from scratch



              

 Black & White Cupcakes....like the New York City Cookies--

only "Cup-cakier".  Dark Chocolate CupCake, Semi-Sweet Ganache,

Vanilla Buttercream and Gum Paste Snowflakes (thanks to the little girls).

Our New Years Eve Treat.  The neighbors ate them (lots of them)

 Banana Cupcakes with a Maple Glaze topped with leftover buttercream

from Black and White Cupcakes (above).

Grace's Birthday Cupcakes...

"MOUNDS" (like the candy bar) Cupcakes.  You either love

coconut or you don't.  She does and asked for a new

creation.   Milk Chocolate Cupcake topped with milk

chocolate ganache.  Dollop of coconut buttercream dipped

in coconut flakes drizzled with more milk chocolate ganache.

I DID have a taste of this creation--it seriously tasted like a Mounds

candy bar...if you like that kind of thing.  Kyle took leftovers

to his work and Grace ate her fair share (since Kyle, Josh, Eliza

and Olivia HATE coconut).

Next on my list--lemon cupcakes with raspberry filling.

We'll see how that goes. 

Kyle said that my cupcakes are like "Magnolia's" in NYC-
HIS favorite cupcake joint.  He said (and I quote), "They are

NOT the prettiest, fanciest or best looking--but they sure do

TASTE the best!" I am still trying to figure out if that's a

compliment (YES?) mixed in with an insult too (?).

So is he saying I have UGLY cupcakes that TASTE super great?