Help! How do I make awesome cupcakes?

Mokek Kwe · 08-31-2011, 07:22 PM

I've made cupcakes, but how do I REALLY make cupcakes? Like, awesome ones. The kind that look incredible and taste amazing.

Help fast! I have to figure out something really (REALLY) soon (like within a day-ish) for my DH's birthday.

backtobasicsmum · 08-31-2011, 07:24 PM

What flavor do you want? I'm sure we can help you track down an awesome recipe.

Some ideas....oreo cookie cupcake, black forest cupcakes, pink lemonaid...so many yummy things!

mamajane · 08-31-2011, 07:36 PM

here are some fun ideas, and awesome looking frosting recipes.

http://bakeitinacake.com/

I think cupcakes may all be about a mountain of frosting...but I've never done that. i think I would with an awesome frosting recipe that doesn't just taste like powdered sugar.

Mokek Kwe · 08-31-2011, 08:01 PM

Any cupcake that doesn't have food coloring basically. And I do want to know how to do a mound of frosting on top.

MarynMunchkins · 08-31-2011, 08:12 PM

The key to any good cake is to beat plenty of air into it. You know that part of a recipe that says "Beat on high for 2 minutes..." or whatever? You have to do that.

It rises higher and lighter. You're also better off using a cake flour for cupcakes so they're lighter and fluffier.

The secret to good buttercream is a pinch of salt. It cuts that sickly sweet taste to a mound of frosting.

CapeTownMommy · 08-31-2011, 08:33 PM

To do a mound of buttercream, I presume you mean the swirled-top high buttercream? It's a VERY basic piping technique, you just need the right nozzle and start from the outside in one long swirl.

Mokek Kwe · 09-03-2011, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MarynMunchkins

The key to any good cake is to beat plenty of air into it. You know that part of a recipe that says "Beat on high for 2 minutes..." or whatever? You have to do that.

It rises higher and lighter. You're also better off using a cake flour for cupcakes so they're lighter and fluffier.

The secret to good buttercream is a pinch of salt. It cuts that sickly sweet taste to a mound of frosting.

I forgot to add a little salt to the buttercream

, but even though I used box cake mix

(Busy day, what can I say?) I added one ingredient at a time and mixed it a lot with the handmixer and they do have a smoother texture

I ended up doing chocolate cakes with buttercream frosting. Yeah, I think if I make the cake homemade next time it will be tastier, and I think salt in the buttercream will make it more balanced next time I do this.

It was fun! I loved trying the frosting tube gun thing I got! I might make more soon! (Except I'll have to find healthier adaptations because if I get obsessed with cupcake making, this could be dangerous, lol)

Kiara.I · 08-31-2011, 09:45 PM

Well, first you go to the Cupcake Bakeshop blog.

http://cupcakeblog.com/

I can *personally* vouch for the Hummingbird cupcakes, the Mint Cream filled cupcakes with Raspberry Mousse, and the Late Summer Peach, Blueberry & Thyme cupcakes with Cream Cheese frosting.

Punkie · 08-31-2011, 09:54 PM

Check out the picture on here with the comparison of the two cupcakes - http://sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com/...ecipe-and.html

and here are two great posts on frosting - http://www.eatliverun.com/how-to-fro...-pastry-queen/ and http://www.howsweeteats.com/2011/08/...t-my-cupcakes/

PrincessAnika · 09-01-2011, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by RealLifeMama

In fact, I won a bakeoff for cupcakes this summer, because of the filling and icing. They were chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes. Just the name alone sounds awesome!

um, you canNOT post that, and skip posting the recipe!!

mamajane · 09-06-2011, 05:18 PM

I started a thread of frosting recipes:
http://www.gentlechristianmothers.co...93#post4145093

Please post your yummy frosting recipes!!

momyshaver · 09-06-2011, 05:43 PM

08-31-2011, 07:22 PM	#1
Mokek Kwe Deactivated Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4,910	Help! How do I make awesome cupcakes? I've made cupcakes, but how do I REALLY make cupcakes? Like, awesome ones. The kind that look incredible and taste amazing. Help fast! I have to figure out something really (REALLY) soon (like within a day-ish) for my DH's birthday.

08-31-2011, 07:24 PM	#2
backtobasicsmum Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29,784	Re: Help! How do I make awesome cupcakes? What flavor do you want? I'm sure we can help you track down an awesome recipe. Some ideas....oreo cookie cupcake, black forest cupcakes, pink lemonaid...so many yummy things! __________________ Karisa W -17 My talking boy E - 16 My doing boy J - 14 My sparkly girl L - 11 My funny boy O - 9 My snuggly boy

08-31-2011, 07:36 PM	#3
mamajane Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,675	Re: Help! How do I make awesome cupcakes? here are some fun ideas, and awesome looking frosting recipes. http://bakeitinacake.com/ I think cupcakes may all be about a mountain of frosting...but I've never done that. i think I would with an awesome frosting recipe that doesn't just taste like powdered sugar. __________________ ISFP Ds 15 DDs 13, 10,and 7

08-31-2011, 08:01 PM	#4
Mokek Kwe Deactivated Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4,910	Re: Help! How do I make awesome cupcakes? Any cupcake that doesn't have food coloring basically. And I do want to know how to do a mound of frosting on top.

08-31-2011, 08:12 PM	#5
MarynMunchkins Deactivated Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 38,127	Re: Help! How do I make awesome cupcakes? The key to any good cake is to beat plenty of air into it. You know that part of a recipe that says "Beat on high for 2 minutes..." or whatever? You have to do that. It rises higher and lighter. You're also better off using a cake flour for cupcakes so they're lighter and fluffier. The secret to good buttercream is a pinch of salt. It cuts that sickly sweet taste to a mound of frosting.

08-31-2011, 08:33 PM	#6
CapeTownMommy Deactivated Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 8,685	Re: Help! How do I make awesome cupcakes? To do a mound of buttercream, I presume you mean the swirled-top high buttercream? It's a VERY basic piping technique, you just need the right nozzle and start from the outside in one long swirl.

08-31-2011, 09:45 PM	#8
Kiara.I Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Pacific South-West. You know, north of the Pacific North-West Posts: 12,922	Re: Help! How do I make awesome cupcakes? Well, first you go to the Cupcake Bakeshop blog. http://cupcakeblog.com/ I can personally vouch for the Hummingbird cupcakes, the Mint Cream filled cupcakes with Raspberry Mousse, and the Late Summer Peach, Blueberry & Thyme cupcakes with Cream Cheese frosting. __________________ ENTP fits me to a T, though it took me forever to figure it out! DYT Type 3, Enn. Type 1 (hold that thought...enneagram crisis...might be a 7!) Sparks (9) ; Spitfire (8); Sprite (4.5)

08-31-2011, 09:54 PM	#9
Punkie Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,092	Re: Help! How do I make awesome cupcakes? Check out the picture on here with the comparison of the two cupcakes - http://sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com/...ecipe-and.html and here are two great posts on frosting - http://www.eatliverun.com/how-to-fro...-pastry-queen/ and http://www.howsweeteats.com/2011/08/...t-my-cupcakes/ __________________ GCM Admin and Moderator in Questions About the Message Board, Drawing Closer, Let's Talk, Weight Management, In the News, and Electronics. Homeschooling mom to 4, certified herbalist, homesteader, and overly ambitious crafter

09-06-2011, 05:18 PM	#11
mamajane Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,675	Re: Help! How do I make awesome cupcakes? I started a thread of frosting recipes: http://www.gentlechristianmothers.co...93#post4145093 Please post your yummy frosting recipes!! __________________ ISFP Ds 15 DDs 13, 10,and 7

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