Cupcakes for Party

Recipe: Valentine's Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

2012-01-30T20:21:00.002+07:00

A quick and easy recipe from scratch for berry shortcake cupcakes. Yet the classic yellow cake batter can be substituted with a yellow cake mix or a butter cake mix. Likewise, the fresh whipped cream can be substituted with store-bought whipped cream. That makes these cupcakes as fastest and easiest as you need them to be for Valentine's Day dessert.

Shortcake Cupcakes with Strawberry Filling and Fresh Whipped Cream Topping
INGREDIENTS
for the shortcake cupcakes
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup skim milk

for the strawberry filling
1 cup strawberries, frozen or fresh
2 tablespoons sugar

for the fresh whipped cream topping
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons sugar

DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Whisk together the flour and baking powder. Set aside.

In a bowl, beat the eggs and sugar about 2 minutes, until light and foamy. Gradually pour in the butter and vanilla while mixing constantly.

Slowly add half the dry ingredient, and stir until just combined.

Add all of the milk mixing until just combined.

Last, add the rest of the dry ingredients, being careful not to overmix.

Spoon the batter into greased cupcake tins, or tins lined with cupcake liners.

Bake for 20-25 minutes until the centers of the cupcakes are clean when poked with a toothpick. Let cool.

Meanwhile, let the strawberries come to room temperature if frozen. Either using a food processor, or a sharp knife, cut the strawberries into very small pieces. Top with sugar, and set aside.

When the cupcakes have cooled, use a sharp knife to cut a cone-shaped hole down into the cupcake, removing the center; being careful not to cut the bottom. Continue with each cupcake.

Fill each cupcake with the strawberry mixture, and place in the fridge until serving. Do not let the cupcakes sit longer than half an hour because the juices will soak right through.

Using an electric mixer, mix the whipping cream and sugar until soft peaks form.

Top each cupcake with the whipped cream. Serve immediately.

Makes 24 cupcakes.

~ Text, recipe & photos: altered version of "Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes", a post by Danielle of "The Growing Foodie", used under a CC BY 3.0 license.
~ Cupcake batter adapted from this recipe.
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Recipe: Valentine's Chocolate Heart Cups on a Spoon

2012-01-27T01:57:00.005+07:00

Mini Chocolate Heart Cups on a Spoon
INGREDIENTS
- dark chocolate (I used 75g per silicone mould but really, it all depends how large your mould is)
- mini marshmallows

DIRECTIONS
Find gorgeous teaspoons you plan to give to your closed ones as Valentine's Day gift. Next, find silicone heart-shaped mini cake moulds.

Break the chocolate up into pieces, and fill your silicone mould with it until it's almost full, but not with chocolate poking out over the sides.

Place chocolate filled silicone thing into the microwave on the outside of the spinning plate, and cook on high for about 40 seconds. Do keep watching it as all microwaves are different in power, and you don't want to end up with burnt chocolate.

Open the microwave and have a little poke about with a wooden toothpick. If the chocolate has melted down and left room for more chocolate, then add some more, and give it another 30 second blast.

Repeat the step in the paragraph above until the mould is full yet with about 3mm at the top of the mould free of chocolate.

Carefully remove the little silicone mould from the microwave — remember it could easily wobble and spill your molten chocolate. Leave on a plate, chocolate still in mould, to cool slightly.

When the chocolate is starting to re-set, pop your teaspoon into the middle of it and leave to fully cool and set at a 90 degree angle. If it's solid enough at this point then you won't have to hold the teaspoon up.

Pop some little marshmallows onto the top of the almost set chocolate. Leave to completely set until rock solid, at room temperature. Then remove from the silicone mould and wrap in cellophane packaging.

Write a little label with the suggestion that a gift receiver swirls the chocolate on a spoon in scalding milk until dissolved, and then drink until feeling very content.

~ Recipe & photos: altered version of "Hot chocolate on a stick", a post by Holly Bell of "Recipes from a Normal Mum", used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
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Recipe: Valentine's Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

2012-01-21T03:32:00.013+07:00

Red velvet cupcakes might sound difficult to make, but in reality they are not.

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
INGREDIENTS
for the red velvet cupcakes
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 tablespoons red food coloring

for the cream cheese frosting
1/4 cup butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Beat the sugar and butter together. Then, beat in the eggs. Set the bowl aside.

In a small bowl, combine milk and vinegar. Let sit for 10 minutes.

In another small bowl, combine the cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and flour.

Add vanilla and food coloring to the milk mixture.

Take approximately 1/4 of the cocoa powder mixture and fully incorporate into the sugar mixture.

Then, add 1/3 of the milk mixture and fully mix into the sugar mixture.

Continue with the dry, wet pattern into the sugar mixture, ending in dry ingredients.

Spoon into greased cupcake tins and bake for about 20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.

Meanwhile, make the cream cheese frosting. Beat the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until fluffy. Then, add the powdered sugar, incorporating a little at a time (about 1/4 cup). Beat until desired texture and flavor.

Frost the cupcakes when they are cooled. Decorate as desired.

Makes 24 cupcakes.

~ Text & recipe: altered version of "Sassy Sweets: Red Velvet Cupcakes", a post by Danielle of "The Growing Foodie", used under a CC BY 3.0 license.
~ Photos: altered version of this photo and this photo by Flickr User rottnapples, used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
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Super Bowl Cupcake Decorations: Elegant Fun

2012-01-18T23:15:00.007+07:00

How amazing can one be for making, baking, and decorating cupcakes for a Super Bowl party? This idea shows us all.

Everyone can tell that the decorations concept and idea is "playing it straight and true." The style and all components and details capture and represent the essence of American football and Super Bowl.

These cupcakes are by Flickr user Cupcakes & Dreams. (For detailed credit, further links, and photos Terms of Use, see end of post.)

We can't help loving the green-colored flat fondant "disks", each of which is topped with a cute and yummy looking chocolate American football, accentuated with white icing. The cupcakes themselves are buttery looking. And all in all, the glimpses of the white swirl buttercream frosting between a cupcake and a fondant disk make sure these cupcakes are eye-catching and that everyone will love them and will never be able to forget them.

With its elegant fun and semi-formal style yet can be featured at any casual party, this idea of cupcake decorating suits every Super Bowl party everywhere in the world.

~ Cupcakes made, baked, decorated & photographed by Flickr user Cupcakes & Dreams. Photos: altered versions of her original photo, used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.
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Paris-Themed Cupcakes: Romantic and Artistic

2012-01-05T20:16:00.013+07:00

Does "The City of Light" mean "romantic, intellectual, and artistic" to you? If it does, then these decorating ideas of Paris-themed cupcakes are for you. Obviously, the cupcakes are divine for all happy and celebrating occasions. From a bridal shower party to a fashion event.

There are two flavors of frosting for these cupcakes. Dulce de leche buttercream frosting, decorated with a sugared jelly mini Eiffel tower and jelly beans. And La Vie en Rose — buttercream "with rosewater" frosting, decorated with jelly beans and sugar beads.

The topping colors are soft, pastel colors for the frosting, and French flag blue, white, and red for decorative items.

Looking at the photos of these cupcakes, we can't help feeling the love, light, and hope — which are the feels of Paris.

This post is the first post of the year 2012 for my blog, which as regular readers can see, has just been changed the name and URL from The Caffeinated Globe to Cupcakes for Party. And with this post, I wish to say, in a very, very special way, "Happy (Belated) New Year" to everyone, so I had searched the Internet until I found the photos you are viewing. The Paris-themed cupcakes were made and photographed by Flickr user Sugar Daze. (For detailed credit, further links, and photos Terms of Use, see end of post.)

About the change of blog name and URL, I'm saying the yumminess and the creativity will continue making you say "ooh" and "aah" or "wow" as before, with, from now on, the focuses on party cupcakes, party desserts in a cup, and party sweet edible cups.

~ Cupcakes made, baked, decorated & photographed by Flickr uer Sugar Daze. Photos used under a CC BY-ND 2.0 license. View original photos on Flickr: here and here.
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New Year Party Desserts and Another Matter

2011-12-26T17:42:00.006+07:00

Darlings, I'm sure you had great Christmas celebrations and you are now looking forward to equally great celebrations for New Year. And I'm sure you will love the idea I have chosen for you for that matter. Before we get to that, can we talk about law matters for a bit? Have you ever wondered how many millions of lawsuits are filed each year in the U.S.? According to recent years stats showed on an infographic chart via Miami Colleges: "over 15 million lawsuits will be filed this year in state courts across the U.S." That means: "one lawsuit for every 12 adults in America." Check out more of essential and relevant info from the chart, featured below.

Now, the idea for New Year desserts. Or, to be exact, a duo of desserts for New Year's party, pictured above. One is: white chocolate and champagne grand dome, decorated with white chocolate pieces, edible gold, fresh berries, and berries jelly. The other is: dark chocolate and fresh mint ice cream with chocolate bits in it, decorated with fresh mint leaves.

The dessert duo was made by the chefs, and photographed by a team at one of the world's top global luxury hotel groups. Elegant yet refreshing and delectable, this idea will help make your party a big success, darlings.

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~ Text: January Asia. Copyright © January Asia & Steven Hui. All rights reserved.
~ Photo of desserts: InterContinental Hong Kong. Published under a CC license.

NYC Macarons and Some Other Matter

2011-12-21T08:47:00.005+07:00

Can we think of New York City without thinking about "New York mob"? Not likely. For those of you who can't stop viewing and reading stuffs about that, there are some info, via Industrial Design Schools, which you will see in the infographic chart below.

Culinary speaking, it seems many people have been intrigued by the issue of macarons made in NYC. If you are one of those people, you will like the picture above. Those macarons (flavored: pistachio, passion fruit, chocolate, raspberry, vanilla, pumpkin) were made by and photographed at an NYC-branch bakery of a celebrated pastry chef and cookbook author who has bakeries in some countries across the world.

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~ Text: January Asia. Copyright © January Asia & Steven Hui. All rights reserved.
~ Photo of macarons: "Macarons", a photo by Flickr user viviandnguyen_, used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

Japan's Fruit Crepe and Fruit-Flavored Sodas

2011-12-19T09:59:00.007+07:00

You can say I am fascinated with all things Japan and Japanese style. (FYI: I am not a Japanese or a Japanese descendant.) Lately I found, from Nursing Schools in Chicago, an info called "Japanese Blood Typing." You too can learn about it from the health infographic chart below.

I think these info are interesting. I love fruit-flavored sodas, so I especially enjoyed knowing particular info about "apple-flavored type O soda" and "banana-flavored soda for AB blood type." Check them out. These info are under the category of "blood type soft drinks are very popular and are purchased mostly by school girls."

Those Japanese girls and I sure have at least one thing in common: loving fruit-flavored sodas.

Oh well, if you are not mad about this particular kind of beverages, you might like a Parisian-Japanese fruit crepe, pictured above. The photo, which I found on the Internet, was taken in Nagasaki. Savor!

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Bloodtyping info from: nursingschoolsinchicago.org

~ Text: January Asia. Copyright © January Asia & Steven Hui. All rights reserved.
~ Photo of fruit crepe: Kanko*. Published under a CC license.

Cruise Ship Dining

2011-12-09T21:39:00.024+07:00

Very few things in life can be more luxuriously pleasant and fun than a cruise vacation. Of course, I'm showing you some info and images. See the infographic chart below. It is about travel, vacation, and online hospitality management studies, and it tells us certain matters about cruise trips, among other things. As a Disney fan, what I found most amusing on the chart are the stats of hot coffee, bananas, and steaks consumed daily, and eggs consumed every morning on Disney Cruise Line. Check them out yourself!

The picture above shows elegant, beautiful decorations of a 5-star restaurant aboard the very luxurious cruise ship Celebrity Equinox. Sigh. Nope, I have never been on the very ship. I found the photo on the Internet.

If you'll be vacationing on a cruise this Holiday Season, will you please send me a postcard, please?

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~ Text: January Asia. Copyright © January Asia & Steven Hui. All rights reserved.
~ Cruise restaurant photo: Cruise News Weekly. Published under a CC license.

Christmas Sugar Cookies with Sour Cream

2011-12-05T23:21:00.008+07:00

Sour Cream Sugar Cookies Cut Outs
INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup butter-flavored Crisco
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
4 3/4 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375°F.

Combine soda and sour cream in mixer. Then add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.

Roll out dough till it is about 1/4 inch thick, on a lightly floured surface and cut out with cookie cutters into desired shapes.

Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly browned.

~ Recipe: slightly altered version of "Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe", Copyright: The Idea Room by Amy Huntley © 2011, used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
~ Photo: Flickr user Everyspoon. Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.
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Christmas Santa Cupcakes Decorating

2011-12-03T21:59:00.001+07:00

How creative can you get with Christmas Santa cupcakes decorating? Check out these amazingly creative ideas from different parts of the world:

1. "Santa Is Coming Down the Chimney" cupcake (first photo) by a baker in Paris.

2. "Ho-Ho-Ho Santa's Face" cupcake (second photo) by the same baker who made the cupcake above.

3. Santa cupcakes with a "Creepy Fairy Tale" theme (third photo) by a bakery in Quebec.

4. "Snow-Themed Santa's Face" cupcake (fourth and last photo) by a baker in Seoul.

~ Text: January Asia. Copyright © January Asia & Steven Hui. All rights reserved.
~ First & second photos: cupcakes made, baked, decorated, & photographed by Sugar Daze (f/k/a LittleMissCupcakeParis). Photos published under a CC license.
~ Third photo: sashafatcat. Published under a CC license.
~ Fourth and last photo: cupcake made, baked, decorated, & photographed by Cake Girl by Hyeyoung Kim. Published under a CC license.
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Christmas Pudding

2011-11-27T00:39:00.006+07:00

Christmas Pudding with Hard Sauce
INGREDIENTS
2 cups grated carrots
2 cups grated potatoes
2 cups sifted flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 pinches of salt
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon cloves
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS
Mix baking soda with grated potatoes. Combine mixture with grated carrots. Coat walnuts and raisins with flour. Add flour, then coated walnuts and raisins to the mixture. Add spices and mix thoroughly.

Spoon into a well-greased mold. Steam in the top of a double boiler for three hours.

May be cooked the day before: remove from mold and cool. Wash and grease mold, then store the pudding in the mold ready to reheat and serve hot with hard sauce.

Serves 12.

Hard Sauce
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup soft butter
2 tablespoons brandy
3 cups sifted powdered sugar

DIRECTIONS
Combine and blend with electric mixer at lowest speed, then at medium speed until fluffy. Chill.

Makes 1.5 cups.

~ Recipe: altered version of a "Christmas Pudding", a post by Mike of Vitia; this is the recipe of the blogger's maternal grandmother, Janet Klink Irvine. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
~ Photo: altered version of this photo by Flickr user jamespeek, used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.
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Books Rental, Anyone?

2011-11-23T23:59:00.018+07:00

My friends always turn to me when they need a best deal, best bargain. (Please don't misunderstand me. I'm not cheap. I like things to be cost effective, and I must make the best and the most out of money spending.) And my latest best deal finding is Campus Book Rentals, an online company providing services for college goers and non college-goers as well. I just found out about this company, and I felt I must pass along the info to my friends and to you readers. After all, it's the Holiday Seasons, and the certain service of book rentals definitely make a perfect Christmas and New Year gift.

The online company offers tons of selections of textbook rentals and various other fields' book rentals. As my blog is a food, decor, and party ideas blog, we will try related topics. Okay, I have done the searches and very intrigued by their selections. For their offerings of Christmas ideas books, click here. For Christmas cookbooks, click here. For Christmas cookies, click here. And for Christmas cakes, click here. Their selections are what I call splendid.

I have also chosen pictures of some of their offerings for you to see. You like these books, don't you? Oh, Martha Stewart, Williams-Sonoma, and so on. What's not to like?

One important factor about the rentals service is that they have partnered with a non-profit organization (warning: site contains disturbing images) Operation Smile, and they are donating over 1,000 life saving cleft lip surgeries this year to children in need.

"More than a charity" and "more than an NGO", the non-profit organization is "a mobilized force of medical professionals and caring hearts who provide safe, effective reconstructive surgery for children born with facial deformities such as cleft lip and cleft palate."

If you want to see "the differences" the non-profit organization has made, check out their (warning: very disturbing images) Patient Stories.

There are many, many perks about renting books from the service. I am pointing out five to you:
1) save 40-90% off of bookstore prices
2) free shipping both ways
3) can highlight in the textbooks
4) flexible renting periods
5) a 30 day risk free guarantee; return your book for any reason within 30 days for a full refund.

Now, you know why I like Campus Book Rentals so much.

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~ Photos courtesy of CampusBookRentals.com.
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Thanksgiving Cupcakes: Harvest Turkeys and Vegetables

2011-11-19T18:01:00.008+07:00

Thanksgiving and autumn desserts with kids in mind. Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting, decorated with hand-made marzipan and sugarpaste toppers.

Yes, we love the ideas of turkey cupcake and vegetable cupcake decorating for Thanksgiving. We think the baker has created crafts from the heart, and we say: "Harvest turkeys and vegetables never look this cute!"

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Thanksgiving Decorations: Contemporary Country Elegance

2011-11-17T20:40:00.004+07:00

Thanksgiving decorating ideas: contemporary country elegance.

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Thanksgiving Cupcakes Decorations: Maple Leaves and Pumpkins

2011-11-13T18:23:00.006+07:00

Ask a cupcake-lover what's the best way to say Happy Thanksgiving? And the answer is most likely to be "say it with cupcakes."

Take just one look at these Thanksgiving cupcakes by a(n American) baker, all of you cupcake-lovers will instantly fall in love with the creations.

I think the baker (who also photographed the cupcakes) has done a simply captivating job. Pumpkin cupcakes filled with pecan pie filling, topped with cranberry buttercream, and decorated with fondant maple leaves or fondant pumpkins dusted with powdered sugar, and sugar crystals and sugar beads.

The colors, the shapes, and the forms all perfectly represent and reflect Thanksgiving. And they made us feel blessed and happy.

These cupcakes are the desserts or snacks for pleasing a crowd throughout the Season. And if you are going to host a Thanksgiving lunch party with a casual and contemporary style, and you want a pumpkin pie alternative, you don't have to search no more. The inspirations are here.

~ Cupcakes made, baked, decorated, & photographed: kristin_a (Meringue Bake Shop). Published under a CC license. View on Flickr: here.
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Whole Wheat Bread

2011-10-31T23:32:00.016+07:00

No Knead Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
INGREDIENTS
3 ½ cups whole wheat flour
1 ¼ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
2 cups warm water
2 Tablespoons agave syrup or maple syrup

DIRECTIONS
In a large mixing bowl whisk together the whole wheat flour, salt, and yeast until well incorporated.

Add the water and agave or maple syrup to the bowl containing the dry ingredients, and vigorously mix with a wooden spoon for 1 minute. Cover the bowl with a plastic bag and let it rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 ½ hours. Alternatively, place this in the refrigerator for about 12 to 24 hours. Remember that we want our dough to double in size regardless of whether it spends a full 24 hours in the refrigerator or rises at room temperature. Feel free to let it rise in the refrigerator for some of the time and outside of the refrigerator the rest of the time.

Vigorously mix the dough again with the wooden spoon for 30 seconds, and allow it to rise once more, covered, at room temperature until doubled in size, about 1 ½ hours.

Preheat your oven to 350°F. Stir the dough one last time for 30 seconds to degas it. The dough can now be 'proofed' by gently forming it into a lightly oiled loaf pan and allowed to sit covered with a plastic bag until it reaches about 80% to 90% of it's intended size, which should be about 40 minutes. The proofing stage is where the dough takes most of it's shape. It's important to leave room under the plastic bag so the dough can rise sufficiently.

Remove the plastic bag so the dough can rest for about 10 minutes. Due to the high water content in the dough it may begin to spill over the sides of the loaf pan. In this case, take the edges of the dough and stretch it over the loaf to the other side, working your way around the perimeter of the loaf pan as you go. Stretching the dough over itself will also help keep the loaf in its proper shape as it bakes. Lightly dust the top of the loaf with wheat germ, wheat bran or oat bran.

During baking, the dough will rise another 10% to 20% of it's intended size in the process known as 'oven spring'. Bake until the internal temperature of the dough registers 180-190°F, which should be about 45 minutes. Rotate the loaf 180 degrees in the oven halfway through the baking duration for even baking.

Remove the bread from the loaf pan after about 30 minutes, and allow to cool on a wire rack until it's cooled to room temperature.

This bread is best stored covered in a cool dark place or pre-sliced and stored in a plastic freezer bag in the freezer.

Makes one loaf.

NOTES:
- Feel free to use this bread as a starting point and substitute a ½ cup of the flour for things like wheat germ, wheat bran, or oat bran.
- It's important to note that due to the wetness of this dough it's only suitable for baking in a loaf pan.

~ Text, recipe, & photos: altered version of "No Knead Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread", a post by Mattie of Vegan Baking, used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
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Halloween Spiderweb Dulce de Leche Pumpkin Cupcakes

2011-10-21T01:12:00.004+07:00

Is this the yummiest and cleverest idea for Halloween treats or what? Pumpkin cupcakes (we all looove pumpkin and we all llooove cupcakes) filled with dulce de leche (we all looove dulce de leche), and topped with dulce de leche buttercream frosting. Each cake is decorated with a chocolate spiderweb and a "creepy" spider cupcake topper. Cupcake liners enhance the theme.

For the recipe (which is adapted from Martha Stewart) and where to buy the toppers, click here.

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Recipe: Chocolate Cupcakes

2011-10-18T01:45:00.005+07:00

Recipe: Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with "Buttercream" Frosting
INGREDIENTS
For cupcakes:
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
5 tbsp vegetable oil (scant 1/3 cup)
1 tbsp white vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup cold water or chocolate milk alternative

For frosting:
1 cup dairy free margarine (or 1/2 margarine & 1/2 shortening, or all shortening)
1 tsp vanilla extract
pinch salt (optional)
3 1/2 to 4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 – 4 tbsp plain milk alternative

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, sift together dry ingredients: flour through salt.

Make 3 small wells in the flour mixture. Place oil in the first well, vinegar in the second, and vanilla extract in third. You can use the bottom of a measuring cup to make the wells.

Pour water or milk all over, and stir well to combine.

Pour about 1/4 cup batter into each cup. Bake in preheated oven for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Frosting:
In a large bowl, cream the margarine. Beat in vanilla and salt. Add sugar and cocoa, one cup at a time, beating at low speed until combined. Turn the mixer to medium or high and whip the frosting for about 2 minutes. Mix in milk to thin out to desired consistency.

Allow cupcakes to cool. Place frosting in a thick ziploc bag. Snip of the corner of the bag, pipe frosting from the outside in.

Add decorations as desired.

Makes 12 cupcakes.

~ Recipe: Cathy of Cathy's Kitchen Journey. Published under a CC license. Recipe adapted from a recipe in this book.
~ Photo: Flickr user *CQ*. Published under a CC license. View on Flickr: here.
~ Note: the frosting in the photos contains no chocolate or cocoa ingredients.
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Kids Birthday Party: The Most Essential Things

2011-10-15T02:02:00.001+07:00

Unarguably, birthday party supplies are key elements for planning and arranging kids theme birthday party, or for kick-starting ideas to find the definite one. That said, I still often feel amazed about what the right items can do for a theme party for the occasion (I'm sure I'm not alone).

And you definitely don't need a big budget for these.

A superb idea is being showed in the accompanying pictures.

A birthday theme (Micky Mouse theme). A birthday cake (Micky Mouse cake). And party supplies, which are of the theme, and which if you only have a small budget to spend on, you only need 5 thematic categories. They are:

1. Food plates

2. Beverage cups

3. Utensils

4. Napkins

5. Balloons — this category must not be excluded, for it's not kids birthday party without balloons.

See? Essential, easy, and fuss-free! And everything will make birthday boy or birthday girl and all the little guests squeal with delight.

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Pumpkin Cookie

2011-10-13T04:29:00.001+07:00

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
- 2 cups (12-oz bag) semi-sweet chocolate chips

Makes about 60 cookies.

DIRECTIONS
Heat the oven to 350 F. Spray cookie sheets with nonstick spray or line with parchment paper.

Using a mixer, beat the butter until smooth. Beat in the white and brown sugars until the mixture is light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs 1 at a time, then mix in the vanilla and pumpkin puree. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Slowly beat the flour mixture into the batter. Stir in the chips.

Scoop the cookie dough by heaping tablespoons onto the prepared cookie sheets and bake for 15-17 minutes or until cookies are brown around the edges. Remove cookie sheets from oven and let them rest for 2 minutes. Transfer to wire racks and cool completely.

Recipe adapted from this.

~ Recipe: Beth of Baking Therapy. Published under a CC license.
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Halloween Recipe: Sugar Cookies

2011-10-11T23:59:00.005+07:00

Sugar Cookies with Icing Recipe
INGREDIENTS FOR SUGAR COOKIES:
- 2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup mix of shortening and butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS FOR SUGAR COOKIES:
In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, sugar, and shortening/butter mix. Mix in thoroughly until the dough takes form. Put the dough in the fridge for chilling at about an hour.

Flour a cutting board and rolling pin. Roll the dough out until about 1/2 inch thick. Take your favorite cookie cutter designs and cut out the shapes. Once you have cut out your shapes, take the remaining dough and re-roll them out. Repeat cutting out the shapes until all of the dough is used up.

Place the shapes onto a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 6-8 minutes. Watch the cookies carefully to make sure they do not burn. Once the cookies are done, set aside and let them cool.

While the cookies are cooling, you can go ahead and prepare the icing.

INGREDIENTS FOR ICING
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tsp milk
- food coloring

DIRECTIONS FOR ICING
In a small bowl, mix the powdered sugar and milk together until a creamy texture forms. Put icing onto the cooled cookies and let them set up for several hours until the icing hardens.

~ Recipe: Jessie of Simply Scrumptious. Published under a CC license.
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Halloween Idea: Eyeballs

2011-10-09T23:01:00.002+07:00

Halloween scary treats! Zombie Eyeball Rice Krispie Cookies. Easy, fuss-free.

Make the cookies from combining rice krispies, marshmallow, and butter or margarine, and then form the mixture into pingpong ball sized "spheres"; allow to harden. Dip them in melted white chocolate; allow to harden. For the "bloodshot" effect, mix melted white chocolate with a tiny drop of red food color, and drizzle the mixture on the the cookies. For a "pupil", place a candy chocolate on top of each cookie. Allow to harden.

~ Text: January Asia. Copyright © January Asia & Steven Hui. All rights reserved.
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Accounting Scandal

2011-10-09T22:46:00.003+07:00

In life, there are some incidents called "accounting scandals." You might have thought those will never affect you, your family, or your friends. That can be right. Or wrong.

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See more graphics at OnlineAccountingDegree.org

Check out the "Major Accounting Scandals" chart above, and you will see why you need and should pay attention to this issue. You will see why everyone needs to be aware of and pay attention to the issue of accounting scandals. You will see that this is not the issue causing concern only for those who work in or studying in the field of accounting.

~ Text: January Asia. Copyright © January Asia & Steven Hui. All rights reserved.

Pancake Recipe: Pumpkin Pancake

2011-10-06T01:41:00.004+07:00

Pumpkin Spice Pancakes Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 cups milk
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/8 cup canola Oil
- 1 cup pureed pumpkin (canned or homemade)

DIRECTIONS:
Mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl.

Mix all wet ingredients together in a medium sized bowl. Gently mix the wet ingredients into the dry. Be careful to not over mix. Stir just til moist.

Using a 1/4 cup measure, and cook on a hot lightly oiled griddle or skillet.

Serve the pancake with warm maple syrup. Spiced whipped cream optional.

~ Recipe: Judy of No Fear Entertaining, used under a CC license.
~ Photo: Flickr user hlkljgk, used under a CC license.
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Halloween Decorations

2011-10-03T10:00:00.011+07:00

Cupcake ideas for Halloween: very fashionable looking, and suit both outdoor and indoor.

Orange spice cupcakes with ganache frosting. Each cupcake is decorated with a marzipan jack-o'-lantern or a fondant disc with a spider or a bat design. Plus jelly beans and sugar candies with Halloween colors.

One key element is to present the cupcakes with materials with fashionable autumn and Halloween designs.

Trick-or-Treat is stylish fun!

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Halloween Recipe: Chocolate Bark

2011-10-01T21:23:00.005+07:00

Chocolate Bark with Candy, Pretzels, & Raisins Recipe
INGREDIENTS
- 2 of 11.5-ounces packages bittersweet chocolate chips
- 2 large Twix bars
- 4-6 "fun-sized" Milky Way bars
- 1 cup chopped pretzel pieces
- 1/2 cup chocolate covered raisins
- 1/4 cup Reese's Pieces
- 1/4 cup M&M's (yellow, orange, and brown only)

Makes about 30 pieces.

DIRECTIONS
Line a 9x13 pan and a 9x9 pan with tin foil.

Chop bars into irregular shapes.

In a double boiler melt the chocolate chips until smooth liquid. Pour chocolate into each pan, smoothing out to be 1/4 inch thick.

Sprinkle the Twix, Milky Way, pretzels, and raisins around each pan. Then, add the Reese's Pieces and M&M's until chocolate is well covered. Make sure that each piece is touching bittersweet chocolate so it sticks.

Put in the fridge for about 30 minutes, until hardened.

Then, using the tin foil, take the bark out of the pan and lay it on the table. Remove the tin foil. Break the bark into small pieces.

Recipe inspired by this, and adapted from this.

~ Recipe: The Growing Foodie. Published under a CC license.
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College Fraternity

2011-10-01T20:31:00.004+07:00

Did you know that every U.S. President and Vice President, except two in each office, born since the first social fraternity was founded in 1825 have been members of a "Greek system" fraternity?

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Originally found at: www.Online-Colleges.org

Did you know that 71% of those listed in "Who's Who in America" belong to a fraternity?

Did you know that, of the 50 largest corporations in America, 43 are headed by fraternity men?

And did you know that approximately 80% of the executives of the 500 largest corporations in America are fraternity men?

These are fascinating factors about the American college fraternities in the U.S.

~ Text: January Asia. Copyright © January Asia & Steven Hui. All rights reserved.

Christmas Cookies — Vegan Gingerbread

2011-09-29T21:08:00.003+07:00

Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
INGREDIENTS
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ cup non-hydrogenated tub margarine, softened
- 2/3 cup turbinado sugar
- ½ cup molasses
- ¼ cup barley malt
- 1 ½ teaspoons ginger powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt

Makes about 15 cookies depending on the size of your gingerbread man cookie cutter.

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350F (177C). In a medium size bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour and baking soda. Set aside.

In another medium size bowl, mix together the margarine, sugar, molasses, barley malt, ginger powder, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.

Pour half of the flour into the bowl containing the wet ingredients and mix with a spoon until well incorporated. Pour the other half of the flour and mix with with a spoon until well incorporated. It's normal for the dough to feel really thick at this point and you may have to mix with your hands.

Lightly dust a silicone baking mat or pastry cloth with flour. Form the dough into a ball and roll into a 1/3 inch thick flat disc. Use a gingerbread man cookie cutter to cut the dough into shape and put the cookies on a lightly oiled or parchment paper covered cookie sheet. Be sure to dust your baking mat or pastry cloth and rolling pin with flour every time you regather the dough into a ball and roll it out again. Lightly dusting a spatula and sliding it under the dough after you cut it with the cutter will help you lift the cookie and transfer it to the cookie sheet.

Bake for 15 minutes. If using two cookie sheets, switch the sheets on the oven racks halfway through the baking time to ensure that the cookies are evenly cooked.

The recipe also works for fabricating gingerbread houses.

~ Recipe & photo: altered version of a post by Mattie of Vegan Baking. Published under a CC license.
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Homemade Pop-Tart

2011-09-26T03:00:00.006+07:00

Homemade Pop-Tart Recipe
INGREDIENTS FOR POP-TART
- pie crust, refrigerated, or your homemade pie crust
- lemon curd (or any jam or jelly you like)
- sparkling sugar for decoration

DIRECTIONS FOR POP-TART
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

Unroll one of the pie crusts and square the edges. Cut into rectangles. Place 1 tsp of jam in the center of a rectangle and top with another piece of crust. Crimp all four edges. Repeat until all of the pie crust is used. I also took the rounded edges that I cut off and rolled them together to form more pop-tarts.

Bake the pop-tarts for about 7-8 minutes or until slightly brown.

Once cool, pour sugar glaze over. Decorate with sparkling sugar.

INGREDIENTS FOR SUGAR GLAZE:
- 1 cup powder sugar
- milk to thin

DIRECTIONS FOR SUGAR GLAZE:
Place powdered sugar in bowl. Pour milk slowly until it has a consistency of really thick syrup. Drizzle over the cooled pop-tarts.

Recipe adapted from this recipe.

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French Country Kitchen Decorating

2011-09-24T08:00:00.005+07:00

Are you maddeningly in love with French country style kitchens? If you are, check out these pictures for some very splendid ideas of decorations. You will feel blissed, I guaranteed.

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Bridal Shower Budget Idea: Tiara and Feather Boas

2011-09-21T07:00:00.006+07:00

Have got a bridal shower to host sometimes soon? If it needs to be on a small budget, let a (toy) tiara and some feather boas do the magic. Add a cake in bright colors. And you will have a very stylish party within your budget range.

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Wedding Decorating Idea: Beauty of Love

2011-09-19T23:37:00.000+07:00

Very, very pink. Because pink is "the" color for the beauty of love.

If you want an idea for wedding table decorating that is eye-catching, beautiful, sweet, and unforgettable, let yourself be inspired by this idea.

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Tea for Three: Soothing Yum

2011-09-13T22:00:00.005+07:00

What make an afternoon tea for three a soothing yum?

In my tea-loving opinion, these elements do help contributing so:

1. Eclectic tableware pieces.

2. Beautifully designed furniture. Mix and match. And retro.

3. Fresh, pretty flowers informally arranged in an informal style vase.

4. Delicious comfort food — savory and sweet.

5. Maddeningly delectable tea — freshly brewed from tea leaves, not from tea bags.

6. Refined music.

7. Some of the decor items and food must have a luxurious look and a luxurious feel. Luxury soothes people. Not permanently, I knew. But here we aim for one afternoon.

8. Last but not least, conversation topics that are not about "looking back."

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Turquoise Bedroom Ideas

2011-09-10T21:45:00.002+07:00

My bedroom, which has no trace of turquoise in it, urgently needs a tidy-up. I should be spending time and effort doing that. Instead I chose to check out, via internet, beautiful home decorations. And I have just found some turquoise bedroom ideas to admire. Oh well, doing this is much, much more pleasant than tidying up my own bedroom.

First picture shows a beach house-style turquoise bedroom with vintage style board and batten walls; painted wood furniture; and swing arm halogen lamps.

Second and third pictures show a beach house-style turquoise bedroom with antique style cannonball bed, bedside cabinets with vintage tin inserts; wood turned lamps with natural linen shades; leaf printed linen fabric on bedding with cotton mattelasse' coverlet.

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Vintage Fashion: Crucial Don'ts

2011-09-08T22:00:00.041+07:00

Crucial (and practical) don'ts regarding vintage fashion:

Don't adorn yourself from head to toe with the first few items you spy in the first vintage shop you go into. I've seen this happen with many women and it just doesn't work.

Don't get ripped off. A friend of mine was once asked for over £100 for a vintage coat that looked neither particularly old nor expensive. You can't always be completely sure of an item's origin, but common sense should tell you if something is worth its price.

Don't spend a lot on anything that looks like it's going to fall apart at the first wash. A lot of vintage clothing has small imperfections, which are to be expected. But make sure you inspect items for larger flaws before splashing out; it's a cliché, but moth-eaten cardigans do not look brilliant.

Don't follow the trend because you feel you have to. If you don't like vintage, steer away! You wouldn't wear a brand new piece of clothing if it didn't suit you, so don't do the same with vintage clothing. And make sure you don't forget accessories – vintage accessories to accompany a modern outfit can be stunning.

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Bridal Shower: Easy to Style

2011-09-07T23:30:00.036+07:00

What are your ideas for an easy-to-style bridal shower?

I'm talking about ideas that are delicious and pretty looking for celebrating the wonderful, sweet, and happy occasion.

Do you like the style I'm showing you here? I think the hostess did a simply superb work. This bridal shower idea can be for a light lunch or an afternoon tea.

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Wedding Cake: Fabulous & Sweet

2011-09-01T01:13:00.000+07:00

Oh I know, darlings. You are seeing this wedding cake's pictures, and you are feeling like you want to bake and make amazing cakes! Can do, darlings. Taking classes online, with pastry or confectionery schools, enables so and can enrich all cooking experiences. Guide to Online Schools can give some ideas on how to get started.

The wedding cake showed in this post is a creation by a Korean pastry chef and baker in Seoul, South Korea. We can see an Asian style of art approaching in this Westernized wedding dessert. Interesting.

Speaking of decoration, the cake is covered in fondant, and it features the items and colors that signify a wedding celebration. Roses made from gum paste and fondant; fondant bows; fondant quilt pattern; and sugar beads. The chosen colors are "rosy" light pink-orange; orange; green; and silver. Everything is beautiful and looks just right.

The cake is what I call "fabulous and sweet." And these two traits are the key elements of a wedding party and a wedding cake, I believe.

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Tech Breakfast for Us All

2011-08-30T15:00:00.011+07:00

Who wouldn't like this picture of "tech breakfast"? You may also call it "(tech) geek breakfast" or "(tech) nerd breakfast." Toast with butter, porridge, and a mug of hot coffee or tea never look this cool.

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Cupcakes for Party: Butterfly Cupcakes

2011-08-29T16:00:00.017+07:00

Planning a late summer party? Let's see if this cupcake idea interests you: butterfly cupcakes. These are banana cupcakes with pecans, white chocolate, and pineapple (soooo yummy ingredients). Toppings are orange creamsicle frosting; bright-colored sugar bits; and fondant butterflies in yellow.

Present the cupcakes with a summery party decor, and your guests will say, "You're the best!"

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Dessert for Party: Fruit Granita

2011-08-25T11:30:00.018+07:00

An easy dessert idea for a casual party: raspberry granita presented with color-matching napkins! Isn't life so pretty, so yummy, so sweet? Patterned glassware, ornated silverware, and pieces of lime help add more of a party look and feel.

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Cookie Decorating Idea: Blue and White

2011-08-23T11:00:00.002+07:00

This idea for blue and white cookie decoration is called "pieces of broken plates." The baker was inspired by Alice in Wonderland, the movie version by Tim Burton. To be exact, it's the scene the Mad Hatter walked on the table towards Alice, kicking and stepping on the beautiful teawares.

Serve at teatime, on a Chinoise blue and white plate with matching teawares and an old fashioned creamer in off white, the cookies look creatively delish and very cultivated.

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Guest Room Decor Idea: Beach House Style

2011-08-21T16:00:00.001+07:00

Red, blue, white, and yellow. A desk with a wave-shaped backboard. Roman shades in stripes. A vintage-looking bathing suit lamp. A beach design painting and a beach design bedspread. This is a bright, cheerful, and easy idea to decorate a guest bedroom. And yes, it's kid-friendly.

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Table Decor: East Meets West — Contemporary

2011-08-17T16:00:00.009+07:00

I saw this photo and thought I must share it with you readers. This really is an easy and appealing idea for East Meets West table decor, contemporary style. And it complements the food — sushi, condiments, vegetables and drinks.

Can't tell what you like most from all the furniture, tableware, and decor items showed in the photo? Me neither. I think that's the key element of the East Meets West — Contemporary style. Everything looks equally good and interesting.

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Dessert for Party Recipes: Strawberry Tart

2011-08-16T16:00:00.005+07:00

There is this thing called a strawberry tart. To say that it is one of the most charmingly delicious desserts for a party is an understatement. Here are some of the recipes to reconfirm that belief:

Simple French Strawberry Tart — delicious. magazine
Italian Strawberry Tart — Always With Butter
Whole Grain Strawberry Tart — Grain Crazy
Strawberry-Almond Cream Tart — The Baker's Daughter
Rustic Strawberry Tart — The Kitchen Sink

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Seaside Wedding Cake: Chocolate!

2011-08-10T14:00:00.002+07:00

Love it, love it, love it. This outdoor wedding cake is a chocolate-covered cake, square-shaped, three-tiered, and decorated with lovely fresh flowers in peach, pink, and white colors. With a seaside background, the chocolate cake fully displays its beauty, charm, and elegance.

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Summer Recipes: Lemon Curd

2011-08-09T14:00:00.015+07:00

Lemon curd — that very beauty of summer! Serve in a vintage pressed glass bowl, as pictured above, for its extremely tempting effects. And here are lemon curd recipes with different focuses:

Easy Traditional Lemon Curd — Mail Online
Fresh Homemade Lemon Curd — What's For Lunch, Honey?
Lemon Curd, without butter and sugar — Fitness treats
Simple Microwave Lemon Curd — My Baking Addiction
Vegan Lemon Curd — Cookies and Candids

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Cupcakes for Parties: Rainbow Cupcakes

2011-08-08T16:00:00.003+07:00

This yummy lovely easy cupcake decorating idea of rainbow cupcakes will make your cookout or BBQ parties look oh-so-special. Most ideal for when lots of little ones are in attendance.

Vanilla cupcakes topped with buttercream frosting in the colors of sky and clouds, and adorned with rainbows made from sugared gummy candy strips.

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Table Decor: Rose Petals

2011-08-04T18:41:00.003+07:00

This idea, as pictured above, is definitely for all of us who believe rose petal strewn tables are ones of the most beautiful things in life.

Rose petals and roses — arranged in a simply elegant way; fine tableware — crystal ware, glassware, and bone china; layers and different textures and different color shades of fabrics and materials for decorating the dining table and chairs; softly lit candles.

Sigh.

The photo was taken at a bridal expo. This table decor was set as a wedding idea, but we all can see that the style is also fit for other occasions, such as a romantically elegant birthday party or wedding anniversary.

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Striped Wedding Cake: Stylish Allure

2011-08-04T00:18:00.001+07:00

If your heart is set on a stylishly alluring cake for your wedding day, this one, as pictured above, will give you some great ideas. A striped wedding cake, round-shaped and four-tiered. The cake is tri-colored: orange — from fresh roses; brown — from caramel fondant stripes; beige — from the buttercream fondant that covers the cake and the decorating buttercream icing.

A cake with this style is something no one can easily forget.

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Table Decor: Country Chinoiserie

2011-08-02T01:36:00.005+07:00

Who says Chinoiserie style has to be on an extravagant scale? Opt for country Chinoiserie table decor, and enjoy your summer in style and on a budget.

Picture shows said style for tea time: Chinoiserie teaware, a vintage cut glass cake stand, a dark-colored wicker basket, and a light-colored wooden dining table. You can choose dishware, napkins, and silverware in the Chinoiserie style or in some other style. Blueberry marshmallows, as showed in the picture, and nice fresh flowers are optional.

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Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

2011-08-01T00:24:00.002+07:00

Ice cream cone cupcakes! What a charmed life!

Vanilla cupcakes baked in ice cream cones. Each cupcake is topped with chocolate sauce, strawberry Swiss meringue buttercream frosting, and a fresh strawberry.

These really are "the" cupcakes for your summer parties.

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Elegant Living Room: Modern Regency Style

2011-07-31T01:14:00.008+07:00

Isn't this a glamorous and sophisticated room to entertain and to be entertained? Components that make this room look so good, so inviting, so comfortable are:

silk (or silk-like) curtains
a colonial-style mantel
a metallic-glazed fireplace wall
modern circular mirrors
clean-lined sofas and curvy chairs
bright-colored silk pillows
an antique garden seat used as a cocktail table
an eye-catching (it really is eye-catching, isn't it?) magenta velvet bench

If you are a fan of modern swanky decor, it's okay to swoon over the picture.

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Picnic Dessert Recipes: Blondies — Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter

2011-07-29T23:58:00.003+07:00

Your summer picnics need some yummy desserts! Chocolate chip peanut butter (or peanut butter chocolate chip) blondies never fail to please a crowd. Check out these recipes:

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies — Rainy Day Gal
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Swirl Blondies — Eat, Live, Run
Fudgy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies — Two Tiny Kitchens
Gluten-Free Chocolate-Peanut Butter Blondies — Gluten-Free Dreaming
Organic Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Blondies — Lemons & Loafers

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Table Decor: Eco-Friendly Happy with Summer Blueberries

2011-07-28T16:27:00.006+07:00

Get blueberry happy with an eco-friendly table decor for the summer.

The picture above shows a superb example. A blueberry cream cheese pie, with chocolate cookie crust, baked in reusable bakeware. Eco-friendly wooden dishware and utensils. Eco-friendly tablecloth and placemats.

Happy, delicious, and summer eco-friendly.

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Beach Wedding Cake Idea: Pink, Sand, Sea

2011-07-27T01:29:00.007+07:00

I take great pleasure in seeing beach wedding cake pictures. They are completely charming. And this one you are seeing is no exception. A trio of simply beautiful cakes, round shape, covered in white buttercream fondant, and decorated with buttercream fondant flowers in different colors and pink accentuations.

On a sandy beach right next to the blue sea, pink says "reconfirmation" in the sweetest and most romantic way.

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Summer Dessert Idea: Strawberry Trifles

2011-07-26T01:30:00.015+07:00

Which ways do you serve strawberry trifles? Especially for summertime when life seems to mean a bright, light, delicious superfun.

One of the ways I find very appealing is serving this type of dessert individually in a small, short, round, unadorned glass. Yes, this way looks simply stylish. It fully shows dessert deliciousness without looking excessive. Like I mentioned earlier. It's summer, everything shall be (or appear) light.

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Boy's Birthday Cake Idea: Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting and Maltesers

2011-07-23T14:30:00.007+07:00

Simply chocolatey! This easy cake idea will delight the birthday boy himself, his family, and all the guests — whether grown-ups or little ones. A chocolate cake, round-shaped, with chocolate frosting sprinkled with crushed Maltesers.

The cake is presented on a simple white round-shaped plate, with a "boy's birthday" blue and white fabric ribbon tied around the cake.

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Cupcakes for Parties: Watermelon Sorbet Cupcakes

2011-07-21T13:00:00.007+07:00

Oh, what a cute and yummy idea this is. (Vegan) watermelon sorbet cupcakes baked (and served) in watermelon patterned cupcake liners. Icing is (vegan) white chocolate buttercream, topped with coco nib seeds and sugar crystals.

The cupcakes are presented on a jade green round cake stand, with a matching set of dessert plates.

Love it, right? The idea has that certain charm of a "part 1950's, part 1960's" retro style.

This idea best suits a lunch party or an afternoon party.

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Romantic Wedding Cake: Red Roses Mean Love

2011-07-20T13:00:00.019+07:00

Well, it's a wedding cake; it's fully entitled to be completely romantic.

The one you are seeing in the picture above is a superb example. Four tier round cake with a romantic theme. This style suits a wedding party at brunch, lunch, or dinner time. The cake is covered with fondant in off-white, decorated with soft-looking patterns, and adorned with fresh roses in dark red. The rose petals look sweet and must feel soft as velvet.

I think I must have gone completely romantic keeping looking at the picture.

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Table Decor: Pink-White Checkered Tablecloth

2011-07-18T13:30:00.023+07:00

Don't we all have a soft spot for pink and white checkered tablecloth?

For an outdoor afternoon tea, opt for this easy charm ...

Mix and match dishware and teaware of blue and white, and earthernware.
Add lovely touches, such as paper doilies and using glass ice cream cups for clotted cream and fruit jam for the scones.
Make sure everything looks pleasant along with a pink and white checkered tablecloth.

And don't worry about this style might fall into the category of set formula for table decorating. Every piece of pink and white checkered tablecloth is so pretty and lively that none of them will ever fall into that category.

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Summer Dessert Recipes: Lemon Meringue Pie

2011-07-17T19:57:00.004+07:00

You dream about lemon meringue pie. Everyone does.

Have new dreams with these recipes:

Luscious lemon meringue pie — stuff.co.nz Life & Style
Lemon Meringue Pie (using condensed milk and a biscuit base) — Whipping It Up
Gluten-Free Lemon Meringue Pie — About.com
Raw and Vegan Lemon Meringue Pie — Cafe Gratitude
Vegan Lemon Meringue Pie — Notes from the Vegan Feast Kitchen/ 21st Century Table

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Fashion Cupcakes Chanel: Birthday Girl Will Love These!

2011-07-14T16:56:00.001+07:00

Is this the most fashionable idea of cupcakes or what? Chanel-inspired cupcakes!

Each chocolate cupcake is topped with swirl buttercream frosting, and decorated with a custom quilted topper and "the" double C logo. (The topper has "cocoa" among its ingredients, of course.)

Serve each individual cupcake on a white plate, decorated with a bright pink ribbon. Very Chanel!

This cupcake idea is perfect for women's birthday party at lunchtime or brunch time or in the afternoon.

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Easy Brunch Party Idea: Scandinavian Open-faced Sandwich & Scandinavian Designs for Table Decor

2011-07-13T05:00:00.013+07:00

For your next brunch party, do something different. How about featuring Scandinavian yumminess and designs?

Choose some food and drinks that are of Scandinavian culinary, such as open-faced sandwiches (pictured above is an open-faced sandwich with boiled shrimp, boiled eggs, and chives).

And choose some table decor items that are of (or heavily inspired by) Scandinavian designs. Yes, those bright and bold designs and patterns ... those beautiful glassware pieces.

What shall we call this brunch party idea?

I think I will just play it straight and true and call it: For the Love of Scandinavian Culinary and Designs.

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Outdoor Wedding Cakes: Purple and Beige

2011-07-12T13:30:00.014+07:00

Can we find anything more intriguingly beautiful than wedding cakes with purple and beige colors? I don't think so.

This trio, pictured above, is perfect for an outdoor wedding brunch or lunch. Each cake is covered in lace pattern fondant, and decorated with fresh flowers and artificial butterflies.

One more time: intriguing beauties.

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Table Decor: Birthday Dinner Party, Just Charming

2011-07-11T23:49:00.005+07:00

Bone china with gold trim and delicate pattern. Intricate ornate silverware. Crisp linen tablecloth. Crisp linen napkins adorned with laces. Everything that is supposed to be for an old-world charming table decor.

Add some chunky glassware to modernize the look and feel. And you get that "just charming' table decor for this era's birthday dinner party for the person you so love, so admire.

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Caffeinated Dessert: Mocha Popsicles

2011-07-08T13:00:00.021+07:00

Try this caffeinated, yummy, and easy dessert idea for your summer party: mocha popsicles. Be sure to add a lovely little touch to this type of iced dessert. For example, tie a ribbon on each pop stick. Your quests and your family will be so pleased.

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Boy's First Communion Cake: Holy Cross-Shaped Cake

2011-07-07T15:42:00.003+07:00

Yellow, blue, and green on a beige background. This is a traditional and beautiful cake idea with the right touch of loveliness for celebrating a boy's First Holy Communion. Holy Cross-shaped cake with buttercream icing, decorated with (not so many) sprinkles and buttercream icing flowers and leaves and the honoree's name.

With its look and feel, the cake best suits a lunch or brunch party.

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Birthday Cupcake Idea: Ice Cream Sundae Cupcakes

2011-07-07T13:00:00.012+07:00

A birthday party is not a birthday party without super-indulgent desserts. And nothing can beat ice cream sundae cupcakes. Choose bright-colored cupcake liners to enhance the super-happy party mood. Serve the cupcakes on a silver metallic plate, platter, or tray for a stylish look.

Picture shows chocolate cupcakes filled with ganache, topped with vanilla buttercream icing, swirled ganache, sprinkles, and a maraschino cherry for each cupcake.

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Lovely Wedding Cake: Happiness As Light As Air

2011-07-06T14:00:00.005+07:00

A lovely wedding cake that portrays the bride's and groom's feelings of "happiness as light as air."

If that is what you want for your wedding, let me show you an excellent example.

A three-tiered wedding cake, round shape, not so big. Covered in white and purple blue fondant. Topped with fresh purple blue hydrangeas. And decorated with heart fondants and ribbons and bows in the aforementioned colors.

Just seeing the photo made everyone happy.

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Romantic Breakfast in Bed: Sweetest Thing‏

2011-07-05T14:00:00.009+07:00

What better way to say "honey, you are the sweetest thing" than a romantic breakfast in bed?

Picture shows tray breakfast in bed: waffles with syrup and fresh fruit salad. "Tableware" pieces are of simple designs, with the highlight of a red heart-shaped fruit bowl. Everything is lovely, yummy, sweet, and refreshing. Just the way a romantic breakfast in bed is.

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Fourth of July Dessert Idea: Dessert Kabobs

2011-06-30T14:00:00.002+07:00

These, dessert kabobs, are the kind of desserts to please a crowd. These will make little ones squeal with delight and grown-ups smile from ear to ear.

These will showcase your creative cooking flair and your party hosting skills.

These are most ideal for cookout or barbecue dinner party desserts.

Picture shows Fourth of July red, white, and blue dessert kabobs of mini cupcakes with frosting and sprinkles, fresh strawberries, and large marshmallows with red and blue colored sugar.

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Independence Day Cake: Flag Cake with Raspberries and Blueberries

2011-06-30T02:00:00.021+07:00

Oh, the many approaches to the ultimate beauty of flag cakes for celebrating Independence Day.

If you are one of the people who are so fascinated with this particular cake for this particular occasion, I guess you will keep being inspired and inspiring ... always.

Picture shows an ideal flag cake beautifully adorned with buttercream icing and beautifully garnished with fresh raspberries and blueberries. This cake design, with its casual sophistication, suits any meal time and most party decor styles for Independence Day, yet most perfect for a casual elegant lunch party.

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Fourth of July Cupcake Idea: Red, White, & Blue Cupcakes

2011-06-29T14:00:00.003+07:00

Red, white, and blue cupcakes for celebrating Fourth of July need not be boringly predictable. With the help of some icings, sugar beads, and sugar fondants, plus your creative flair for cupcake decorations, you can come up with amazing results.

Picture shows examples of Fourth of July cupcakes decorated in a "compellingly pretty" style, with chocolate buttercream icing; red, white, and blue sugar beads; red and blue star-shaped sugar fondants.

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Fourth of July Table Decor: Contemporary Retro Style

2011-06-28T17:58:00.006+07:00

Want an understated and appealingly interesting look for your Fourth of July party? Then you should consider a contemporary retro style.

See photos for dessert table decor ideas for a Fourth of July casual outdoor dinner party. Top photo shows stars and stripes cupcakes in red, white, and blue; fresh strawberries and blueberries salad; fresh pineapples; a fruit tart. And second photo shows "the must" for a Fourth of July outdoor party: fresh watermelon cut into wedges. All food and tableware items have the look of contemporary retro, and yes, this is an easy, fuss-free, and budget-friendly party idea to arrange.

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Fourth of July Table Decor: Pioneer Retro — This Millennium

2011-06-26T23:58:00.008+07:00

It's fun. It's cheerful. It brightens up everyone and make all Americans feel proud. I'm talking about the table decor style everyone (Americans or non-Americans) loves: American "pioneer" style.

For your Fourth of July lunch party, how about the very style with some touches of this millennium's essences?

Do you love this idea? Or do you love this idea so much?

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Fourth of July Kids Dessert Idea: Star Jello Jigglers

2011-06-24T13:00:00.004+07:00

What easy dessert do little ones enormously love and grown-ups highly like too? The answer is, of course, jello jigglers.

For your Fourth of July party, be sure to include jello jigglers in your desserts list. Make the jello jigglers look extra special for the occasion, such as in star shapes and in red and blue colors.

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Fourth of July Cupcake Decorating Idea: Charming Flower Cupcakes

2011-06-23T13:00:00.017+07:00

Searching ideas for Fourth of July cupcakes that are not completely red, blue, and white? I think your option can be "with rosy color also" or "with pink also." Pink or rosy color tends to greatly complement the trio color.

Check out the examples, as pictured above, of white chocolate chunk cupcakes with strawberry-rose buttercream icing, and decorated with red, blue, and white fondant flowers and sprinkles. You will agree with me.

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Independence Day Cake Idea: Flag Cake with Strawberries and Blueberries

2011-06-22T13:00:00.004+07:00

Who would not love a piece of cake for dessert? Especially when it's Fourth of July and the cake is a flag cake with buttercream icing, fresh blueberries, and slices of fresh strawberries.

Don't tell me you will not include something as lovely, fun, easy to make, and yummy as this cake on the desserts list for your Fourth of July dinner party.

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Graduation Cake Decorating Idea: Graduate Topper

2011-06-21T13:00:00.006+07:00

When it's graduation time, those of you who are not a new graduate can't help saying to yourself, "Time flies after graduation!" Well, you definitely can keep yourself current and enrich all areas of your life by educating yourself. Something like an early childhood education online degree would benefit any family. Or, look into some college scholarships for women for history, art, design, and other creative fields, that will open your eyes to new possibilities.

As for those of you who are a new or future graduate, the aforementioned info should also be useful for you. As well as this graduation cake decorating idea: a chocolate-covered cake, decorated with fondant stars and a super-happy male graduate topper, as pictured above.

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July 4th Cupcake Decorating Idea: Tie-Dye Cupcakes

2011-06-20T23:44:00.004+07:00

Are you fascinated with the art of tie dye? If you are, let's all make flag tie-dye cupcakes to celebrate Fourth of July.

Picture shows tie-dye cupcakes with red, blue, and white colors; each cupcake topped with dollop of buttercream icing, and decorated with sugar crystals and an American flag cupcake pick.

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Father's Day Breakfast Recipes: Banana Bread / Banana Cake

2011-06-18T18:50:00.014+07:00

Can't decide what food to serve for Father's Day breakfast? May I suggest a menu of toasted or warm banana bread, served with cream cheese and fully ripened fresh fruit? Check out the banana bread or banana cake recipes I have chosen for you ...

Cinnamon Honey Banana Bread — Sugarlaws
Classic Banana Bread — Always Order Dessert
Gluten Free Banana Bread — Opera Girl Cooks
Wholemeal Banana Bread — OvenHaven
Vegan Banana Apple Chunk Bread — FitSugar

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Father's Day Dessert Recipes: Hamburger Cake / Cheeseburger Cake / Big Mac Cake

2011-06-17T00:30:00.000+07:00

The very dessert for Father's Day cookout or barbecue lunch party: a (giant) hamburger cake (or cheeseburger cake or big burger cake or big mac cake). Here are the recipes and how-tos:

Big Burger Cake — Betty Crocker
Big Mac Cake — Woman's Day
Big Burger Cake — Recipe.com
Burger Cake: Novelty Cake — fabFood
Need a Great Hamburger Cake Idea? — Easy Cake Ideas

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