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[Anna N]

These are the ones I ended up making for my son's class.
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My son was very happy.  (of course, he's only 6, lol.)

Those are just lovely. Thanks for sharing.

[Pam R]

My son was very happy.  (of course, he's only 6, lol.)

I'm way past 6 - but I'd be happy too! they're adorable.

[iii_bake]

I made cupcakes from Flo Braker's buttermilk cake..it is a bit domed.
I need them to have flat top.
Will lowering baking temperature help?
I saw one English Baker have her cupcake one third filled ( when finished) and the icing is then filled to the rim, flat..very beautiful.
Anyone has experience in this?

iii

[Kim Shook]

I finally figured out how to post pictures and thought I would post some of my endeavors:

Ginger Cupcake w/ Ginger Frosting:


Chocolate Bar Cupcake:


Spiced Latte Cupcake:


Cupcake Assortments:




Mounds Cupcake:

[alanamoana]

kim, you're on a photo posting rampage! congrats on figuring it out.

great cupcakes.

i love how they are so perfectly domed and NOT overflowing like the ones i end up with

do you have a specific recipe you're working with, or is it just a cake recipe that you portion into cupcake pans?

[SweetSide]

Great cupcakes Kim, and I love your miniature "cake plate" to show them off! Very creative, and it is now in my mind for the next time I do a cupcake picture!

[Kim Shook]

kim, you're on a photo posting rampage!  congrats on figuring it out.

great cupcakes.

i love how they are so perfectly domed and NOT overflowing like the ones i end up with 

do you have a specific recipe you're working with, or is it just a cake recipe that you portion into cupcake pans?

The recipes are:

Ginger Cupcakes w/ Ginger Frosting

Chocolate Bar Cupcakes

Spiced Latte Cupcakes

Mounds Cupcakes

And the assorted ones are:

Magnolia's Vanilla Cupcakes

Lemon Cream Cupcakes w/ Coconut

Jelly Filled Cupcakes w/ Peanut Butter Frosting

Peanut Butter Chip Cupcakes w/ Chocolate Ganache

[Kim Shook]

My most recent cupcakes were some that I made for an "Alice in Wonderland" style tea party. They were just nice vanilla cupcakes with different colored buttercream. Simple but good!

[Rachellindsay]

Hi. I hope a British fairy cake is permitted on this thread. I made these for my daughters this afternoon for when they got home from school. The most common topping for this style of cake in the UK is icing sugar mixed with water and whatever colouring you fancy. I used pink because it appeals to my girls and the decorations on the top are sugared rose and violet sweets. I love the swirls of buttercream frosting on some of the cakes in this thread - they look wonderful.

Here are mine from earlier.

[Chufi]

I made cupcakes for the first time yesterday and they were a big hit at my birthdayparty!

bananacupcakes with peanutbuttercups and milk chocolate ganache, and orange ginger cupcakes with orange creamcheese frosting. They were so easy to make and looked very pretty. These won't be my last cupcakes!

[alanamoana]

chufi, beautiful and delicious sounding cupcakes! happy birthday...i know it is probably late, but i also know you celebrate your birthday for at least a week

[iii_bake]

Hi guys!,
I have been trying many cupcake recipes and all came out with domed tops!
I noticed from the recent posted picutres above( Kim's Rachel's and Chufi's), yours have flat top.
What recipe do you use, or is it just low temperature?
I baked mine at 350.
And, scientifically, what is it that makes the cake dome??
SOS
Thanks
iii

Edited by iii_bake, 29 April 2007 - 05:00 PM.

[Kim Shook]

Hi guys!,
I have been trying many cupcake recipes and all came out with domed tops!
I noticed from the recent posted picutres above( Kim's Rachel's and Chufi's), yours have flat top.
What recipe do you use, or is it just low temperature?
I baked mine at 350.
And, scientifically, what is it that makes the cake dome??
SOS
Thanks
iii

Gosh, I have no idea. I am a dunce when it comes to anything scientific ! Maybe someone else can explain???

Kim

[Toliver]

Hi guys!,
I have been trying many cupcake recipes and all came out with domed tops!
I noticed from the recent posted picutres above( Kim's Rachel's and Chufi's), yours have flat top.
What recipe do you use, or is it just low temperature?
I baked mine at 350.
And, scientifically, what is it that makes the cake dome??
SOS
Thanks
iii

Gosh, I have no idea. I am a dunce when it comes to anything scientific ! Maybe someone else can explain???

Kim

Found this Googling...it's from Rose Levy Beranbaum's website...it may apply to cupcakes, too:
"Why Cakes Dome."

[sanrensho]

＾＾＾RLB's yellow cake recipe also does not dome. I frequently make the recipe as cupcakes and have never experienced doming. The recipe is available from the above site.

Edited by sanrensho, 30 April 2007 - 03:33 PM.

[Domestic Goddess]

I made cupcakes for the first time yesterday and they were a big hit at my birthdayparty!

bananacupcakes with peanutbuttercups and milk chocolate ganache, and orange ginger cupcakes with orange creamcheese frosting. They were so easy to make and looked very pretty. These won't be my last cupcakes!

Chufi, would you share the recipe for the peanutbuttter cups? I have a lot of peanutbutter and would like to make some.

[iii_bake]

Hi guys!,
I have been trying many cupcake recipes and all came out with domed tops!
I noticed from the recent posted picutres above( Kim's Rachel's and Chufi's), yours have flat top.
What recipe do you use, or is it just low temperature?
I baked mine at 350.
And, scientifically, what is it that makes the cake dome??
SOS
Thanks
iii

Gosh, I have no idea. I am a dunce when it comes to anything scientific ! Maybe someone else can explain???

Kim

Found this Googling...it's from Rose Levy Beranbaum's website...it may apply to cupcakes, too:
"Why Cakes Dome."

Okkkk! Got it.
I will try and see how it works.
I have the strips but for the cup cake with strips around all of them sounds impossible.
So i will try adding more leavening, The idea is totally on the opposite from what i thought. Ignorant me, i thought adding leavening will make it dome higher, but Rose says it will lower the dome!

Thank you very much indeed.
iii

[Toliver]

Hi guys!,
I have been trying many cupcake recipes and all came out with domed tops!
I noticed from the recent posted picutres above( Kim's Rachel's and Chufi's), yours have flat top.
What recipe do you use, or is it just low temperature?
I baked mine at 350.
And, scientifically, what is it that makes the cake dome??
SOS
Thanks
iii

Gosh, I have no idea. I am a dunce when it comes to anything scientific ! Maybe someone else can explain???

Kim

Found this Googling...it's from Rose Levy Beranbaum's website...it may apply to cupcakes, too:
"Why Cakes Dome."

Okkkk! Got it.
I will try and see how it works.
I have the strips but for the cup cake with strips around all of them sounds impossible.
So i will try adding more leavening, The idea is totally on the opposite from what i thought. Ignorant me, i thought adding leavening will make it dome higher, but Rose says it will lower the dome!

Thank you very much indeed.
iii

If that doesn't work, one of the other solutions she offered was to add an extra ounce of butter.
Or, as sanrensho suggested, try Rose's Yellowcake recipe.

[arriba!]

Has anyone tried the Emergency Blender Cupcakes--maybe Abigail Dodge's recipe?

Edited by arriba!, 01 May 2007 - 05:34 PM.

[annachan]

Look at all these cupcakes! Ok, may be some of you cupcake masters can help.

I got myself signed up for a cupcake bake-off in a few weeks. I bake, but have only baked cupcakes maybe once or twice in my life. So I need help!

First, can someone point me to a good cupcake cookbook or two? I would like to get something that has cupcake tips, a variety of recipes, and most importantly, recipes that you've tried and had success with.

Second, here are some ideas I came up with and want to get some feedback:
* Coconut and lime - coconut cupcake with lime curd, coconut frosting (buttercream or meringue) sprinkled with toasted coconut and lime zest
* Chocolate cupcake with malt frosting baked in ice cream cones - I kind of want this to mimic ice cream, so maybe even strawberry or vanilla cupcakes
* Nutella - hazelnut cupcake with chocolate ganache frosting sprinkled with praline grains

Advice is appreciated!

[shaloop]

Has anyone tried the Emergency Blender Cupcakes--maybe Abigail Dodge's recipe?

Yes I have. They're not my favorite for tenderness or lightness, but they'll do in an emergency. They're very easy and my two children, ages 4 and 6 made them by themselves (I only put them in the oven and took them out. They did everything else.) and they came out fine. So they're also very easy.

[arriba!]

Shaloop--since I posted and received your reply I have tried the emergency cupcakes and agree with you. They were perfect for letting a 6 year old "help". I made whipped ganache which was better than the cupcakes which she then commenced to ruin with some vile tasting sprinkles!! Oh well, it was her project!!

[Kouign Aman]

I need to bake some dairy-free chocolate cupcakes with purple frosting,
or conversely, some purple cupcakes with chocolate frosting.
I'm leaning toward the first as being easier.

(The color/flavor is non-negotiable, as its a special 3rd birthday request by the birthday child. "I want purple chocolate cupcakes" is the exact phrasing of the oft-repeated request.)

I've never made cupcakes before & wont have time for a retry (then again, the intended audience wont be deducting points for appearance).

Im wondering which would serve better, of these two recipes, for the chocolate cupcake? -

Kim Shooks Chocolate Bar Cupcakes (upthread this page)
or Ina Garten's Chocolate Ganache cupcakes (upthread several pages)

I'm leaning toward the Chocolate Bar recipe, so I dont have to figure out a butter substitute.

The only frosting I know is powdered sugar+butter+vanilla. I see Rachellindsay used water and color to get a reasonably thick coat.
Does anyone have any other non-dairy realllllllllllllly simple frosting ideas?

It would be nice to achieve the color with berry juice rather than food coloring, but certainly not imperative.

thanks for any and all suggestions, comments and help.

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Edited by Kouign Aman, 30 July 2007 - 02:12 PM.

[Nina C.]

I've made the cupcakes from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World and they were pretty good! (I might not put them head-to-head with some of my favorite non-vegan recipes, but they were very tasty and much appreciated)

Here's a summary of the recipe:

Mix together 1 cup soy milk and 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar and set aside, allowing to curdle. After a few minutes, add 3/4 cup sugar, 1/3 cup oil, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat until foamy. In a separate bowl, sift together 1/3 cup cocoa powder, 1 cup AP flour, 3/4 teasp. baking soda, 1/2 teasp. baking powder, and 1/4 teasp. salt. Add dry ingredients to wet in two batches, and mix until there are no large lumps. Pour into muffin tins lined with cupcake liners (3/4 full) and bake at 350 for 18-20 mins.

I forget what I used for icing - I think a simple recipe from the Joy of Cooking. Sorry I can't be more help on that end!

Edited by Nina C., 30 July 2007 - 01:41 PM.

[Rachellindsay]

Hi guys!,
I have been trying many cupcake recipes and all came out with domed tops!
I noticed from the recent posted picutres above( Kim's Rachel's and Chufi's), yours have flat top.
What recipe do you use, or is it just low temperature?
I baked mine at 350.
And, scientifically, what is it that makes the cake dome??
SOS
Thanks
iii

Mine often come out of the oven with rounded tops - when this happens I slice off the tops with a sharp knife to make a flat surface for icing.

edited to correct a typo

Edited by Rachellindsay, 30 July 2007 - 07:28 PM.

[Kouign Aman]

Thanks, Nina C. I seem to have all those ingredients at home. :)

[Kouign Aman]

I made two batches - same recipe (not from this thread due to other complications) Thanks anyway, because I have all three recipes to try later.

Batch 1: hand whisked
Batch 2: electric mixer.

Distinct difference in final height of muffins. My whisking arm needs a personal trainer.

[McAuliflower]

I made two batches - same recipe (not from this thread due to other complications) Thanks anyway, because I have all three recipes to try later.

Batch 1: hand whisked
Batch 2: electric mixer.

Distinct difference in final height of muffins. My whisking arm needs a personal trainer.

what were the height differences- was batch 2 taller?

[Kim Shook]

I haven't made cupcakes in a bit. Thought I'd add the Halloween cupcakes made for nieces and nephews:


Cupcakes are orange. The little bits on top are bone, pumpkin and skull shaped candies.



Hard to see, but on top of the icing 'webbing' is a little plastic spider. Crappy pictures.

Kim

[pax]

I have googled but I didn't find much, I am hoping y'all might have links to pretty cupcakes for a kid's birthday.

I am tired to death of purple sparkly sugar on top and was hoping to entice my kid with something really cute. She's going to be 6. She is a frou frou girly girl one day and drives the muck spreader the next.

I have a good yellow cake recipe which adapts well, but I don't have a good white cake recipe, so if you'd like to suggest one of those, I'd be happy to hear it.

Can't do chocolate, can't do nuts.

Many thanks.