Pumpkin and Spice tagged 'cupcakes'

If You Like Pina Coladas...

pumpkin@pumpkinandspice.net — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

I'm pretty sure it's a scientific fact that a pina colada is the most summery drink ever created. Icy and frozen, creamy, coconutty with a hint of pineapple, it practically begs to be sipped with your toes in the sand and the sound of crashing waves and rustling palm trees in the b Come with me and es [...]
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<h1>Orange You Glad?</h1>
<p>pumpkin@pumpkinandspice.net — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100</p>
<p mce_serialized= I hope that you all had a great Mother's Day weekend- I hope you all treated your moms well, showered them with love and gifts and let them know how fab they are. I gave my mom a call, but since she's coming to visit this coming weekend (Yay! Mother's Day Orange Cake I always think I don't have much of a sweet tooth... But I think I may be deluding myself. Really, what is a "sweet tooth"? It's just a label, isn't it? I do know that I'm impulsive and impatient, and I want what I want now- regardless whether it's candy or pizza or that cute dress at Betsey Johnson. Luckily (or unluckily, depending on how you look at it) when the sweet tooth starts screaming, there's plenty of ways to quiet it here in Park City. Aside from work (which i [...]

Itsy-Bitsy Spider Cupcakes

pumpkin@pumpkinandspice.net — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

As I mentioned, last week was my last week of school. (Yay!) If I may brag a little (and it's my blog, so I will), I finished with a 4.0, to boot!

Anyway, what that means is that I have evenings free for the next c [...]

Iron Cupcake: Basil

pumpkin@pumpkinandspice.net — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100

It's that time again! This month's Iron Cupcake challenge was basil. It was a little tricky, I'll be honest. I don't usually think of basil as a cake ingredient. I like it in desserts, but I usually use it in a sorbet or sauce. (Blueberry basil sauce is [...]

Iron Cupcake: Chili

pumpkin@pumpkinandspice.net — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Well, it's time for me to unveil my submission for Iron Cupcake: Earth. This month is the inaugural challenge, and the "secret" ingredient really put my creative cogs into motion. Chili peppers were the ingredient, and with so many types of chillies, and so many [...]

Whose Cupcake Will Reign Supreme?

pumpkin@pumpkinandspice.net — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The Milwaukee Cupcake Queen organizes an Iron Cupcake: Milwaukee competition in which Wisconsinite (is that what someone from Wisconsin is called?) bakers compete to create the ultimate cupcake using a unique challenge ingredient. Each contest is documented and recorded in her blog [...]