Mighty Morphin Cupcake Action!

Oh, I went there. And I stayed overnight, and ate everything in your fridge.

Not really.

But, I'm officially trying out recipes.

Yea, I made that shizzle. And you know what? It's awesome.

If I wasn't already getting married, you'd probably propose.

Vanilla cupcakes with butter-cream icing, topped with a delicate candy flower. I can't find fondant molds ANYWHERE. T___T I can find cutters, but those are boring. It's for lame fondant cooks. If I have to rob a culinary school, I swear I will. Really, how hard can the be to find? I went to Joanne Fabrics and Celebrations. Maybe I'll try Michaels this weekend.

That said, I bought fondant cutters and roll out fondant, but have done nothing with it yet. It seemed like a waste to put flat shapes on top cupcake frosting.

I cut my recipe in half to make only 12 of these little beauties. They turned out exceedingly well. Not too sweet, but not too plain. I've included the recipe at the end of this post.

Poof was no help at all. I don't know why I keep her around.

Here's the recipe for the Vanilla Cupcakes:

2 Cups Flour

1 1/2 Cups sugar

3 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup milk (2%)

4 egg whites

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla


Butter-Cream Icing


1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 cups confectioner's sugar

2 tablespoons milk

a pinch of awesome

Batter up- for cupcakes!

Things in the wedding word have quelled for me lately, though arguably I should be kicking it into high-gear about now. We are still in need of a photographer and a cake.

Wedding cakes are such a scam; the trend these days is to buy one made of Styrofoam, and then to serve sheet cakes to your guests. And this Styrofoam masterpiece you shell out for is for rent, so you have to return it a.s.a.p.

I suppose it doesn’t help that every cake I see on display locally looks dumb. They look like they were modeled in the 1960’s and never updated. I suppose that says something about my location.

But I have this dream of a cupcake tower. I've been debating the Cupcake v.s. Cake scenario for a while. I seriously do just want a buttload of cupcakes!

The bride and groom cut the little cake on top, and then the reception horde converges upon the tasty treats. Chocolate, vanilla- your choice. Fantasy?

Welp, while I'm dreaming, I'd like to just put this idea out there. I want to do it. Enlist the help of willing bridesmaids, and decorate cupcakes whith butter-cream icing. I got into this today; I looked up recipes and instructional how-to videos.

Making fondant cake flowers looks easy enough, heck, tons easier than I thought it would be.



This video shows how to apply frosting without any of those bumps and air bubbles.




It looks doable; and it's probably a heck of a lot cheaper than a cake. I'd have to do some serious pricing, but making your own cake mix always costs next to nothing.

-I'd order fancy cupcake wrappers; this one runs for $30.00 a set.

-Order pre-made fondant, which runs about $14.00 for 2 lbs. More than enough to make some little cake flowers!

And then make the icing. There are great recipes out there, ones that I have even tried before, so I'm not wholly unschooled. Am I dreaming? So far I have no support. Oh well. Look at the pretty pictures.

What Models Make you not Want to Wear

I imagine that there is nothing funnier than a wedding dress model taking a nosedive off of the runway.

If I opened a bridal salon, my logo would be:

“Getting married in style? You might not make it up the aisle!”

I went to a bridal show this past weekend. Line after line of poor, terrified girls waddling down the runway with 3-inch heels and mermaid gowns was enough to make me hope. A few of them tripped rather spectacularly. Why would you want to wear something you can’t even walk in?

The girls I saw looked scared. The girls in magazines? They all look ticked. I imagine the cameraman says something like "you smell a pungent odor...great, baby hold it!”

Or, they just look downright astonished.

My dress, I’m proud to say, is very comfy and certainly easy to get around in. It’s much more traditional looking than the modern, off-the shoulder stuff you see today. It has puffed sleeves. I know what you're thinking, but it's not as bad as say, this:

And no matter what I can't look this bad: