milk&honey cafe

Friday, July 10, 2009

Short Order

chocoholic

Not exactly short order, these cupcakes were done on short notice! For a special birthday party of a one month old baby. How cute is that. These cupcakes turned out more grown-up looking than a baby party, but I figured it'd be mostly adults attending the party, no? Ah.. Maybe not. The decoration was up to me, so I just stuck with what I thought was pretty. I am a gourmet cupcake maker, after all. Ya right!

chocoholic

The first cupcake you see here is the Chocoholic. It's a dark chocolate cake (my indispensable black magic cake) and dark chocolate frosting (martha stewart's recipe) with milk chocolate shavings. It's very very chocolatey. The second cupcake you see below is the van ♥ choc. A soft vanilla cake (Magnolia's) embracing a huge hunk of milk chocolate ganache frosting.

van ♥ choc
van ♥ choc

By the way, I made labels for my cupcake boxes!! I was thinking of doing this a whilllle back, but never got around to it. And as I was scrounging around my room for some sticky paper, I found translucent printable label stickers. How Perfect. They looks so groovy with the brown boxes. The photo doesn't do justice, though, you gotta see em in person how pretty they look. I'm so cool. Cmon now, give it to me! Heehee just playing around with you! :P

milk + honey cupcakes
milk + honey cupcakes

Alrighty. This was a short one. Hope you enjoyed it! All the necessary recipes are linked up there, so please follow accordingly! :) Have a fantastic day, everyone! (Okay, I was going to end it here, but I took so many photos of my cupcakes, and I want to show them all! Hope you don't mind!)

milk + honey cupcakes
van ♥ choc
chocoholic
van ♥ choc

53 comments:

  1. hi!
    i just had a quick question about cupcakes in general..which size cupcake cups do i use in order to make the stated amount of two dozen? large? extra large? and how much of the cup should i fill in order to have the perfect cupcake size after it rises? thanks so much!
    (your blog is truly amazing and inspiring!!)
    (this comment was on the cupcake post below but didn't think you'd see it so pasted onto your new post..hope you don't mind! =S )

    btw..cupcakes look sooo yummy! looks like ice cream on top YUMMM..oh and the labels also look very cool =)

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  2. YUM! you are so creative...these made my mouth water! can you make a post about your cupcake boxes and how we can make our own???? i just love them and have been looking to make something like it!

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  3. Beautiful...I love the Black Magic Cake!

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  4. Hi Anonymous!
    I'm sorry I missed that comment! But yeah, I just use large cupcake cups. And really with the filling, it really depends on the recipe. Some of them call for 2/3, some 3/4. I'm quite unlucky with that too. Sometimes I fill it up too much and they get really ginormous and ugly, sometimes theyre almost mini. The recipe usually indicates how much you should fill. So it's probably best to just follow that. To be on the safe side though, I'd say to stick with the 2/3rds. You can always compensate the smaller cupcakes with extra frosting!! Anyways, thanks for coming by! I hope this helped!

    Hi Alison! Actually, I didn't make these boxes! I got them shipped from the states. I love their boxes, but they only sell in bulk. You should check them out! They're really good quality and their service is great. www.brpboxshop.com.

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  5. Those are utterly gorgeous and beautifully photographed! I really love the way you decorate cupcakes :)

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  6. WOW, those look amazing! I wish I could pipe as well as you...aka, I wish I could pipe at ALL. ;)

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  7. I really like how you light your photos. Is that black surface paper? The matte finish seems to work great for photos.

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  8. thanks everyone for such nice comments! and melissa, if i can pipe, you can for sure!! you just need the right tools: a nice big star tip, a pastry bag, and a not-too-runny frosting. that's all! oh, and watch youtube video tutorials! heehee.

    Hey Jude! (AWESOME name, by the way.) The background is just black matte board. I have tons of this stuff from all my design projects, so I thought it would go well with my dark chocolatey cupcakes. And the lighting is, well, just natural sunlight. I luckily have a sunny kitchen, so all that is God's own lighting for me. Haha. And I make sure NO light is turned on in the kitchen. I hate the yellowy light.

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  9. I can't believe this is the first time I've stumbled onto your blog! It's beautiful and i'm happy to have found it. I think it will become a new favorite. I'll absolutely be back!

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  10. Oh my goodness... I am drooling now. I wish I had one of those little cupcakes right in front of me! Yum!

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  11. sarah, you're amazing!!!!!

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  12. Много красиви!Поздрави!

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  13. Do you know what's crazy? I do not have an open star tip. Only the French style, with the small, fine tines. Every time I see your showstopping cupcakes, I am reminded of my lacking. Must get one, and MUST try that Black Magic recipe. Lovely, as always.

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  14. I am looking forward the recipe.^^

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  15. you are SO talented, these are beautiful!

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  16. wow they are gorgeous! and i love the name of the cupcakes, chocoholic :)

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  17. I just love love love your blog. these are the cutest cupcakes!

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  18. These are lovely. And look delicious, too!

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  19. Fabulous photos and what beautiful cupcakes. I'm glad to find another fellow Canadian.

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  20. You did a great job with these cupcakes!

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  21. HI Sarah, i have just discovered your beautiful blog and i have been searching for a great choc cake for years. Well it has stopped right here with black magic cake!!!OMG i have made this twice in a week and i can honeslty say its to die for. My kids love it and friends so its going to be a regular treat in out home. Thanks so much for putting an end to my long journey of searching. Many Thanks and i pop in everyday for inspiration.Meri

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