Jan 9th, 2010
by Jamieanne.

Today has been a really hot day in Sydney; the temperature has reached nearly 95F. It’s a good thing I did all my baking yesterday, when it wasn’t so hot! We did do our taste-testing today, however. To our Cupcake Hero throw-down contestants, I congratulate you again, as well as commend you for your efforts [...]
Jan 3rd, 2010
by Jamieanne.

Thank you to everyone who cast their vote for December’s Cupcake Hero! A total of 71 people voted and the winner, with 44% of the votes, is the Batica from Sugar Plum of Vanillastrawberryspringfields! Congrats to Sugar Plum for receiving the winning number of votes! However, as you all know, it’s not over yet. Sugar [...]
Dec 28th, 2009
by Jamieanne.

First of all, a big thanks again to I Heart Cuppycakes for letting me host this month! And another big thanks to everyone who entered their coconut cupcakes! They all look so delicious! Take a look through the entries below and choose ONE favorite only and cast your vote in the poll to the right. [...]
Nov 21st, 2009
by Jamieanne.

October’s Cupcake Hero finished on a somewhat dramatic note. In case you don’t know the story, catch up on this post at I Heart Cuppycakes. To sum it up, it ended in a tie between me and Samantha of Sweet Remedy. How we resolved that tie was left up to readers of I Heart Cuppycakes; [...]
Nov 11th, 2009
by Jamieanne.

Wow, the title of this post is a mouthful! If you can think of an easier name for these cupcakes, just let me know! These cupcakes were created for November’s Cupcake Hero challenge ingredient, peanut butter. I’ve already entered one cupcake into the competition this month, but I just love peanut butter so there was [...]
Nov 2nd, 2009
by Jamieanne.

This month’s theme ingredient for Cupcake Hero is peanut butter. Peanut butter is one of my favorite foods and a definite staple in our kitchen cabinets. I had a couple of ideas for a peanut butter-themed cupcake and this post will show you my first one, the chocolate peanut butter cup cupcake. I realize that [...]
Oct 26th, 2009
by Jamieanne.

In case you hadn’t yet noticed, my fabulous dulce de leche pumpkin cupcakes are going head to head with the voter’s choice pumpkin and vanilla cream cupcakes in this month’s Cupcake Hero competition! Read more about who won the voter’s choice and how my cupcakes were chosen at I Heart Cuppycakes. Stay tuned to see [...]
Oct 12th, 2009
by Jamieanne.

Unfortunately, dulce de leche isn’t available in most stores, but you can make it yourself at home quite easily with a can of sweetened condensed milk. There are many methods to do this – you can boil the can, opened or unopened for a few hours; you can use an oven; you can use a [...]
Oct 7th, 2009
by Jamieanne.

A couple of weeks ago I was leisurely browsing through Bake It Pretty, in particular the Halloween decorations. When I saw the zombie hand cupcake toppers, I knew I had to order them and make a batch of Halloween cupcakes. I have never made a Halloween cupcake before; the closest I’ve came were these pumpkin [...]