tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56890885023556960282011-07-08T04:10:55.801-05:00simply classic to fabulously funkySugarplum's Cupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04231991717033308112noreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689088502355696028.post-13953348341346083302010-10-03T19:48:00.002-05:002010-10-03T20:49:55.817-05:00

Last night we had a girl's night in the kitchen!  With the help of my two favotire girls, Olivia and Lauren - we baked some fresh, delicious fall cookies!  The recipe was perfect!!!  Everything a fall cookie should be.  Sweet, spicy, warm, and comforting.  It is a recipe that I am locking tightly into my SUPER RECIPE vault!!!  What flavor, you ask?  Frosted Pumpkin Spice.  They had a very

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The oven is heating up now...  This kitchen is getting ready to prepare one of my all time fav's!  Hello Kitty Cupcakes!  I am baking them for a friend who's mother adores this little icon!  This is the second time she has requested them from me...  That alone makes me smile!  This time they will be classic chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream.  When I was first presented with the

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Jackson has turned 4!  He is the son of a co-worker of L.J.'s  I delivered 3 dozen cupcakes to Pump It Up - an inflatable wonder-world - this morning  The cupcakes were chocolate with vanilla butttercream - in red liners, with black sprinkles.  Two dozen of had little, multi-colored race cars - enough so each child would be sure to get one.  The remaining dozen were decked out with the classic

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So. I am finally back! I can't believe how long it has been since a post. A lot has happened since February! I am currently in my third trimester of pregnancy! Obviously much time has been spent growing this little baby of ours! Everything is going wonderfully with this process and I could not be more thankful for that. I have been doing some cupcake/cake business in the midst of this

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What is the most incredible food combination in the world??? Chocolate and Peanut Butter... Hands down!I happily call these: Fatal Attraction. The description states: peanut butter seducing chocolate. However, after giving this MUCH thought. I have to say that I am now torn! The one being seduced by this cuppy is ME!!! I had 5 little cupcakes left. Just staring at me as they sat quietly

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Thank you to everyone who ordered the Valentine's Day Cupcakes!This is a picture of the Chocolate Covered Cherry Cupcake... It was a first! But definately NOT the last!I used the standard chocolate covered marichino cherry for this particular order. In the future - I will be looking out and trying chocolate covered morello cherries. I did, however, visit a gourmet chocolatier located in Fairway "

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Sugarplum's Cupcakes: CUPCAKES!!! Don't forget to order your Valentine's Day Cupcakes!6 cupcakes - $10The featured flavors this month are:CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRYMoist Classic Vanilla cake studded with sweet cherry chips, Chocolate Buttercream, a gourmet chocolate covered cherry and heart sprinklesTHE HEARTBREAKERRed Velvet cake topped with Vanilla Cream Cheese frosting and heart sprinkles

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Sugarplum's Cupcakes: ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK! GO KU CUPCAKES!

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I made some KU themed cupcakes for my brother, Shaun. He is one of the MANY KU fans in my family. He devoured them and enjoyed having them displayed at one of his parties! I was reminded tonight at work - by my friend, Haley... I need to bake some more and get these cupcakes into the mouths of MORE KU fans!!! Classic Vanilla or Chocolate cupcake with alternating "KU Blue" and "KU Red"

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Every time I walk into work with a fresh pan of Blueberry Dump - people go NUTS!!! Blueberry Dump is a very old recipe that my family has been making for years, I am sure! I remember my mom baking it. The smell of it's deliciousness filled the house. It never failed... As it came out of the oven - I could not wait to dig a spoon into the corner! I was willing to risk burning my mouth just to

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For your baking attire... Why not MIX IT UP in a super cute hand-made apron!!!http://www.fairytalefrocksandlollipops.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=462Click the link above to view a current line of contemporary aprons from Fariytale Frocks and Lollipops!The featured link directs you to a pattern for the Emmeline Apron by the Sew Liberated Pattern company. This apron is reversable, contemporary, stylish

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Yesterday I posted an order form on the bulletin board at work. I will be baking some super delicious cupcakes for Valentine's Day!!!I have narrowed the choices to two cupcaks. One is an all time classic, Red Velvet with Vanilla Cream Cheese Icing. The second was inspired from one of my favorite flavor combinations, Chocolate Covered Cherries!!! This will be my Classic Vanilla cupcake studded

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I have taken a small break with all of the hectic holiday activities! Look forward to future updates in my cupcake world! I have been testing and LOVING some new recipes! Get ready for some upcoming CUPCAKE fun!!!

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I made two dozen of these little cuties for Elie's 5th Birthday! They were absolutely adorable and I know by the smile on Elie's face that she was happy with her cupcakes! What a fun order!

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As happy as I am about my cupcakes... I am still finding myself wanting more. I have a "perfect" cake in mind. The recipe has yet to pass through my kitchen. There is a silky, smooth, magical texture that I am trying to get. The learning process of this has been a fun one! I must have eaten and force-fed just about everyone that I know - a jillion cupcakes! I am currently researching and

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Classic vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream, pink sprinkles, junior mint "ears", and a pink bow.The BIG challenge in this cake was the request to go easy on the icing. Since the icing is my absolute FAVORITE thing in the world --- this was a new icing technique... light. They turned out really cute. I sure hope that little Brooke (the birthday girl-she will be 6!) loves them!

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Cute little Sea-Life Cupcakes! I found these super-adorable toppers at my favorite supply shop! In addition to the toppers - the blue airbrush was the perfect touch! The little turtle (back left) is my personal favorite! What a fun little order! Thanks, Jenny!!! :)

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I have been practicing with a tiara cake. The pan is a mold of a tiara - I am not a fan. After 3 tries - I have decided that type of cake is just not my style. Not that I CAN'T do it. I just really do not care for those. I have contacted the lady interested in ordering it and explained to her my situation. Together, we created a wonderful plan! Instead of the tiara - I will bake a round

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It seems like an eternity since I have made my last post. I have been super busy! Both in the cupcake world and the real world. Over the past couple of weeks I have completed a few orders, taken in more orders, prepared for - and held a 3 day garage sale (which was very successful), sang lots of silly songs and gave lots of kisses to Lauren, and have been in a sort of "nesting" mode (

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This is the first time to post about a new line of bake-ware to be offered soon! Photos are very soon to follow! But I just want to be the "little bird" to bring the news!My wonderfully talented mother is in the process of getting a fabulous children's clothing line started - Fairytale Frocks & Lollipops. After some discussion of BOTH of us building businesses - we have decided to (somewhat)

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Fresh out of the oven...Fatal Attraction - classic chocolate cake topped with sweet peanut butter frosting and a peanut butter cup.PB&J - classic vanilla cake topped with sweet peanut butter frosting and strawberry jelly drizzle. This MUST be the way to eat a sandwich! Tonight after work I will be working away in the kitchen. The order for tomorrow is a mixed dozen of Classic Vanilla and

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Today, we were planning on attending a picnic with my dad's company. It was being held at a park near Topeka. A little bit of a drive - but worth it to spend time with the family. Last night I baked 4 dozen of assorted cupcakes to take along for the event. Classic chocolate, PB&J, chocolate toffee, mint condition, classic vanilla, and fatal attraction. Packaged up and looking delish - they

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I am still in the process of creating the flyers / brochures. I have some great ideas coming together and they should be completed early this week. I will be soooo happy to have them!!! This is something that I should have done a long time ago. Because my cupcake menu keeps growing, and growing, and growing... I just have not had a chance to sit down and design them. I am at the point now

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Just al little note on how I spent part of my 4th of July! Baking! I was testing a couple of recipes. I decided to make some Classic Vanilla, Hawaiian Puffballs, and Strawberry Shortcake cupcakes. I hand delivered them to a few of my neighbors. They were all smiles from ear to ear! I do have to say that one of the Strawberry Shortcakes decided to take a suicide jump from its plate! The

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This morning I got a big surprise while I was checking out all of Cupcake Bloggers. It was an honor to see Sugarplum's Cupcakes featured on the Cupcakes Take the Cake blog! As stated, they are planning a trip to Kansas City in August - I would love nothing more than to meet up with them and offer them some of my sweets!!!I have a little family of bloggers that I check out on a daily basis.

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This weekend I am going to focus on creating brochures and flyers. I think that I have a pretty good selection created for a menu. I always have people asking questions and inquiring about what type of cupcakes that I bake. Although I have a menu listed - I want to make sure to let everyone know that it is not limited to just what is mentioned. I am always creating and always willing to expand

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When Olivia comes to our house, she is always anxious to dig into cupcakes! She is the greatest helper and by far the best taste tester that I could possibly ask for! She is a girl after my own heart... A frosting lover!!! It makes me smile when I see the interest that she shows when I turn on the oven! We are, no doubt, partners in cupcake crime!!! Gotta love that!

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My little Lauren had a doctor's visit today. At the end of each visit - I always make a trip to my favorite cupcake spot, Cupcake A La Mode. It is just off of the Plaza in the cutest little free-standing building. Right when I walked in, Lisa Clark (owner) remembered us and greeted us with a warm welcome. I selected four of her fabulous cupcakes and chatted with her for a moment. She opened

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THE THRILLER!!!This one-time-only cupcake was created out of the fun memories I will forever hold for Michael Jackson. Classic white cake filled with creamy chocolate buttercream and, of course, wearing a red leather jacket (vanilla buttercream) with silver studs!

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THE DREAMSICLE LJ claims that this one is his "favorite". He seems to say that after each and every taste test!!! MINT CONDITION Yeah. It's incredible. I get the feeling of soaring down a powdery slope! I hope my Starbuck's family enjoyed them this morning! They sure had big smiles on their faces when I passed them through the drive-through window!

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Today I will be taking cupcakes to work. This is nothing new - but today's flavors are! I made a batch of classic chocolate cupcakes. I frosted a dozen with a chocolate-hazelnut buttercream. To this frosting I added a tablespoon of peanut butter - since it did not have quite the "nutty" flavor I needed. I then sprinkled them with toffee bits and topped them off with a Whopper. I frosted

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There is only one word for the weather in Kansas City this week. HOT. It is so brutally hot that I don't even want to bake. Not even one cupcake. I am not sure how long I will be able to ward off my obsession. However, if it keeps up like this - I may melt before I get to bake again.

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I admit. I am not a "pro" at baking actual cakes. I have done them in the past and have had nothing but trouble with them - mainly in the leveling, icing, and decorating departments. I have decided that it was due to the fact that I never had my frosting consistency down to a T. Through hours of baking cupcakes and testing frosting recipes, I am less intimidated by the whole process.I have had

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Well, today is a "blah" kind of day. Drizzly rain, clouds, cool, humid, dreary. I am going in to work early and anticipating a bad-hair-day. To make a day like this just a little cheerier... How about, you guessed it, CUPCAKES! I took the Classic Vanilla recipe and whipped up some blue vanilla buttercream. Of course these yummy cakes are dotted with colorful sprinkles. Isn't that what the

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I was debating on which cupcake to bake. I wanted to give one a whirl that I had not done before. After about an hour of running through ALL the possibilities. I decided to tackle a French Toast type of yummie.Starting with my "go to" vanilla cake... I spiced it up with cinnamon and maple syrup. I did not have maple flavoring - so I just used regular ol' syrup. Fresh out of the oven and piping

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I woke up bright and early today! With our favorite man in the whole wide world leaving town this morning - Lauren and I decided to pass some time... BAKING!!! The oven was heated and ready to go by 7:45. Today's flavors? Oh yeah, Classic Chocolate and Silly Monkey (chocolate with sweet peanut butter frosting.) They were out of the oven and anxiously awaiting their sweet toppings by the

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I must admit - I had a Lemon Drop cupcake right after I baked them and they were delish! However, when I took a bite of one tonight at work - it was even MORE delish! Cupcakes... They amaze me! I got an order for a dozen Cookies & Cream tonight. Another reason to bake this weekend. Yea! As far as next week goes... I am currently planning on baking Strawberry Milkshake cupcakes. Possibly

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By 8:30 am I was pulling a fresh, yummy batch of Lemon Drop cupcakes out of the oven! I made some minor adjustments to the recipe this time. They turned out GREAT! Moist and sweet! I have a couple more lemon recipes that I would like to try. One uses lemon yogurt and seems to be more of a dense cake. I am excited to give it a whirl! Next time around, I will be sharing my review of that recipe.

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CLASSIC VANILLA vanila cake with vanilla buttercram frosting and sprinklesCLASSIC CHOCOLATErich chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream frosting and sprinklesTHE HEARTBREAKERclassic red velvet cake with vanilla cream cheese frosting and heart-shaped sprinklesLEMON DROPmoist lemon cake with lemon cream frosting and a lemon candyDREAMSICLEsweet orange cake with vanilla buttercream frosting and

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