Comments on: Half-Birthday Cupcakes

By: harcout breton

harcout breton — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:42:21 +0000

This is absolutely sinful. I like the hint of vanilla beans extract here. I could I imagine the scent, just mouth watering. Thanks for the recipe, definitely gonna give it a shot.

By: Kat

Kat — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:46:17 +0000

How cute is Miles!! Absolutely adorable.

The cupcakes look delicious too :)

By: Carolyn Jung

Carolyn Jung — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:36:32 +0000

I think you taste the difference more in cocoa powders the more of it you use in a recipe and the fewer other things that embellish it. For instance, a cup of cocoa or a plain chocolate cake without frosting is when I think you can really taste the depth of chocolate flavor a really good cocoa powder can have.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:31:01 +0000

Adorable. :)

Cute cupcakes too. And… I made blue velvet cupcakes this weekend with a friend. She had Valhrona cocoa and we used that… I didn’t notice a different but we didn’t use all that much either.

By: Memoria

Memoria — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:50:16 +0000

The first photo of your son is hilarious!! I’ve had those moments before. Too cute!!! Happy 6-month birthday to your son!!

I have tried high-quality chocolate vs. low-quality chocolate, but not different chocolate powders well except for Droste dutch cocoa. I notice a difference in taste with different chocolates. The high quality versions taste more pure; you don’t taste anything but (what seems to be) pure chocolate. It has a less chalky taste. However, I still don’t like Scharffenberger, but I love Callebaut and Valhrona.

As far as the difference between Droste dutch cocoa and cheap, regular cocoa, I’ve never tasted a difference. The dutch cocoa just looked darker and made my desserts darker. I’m sure a chocolate connoisseur would quickly disagree with me, though haha.

By: sue

sue — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:18:07 +0000

The very very best time I had with my kids is when they started to eat solid food.It’s so funny to see the faces on them when they try something good,or something they don’t care for :)
your cupcakes look yummy,I think I’ll have a go!