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Happy National Chocolate Cupcake Day! To celebrate, I've put together a quiz to test your knowledge of America's most beloved snack cake, the Hostess Cupcake. To dig into the creamy chocolatey delight, take the test now. Source Take the Quiz Read more
If a pimped out, gigantic version of the Hostess cupcake is not your style, you could always make this high-end homemade version of the snack time treat. — Big City, Little Kitchen Read more
For those of you who love Hostess cupcakes, hold on to your seat. Here we have a giant pimped out version. Talk about awesome! — Baking Bites Read more
Leave it to YumSugar to put cupcakes on my brain once again. Did you know she bakes cupcakes and brings them in for the office to sample? Ah, I digress... However she did recently point out a rather interesting report from NPR and the Diet Detective himself, Charles Stewart Platkin, on cupcakes. Platkin believes that while cupcakes are incredibly delicious, we are not fully aware of their wrath - Read more
After eating my way through the cupcake craze, I'm ready to put my muffin tins away and dust off the cake pans that have been sitting at the back of my cupboards. Don't get me wrong: I love a tiny handheld treat. But there's something very satisfying slicing into — and serving — a full-sized cake. This time of year, I want something that goes well with a cup of tea or a scoop of fresh Read more
For my uncle's birthday, I always bake him a German chocolate cake. However, this year I was bored with the regular old recipe and decided to try something new. Inspired by the classic Hostess Cupcakes, I created a rich German chocolate variation. First, I baked a moist chocolate cupcake. Next, I filled it with a coconut-pecan mixture. Finally, I topped it with a luscious layer of chocolate Read more
Food & Wine's got a new award for Best New Pastry Chef — Food & Wine Cupcake maker Hostess reenters bankruptcy — Slate Alton Brown: Sumac is the It spice of the year — Grub Street NY From oysters to seeds, there's a CSA for everything — Food Republic Taste testing that new Girl Scout cookie — The FN Dish Eight great food experiences across the globe — The Daily Beast Would Read more
Every year I make my uncle a new version of his favorite dessert, German Chocolate Cake. Last year, I opted for Hostess-inspired German chocolate cupcakes, but this week, I skipped the cake part all together and went with a pudding cup variation of this delicious dessert. The chocolate pudding is thick enough to hold up candles, so my uncle could still make his birthday wish. To ensure the Read more
Calling all fabulous hostesses! Divinelight needs our help planning an office bridal shower for a friend. She writes: "One of my coworkers will be getting married soon and we want to throw her a little get together in the office. Her wedding date is 9/10/11, so we want the theme to be like a count-up (instead of countdown) to her wedding and have something to do with the numbers 6, 7, 8. What Read more
