Weekend Wrap Up

SUCCESS! The best word to describe this weekend's baking adventures!

I can't believe this is the first chance I have had to share with the world the whirlwind of new experiences and layers of flavor I have endured this weekend! First of all, this was the quince anos cake delivery for Angelica Iraheta. Her ceremony was something that I had never experienced before. In fact, I found myself in tears at several points during her family and friends' speeches. Okay, okay... back to the cake!!!! To my absolute horror, after all the prep work that had been done to ensure my cakes' safe arrival, I was none to please when I opened each of the 6 boxes and EVERY SINGLE CAKE was damaged. Nothing I couldn't handle, right? WRONG! I was frantically adjusting each cake to attempt to restore the once beautiful outer structure, and in a mere 4 hours, all things wrong in the world seemed to be right!

The birthday girl, Angelica...



And the cake!







Despite all the chaos surrounding Angelica's cake, I still managed to produce a few other tasty concoctions!

"Just Because" cupcakes...


Red Velvet cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting


Until next time, I shall leave your mouth salivating.... :)

Soupy Frosting

I am almost ready to give up on baking in the summer. It is entirely too hot. Cakes don't bake correctly, frosting's don't stay firm as they should, and transportation: forget about it.

I was baking all morning, with no anticipation that anything would go wrong, after all this is my go-to: red velvet w/ cream cheese frosting. The cupcakes baked correctly (maybe slightly more dense than usual) and the frosting whipped up beautifully, it wasn't until I arrived at Gern's for the Fourth Festivities that things started to veer slightly off path!

I let the frosting firm up after the car ride and by the time I went to fill my piping bag, my worst fear had come true. It wasn't firm enough yet. And by not firm enough I really mean it was almost like a thick cake batter consistency. Horrified doesn't quite describe the feeling that had overcome me. The refrigerator I had left the bowl of frosting in was the refrigerator that was being used for most of the other dishes that were being served, so it was being opened and closed and things were being taken out every 2 minutes, so a proper cooling temperature could never be reached.



After I rallied up a few people to help me, we sifted a few things in the freezer and my frosting was saved! Well, almost! After I remembered that this was a family affair and they understood the dramatic weather conditions were conspiring against me; I relaxed a bit! Even though the cupcakes were very well received and raved about, I was still disappointed with the presentation. You win some, you lose some... All things considered this was a success!

You cant really go wrong with food, fun, friends and family... even if you have soupy frosting!