No new recipes were attempted this week. Instead, I filled an order for 100 cupcakes for a wedding: 50 Red Carpet Glamour and 50 Mimosas. I've never made that many and it turned out to be even more work than I expected, especially since I was working from my smaller-than-average apartment kitchen. The only (sort of) new recipe that was used was for the red velvet. As I mentioned on my Red Carpet Glamour post, I thought that they lacked flavor. So, I got new recipe from a friend that has a chocolate cake base instead of white. Wow! So much better. Unfortunately, I can't post that one since it is a family secret. However, I will give one of the secrets away...pudding! Adding instant chocolate pudding mix to the dry ingredients made such a difference in the moistness of the cake. I guess this is pretty common knowledge in the baking world...but I didn't know!
On top of the actual baking of the cupcakes, Steve & I built the stand for the cupcakes. Again, more time spent than expected, but it turned out nicely. On the plus side, I now have a stand that I can use for other events if necessary.
Back to baking new recipes...Steve's birthday was this week, but he was out of town and won't get back until this Wednesday. So, I was thinking that I would try a new recipe for his birthday dessert: Chocolate Butterscotch. (Hopefully) Yum!
Was your friend from Georgia?
ReplyDeleteShhhh, Sarah. Like I said, it's a secret :)
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