Septemberfest Baking Contest 2nd place winning recipe

Pina Coloda Cupcakes
Preparation
Pour cake batter into 2 dozen paper cup lined cupcakepans.
Bake at 325° for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of each layer comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.

 Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup shortening 2 cups sugar 3 cups cake flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup milk 2/3 cup water 1 teaspoons vanilla bean paste 1 teaspoon coconut emulsion 1 teaspoon creme bouquet 6 egg whites

Preparation
Beat butter and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with milk and water, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in extracts.
Beat egg whites at high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form; fold about one-third of egg whites into batter. Gradually fold in remaining egg whites.

 

 Use any Rum Buttercream Frosting & pineapple/ coconut filling of your choice.......hey I can't give away all my secrets ;)

Hamilton Twp. Septemberfest Baking Contest

Well today was the annual Septemberfest Baking Contest. I entered Pina Colada cupcakes.  They were one of only 7 entries maybe because you were not allowed to use a mix the entries had to be homemade ( I figured of course they did).  The winners will not be announced until this Tuesday the 20th, I really do not understand the reason for this being there were only 7 entries.  I could see if there were a 100, but I think the juding panel could have just said give us 15 minutes & we'll announce the winner.  But nevertheless it was a fun thing to do & of course I hope to place in the contest but I'm sure every single contestant hopes the very same thing.  I will post the recipe on Tuesday win or loose they were delicious cupcakes.  People that watched the judging were allowed to sample the baked goods after the judges tasted everything & from what I saw everyone that ate my Pina Colada cupcakes really looked like they enjoyed them. :)

Busy busy Weekend!!!!

Well this is a very cupcakey type of weekend! There is alot of baking going on. 3 dozen chocolate on chocolate & 2 dozen vanilla on vanilla  for a shower!  They have lime green, purple & hot pink daisies & butterflies.  Then there is another 2 dozen vanilla on vanilla with an Eagle's football team theme for a birthday party.  And the most exciting cupcakes of the weekend are pina colada cupcakes for a baking contest at my town's Septemberfest!  Pictures & a recipe for the pina colada cupcakes will be posted in the next day or so :)  So all my cupcake fans wish me luck tomorrow!  I hope I get a ribbon....fingers crossed :)

Orders just keep rolling in.....

I would like to thank everyone that I have made cupcakes for!  I love making cupcakes for my family & friends.  This week I made cute little vanilla cupcakes with sprinkles in the batter like "Funfetti" cupcakes with purple buttercream icing & little yellow fondant flowers for my daughter's 24th birthday.  I can't believe she chose such a simple design but they were adorable.  I am also making vanilla cupcakes for a friend's 50th birthday party.  She owns a cleaning business & the cupcakes have little fondant cleaning supplies & 50's on them!  They are so very cute!  I can't wait to put them together so I can post the pictures.  I'm sure everyone will love them as much as I do :)

Trentonian Newspaper Best of 2011 Winner

Holy Cow!  Guess who won the Trentonian Best of 2011 for Wedding (cup)cakes?  YUP Kupkakes by Kimmie!!!!!!!!! I am blown away by all the support & would like to thank everyone that voted! :)  I just love making cupcakes for my family & friends!  A special thank you goes out to Cathy Sherbik & Maria Bullaro, without their wedding this would not have been possible.

Oven & modem bit the dust

Well it has been quite awhile since I've been on my blog!  It has been a hairy few weeks.  First my oven died, not just sick....but completely dead!  Not a good thing for a cupcake baker LOL.  Then we had the most horrible thunder storm & lightening hit the transformer box across the street & the entire neighborhood lost power for about 15 hours.  When the power finally went back on I found out my modem had been fried.  So no computer for days until the new one arrived. And no cupcakes until the new oven arrived but everything is fine now & I can start making cupcakes for everyone again :)  While I was unable to bake I did do some fondant work on some upcoming orders so when those orders get picked up, I will display some more pictures.   Always remember...MAYBE A CUPCAKE WILL HELP :)

Countdown to my first wedding!

Starting this Thursday night I will be starting to make 150 rainbow cupcakes for a wedding on Saturday :) I enlisted some help from my Mother-in-law & my brother-in-law's girl friend to help.  I have to make 5 different colors of batter & put 1 tablespoon of each colored batter into the cupcake liners to achieve the rainbow effect of each cupcake!  Then I have to ice 29 cupcakes each in red, orange, yellow, green & blue icing & 6 plain white ones for people that are allergic to dye!  Holy cow this will be quite a feat :)  Then each cupcake gets a little ribbon on it.  Then Saturday I will deliver the cupcakes & set them up & since I am friends with the customer I get to be a guest at the wedding too!  I cannot wait to take pictures of the display. Holy rainbow the pictures are going to be awesome!!!!!!