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Easy Italian Buttercream That’s Good For Warm Weather!

Are you a fan of shortening in your buttercream? I am not. I can understand why plenty of bakers choose to put it in their buttercream though. In our climate where a typical day reaches 35*C you tend to look for icing that will hold its shape in that kind of heat. A lot of… Continue reading Easy Italian Buttercream That’s Good For Warm Weather!

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Don’t say goodbye to your excess Cream cheese frosting!

I like to bake red velvet cupcakes. People seem to like my cupcakes too and always ask for this flavor. Now, I don’t mind making it all the time. What I do mind is that I always end up with excess Cream cheese frosting! And I hate it when things go to waste. I’m the… Continue reading Don’t say goodbye to your excess Cream cheese frosting!

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Creamy & Dreamy Cream Cheese Frosting

I know I’ve mentioned that Cream Cheese doesn’t seem to agree much with me, but after making so many red velvet cupcakes over the holidays I have finally found my go-to recipe for tasty cream cheese frosting that hasn’t failed me so far.I don’t even have to put this in the chiller since it holds… Continue reading Creamy & Dreamy Cream Cheese Frosting

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Vanilla Coconut Cupcakes with Coco Cream Cheese Frosting

The recipe I use for my carrot cake calls for dessicated coconut and coconut cream. For a three layer 8″ carrot cake I only use about 1/4 cup of the coconut cream and since it does not keep for a long period of time I always worry about what I will do with the leftover… Continue reading Vanilla Coconut Cupcakes with Coco Cream Cheese Frosting

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I’m Seeing Red…Velvet: A Re-Post

I’ve mentioned in this post how much a fan I am of Bake Happy and a while back, she posted this recipe for Red velvet cupcakes that I knew I just had to try. I am CRAZY about red velvet cupcakes! They were my mother’s favorite and every time I see them or taste them… Continue reading I’m Seeing Red…Velvet: A Re-Post