Mike’s a history buff in addition to being a math superhero. Every now and then he’ll be looking at photos of something like a spoon from Pompeii or a statue from Greece and geeking out over how neat it is. It’s thrilling to think of people centuries and millennia ago actually using the [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘buttercream’
August 2, 2009
Mango Raspberry Rosecakes
I’ve had a very important objective for awhile now. I think there comes a time in every baker’s life when they realize that they need perfect basics. I love to make new things, sweet things, and even the occasional odd thing, but you really need delicious bases on which to build. [...]
July 18, 2009
Lemon Burst Fairycakes
I want to sing a song about these cupcakes. They’re the most scrumptious combination I’ve tried to date: delicious little almond cakes, filled with creamy lemon and raspberry tartness and frosted with light-as-a-feather lemon buttercream. They tasted too BRIGHT to be called plain old cupcakes. I borrowed a bit from the British [...]
June 18, 2009
Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Cupcakes
Cream cheese can make anything amazing, in my opinion. Bagels, frosting, a root canal… I’m betting that cream cheese could even fix the economy. So when Mike and I were at the grocery store awhile back and saw blueberry cream cheese muffins, we had to try them. They were good, but not as delicious as [...]
