Category: cupcakes

  • Wedding cupcakes class at Le Dolci

    Wedding cupcakes class at Le Dolci

    It’s no secret that I sometimes find decorating cakes and cupcakes intimidating. Over the years I have attended some classes, and learned some tricks that have helped me decorate cupcakes, cakes and pastries to a much higher standard than what I used to produce. I was able to overcome my fears of working with butter cream…

  • Oh Canada! cupcakes

    Oh Canada! cupcakes

      Canada Day is creeping up upon us and it’s the perfect occasion for a swanky summer soiree. Not sure what to make? Take the stress out of dessert by making some red velvet cupcakes (heck you can even buy them) and plopping these stunning cupcake toppers on top. Voila. A beautiful sweet table. My…

  • Whimsical daisies, precious hearts, and I do! cupcake toppers

    Whimsical daisies, precious hearts, and I do! cupcake toppers

    Between a sick baby, royal wedding coverage, and the election campaign, life’s been trotting along at a quick clip. So I haven’t had much time to blog. But I wanted to give you a quick sneak peek at what my sister’s been designing over at Frost and Fete.How precious are these toppers? I wish we…

  • Hatching Chick Cupcake Toppers

    Hatching Chick Cupcake Toppers

      This is the latest creation for Frost and Fete, the Etsy shop my sister and I launched recently. When my mother and sister hosted my bridal shower, their hunt for cupcakes became a bit of a family joke as it literally spanned weeks. I wish this solution had presented itself to us – cupcake…

  • Canadian federal election cupcake toppers

    Canadian federal election cupcake toppers

      It’s already April and if you are Canadian, a federal election is just weeks away. This campaign is all-consuming for me these days, especially with my day job as a news producer. And so when I wanted to bake cupcakes for my colleagues on Budget Day, I wanted to decorate them appropriately. At first,…

  • Baby shower flower cupcakes

    Baby shower flower cupcakes

    My first attempt at making red velvet cupcakes was unimpressive. Muddy rust, rather than red, cream cheese frosting that wouldn’t hold a peak, they were a bit of a mess that even rainbow sprinkles couldn’t brighten up. $1>$1>$1>$1> $1>$1>$1>$1> $1>$1>$1> $1> But when I was asked to make some cupcakes for a baby shower around…

  • Welcome Baby Girl Cupcakes

    Welcome Baby Girl Cupcakes

      Please excuse the blurry photo. I took this photo moments after I finished assembling these cupcakes at our friends’ house and all I wanted to do was get a close look at their sweet newborn. You may remember my Welcome Baby Boy Cupcakes, well those were for her big brother. These cupcakes are a simple…

  • Boston Cream Cupcakes

    Boston Cream Cupcakes

      I was inspired to make these cupcakes after seeing a variation of them in Martha Stewart’s cupcakes book I am always writing about. I had my sister-in-law over for lunch as I wanted to indulge her request for cupcakes with dulce de leche, which I’ve used as a filling before. I wanted to try…

  • Halloween creepy cobweb cupcakes

    Halloween creepy cobweb cupcakes

    I’m so very behind on my blogging, I have a number of cookbook reviews on hold as well as some fabulous desserts but I can’t resist posting a photo of these creepy cobweb cupcakes because they are timely and I am a journo and I am nothing if not timely. After all, I have a pumpkin…

  • Nigella’s chocolate banana muffins

    Nigella’s chocolate banana muffins

      This recipe comes to us from Nigella’s latest behemoth cookbook “Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home,” which I will be reviewing in short order so stay tuned. In the meantime, though, this was one of the first recipes I marked after leafing through the book at a galloping pace. I leave for…