Well, I decided this weekend to bake. And, since we were sharing dinner with our dear friends/neighbors to watch The Final Four, I wanted to try out my new little cookbook 500 Cupcakes that I picked up in Kansas City. 
And, although I said I would try and photograph my baking progress, I completely forgot and, so, all we have is the final product. I chose the classic chocolate cake and after looking at the pictures of THEIR cupcakes with the little DAB of frosting, decided I would make a batch of vanilla butter cream substituting almond extract for the lemon peel as well as a batch of chocolate "icing" they suggested which was really a form of ganache but with butter. I had no self-rising flour, which this book almost always uses, so I made the substitution, and it called for 
cocoa powder, as well as an extra teaspoon of baking powder. The batter itself tasted really yummy but the final cupcake was more like a genoise -- light but very, very dry. I prefer more of a real cake-like texture with a more chocolate flavor, too. The chocolate icing I let sit for some time, with an occasional whisking, so it would be firm enough to pipe. And the vanilla, I let rest before it was piped. Now, if you like really rich, divine, almondy buttercream icing, this is to die for !!! As was the chocolate. And I want my cupcake totally iced, not just a dab on top! Regardless, I'm going to try some other chocolate cucpake receipes from some of the other blogs, and I'll
report back -- I KNOW there is a better one than this EVEN if it had to come out of a box. And hopefully I can remember to photograph the process!
cocoa powder, as well as an extra teaspoon of baking powder. The batter itself tasted really yummy but the final cupcake was more like a genoise -- light but very, very dry. I prefer more of a real cake-like texture with a more chocolate flavor, too. The chocolate icing I let sit for some time, with an occasional whisking, so it would be firm enough to pipe. And the vanilla, I let rest before it was piped. Now, if you like really rich, divine, almondy buttercream icing, this is to die for !!! As was the chocolate. And I want my cupcake totally iced, not just a dab on top! Regardless, I'm going to try some other chocolate cucpake receipes from some of the other blogs, and I'll
report back -- I KNOW there is a better one than this EVEN if it had to come out of a box. And hopefully I can remember to photograph the process!The husband wants to cook something "fun" this coming weekend, so we shall see -- I imagine it will be some kind of fish from one of our many cooking magazines or gazillion cookbooks. I know it will be yum-o-licious if He cooks it!
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