hello! + chocolate cherry cupcakes
♥ Name: Jenna
♥ Location: Texas
♥ Your cupcake history: I'm a serious cookie baker, and I've long loved cupcakes but am just getting into baking them. Unfortunately, I live alone and have few opportunities to bake cupcakes, since I can't eat more than one myself. T_T It doesn't stop me from drooling over the stuff posted in this community. ^_^
♥ Why you like cupcakes: I love sweet and cute things. ^_^ I like making food for people that is both delicious and beautiful - and cupcakes are both! ^_^
♥ Anything to share?:
I made these chocolate cherry cupcakes last night while watching the Olympics. Why does watching sports make me want to eat dessert? ^_^''' Fortunately for me, my brother will eat most of them. I used a basic chocolate cupcake recipe that I found (which was decent, but not fabulous) and threw in some chocolate chips and diced cherries. I would have added kirsch if I had any (yum!). I had an extra box of cream cheese in the fridge so I made chocolate cream cheese frosting to go on top.
Recipes here.
One question I have: Is it possible to make a decent cream cheese frosting using non-fat or low fat cream cheese? All my attempts have ended in liquidy failure. I much prefer the real thing, but I can't eat very much of it.
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My brother's camera takes strange pictures.
♥ Location: Texas
♥ Your cupcake history: I'm a serious cookie baker, and I've long loved cupcakes but am just getting into baking them. Unfortunately, I live alone and have few opportunities to bake cupcakes, since I can't eat more than one myself. T_T It doesn't stop me from drooling over the stuff posted in this community. ^_^
♥ Why you like cupcakes: I love sweet and cute things. ^_^ I like making food for people that is both delicious and beautiful - and cupcakes are both! ^_^
♥ Anything to share?:
I made these chocolate cherry cupcakes last night while watching the Olympics. Why does watching sports make me want to eat dessert? ^_^''' Fortunately for me, my brother will eat most of them. I used a basic chocolate cupcake recipe that I found (which was decent, but not fabulous) and threw in some chocolate chips and diced cherries. I would have added kirsch if I had any (yum!). I had an extra box of cream cheese in the fridge so I made chocolate cream cheese frosting to go on top.
Recipes here.
One question I have: Is it possible to make a decent cream cheese frosting using non-fat or low fat cream cheese? All my attempts have ended in liquidy failure. I much prefer the real thing, but I can't eat very much of it.
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My brother's camera takes strange pictures.