This, my friends, is a fun gift idea inspired by the Berlin Candy Bomber. And if you don’t know who the Candy Bomber is, you should! His story is just the most heartwarming thing ever. In fact, here is a video that will you introduce you to Col. Hal Halvorsen. This is actually a promo video from PBS for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert they’ll be broadcasting this year throughout December—the “Candy Bomber” story was narrated by Tom Brokaw…
Baking with Chai on Good Things Utah
December 3, 2013Yay! I got to bake on TV again. This time: White Chocolate Chai Cupcakes with Brown Butter Frosting. On Good Things Utah. I used actual Chai tea (Teavana’s Dosha Chai Rooibos) in the batter, so it was also kind of a lesson in how to incorporate tea in your cake batters. You should check it out! Here’s the video. Watch it. Laugh. Enjoy the 40 seconds of darkness at the end. (I recommend using something other than Internet Explorer to…
White Chocolate Chai Cupcakes (Using Actual Tea!)
December 1, 2013
This recipe uses Teavana’s Dosha Chai Rooibos tea to give your cake or cupcakes a distinctive and delicious Chai flavor. …for ABC4 viewers who are checking out my blog after seeing my TV appearance on Monday: Welcome! Please make yourself at home. Alright. Recipe time. White Chocolate Chai Cupcakes Makes 12 cupcakes. Ingredients 1 2/3 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces 1 cup sugar 2 egg whites 1/2 cup milk 1…
Friendsgiving with Adrienne.
November 29, 2013I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I, being a Virginian living in Utah at the moment, was away from family this year, so I did Thanksgiving with my good friend, Adrienne (who was also away from family this year.) You should meet her: Adrienne is awesome, guys. I love how we both speak designer-slash-blogger. I can say something like “This packaging reminds me of Restoration Hardware” and she’ll totally know what I mean. She actually runs a…
The “Café Zupas” Cupcake
November 26, 2013
…Also known as “the chocolate-covered strawberry cupcake.” I should probably start off by saying that no, this is not an official cupcake offered at Café Zupas—which, by the way, is a delicious soup, sandwich, salad, etc. restaurant out here in Utah and a couple other states. But I felt inspired by Café Zupas’ famous chocolate covered strawberries to create a chocolate-covered strawberry cupcake! Since, I mean, their chocolate-covered strawberries are where it’s at. Anyhow, this is why I hereby dub…
Cranberry Cake or Cupcakes
November 21, 2013
So…this is a Thanksgiving-themed cake flavor for ya. I really wanted this cake to work using only cranberry sauce, but alas it wouldn’t! Hence, fresh cranberries. Which is probably better anyway. Oh, and they’re garnished with these sugared cranberries (: Cranberry Cake or Cupcakes Makes about 12 cupcakes or enough batter for one 9″ round cake pan. (Note that a typical cake involves doubling the recipe and baking two pans’ worth of batter.) Ingredients 1 2/3 cups cake flour 1…