hair up in Leia style buns?



R4 A22 Cupcake

R4 A22 Cupcake
This one doesn't move, but I'm sure it's delicious!



R2D2 Moving Cupcake

R2D2 Moving Cupcake
I made this cupcake for my friend's birthday and also created an instructable for it.





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Sunday, June 12, 2011

Would you like a Burger with that Shake?




Burger and Shake Cupcakes made on the BBQ Grill!

Burger and Shake Cupcakes made on the BBQ Grill!
Don't they look delicious? These burger and shake cupcakes were fruity and refreshing! I posted the directions on the instructables website.

Check them out
www.instructables.com/id/Burger-and-Shake-Cupcakes-Made-o...



Grillin Out!

Grillin Out!
This weekend I grilled up some cupcakes, while wearing my new apron. I made this apron out of two half yards of fabric and used almost every last scrap of the pink and have just enough of the cupcake fabric to start saving squares for a scrap quilt!






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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

European Vacation!

I went to Europe in March/April but I'm only getting to the photos now. Here are the highlights of my macaron hunt :)




McDo Macarons at the Louvre

McDo Macarons at the Louvre
Macarons at "McDo" in the Louvre. This is where I bought my first Parisian macarons. I have to say they were pretty good!



McDo Macarons

McDo Macarons
Another macaron glamor shot, of the box and the stand up ad at the McDo at the Louvre.



Inside the Famous Pierre Herme shop!

Inside the Famous Pierre Herme shop!
On our bus tour we were supposed to shop in a department store, but the captain and I ventured out and found the famous Pierre Herme macarons. It was a sight to see!



Giant Macarons

Giant Macarons
I didn't purchase one of these but they looked so delicious!



My purchase

My purchase
Six lovely macarons, which sadly I left until the next morning, and due to the heat they were totally soggy.



Luxemburgerli in Lucerne

Luxemburgerli in Lucerne
If that's not a mouthful I don't know what is! Here is a bigger than life representation of the luxemburgerli, which are like swiss macarons. They are a bit more petite and thus look more filled than Parisian macarons but they probably have the same height of filling, just have a smaller cookie



Luxemburgerli

Luxemburgerli
So petite and delicious looking!






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