by the Mall Diva
Cupcakes!
I was volunteered by our very own Princess Flickerfeather to make cupcakes for a special, if sad, occasion. I’m in the praise and worship band at church, and we practice every other Tuesday night. This past Tuesday we had practice, but it was also a going away party for one of our band members…*sniff*. We’ll miss you, Mel!
Of course, if there’s a party, there has to be food! I decided to make a cupcake that the name of which I’m sure is 50 calories by itself: “Chocolate Cupcakes stuffed with Strawberry Chocolate Ganache and frosted with Chocolate Glaze and Buttercream“.
Now that’s a mouthful, in more ways than one! From the site that is turning out to be one of my very VERY favorites~ Cupcake Bakeshop! Give Chockylit a hand!
You may be wondering why the hack my cupcakes aren’t as pretty as Chickylit’s. That’s because I’m a novice, and actually, I only made 4 cupcake prototypes. They came out of the oven a little sunken and crumbly and not wanting to be filled. I was distraught until my mother came in and saved the day.
“Why don’t you just crumble them in to a cake pan and layer it with all the ganache and frosting?” So I did. I called it “Not quite a cupcake”, and it was a huge hit. Yay! What would I do without you, Mom? Well, I’d probably serve cupcakes that were messy and not aesthetically pleasing.
