So, it's been a while.
A few years, actually. Residency was pretty busy. But now I'm a fellow with a teensy bit more time and co-workers who love baked goods so I am hoping to get back to that stand mixer.
Last night we hosted a murder mystery party. If you've never done it, it's a lot of fun. We chose the Las Vegas themed party.
I had a hard time thinking of a good Las Vegas cupcake, so I ended up going with a good, classic red velvet. It fit in with the color scheme. I also found some amazing Wilton gold color mist last weekend. It didn't work so well with the cream cheese frosting but it looked great on the chocolate hearts that I made to put on it.
You just need to gently spray, holding the spray canister about 12 inches or so from the chocolate and give it a few minutes to dry. I thought it looked fantastic on the chocolate and people couldn't believe that they could eat it too!
I called these cupcakes "lucky red velvet" to stay in theme with the party.
I used the Paula Deen recipe here. They were pretty tasty - I thought that the frosting was particularly good.
It's good to be back and I hope to post more again soon!
A few years, actually. Residency was pretty busy. But now I'm a fellow with a teensy bit more time and co-workers who love baked goods so I am hoping to get back to that stand mixer.
Last night we hosted a murder mystery party. If you've never done it, it's a lot of fun. We chose the Las Vegas themed party.
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| Jill, looking for clues |
I had a hard time thinking of a good Las Vegas cupcake, so I ended up going with a good, classic red velvet. It fit in with the color scheme. I also found some amazing Wilton gold color mist last weekend. It didn't work so well with the cream cheese frosting but it looked great on the chocolate hearts that I made to put on it.
You just need to gently spray, holding the spray canister about 12 inches or so from the chocolate and give it a few minutes to dry. I thought it looked fantastic on the chocolate and people couldn't believe that they could eat it too!
I called these cupcakes "lucky red velvet" to stay in theme with the party.
I used the Paula Deen recipe here. They were pretty tasty - I thought that the frosting was particularly good.
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| Jeremy (aka Mr. Trump for the evening) enjoying a cupcake |
It's good to be back and I hope to post more again soon!