January 2010
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This cupcake is long overdue, but regardless of the change in holidays this cake is still FANTASTIC and I couldn’t deprive you.  It’s rare for me to bake something I instantly love and even rarer for me to eat multiple cupcakes after all the work is done. After I sample the batter and the naked cakes and the frosting still in the bowl I don’t often have room left for the...
Jan 28th
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From: Julie Date: Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 7:00 AM To: thegirlkyle@gmail.com Subject: cupcake question for you! hey Kyle! I know how much you love baking up the world’s most perfect sweet treat - cupcakes - so I was hoping you could help me out.  I love too cook, but I’m not much of a baker. Typically, I just go for a box of Betty Crocker and a jar of pre-made frosting. However, I’m...
Jan 23rd
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Jan 22nd
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Another Trial in the Quest for the PERFECT Vanilla...
I think everyone who bakes, especially those who love cakes and cupcakes, is on the search for the perfect vanilla cupcake.  I see a lot of other baking bloggers out there in the same predicament as me, we’ve settled for one, but we know there is something better out there.  Personally, my fallback is Amy Sedaris’ Cupcakes.  My dream cupcake would dome nicely, taste sweet and have a...
Jan 19th
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Jan 15th
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The Importance of Sifting?
When I first started baking I quickly realized the importantance of sifting flour.  I, of course, didn’t have a flour sifter and was still unsure if I really “needed” one.  My roommate at the time had been given one very similar to this one which I then sort of made my own.  Happily ever after right? No. She moved in with her boyfriend, that house you saw me painting back in...
Jan 15th
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Jan 10th