Cha Cha Cherry

10 years ago I had a cake at my friend's grandmother's house. Her grandmother had made a cherry cake with a candied frosting. Cha Cha Cherry is my take on her unforgettable desert. It is a yellow buttermilk cake (which is my favorite) with chopped maraschino cherries mixed in. I used a traditional buttercream with cherry extract and grenadine to get that lovely candied flavor. And it wouldn't have been complete without the cherry on top. I made those liners myself...I like that they have a rustic feel to them...tacky chic.

Lovely Lemon Ladies

These are my Lovely Lemon Ladies...it's a lemon cake with lemon buttercream. I use lemon zest and freshly squeezed lemon juice...(squeezed with my own two hands). I "frame" them with crushed lemon cookies and top them with a lemon drop. I feel amazing as of late...I can't describe with words this feeling of elation rushing through my body...

Black Velllvet

This is a little number I like to call, Black Velllvet...they're dense and rich...and piped with tons of love...and dark chocolate buttercream. For the record, I feel amazing as of late...maybe it has something to do with LIVING THE DREAM!!! Thanks for all the support

Scantily Clad Orange

I find myself toying with props and stage settings for my cupcakes. It's silly really...I all but tell them to smile for the camera. This cup of cake is a yellow buttermilk cake piped to it's max with orange buttercream. I use orange zest in this buttercream along with extract so it's taste and consistency resembles a dreamsicle...remember those...

It's my first time...

I've never blogged, in fact, I don't even update my Facebook status regularly. I bake and I don't always bake things worth sharing, or even mentioning...but when I do bake (which is often), it doesn't feel like "work". My ultimate goal is to open my own cupcakery with chic little seating and uniquely designed (and tasty) cupcakes. I want my cupcakes to be a little piece of affordable elegance. I want to enjoy and look forward to each day that I practice my art. I invite you to join me on this awesome adventure and share my experiences with others, whether they're good...or bad.

Once upon a time an awkward gal had a dream...that she too could delight in a magical adventure with a wild cupcake...