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Friday, September 25, 2009
What can be cuter than a pack of fluffy little puppies? Why, cupcake puppies, of course! This was the image that got me into buying the "Hello Cupcake!" book some weeks ago, with the luring subtitle "...playful creations anyone can make".
Living in Italy I could be not further away from canned frosting, rainbow food colors and marshmallow fluff requested for the "easy creations" even if I lived on the moon. The standard italian grocery shop doesn't carry any of the above and my secret stash of food colors brought way back from Germany features the 3 basics of red, blue and yellow.
And so, waiting for my newly ordered baking supplies to arrive, I did try what seemed a more simple and affordable project - a bunch of sunflowers. The recipe used is a vanilla cupcake from the book with a basic butter-cream frosting I found on the internet. While I didn't care much for the frosting - too sweet, I really liked the cupcake where I've added some chopped kiwi for a bit of zing. Following the decoration instructions was easy and fun and I cannot wait to try something else from the book. I've got my eye on the white puppies already -- gonna make them look like my dogs :)
Living in Italy I could be not further away from canned frosting, rainbow food colors and marshmallow fluff requested for the "easy creations" even if I lived on the moon. The standard italian grocery shop doesn't carry any of the above and my secret stash of food colors brought way back from Germany features the 3 basics of red, blue and yellow.
And so, waiting for my newly ordered baking supplies to arrive, I did try what seemed a more simple and affordable project - a bunch of sunflowers. The recipe used is a vanilla cupcake from the book with a basic butter-cream frosting I found on the internet. While I didn't care much for the frosting - too sweet, I really liked the cupcake where I've added some chopped kiwi for a bit of zing. Following the decoration instructions was easy and fun and I cannot wait to try something else from the book. I've got my eye on the white puppies already -- gonna make them look like my dogs :)
Thursday, September 24, 2009
So, you started a blog - and now?
0 commenti Pubblicato da QueenForOneDay a Thursday, September 24, 2009...and now, I guess, I have to cure it, to nourish it and to let it grow, like the tomato plant I had in my veggie patch all the summer long. Now the summer has gone, even here in sunny Rome, but I still have nice memories of it and of my beautiful tomatoes... Where was I? Oh, the blog. So, what can you expect from it, dear reader? Crafty stuff? - well, you guess it from the name of the blog. I love sewing, knitting, stitching, cookie decorating - you name it. Which better occasion to share new projects (and to show off old ones :-)) Tomatoes? Why, sure, in the Tomato-Basil-Upside-Down-Bread-Recipe. Arty Rome-pictures? Sometimes. And, why not, a little peek into my daily life with 3 adorable dogs, 5 chickens and a little veggie patch (fancy some Brussel Spouts?) . So, lean back, relax and enjoy :)
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