Saturday, September 18, 2010

cupcaking

i made some more of martha's cupcakes yesterday. i tried some new things {like candying orange slices} and they turned out great!
i present, orange-vanilla bean cupcakes with candied orange slices and swiss meringue buttercream:
these are some yummy cupcakes, even without the delicious toppings. heavy cream, lots of vanilla, and fresh squeezed orange juice and zest in the batter. i may or may not have had a couple for breaky this morning.

my kitchen smelled good all day from those orange slices.

i just wish i didn't always make the biggest mess possible. i spend as much time cleaning up as baking, and that's no fun at all.
{good thing it always tastes good!}

7 comments:

  1. Oh yum! I bet those tasted amazing!

    I know what you mean about the cleaning though. I wish I had a maid who'd come in behind me and tidy up while I sat somewhere cozy nibbling a cupcake. Much more fun...

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  2. you're like...really talented. these look yummy, and i dont even like oranges! and yes, i hate the cleaning. my husband gets annoyed when i bake because there is so much clean up. there's got to be some sort of easier way...right? haha, enjoy the treats!

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  3. Those look AWESOME! Mmmmmm... I will have to look up the recipe. The cleanup is the only downside to baking (which I do really love to do).

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  4. Great job! They look yummy! I have the Martha Book but haven't tried that recipe yet. I e-mailed you just now with some top secret cupcake info... :)

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  5. I hope you enjoyed your cappuccino! These look AMAZING

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  6. These look absolutely fantastic! It's almost as if Martha was in your kitchen with you. I'm going to have to try this candying technique -- I recently had a candied carrot that was delicious, and I like the idea of using a candied fruit as part of a beautiful cupcake like this.

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  7. ooh, candied orange slices! those cupcakes look fantastic!

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