I recently went to a bridal show with my dear friend, Cindy, and got my first real taste of gourmet cupcakes! So, when it came time to make dessert for our "Selection Monday" get-together...I had to give them a try.
I looked at this inspiring website to get some flavor ideas...The Kupcake Factory.
But quickly realized that making cakes from scratch was going to be more than I wanted to do! I went to Wal-Mart and got "inspired" by the cake mixes available. And, as I've mentioned before, creating just isn't creating unless it's done in mass quantities around here. So, I made several different kinds over the last week and froze them in ziploc bags. Then on the day of the "party" I just pulled them out of the bags, let them thaw, and iced them.
It was a fun thing for me to discover that with just some disposable bags and two different deocrating tips...you can get this!
Pina Colada -- Pineapple Cake Mix with Bicardi Pina Colada frozen concentrate (poked holes in the cupcakes with fork and poured on top). Mixed some concentrate into the icing.
Strawberry Supreme--Strawberrery Cake Mix with Bicardi Strawberry Daquiri frozen concentrate (done same as above)
Peanut Butter Chocolate--Chocolate Cake with with peanut butter chips sprinkled on top and peanut butter icing
Red Velvet--Nothing fancy...just the cake mix...and ironically most people's favorite.
Cherry "Cheesecake"--White Cake Mix with cream cheese and Cool Whip frosting and cheeries in the middle.
I just found the icing recipe from the Wilton website here.
I tried making some of the cakes with a small box of pudding mixed in "dry" with the cake mix. At first I was alarmed because the cupcakes came out really flat! But, in the end with the frosting it didn't really matter. And, it really did make a difference on how moist they turned out!
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