Coco's Cupcake Diary: Cupcake Decorating Class

 I managed to stop crying last night for a grand total of 3 hours and 33 minutes. Yes the minute I walked out of the place I was a wreck again, but I came home with some hand decorated cupcakes.

I took the Simple Cupcakes class at Cincinnati Cake and Candy Supply. We learned the basics of cupcake decorating like icing, working with fondant (which just might be my new ish) and making shapes with fondant, and how to make flowers and such with frosting.

I think I did pretty good. I didn't make the cupcakes, they were already made when we got there. Not sure how they taste since I haven't been able to eat much of anything (this break up shit is crazy) but I was told they tasted fab. Check out my pics below...(sorry for the bad quality I took them with my phone)

Cupcake Diaries: Red Velvet Cupcakes w/ Cream Cheese Frosting

I love red velvet cake. It's an interesting cake and nowadays it's pretty popular.

I had it for the first time one warm fall afternoon at a place called The Cake Man in Brooklyn (yes I tried it for the first time when I was 22) just before I ate the most amazing catfish burrito and corn at Habana. It was moist, the frosting wasn't too sweet, and it wasas just delicious.

My first attempt at red velvet cupcakes was Christmas 2009 where I made them for a Christmas party at my house. While they were good, it was more like eating a rather dense chocolate cake with a little red food coloring.

(my first red velvet cupcakes)

I went on a quest to find a recipe for red velvet cake that was moist, not overly chocolatey, and light. I found an incredibly simple recipe that turned out some darn good cupcakes. I eve placed 2 orders from people wanting a dozen of these little cakes just yesterday!

 Not the prettiest batter in the world, my kitchen counter almost resembled a crime scene...

But they cooked beautifully...

Topped with a yummy cream cheese frosting

Boxed and ready to go!

Coco's Cupcake Diary

I'm jumping on the cupcake bandwagon! I've been spending quite a lot of time online and in the library researching recipe after recipe for the ever popular cupcake. I'm even officially registered for a simple cupcakes decorating class at Cincinnati Cake and Candy Supply next month! I love cooking and baking has really seem to become my thing.

I've spent the last month or so developing and trying out new recipes for cakes and frostings and let me tell you it has been great. The first cupcakes i tried last month were a Vanilla Bean cupcake with Vanilla Italian Meringue Buttercream frosting. I've you've ever been to Cakelove in the DC area, you've had the yummy, light deliciousness that is Italian meringue buttercream. Unfortunately my digital camera was broken so I didn't get any pics of those.

I want share all the fun here on my blog so I'm starting a new "series" Coco's Cupcake Diary. I'll post recipes and pictures from the cupcakes I make just to document this new project  I'm working on. Hope you enjoy!