A Challenge of Carrot Cake.....

I usually am pretty quick to accept a challenge!

At my Lightroom 3 Class the instructor challenged me with the "best" Carrot Cake....

"Kate's Komely Karrot Kake" v Karl's Karrot Kake".....

He dropped the Gauntlet....well of course I had to pic it up!


Here are my Blue Ribbon Cake Carrot Cupcakes which I made....dusted out my favorite recipe which I have had since childhood for the challenge....luscious carrot cake with White Chocolate Cream Cheese frosting topped with homemade chocolate carrots! YUM!

Now I always give credit where credit is due! Karl's Karrot Kake was very delicious as well.

A great class and great snacks with wonderful new friends!!!!

Getting Ready for the BIG Day!!!!

St. Paddy's Day will be here in 17 short days!


Everybody's Irish on St. Paddy's Day is the
saying....keeping that in mind....I have started working on my cupcakes and candies!


Two shades of green Milk Chocolate
are what comprises the candies.....







These cute cupcakes were made with
Mint Chocolate Cake and then Mint
Butter cream frosting topped with
the chocolates!

These "practice" ones went over
pretty well!

Watch out for the Leprechauns and
Enjoy St.Paddy's Day!

Valentine's Day

Sweets for the sweetest...these little petite cupcakes were chocolate devil's food and topped with vanilla buttercream icing and a small sugar heart and sprinkles.


The perfect answer for those of us who really
just want a "taste"!










Regular sized cupcakes....lemon cake, filled with raspberry preserves and topped with Lemon butter cream icing, finished off with spinkles and a sugar heart.

Yummy!





Hope you all had a wonderful Valentines Day!!!

Commission Cupcakes....

My friend Alan recommended me to someone who placed an order for a cake....that means he earned a commission of Red Velvet Cupcakes
with White Chocolate & Cream Cheese frosting...




he got one dozen delivered....







Since his wife doesn't like Red Velvet....

I made her some Mocha Cupcakes with
Mocha Frosting...since...yes you guessed it
Mocha is her favorite flavor!











Ginny the Cat...The "Finickiest of the Finicky" gave her seal of approval on the Red Velvet!

Lauren's Birthday Cupcakes

Lauren requested that I make her
cupcakes to take to school to share
with the kids in her class....she
specifically requested that they
be reindeer cupcakes...
So Rudolph it was...all the same so
each child had the exact same one.



Here they are all packed up to go!









The cupcakes were
vanilla cake with
chocolate icing. topped
with various embellishments
to create a cute little
reindeer.


They made a big hit with
the kids in Lauren's
class.

Dessert for Thanksgiving....

A special request was made for Red Velvet Cupcakes for Thanksgiving by my friend Alan....
They came out very nicely and made a nice presentation with all the beautiful Thanksgiving Things that were decorating the table.

Happy Memorial Day!

A day for remembering those who have fought to defend our great country past and present! We are here and walk free because of these many men and women!

Thank you and GOD BLESS AMERICA!

These cupcakes were my contribution to the barbecue that I was invited to.

I was very pleased that they came out well! The kids and adults alike loved them!

They were lemon cake with raspberry jam filling topped with Lemon Butter Cream icing which was colored red white and blue!