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sometimes i impress myself! for example, last night i had a baking marathon while intoxicated and everything still turned out well! i was preparing for a baby sprinkle, which is a smaller version of a baby shower for a "seasoned" mom, and took on the task of making sweet treats. i do have to mention that for lent this year, i chose to forgo all sweet treats...so i can only tell you that my treats seemed to get a good response, but i don't know myself. so, i'll trust that my friends weren't just being nice. anyway, so my baking marathon consisted of 6 treats...2 go-tos ( smore's bars & salted chocolate caramel cookies ) and 4 new ones: FUNFETTI CAKE BATTER CHEX BUDDIES these were a favorite fun take on the chex puppy chow aka muddy buddies , but the chocolate & peanut butter is replaced with white chocolate & funfetti cake mix. posted on six sisters' stuff  by camille on february 17, 2012 5 c chex cereal 10 oz vanilla flavored almon...

is it just me or is the month of march filled with booze-induced holidays? mardi gras, st. patrick's day, a crazy number of birthdays? well, the purpose of this recipe was for a co-worker's birthday. my co-workers have the pleasure of being my guinea pigs, but i'm not hearing any complaints. i may have mentioned this already, but i am intrigued by the idea of turning one thing into a whole new awesome thing. case in point, peach bellini beverage into a very delicate, girly cupcake. this is perfect for any shower or a girlfriend's birthday. the champagne is light, but present and the peaches give the cupcake a delightfulness that anyone can appreciate. PEACH BELLINI CUPCAKES posted on sing for your supper on march 2, 2011 3 c all-purpose flour 3 t baking powder 1/2 t salt 1 c (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 2 c sugar 1 t vanilla extract 6 egg whites 3/4 c champagne 1/4 c peach schnapps 1 small peach, peeled and diced preheat oven to 350°F. ...

for an upcoming halloween/housewarming party, i wanted to be imaginative and festive and thought how fun it'd be turn a fall classic into a cupcake. i've done pumpkin cupcakes in the past, so i had to be more creative...so, the idea of the caramel apple cupcake was born. i did some searching around on tastespotting and foodgawker, but was not finding what i was looking for in one recipe. so, i wanted to look for each component separately, starting with the apple cupcake, then a caramel filling, and, finally, a cream cheese frosting. for the apple cupcake, i wanted something with a good apple flavor, but not too warm apple pie like. so, i came across a recipe that didn't use apples at all, rather apple cider, and had very few ingredients, which is always nice. i actually have two variations of the frosting i was able to use: the caramel cream cheese (used at the party) and my go-to cinnamon cream cheese from the pumpkin cupcake recipe i love (which i ended up using for t...

the first time i tried a red velvet, i thought i was in heaven...the sweetness of the cream cheese frosting and the subtle touch of cocoa. red velvet cupcakes have been on my list for awhile of things to make, so when an occasion lent itself...i had to take the opportunity. one of my co-workers just found out what the sex of her baby will be and i thought it'd be fun to make red and blue cupcakes. we have a little poll going on at work and it's dead even between girl v. boy guesses, so for the big reveal on monday morning, i wanted to present her with the appropriate color and the guesser their coordinating cupcake. so, among many recipes on the web, i found this recipe through foodgawker . RED VELVET CUPCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING posted on the urban spork on february 11, 2010 CUPCAKES 2 1/2 c all-purpose flour 1 1/2 c sugar 1 t baking soda 1 t salt 1 t cocoa powder 1 1/2 c vegetable oil 1 c buttermilk, room temperature 2 extra-large eggs, room temperatur...