It seems like all my posts lately have been cupcake related. This might lead you to believe that all I do is eat cupcakes but I have been crafting too!  It’s just a little easier to get photos of cupcakes than knitted items. Particularly now when it’s nearly dark when I get home and always [...]

A few weeks ago I talked about freezing and defrosting cupcakes.  Last night I got to taste the results of another frozen cupcake experiment.
A couple of weeks ago I froze six of the carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting that I had made for my Dad’s birthday. I stuck the frosted cupcakes into a tupperware [...]

Saturday was my dad’s birthday and he requested carrot cake. He got carrot cupcakes.

I used the Carrot Cupcakes recipe from Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes.  I omitted the golden raisins and added a cup of toasted chopped walnuts.
Everyone loved them so I think this recipe is a keeper.  Here is the online version of the recipe: http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/carrot-cake-cupcakes-with-cream-cheese-frosting

Today is apparently “National Cupcakes for Life Day“. You are supposed to bake cupcakes for the “one in three children will never celebrate their first birthday due to abortion.”
I feel the need to go home and bake some Cupcakes for Choice.

Back in February 2008 I started knitting Eunny Jang’s Endpaper Mitts. I got the first glove done pretty quickly but the second one languished. I gave my sister the one mitt for Christmas with a promise to finish the other one right away. That never happened.
This summer my sister asked me if she was ever [...]

A box of yarn arrived the other day and I was eager to start knitting my Owls sweater. It took me about five tries to get my cast on right (I wasn’t focusing the first 4 times). This should have been a clue that this was not going to work out well. I used Knit [...]

Defrosting cupcakes?? What a terrible idea! Cupcakes need frosting.
I totally agree, which is why in this case I’m talking about defrosting frozen cupcakes. Sometimes when I make a big batch of cupcakes I freeze some for later. Unless I’m cooking for a party 2 dozen is way too many. Not that they wouldn’t get consumed, [...]

It’s only October 2nd and I’m already thinking about my Halloween costume. I don’t even know what I would wear it to…but I know what I’ll be wearing.  But I’m not quite ready to reveal it to the world yet, but don’t worry it will be awesome.
I have gotten a rep as someone who does [...]

My dad’s birthday is coming up and I’m already thinking about what I’m going to bake him. He loves his bananas. Seriously, he really loves bananas. So I want to make banana cupcakes.
For Father’s Day I made Martha Stewart’s Roasted Banana Cupcakes with Honey-Cinnamon Frosting. Side Note – I got the recipe from her Cupcakes [...]