Thats right-- These cupcakes are on FIRE-- Literally

I had a gal order a dozen chocolate covered strawberry cupcakes

 for her in-laws wedding anniversary this last weekend

I really wanted to try something different and wanted it to be

kind of avant-garde ish with somewhat of a wow factor

So I emailed her and asked her if she would be willing to let me try it

 and I would throw in another dozen of the regular

She agreed to it Thank god! :)

It was hard to get a good picture of them

I rushed taking it because I wasnt sure how long they would keep burning

 

I made the cupcake with my normal recipe:

Chocolate cupcake

Dipped in ganache

Topped with strawberry buttercream

But when it came to the strawberries I usually cut them in half then dip them and let them harden

 

I dipped the full strawberry in chocolate let it harden

after it hardened I cut the top off and hulled out the center

When it was time to serve I told her to fill the center with a high proof liquor

Then light on fire

I had experimented at home and it did work! I was sooo excited! And it worked for her as well! Picture proof above! Lovedd it!

 

I had a few left over-- So I took them down to my favorite bartender/ #1 fan

He filled one up with Yukon Jack and we lit it on fire

 

Ironically it was a bar patrons birthday so Bartender Mike gave him the one we lit on fire

He decided to eat it while on fire, it was pretty comical :)

 

Thanks for looking :)

its seriously been 18 daysss?!-- Hamburger Cupcakes and a little catch-up

The last few weeks have just flown by!

 

I spent one weekend in denver and got a new edition

I am obsessed with it! My artist has done my last 2 and I really really love his traditional work. He completely exceeded my expectations with this one :)

I really want to show what I did last night :)

I was asked to make some cupcakes for a birthday treat for a 7 year old boy.

 I was told they didnt like sweets that much. Other than starbursts and skittles.

What kind of young kid doesnt like sweets?!?!

I was flabbergasted! Well I was back and forth between possibly

 trying to throw starbursts into the mix.

Finally I had remembered seeing on pinterest where someone had made cupcakes

 and they made them look like hamburgers.

I thought well if they dont look sweet then it would fool the kid :)

His mom thought it was a cute idea and I went with it

 

 

Sorry for the horrible photos

My camera would not focus

 

My original plan was to make sugar cookies and shape them like french fries and put them in a little basket to make it look like a happy meal

It was attempted but they didnt turn out-- so casey indulged

(do you see why I could not serve these to first graders HAHA)

 

 

 

Needless to say that didnt happen :)

I ran out of time and ran into a little bum with miscommunication.

Casey came over and drank a few brewskis while I got the baking out of the way.

He was a trooper and stayed until 11:00PM and helped me

as you can see-- Perfect Bun to Burger ratio :)

 

 Thanks for looking :)

To freeze cupcakes and cakes or not?

Since the beginning of my baking days,
I have always been very skeptical of freezing cakes, breads, cupcakes, cookies, and ect

I am worried with the freezing that it will suck the moisture out as it thaws out

I have read a lot on a few blogs that they say they freeze up nice
but only last for a couple of months

I have a few big events to bake for coming up in the near future
1- for 300 cupcakes or 25 dozen in Gering
2- 200 cupcakes for a wedding in Denver

For the wedding in Denver, I am considering freezing the cupcakes the night before so they stay good for the ride down
I am going to frost them once I get to Denver for the wedding

Then I thought I would just make all the cupcakes the night before,
place them in sealed boxes and then drive the 3 hours to denver.

Any advice on freezing?

Begin discussion :)