Last night, (more like 1 a.m. this morning) I decided I could not wait any longer and I needed to make cupcakes that instant...so I did!
Now, there are a few key things to remember in this equation of bakery goodness 1) I'm not a professional, although I would like to be 2) with an all-of-the-sudden idea, you never have what you will need. Both of these factors are in play for this little experiment. So here it goes:
The first thing is to find those darn cupcake paper liners, because we aren't making muffins! Well here's were we all start going downhill....I have three or four, but they are in such rough shape. Like, a Henry the 8th ex-wife kinda deal....that's a no-go. Ooh! But I do have the cutest little silicone liners thay look very similar to cupcakes, right? Yeah! We will use those!
So now we are cooking with peanut oil!
On to the recipe finding. Well after looking at a million recipes I see one that will work! But what will I frost it with?? I have about 1/4 cup of confectioners sugar and that won't ice five cupcakes. On to the learning curve. So I go ahead and make the cupcakes, and I will worry about the icing later. After a few conversions, a little multiplication of fractions and some whipping and they're in the oven!
Now a little cleaning and to make the icing. I make chocolate cupcakes so of course I'm thinking peanut butter icing. Reese's cupcakes, yes please! So I find a lovely recipe for some peanut butter icing and go through all of the stuff I have, some peanut butter: check, some butter: check, 4 cups of confectioners sugar: oh no. Welp, this isn't going anywhere. Famous last words: "I'll just do it myself"
So here is the part where I tell you that this turned out horribly, but it didnt! I had to tweak a lot of things and I had a little white frosting from a can left over from Ty's birthday cake so just adding a little of this and that and we were in business! That is until I had to actually ice the cupcakes....
Well if any of you have ever iced something professionally, you know about the icing bag and tips and different little design techniques. I had a zip lock and a pair of scissors and I was working!
Well they aren't GiGi's cupcakes by any means but they are pretty darn good. And although the icing looks a little like poop piles, they are sweet and light and aren't hard after being refrigerated! How is that not the best?
Next time I will probably do a little more tweaking but I'd say this was a win. Now, on to the next round....egg custard pie.
Have a sweet day, my friends.
- Ada
