tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26416663842618914032024-02-18T19:05:10.120-08:00Cupcakes. Love, MonaMonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07815074135695226768noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641666384261891403.post-42141778757951843022010-07-22T21:08:00.000-07:002010-07-22T21:08:14.240-07:00Kitchen Updates & iPhone Apps & Cupcakes!!!I know it has been a while since I last updated... but its for great reasons! Like the title says, I have kitchen updates, fun new iPhone Apps, and Cupcake Orders.... Lets jump right in:<br />
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Kitchen Updates:<br />
At this point our fridge & stove have been installed, the 1970's wallpaper is long gone (cue the choir!!!) I asked Mark to take a picture before we started ripping off the wallpaper, but I guess he thought I was kidding? Because when it was all done, I asked to see the pictures he took, and his response was "um, what pictures?" hahaha MEN, gotta love 'em. :) <br />
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So for now, all we have as our before are the pictures of how the previous owner kept her kitchen (WAYY tooo cluttered in my opinion, and I'm normally ok with messes.) <br />
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Next step is learning how to use a convection oven, and updating all my recipes and cook times (I'm guessing 24 cupcakes will no longer take 45+ mins) No one wants a burnt cupcake. ;)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Now lets move on to my fun iPhone app + my latest orders. First I'll start with orders...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Over the Hill Cupcakes:</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">(<em>Order: 2 dozen Flavor: 1 dz Original Oreo, 1 dz Golden Oreo</em>)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy 50th Birthday Cathy!! In honor of her "Over the Hill" milestone birthday we did 2 varieties of the OREO with black and white frosting. Black frosting cupcakes are original Oreo's, and the white frosting cupcakes are golden Oreo's. No pictures of insides, but by now you should know all about the surprise center.</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">"Just Because" Cupcakes:</span></u></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">(<em>Order: 2 dozen Flavor: 1 dz Oreo, 1 dz WhiteChocolate Raspberry</em>)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Is there a better reason for cupcakes than "just because"?? I think not! Diana ordered 2 dozen cupcakes for her co-workers at Dr. Holly's office (don't you wish your co-workers brought you cupcakes just because?) She ordered my #1 seller (Oreo) & #3 seller (WhiteChocolate Raspberry) </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">You could be the hit of your office like Diana... order some cupcakes and surprise them!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPkBFrKGw1pBn53J3mpvEf6KkMzU-Ke5j9SR674I5NQFBp4rCd_Z4eiEVDjdp8DCr2dM70-RZi036VVVbd1zJyTjq_WZ27dE9rZWeDHZyRIe8Ao9mn8vE0glSB3HrGoJBY6J0W2v2SYw/s1600/07.19.10+029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPkBFrKGw1pBn53J3mpvEf6KkMzU-Ke5j9SR674I5NQFBp4rCd_Z4eiEVDjdp8DCr2dM70-RZi036VVVbd1zJyTjq_WZ27dE9rZWeDHZyRIe8Ao9mn8vE0glSB3HrGoJBY6J0W2v2SYw/s320/07.19.10+029.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Close Up:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6-CMU7UbmfnJoQ8W5ljqhexbt8Qr_cqX2UQ7UtTFQEFOCsWJnmAnOCuJ-6WM0dE-IVW1f6LxaLefWR4AtQBJYD18Ds5wx2YEQho-avUXu-KP8912nsZGgWDVixUvwZwMhc6LsvA20W8/s1600/07.19.10+031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6-CMU7UbmfnJoQ8W5ljqhexbt8Qr_cqX2UQ7UtTFQEFOCsWJnmAnOCuJ-6WM0dE-IVW1f6LxaLefWR4AtQBJYD18Ds5wx2YEQho-avUXu-KP8912nsZGgWDVixUvwZwMhc6LsvA20W8/s320/07.19.10+031.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Last but not least... my fun iPhone app: Hipstamatic </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I love it.. its so much fun, it makes me feel like a fancy photographer. I just wanted to share the pictures, hope you like them!!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, that's all kids! :) Have a great weekend. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Love, </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Mona</div>Monahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07815074135695226768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641666384261891403.post-83326039681778800882010-07-11T09:21:00.000-07:002010-07-11T18:10:53.213-07:00More Parties!!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So much has been going on.... we went on a little shopping spree last weekend. We bought a fridge, a convection oven, and a stand mixer!!! We ripped off the 1970's wall paper, painted, and installed the fridge. Now all we need is for the contractor to come and install the oven. I can hardly contain myself. Soon I'll be able to bake double the batches in half the time! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Pictures of the new kitchen will be up soon. In the mean time, I want to share some more party cupcakes & one very special cake. I love the fact that my cupcakes are being served at parties... makes me feel like I get to be part of the celebrations.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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I was very lucky to be asked to make cupcakes for a dinner party that a friends family was having. From what I hear they were a huge hit. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Above View: </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvQWWn3l33cAz2IocKQBscgkgXxUTIfu5Vb4OqQuGZzRfuH7k-KQ4jFYk4PuV1e-jSdtdPPSFDPpmwVMgd5ke8r9rscZRWTUbJ_HXlKqHep7sY4-EhU2zNBHy5hAQXY4dAOYir68sMfE/s1600/06.11.10+029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvQWWn3l33cAz2IocKQBscgkgXxUTIfu5Vb4OqQuGZzRfuH7k-KQ4jFYk4PuV1e-jSdtdPPSFDPpmwVMgd5ke8r9rscZRWTUbJ_HXlKqHep7sY4-EhU2zNBHy5hAQXY4dAOYir68sMfE/s320/06.11.10+029.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Last but not least... A Very Special Birthday:</span></u></strong> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">(<em>Flavor: Banana Walnut Chocolate Chip w. CreamCheese frosting</em>)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">My amazing fiance Mark turned 28 on July 10th. He is the kindest, most fantastic man I have ever met. He takes care of me, cleans (yes ladies, my man cleans!), listens to me pretend to be Celine Dion in the car, and sooo much more. He's so amazing... I love you baby! Happy Birthday. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">In case you didn't know, he is a HUGEEEE PENNSTATE fan. (It seems like every PennState alumni I've ever met has been.) So I made his cake a PennState cake. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Monahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07815074135695226768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641666384261891403.post-8874810097081693502010-06-30T19:49:00.000-07:002010-06-30T19:55:15.956-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">My Final Class Project:</span></u></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So today was our final cake decorating (basics) class. I have to say, it was $22 well spent! There wasn't anything crazy that the class taught me, but it did give me more confidence to try new things with my decorations. Here is my final project: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">The class instructor saw my previous post and asked me to make these for her. We already know what these are... chocolate bacon cake, chocolate frosting, hand dipped bacon toppers.</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Mona </div><img height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Yl-87WvIlSTM-MayI3jMLRri06KDO37fQqimrT-HSjrotWAQsEXOFx18U5BVZCyDtGjlz06wLXK87s0yl2pGr2Pe6E1PIqWIKUMz23LnzHtwdW8mRNVAGrUmGmD-8kvLv4Yl0eo2G9A/s320/june+(3)+011.JPG" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 189px; mozopacity: 0.3; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 973px; visibility: hidden;" width="72" />Monahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07815074135695226768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641666384261891403.post-64255979836591889372010-06-27T18:20:00.000-07:002010-07-11T10:39:18.573-07:00It's Not A Party Without Cupcakes<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Hello Hello! The past few weeks have been super busy (which is AWESOME!) from work (ahh the life of a financial analyst at quarter points), orders, cake decorating classes, and last (but most importantly) kitchen makeover planning! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">For those who don't know... I currently have a 1970's kitchen. I'm not joking.. it's old, and it's tiny!! I can only bake 24 cupcakes at a time, which makes big batches pretty difficult to do. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYA4-d6qBEYH882eEwbyZniYrXLpaipXIrYSHio5adXJ6ho7lO9M4TRk_oiCrYDQXNS2PmSC1YpTprlYA5GbgCSrTjWdh6-vyk89hv8dGzrNmSejAX4VxeYQqP_33BkZNgR5NrxL9EjEA/s1600/june+(3)+044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYA4-d6qBEYH882eEwbyZniYrXLpaipXIrYSHio5adXJ6ho7lO9M4TRk_oiCrYDQXNS2PmSC1YpTprlYA5GbgCSrTjWdh6-vyk89hv8dGzrNmSejAX4VxeYQqP_33BkZNgR5NrxL9EjEA/s320/june+(3)+044.JPG" /></a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">So we are looking at ovens, calling contractors and getting estimates. We are also looking for a second fridge because my cupcakes have been taking over the entire fridge! All this new kitchen excitement aside, I have cupcakes to share!</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">This past week I was lucky enough to bake cupcakes for two very special events:</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"> An engagement party & a high school graduation party. </div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Engagement Party</span></u></strong> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">( Order: 5 dozen cupcakes. 30 Ultimate Carrot Cake, 30 Oreo Madness)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div></div><div align="left" class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The bride & groom-to-be each picked a flavor they liked. The blushing bride chose Oreo Madness, while the groom chose ultimate carrot cake. For the decorations I incorporated their wedding colors and the first initial of both the bride and groom. The pink frosting with the "A" topper is Oreo madness cupcakes, while the green frosting and the "M" toppers are Ultimate Carrot Cake. </div></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">You maybe asking what make the cakes "ultimate"? These are traditional carrot cake + pineapple + coconut + pecans + raisins. YUM!</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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( Order: 4 dozen cupcakes. 24 Chocolate Oreo, 24 Golden Oreo)<br />
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</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I am so lucky to have been asked to be apart of these special events. Thank you!!</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, that's all I have to share for tonight. I hope you enjoy! </div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Love,<br />
Mona</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Monahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07815074135695226768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641666384261891403.post-4280950159509872682010-06-16T19:28:00.000-07:002010-06-27T18:34:27.815-07:00Cupcakes & Cakes<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Shhhhh...</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have a little secret: I'm taking cake decorating classes! And though my loyalty will always remain with cupcakes, I have to practice cakes for my class. This week I had a request for half a dozen birthday peanut butter cupcakes, so I used the rest of the batter for a practice birthday cake!</div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I did orange & yellow theme to match the colors of Reese's Pieces. Both the cake & the cupcakes are filled with peanut butter mousse. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Also, this week for class we practiced picture cake decorations... we could pick any picture, and obviously I picked my favorite little image:<br />
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</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">This cake is a classic yellow cake with a raspberry white chocolate chip filling. Everyone in the class picked <u>one</u> big, easy, image: a cupcake, a caterpillar, a hamburger... etc. I (in classic Mona fashion) decided to do take on a good challenge.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Needless to say, I was the last one left in class, even the instructor left! But all in all... it was a great class, and a fantastic week. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Well lovies... I'm off to bed (aside from baking & eating, sleeping is my favorite.) I hope you enjoy! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Mona</div>Monahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07815074135695226768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641666384261891403.post-1691028850384391332010-06-09T21:57:00.000-07:002010-06-09T21:59:30.259-07:00My First Customer!!!!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I can't even begin to explain how amazing this feels. My first customer... Melissa... gave me the freedom to pick my flavors, so I decided to make one brand new flavor (S'mores) & one relatively new flavor (Snickerdoodle). Thank you to Melissa for letting me make these for you!</div><br />
Lets jump right in to my newest adventure!<br />
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<em>My newest flavor:</em> <strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">S'mores</span></u></strong><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Normally, I can resist "sampling" my creations (twice)... but I could not resist these! Wow... that's all I can say. All you are missing is the camp fire. Just beware, making marshmallow frosting is just as messy as trying to roast marshmallows on a stick over a fire. The mess was big, but this flavor is bigger! I searched and searched for a good S'mores cupcake recipe, but most of them start with a chocolate cake base. I did not want that, I wanted a graham cracker base... so I just made it up. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOYYKMfghltY1VyRGLLpAm_mKh_-BrV1_9YGepDFEL87po_GU4CUHiRAkoY8g3RMy3cSA46nNzVtnPY4rNbCxvbS-MF099S1xiUYOVsl9zW-SQILX97DkFMswrPgsmZ3Tq5mLzPDZvFc/s1600/June+2010+038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOYYKMfghltY1VyRGLLpAm_mKh_-BrV1_9YGepDFEL87po_GU4CUHiRAkoY8g3RMy3cSA46nNzVtnPY4rNbCxvbS-MF099S1xiUYOVsl9zW-SQILX97DkFMswrPgsmZ3Tq5mLzPDZvFc/s320/June+2010+038.JPG" /></a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>I tried to get artistic with this next picture, Rien's amazing photography has inspired me:</em> </div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2ysXWdoQh6gfA8uc4nrp825bn_FMns94mJLXVOWZb0-lKgJnK38IVWawiZOQ2YubQ30VelHHlH0xTvT7oqJoCnoOX2hrPtCEVVq9SK4_REyGCXVfWOwiHsQs2iubaTL6kSAuGCmTLIw/s1600/June+2010+062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2ysXWdoQh6gfA8uc4nrp825bn_FMns94mJLXVOWZb0-lKgJnK38IVWawiZOQ2YubQ30VelHHlH0xTvT7oqJoCnoOX2hrPtCEVVq9SK4_REyGCXVfWOwiHsQs2iubaTL6kSAuGCmTLIw/s320/June+2010+062.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">These creations are:</div><ul><li><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Graham cracker cake, with Hershey bits inside</div></li>
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">My (relatively) New Flavor: <strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Snickerdoodle</span></u></strong></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I call these relatively new because the first time I made them for a birthday party, they were great. Then I changed the recipe just a bit... and they bombed! (the whole batch went into the trash) So this was my attempt to redeem myself, and I did it! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclveMwS8FIOywgF-5a8cok5LigUSsLwhrGn43E_-xZ3uhSLVHm_NKVl-ROJ_w773j-4oKeWokE3gaaQ0JbsH0iue2UzhzCalHH4qC5vWVL76Hv_4PsvQdQu0yaQO6N6p5Kc8EciArmWg/s1600/June+2010+065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclveMwS8FIOywgF-5a8cok5LigUSsLwhrGn43E_-xZ3uhSLVHm_NKVl-ROJ_w773j-4oKeWokE3gaaQ0JbsH0iue2UzhzCalHH4qC5vWVL76Hv_4PsvQdQu0yaQO6N6p5Kc8EciArmWg/s320/June+2010+065.JPG" /></a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are two more artistic pictures: </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</ul><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Well kiddies, I am off. Hope you enjoyed!!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Mona</div>Monahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07815074135695226768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641666384261891403.post-82695581239842213672010-05-17T19:17:00.000-07:002010-05-17T19:51:02.283-07:00Pretty Pretty Princess!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My first mass-production ever!!! I made 180 tie-dye Oreo cupcakes for the Junior League’s annual Mother-Daughter dance this past Saturday. The cupcakes were a huge hit, and so was the party. The first year of the dance there were about 50 people, last year the number was up to 120, this year we had 250 mothers/grandmothers and the special girls in their life.<br />
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I wanted to make super girly "Princess" cakes for this special event. I decided on doing a bright pink & purple tie-dye cake (with an Oreo center) topped with vanilla frosting also tie-dyed and princess crown….perfect for any little princess!</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGQIh7a85WoJsm95zgkgNxpcZorji_UXVzMy7x29W9egUGvel-kDaIKK8FutnRQg5T4fSX7HN3Nq9Ij6xFvlnBFHTfuiwWvcExz9qO6giCXejmjeDyK1xbDtHBEeLcRlQ5LpX6J2jioQ/s1600/ipod05.2010+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGQIh7a85WoJsm95zgkgNxpcZorji_UXVzMy7x29W9egUGvel-kDaIKK8FutnRQg5T4fSX7HN3Nq9Ij6xFvlnBFHTfuiwWvcExz9qO6giCXejmjeDyK1xbDtHBEeLcRlQ5LpX6J2jioQ/s320/ipod05.2010+018.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefJZDcxXfhqda3YozIDoPdXA9vRjy0zWbPpcnViZyICb4USxTG3yv8u5gT2pUC-DlNtJDlzJgCI5X2HVvqzC7cPFFK9PfDyzZ4GxDBaXT99Zr008B0EzLPpElbdavI2YckBxTtw8-D5M/s1600/ipod05.2010+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefJZDcxXfhqda3YozIDoPdXA9vRjy0zWbPpcnViZyICb4USxTG3yv8u5gT2pUC-DlNtJDlzJgCI5X2HVvqzC7cPFFK9PfDyzZ4GxDBaXT99Zr008B0EzLPpElbdavI2YckBxTtw8-D5M/s400/ipod05.2010+014.JPG" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iTAF3_IvSoenw9vXgI3kDtPMAFl_KL7lulF6G124eNvmUrkW9HVjiUvuBjbNZ8JgWiH0_h1vaGP7jHxy_aNY_JIhYtdR_T1JckwUautcXnrhahfTfH4yptO-KH8yOmIgzzamdzT4GCs/s1600/ipod05.2010+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iTAF3_IvSoenw9vXgI3kDtPMAFl_KL7lulF6G124eNvmUrkW9HVjiUvuBjbNZ8JgWiH0_h1vaGP7jHxy_aNY_JIhYtdR_T1JckwUautcXnrhahfTfH4yptO-KH8yOmIgzzamdzT4GCs/s320/ipod05.2010+024.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ew2ckkIOkd9aUd7ZQaGiWoWZcl0lXUmexPYe7Q_4FxO-nFz4D6n_peD9hiprZcHhg7sRFuQYDOu64O7VSmnv96o2ynVfvfBcAFolimKODbbXxeSF31Lv1HvpfTeYJO-qnmTpev1LBoY/s1600/ipod05.2010+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ew2ckkIOkd9aUd7ZQaGiWoWZcl0lXUmexPYe7Q_4FxO-nFz4D6n_peD9hiprZcHhg7sRFuQYDOu64O7VSmnv96o2ynVfvfBcAFolimKODbbXxeSF31Lv1HvpfTeYJO-qnmTpev1LBoY/s400/ipod05.2010+017.JPG" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope you enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Mona</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Monahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07815074135695226768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641666384261891403.post-44688329889287362502010-05-14T22:40:00.000-07:002010-05-14T22:40:17.137-07:00So Much To SayHello Hello... In the past 2 days I have baked over 150 cupcakes (pictures to come), but before I start sharing the new, I still have to catch you up on the past! Here are some other creations from the past...<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><em><u>German Chocolate</u></em></span></strong><br />
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• German Chocolate Cake<br />
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<strong><u><em><span style="font-size: large;">Easter Carrot Cake</span></em></u></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> • Lemon Cake</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> • Lemon Cookie & Lemon Candy toppers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This crazy concoction is:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> • Chocolate Fudge Cake w/ Chocolate Chips & Bacon bits inside</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> • Chocolate Covered Maple Bacon toppers.</span><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Similar to the "Liz Lemon" above, these cakes are not too sweet and perfect any time.</span></em> <br />
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<strong><u><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;">White Chocolate Coconut</span></u></strong><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">There is something so tropical about Coconut! Next time I'll try it with Pineapple Cake. </span></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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I might as well jump right into it!! Tonight (or should I say today seeing how its past 2:00 am) I would like to share with you some of my signature filled cupcakes: <br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Oreo Madness:</span></u></strong><br />
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White Cake with an Oreo baked inside<br />
Oreo Cream Frosting with Oreo Crumbs<br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Chocolate Peanut Butter:</span></u></strong><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">These cupcakes are:</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Chocolate Fudge Cake</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Peanut Butter Filling</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Multiple Topper Options:</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Reese's Pieces, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
<strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Elvis Who?</span></u></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>These may seem pretty complex, but trust me its an awesome combo!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">These cupcakes are:</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Banana Cake w/ Chocolate Chips</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Cream Cheese Frosting</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Peanut Butter Mousse Filling</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><u>White-Chocolate Raspberry</u></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-Chocolate & Raspberry is such a fantastic combo.</span></em> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">These Cupcakes are: </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"> Raspberry Cake w/ White Chocolate Chips</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"> Cream Cheese Frosting</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"> Raspberry Jam Filling<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">I have so much more to share, but it will have to wait until tomorrow. Goodnight!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">Love,</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">Mona</div>Monahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07815074135695226768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641666384261891403.post-45473515629391095582010-05-09T22:19:00.000-07:002010-05-09T22:19:16.262-07:00The First Step Is Hardest Of All...All,<br />
I am so excited to be starting this blog. Fresh out of Oprah's <em>"Live Your Best Life"</em> weekend... I am ready to share my new found passion (cupcakes, just incase you didnt know) with everyone. <br />
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I can't wait to start this journey & I hope you enjoy :) <br />
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Love,<br />
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