I recently needed blue gel paste to color some fondant I was using for elephant cupcake decorations, but I was lazy and cheap, so I thought, hmmm…can powdered coloring work??? And what would I thicken it with? Yes and cornstarch… There aren’t any precise measurements to this, I just took the some powdered blue food… Continue reading DIY Gel Food Coloring
Ok so they’re not literally cupcakes. They are round little parcels of flaky, buttery, syrupy, custardy goodness. My history with galaktoboureko began about five years ago, which was the first time I ever had it. My friend Geoff is the one I credit for introducing me to it. My first bite of it was a… Continue reading Galaktoboureko Cupcakes
“I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes…” And so begins that song by the Troggs covered by Wet Wet Wet called Love Is All Around. It was on the soundtrack of Four Weddings and a Funeral, as well as covered by Bill Nighy in Love, Actually (except in the movie,… Continue reading Love Is All Around
Because a perfectly good cupcake should never go to waste. What to do with leftover cupcakes when you don’t want to make cake truffles… Step 1. Take cupcakes, cut into discs about 1/4 inch thick (or as thick as you want it, really) and place on ungreased cookie sheet… Step 2. Bake at 350° for…oh…10-15… Continue reading Repurposing Leftover Cupcakes…
A Girl Bakes In New York 