According to Wikipedia, tiramisu is made of biscuits (lady fingers, a small sponge cake) dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of egg yolks and mascarpone, and flavored with liquor and cocoa. Cupcakes are eaten out of hand, not with a fork, so I didn’t want them dipped in coffee. I decided to do [...]
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T is for Tiramisu
Posted in Mrs Shuck's Creations, tagged tiramisu on January 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What to do with overcooked cupcakes?
Posted in Mrs Shuck's Creations on January 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I attempted a sponge cupcake for T= Tiramisu. I had no idea how long to bake them since I was converting essentially a jelly roll sort of cake recipe into mini cupcakes. Apparently 14 minutes is too long. Probably 10-12 minutes is about right. So I had 24 mini cupcakes unsuitable for solo consumption… While [...]
What to do for “U”??
Posted in Mrs Shuck's Creations on January 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
So….originally I had planned to do “U-No bar” for “U”. (T is soon to be tiramisu, I didn’t forget it…) Last night, I picked up a U-No bar at Rite Aid to see what a “smooth rich milk chocolate truffle like center covered in milk chocolate and ground almonds” candy bar tastes like. It doesn’t [...]
S is for Sticky Toffee Pudding
Posted in Mrs Shuck's Creations, tagged dates, sticky toffee pudding on January 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not pretty. It’s definitely sticky. It’s pretty tasty. If I were a little more ambitious, I’d tell you a story about Sticky Toffee Pudding. I’m lazy, so I’ll just link to Wikipedia here. Back in October, my friend Millie sent me a link to this recipe for Sticky Toffee Pudding in the Seattle Times. [...]
R is for Rocky Road
Posted in Mrs Shuck's Creations on December 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
If I had to do Rocky Road again, I would rethink it… 1. The cake turned out to be really light and tender. Filling it made it a bit unstable. 2. I used a Cooks Illustrated recipe for the icing. This turned out to be a little heavy for the light cake. It’s like a [...]
Q is for Queen Anne Cherries
Posted in Mrs Shuck's Creations on December 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Queen Anne® Chocolate company describes these candies on their website as “The perfect combination of sophisticated dark chocolate and premium cherries for an ideal Dark Chocolate Covered Cordial Cherry.” My grandmother LOVED these and thus these were a perfect Christmas gift for her every year. I abhor Maraschino cherries anyway. (What’s the deal with [...]
P is for Pumpkin Pie
Posted in Mrs Shuck's Creations, tagged pumpkin pie on November 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
While researching for this letter, I came across some interesting pumpkin pie cupcakes… like this one filled with a mini pumpkin pie…. and this one with a perfect little pie sitting on top…. I try to have my cupcakes give the impression of the dessert that they represent. To me, pumpkin pie consists of a [...]
O is for Ovaltine
Posted in Mrs Shuck's Creations, tagged chocolate, malt, ovaltine on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So, it was a couple of months between N & O. I felt a little out of sorts with baking. I didn’t have any mishaps, though, so I’m thankful for that. I was torn between Ovaltine and Orange Creamsicle. Mr Shuck handed me a jar of Ovaltine that he had picked up, so it was [...]
Congratulations, Angela!
Posted in Mrs Shuck's Creations, tagged blueberry cheesecake, carrot cake on October 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I made cupcakes awhile back for a coworker’s baby shower. I had a couple of mishaps… I THOUGHT that I normally use Martha Stewart’s Ginger Carrot cake recipe…I made 2 pans of 12 then realized that this is a HORRIBLE recipe. If I were a better baker, I’d know that 1 cup of oil in 12 cupcakes [...]
O is for ???
Posted in Mrs Shuck's Creations on October 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I’m pondering Ovaltine… It’s been awhile… First it was summer. Seattle is normally pretty temperate so we don’t have central air conditioning. When it’s above 80 outside it’s closer to 90 inside. Turning on the oven wasn’t very appealing. Then…I went gluten free for a bit. I think I should probably stay gluten free, but [...]
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