Made By Mimi Baking

Snicker Doodles aren’t just cookies anymore!! As much of a...

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:25:00 -0500

Snicker Doodles aren’t just cookies anymore!!

As much of a peanut butter addict as I am (see below for whole story), my husband and son are cinnamon addicts. I found this recipe on Pinterest. I decided to make these cupcakes last Saturday. They did not last more and 2 hours in my house! My husband told me I could make these often if I wanted.

Cinnamon is not my favorite, but I tried one of these cupcakes anyway. Oh my…it was good. Considering you put cinnamon in the cupcake batter, brush the still warm cupcake with melted butter and dunk it into sugar and cinnamon and THEN put cinnamon in the frosting..I thought it would be cinnamon overkill. However, it was quite the contrary. The cake was moist and the flavor subtle.

I guess I’m going to have to put this in the regular rotation….only I might just have to double the recipe so they last the day!

It’s that time of year once again, time to shop ‘til...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:12:24 -0500

It’s that time of year once again, time to shop ‘til you drop, time to go off to Grandma’s and time to BAKE! By day, I have a desk job, so I do a lot of my shopping on the Internet, but I do occasionally take leave of my senses and go to the mall. Last Sunday, we traveled to Grandma’s house for the annual family Christmas gathering. It’s funny how you see your own kids getting older and bigger but don’t expect anyone else’s kids to have done the same.

Now, for the baking! I haven’t yet done my ohmygoshit’sChristmassoIhavetobakeeverything baking. I had already done 2 pumpkin rolls (1 to take and 1 for my husband and son) and I decided to some cupcakes as there would be a lot of kids at our gathering. I decided on a winter theme and came up with the “winter wonderland” cupcake.

Here’s the link to the white cupcake recipe:

http://www.yummly.com/recipe/external/White-Cupcakes-Epicurious

I used a basic buttercream tinted blue using Wilton gel dye Light Blue. I made my snowflakes with white chocolate melting wafers and used my squeeze bottle to shape them. Oops…before I forget. I added a little peppermint extract to the white chocolate before forming the snowflakes. I then put coarse ground sugar on the chocolate to look like snow or ice crystals.

They were yummy…and I only brought 3 home!

I participated in a multi-vendor Holiday Bazaar this past...

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:24:00 -0500

I participated in a multi-vendor Holiday Bazaar this past weekend. The host is a friend of mine and she remembered I hand poured scented soy candles. She asked me to bring some holiday scents to sell and anything else I may want to bring. Hmmmm…I wonder what else to bring. CUPCAKES!! Keeping with the holiday theme, I decided to make Candy Cane Cupcakes. I used my “makes ‘em weak in the knees” chocolate cupcake recipe and added some peppermint to the frosting. Trying to drum up business for my baking company, I offered the cupcakes as samples. They were a big hit. One lady even thought they were candles in the shape of cupcakes. She said “they are too perfect to be food!” Umm….Ok. I’ll take that.

Mimi? Can you make me Disney Princess cupcakes for my princess...

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:03:40 -0500

Mimi? Can you make me Disney Princess cupcakes for my princess party? My 4-year-old granddaughter asked me this before she turned 4 a few weeks ago. What am I supposed to say to that? Of course I said “yes.” I was not going to put the actual figurines on top of the cupcakes, so I decided to just make the frosting the colors of the princess’ dresses. On top of the cupcakes, I sprinkled coarse-ground sugar to make them sparkly. I then made her a special cake with a tiara on top. She LOVED it! She thanked me over and over again. It was nice to be her hero for the day.

My daughter asked me to bake cupcakes for her boss’ baby...

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:24:49 -0400

My daughter asked me to bake cupcakes for her boss’ baby shower. I asked my daughter what kind of cupcakes she wanted, but there was no real answer other than “she’s having a boy, she likes teal and she’t not a girlie girl.” So….this is what I came up with.

I made chocolate cupcakes and vanilla cupcakes. When they cooled, I colored the buttercream frosting and then put it in the microwave for about 15-20 seconds. This made is somewhat of a glaze consistency. I dipped the cupcakes in the frosting and then put them in the refrigerator to harden a bit.

I got a packet of stencils at the store a while back, and I found some baby stuff on one of the stencils. I could not get the other things to come out in a manner that would be recognizable; so after much trial and error, I decided to make “pitter patter of little feet” cupcakes. I took white buttercream, put it in the microwave for about 15 seconds and then poured it into a squeeze bottle (you could also use a piping bag and a small round tip). I held the stencil over the cupcake and then filled it in with the white buttercream (think Royal Icing on cookies).

I thought they were just about as cute as the day is long…I hope they went over well at the shower.

Chocolate and Peanut Butter cake

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 23:37:53 -0400

sooo…I had a family reunion to attend yesterday. I know you all know how much fun they are...

Coconut Cream Cupcake

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:12:00 -0400

My husband loves his mother’s coconut cream pie. I do not eat coconut, so I can’t tell...

Happy Birthday Baby Boy

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:35:00 -0400

My son turned 17 on Thursday. When I asked him what he wanted on his birthday cake, he made a list...

Happy Father's Day...hope you don't mind pink!!

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:01:20 -0400

So I decided I was going to make this elaborate cake for my hubby for Father’s Day. Yellow...

Fondant Flowers

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:54:51 -0400

I have decided to plunge headfirst into this whole cake/cupcake decorating thing. I realized that...

Cupcake humor….I love it!!

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:37:27 -0400

Cupcake humor….I love it!!

My lovely baking assistant...

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:12:00 -0400

I would like to introduce you all to my lovely baking assistant. We all know a good baking...

What happens when you combine chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter and chocolate brownies? YUM!!

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:34:00 -0400

I saw something similar to this on Pinterest. My curiosity was piqued because of my love affair...

Glazed Doughnut Muffins

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:34:00 -0400

Glazed Doughnut Muffins: I am going to attempt these for my son’s percussion camp on Monday. ...

further fueling my addiction to peanut butter… Peanut...

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:27:25 -0400

further fueling my addiction to peanut butter…

Peanut Butter Bark

Peanut Butter Love Affair

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:18:00 -0400

OK..I admit it. I am obsessed with peanut butter. Peanut butter, much like bacon, is the perfect...

I hope to get to this point some day…. itssoarchaic: I...

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:36:36 -0400

I hope to get to this point some day….

itssoarchaic:

I need this cake.

A little slice of Heaven!!!

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:23:21 -0400

A little slice of Heaven!!!

Love these!! They would be perfect for a bridal...

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 22:44:08 -0400

Love these!! They would be perfect for a bridal shower!!

colorlessness:

pink + black by RATUkek on Flickr.

BANANAS FOSTER CUPCAKES Yesterday, I was cleaning my kitchen and...

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 16:38:48 -0400

END RESULT - BANANAS FOSTER CUPCAKES

STEP 1 - BANANAS IN SYRUP

STEP 2 - UNFROSTED CUPCAKE

BANANAS FOSTER CUPCAKES

Yesterday, I was cleaning my kitchen and came across 1 last remaining banana. Instead of throwing it away, I decided on bananas foster (or at least my interpretation of it) cupcakes.

I started out by making the syrup for the bananas:

2 tblsp butter

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Melt the butter and then add the other ingredients. Once combined, add the banana(s).

Once you have this completed, begin the batter for the cupcakes. Save the syrup in the pan for the last step of the process.

Recipe modified from allrecipes.com

1/2 cup shortening

1-1/2 cups sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup mashed banana (I used the bananas from the syrup in step 1)

1/4 cup buttermilk

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add the eggs, vanilla, banana and buttermilk. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and add to banana mixture. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

These cupcakes are a little more dense than usual cupcakes and the color is a little darker than you might expect. I suspect the color is due to the brown sugar in the banana mixture. They remain, however, surprisingly moist.

After the cupcakes cool, add basic buttercream frosting. Lastly, drizzle with the syrup saved from step 1. Make sure the syrup is cool enough to not melt your frosting.

Enjoy!! My husband is usually much of a sweets eater. I usually keep a few cupcakes to the side unfrosted for him. He came in from working outside yesterday and tried one of the unfrosted ones. He could not even finish the cupcake before saying “oh my gosh these are good” (or at least that’s what I think he said)….hard to tell with a mouth full of cupcake.