This book made its way into my suitcase and travelled all the way home with me from Virginia, USA. I paid $20US for it. It retails here in Australia from $30 to $50. For the best price in Australia check out Booko.
Georgetown Cupcake
My absence of late was due to a trip to the United States in search of cupcakes. Well, I guess it was trip to visit family, friends and cupcakes. While in the US we had some of the best store-bought cupcakes ever from Georgetown Cupcake in DC. We actually had to line up outside the shop for about 10 minutes, but it was worth it. We bought half a dozen – a mixture of red velvet, pumpkin spice, vanilla, chocolate and coconut. They were moist, not too sweet or sugary and just the right size. Our only complaint was the flavour in the pumpkin spice cupcake was a little too mild.
Georgetown Cupcake put so many other cupcake bakeries to shame! Where can we buy good cupcakes in Sydney? The last time my boss bought us Sparkle cupcakes the vanilla cupcake I tried was not fresh. I’m still looking for somewhere that sells consistently good quality cupcakes in Sydney.
Cute logo and packaging.
Opps, one cupcake tried to jump ship.
Coconutty goodness.
Semi-Vegan Gluten-Free Coconut Cupcakes
For this year’s Girls Night In, we had vegan coconut cupcakes with buttercream frosting and I also made a gluten-free version. The gf version was a wee bit dry, but I’m sure some tweaking of the recipe will sort that right out. I had a great night with some of my wonderfully funny and clever female relatives AND we raised $325 to fight women’s cancers. Woo!
Pink Ribbon Day Fundraiser
Coconut cupcakes
Vanilla cupcakes with buttercream frosting
On November 8th I will be running a 10km fun run to raise money for the Breast Cancer Network Australia. Today is Pink Ribbon Day so at work I organised a fundraiser with proceeds going to the BCNA. I made kitchen sink cookies, coconut cupcakes , vanilla cupcakes and cookie dough truffles. (Info on the truffles coming soon) My co-worker Eve made beautiful orange and almond cupcakes. We sold them for $2 each or 3 for $5 and raised $100. Better yet, my boss is going to match the amount we raised! Thank you to my co-workers for alway supporting my fund-raising efforts.
Carrot Cupcakes
These cupcakes were made from Donna Hay’s recipe. Pretty yum, but perhaps not carrot-cakey enough as I didn’t frost them? Regardless, I hear from my hubby they were gone in five minutes at a Monday night football gathering.
Sparkle Cupcakery, Sydney
It’s always a surprise to me when a cupcake bakery has good cupcakes! I’ve had two cupcakes from Sparkle Cupcakery and so far so good! The vanilla bean flavour is just that – vanilla beany. The black velvet is so nice and rich and chocolatey. I only wish they did a red velvet cupcake. Unfortunately it seems not everyone share my experience of Sparkle. Read another review by Sheryl from Sheryl’s Cupcakes here.
(Both my Sparkle experiences have been cupcake deliveries to my work rather than in-store dining).
Sparkle Cupcakery store from Sparkle website.
Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Chocolate Glaze
Yesterday was Father’s Day here in the land down under and my dad requested some “nice” cupcakes. I chose to bake peanut butter cupcakes from the Cupcakes! book I received for Christmas from my mother-in-law. I can’t tell you how these cupcakes taste – I’m recovering from the flu and my sense of taste is still AWOL. Hubby says they are “awesome” and Auntie says they are “divine” so it looks like a thumbs up on these cupcakes. I’m hoping I will be able to taste one soon!
A note about this cookbook – there are very few pictures in it! Seems odd for a cupcake cookbook not to be filled to the brim with cupcakey imagery.
RSPCA Cupcake Day
Monkey, tiger, lion, ladybird, koala and pig cupcakes.
Click on an image to enlarge it. Which is your favourite?
Cupcake Day for the RSPCA 2009
I signed up earlier in the week to participate in this year’s Cupcake Day for the RSPCA. Yup, I love any excuse for a cupcake event. The idea is to sell cupcakes to raise money for the RSPCA (Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals I believe the acronym stands for). It will take place next Monday, August 17. I’m thinking perhaps I will make some more koala cupcakes, among other animal-themed treats.
On Thursday our office was surprised with a special delivery – a yellow cupcake courier filled with 24 animal themed cupcakes and brightly coloured balloons. Yay! Confusion! Where did they come from? A gift? Was it because I has signed up to participate in Cupcake Day?
Once the excitement settled down we found out that there it was a promotion for Cupcake Day from the sponsors New Idea magazine and The Cupcake Courier.
12 cupcakes were decorated by My Sweethearts Bakery.
The other 12 were decorated by Sharon Wee.
Buy cute merchandise here. And if your pup is sad because he is missing out on cupcakes, here’s a pupcake recipe for him!
