A Failure of Epic Proportions

Last week I was in the kitchen whipping up two new different cupcake recipes.  Both which were out of the “cupcake bible” (as I like to call it) written by the kitchen perfectionist herself, Martha Stewart.  I posted on my twitter what cupcake I was trying to bake.  One of my pledge sisters who is also a cupcake enthusiast said she tried the same one and it turned out awful.  That should have been a big enough red flag for me.  I didn’t really think anything of it and decided to give it a try anyway.  It looked like a beautiful batter and tasted great as well, I thought everything was going well until I went to taste them.  They were as hard as rocks.  I am serious when I say that I could have thrown it at a window and the window would have shattered into a million tiny pieces.  I felt really discouraged and I still to this day do not know what I did wrong.  I am not going to post the recipe because I am encouraging no one to try this.

 

This is a layer of chocolate, peanut butter, then another layer of chocolate.  This was taken before they went into the oven.  This is my defeat...

The other new one I tried last week was a brown sugar pound cake cupcake.  It was a thicker cake but still really moist.  I am not overwhelmed with joy because of it; however I feel that it is a good one to have.  Maybe a Saturday morning treat with a cup of coffee.

 

This week I have been working nonstop on “Cupcakes for Japan.”  My local Starbucks is going to host my event, so being a regular finally paid off!  It is going to be this Thursday morning starting at 8:00 a.m.  I am planning on having eight different flavors and around 16 dozen cupcakes.  Everything is a donation to the Red Cross to help recent earthquake victims in Japan.  Also, the local Wal-Mart gave me a $30 donation to purchase baking supplies.  They thought I was joking when I said I was making homemade cupcakes.  They asked, don’t you want just a box mix?  No….sorry I don’t do box mixes. My old professor Mrs. Dr. Weeks is making a donation and purchasing all of the frosting supplies.  All in all, everything is going well.  I am extremely happy with the outcome this far.  I am taking a break.  I have two dozen cupcakes in the oven.  Lemon cupcakes make the best smile while baking; they are one of my all-time favorites.

 

I really hope to see you at Cupcakes for Japan if you are around the Stillwater area.  It would mean the world to me to see you support a great cause, have one of my delicious cupcakes, and to chit-chat over Starbucks coffee.  What better way to start your Thursday morning?