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Come Party With Me: Half-Birthday Housewarming — Dessert
The theme for the cuisine at my half-birthday housewarming is Italian. I'm serving a spread of store bought and homemade goodies and naturally, one sweet treat. Classic tiramisu is my favorite Italian dessert, but it's not too cocktail party friendly.
Reader Tip: Use Cupcakes to Get Creative on a Theme
How cute are these cupcakes? For the season finale of The Bachelor, member jakefan got together with her girlfriends for a viewing party, and they celebrated the occasion with some very apropos cupcakes for dessert.
I love her idea of transforming a generic dessert to coordinate with the theme of an event; it's another good way to establish the tone for a special occasion.
Simple Tip: Freeze Baked Goods Before Traveling
Because I love baking cakes and cupcakes, whenever it's a friend or family member's birthday, I am the designated dessert maker. What I don't enjoy is having to transport the cake or cupcakes to the birthday party location. It can be really stressful — especially living in San Francisco where there are so many hills!
Cupcakes Dominate in the Beauty World
Cupcakes are (still) having a moment. And over the next week, beauty brands are embracing it — sprinkles and all. Beginning today at 9 a.m.
Surprise Your Sweetie With Red Velvet Cupcakes
This year for Valentine's Day, I wanted to make something special for my nonexistent boyfriend, but I couldn't decide between luxurious red velvet cake or rich fudgey brownies. While I was pondering this dilemma, I suddenly remembered an old recipe for brownie heart cupcakes. Inspired by Martha, I decided to combine the best of both worlds and make red velvet cupcakes with pink cream cheese frosting and brownie heart garnish.
Yummy Links: From Tofu Lunches to Expensive Cupcakes
- Five easy lunches that involve tofu. — Chow
- Must make: delicious cheddar puffs. — The Pioneer Woman Cooks
- How to keep your diet and healthy-eating resolutions.
How Many Games Do You Recognize on These Cupcakes?
Check out this awesome cupcakes game spotted at a party recently. The hosts made 100 cupcakes, each decorated with a different image from a game — video, board games, or otherwise. I've already spotted some of my favorite video games among the cupcakes — how many can you see?
Cupcakes For Dudes: Love It or Hate It?
Like it or not, the cupcake craze is still so, so far from over. On the heels of frozen frosting shots, cupcake cars, and Twilight cupcakes, a new concept emerges: Cupcakes for dudes.The Village Voice tipped us off to New York's Butch Bakery, which refers to itself as "where butch meets buttercream." Here, devil's food-fanatical alpha males can choose from flavors like Jackhammer and Driller.
Our Favorite Dessert Recipes
While the holidays are certainly a great time to create decadent, show-stopping desserts, we here at YumSugar like to provide you with amazing-looking desserts all year long. From cupcakes to custards, I've rounded up our favorite dessert recipes from 2009. Be inspired now!
Twilight Cupcakes: Love Them or Hate Them?
I know the majority of you love cupcakes, but now I'm wondering how you feel about cupcakes with human faces on them — and not just any faces, but the vampire and werewolf from the upcoming New Moon. These cupcakes are currently on sale at the Sweet Avenue Bake Shop in New Jersey. Personally, I prefer cupcakes with a simple, smooth, and creamy frosting, but if I had to choose, I would pick a Team Jacob cupcake.
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