Thanksgiving is an easy holiday to love. You get to think about everything you’re thankful for as you chow down on a mountain of delicious food. If only we could do this every day.
I am thankful for a lot of things - too many to list here, so I thought I’d concentrate on one new […]

When I think of homemade baked goods, I generally dream of fuuudgy brownies and sofffft cookies. Soft and chewy treats are definitely my preference, however there are a few exceptions - one of which is the crispy, crunchy florentine.
Florentines are thin lace cookies traditionally made with chopped almonds. Unfortunately Taste Tester can’t eat nuts, so […]

Have fun building up your sweets stash today! Remember to barter for chocolate peanut butter treats!
(Credit for this carving-a-Reeses idea goes to Taste Tester who saw it on a Reeses Halloween commercial. Unfortunately it was so irresistible that our dog snuck into my photo area and ate it shortly after the shoot!)

Who would have thought to add mayonnaise to a cake batter recipe?
My friend Carla once told me that she suspected the condiment would add great moisture to a cake. Feeling curious, I decided to test her theory. I also challenged myself to decorate a fancy two layer cake, as it had been a while since […]

Taste Tester found out about Brooklyn Kitchen’s Third Annual Cupcake Cookoff on Friday, three days in advance. Given the short notice, my immediate reaction was not to bother with it because there wasn’t enough time to prepare. But after a little more coaxing and a bit of obsessing over what kind of chocolate peanut butter […]

It’s been a little while since cupcakes have graced The CPB Gallery. It’s been a while for banana, too. But today is our lucky day - we’ve got both!
I bake from scratch most of the time, but every now and again I use a little help from the grocery. Who doesn’t? This recipe isn’t totally […]

Three posts in a row. Woohoo!
I just discovered a really sweet comment on my guest post at Cupcakes Take The Cake. Pauline of the blog Cafe Gorgeous used my cupcake hats pattern to make these awesome cupcakes with a group of kids!
Of the cupcakes she says, “What did they taste like? Who cares! They […]

It’s a pretty obvious fact that our country is a bit unstable at the moment. But letting the sinking economy affect your holiday cheer isn’t going to do any good.
Instead, we should all be thankful that even though there are so many awful things going on in the world, many of us including myself […]

Did I say I was going to take a break from cupcakes for a while? I meant… after this post…
Seriously - how cute is that?
This pic almost looks like a frame of a stop animation film. I half expect the cupcake to come alive and sort of waddle it’s way off the table and out […]

Lindsay and I wasted no time after our visit to Sweet Pockets, and drove right over to The Atlanta Cupcake Factory.
What’s that? Visiting one cupcakerie in a day is plenty? Who do you think you are dealing with here, amateurs?

THE ATLANTA CUPCAKE FACTORY
624 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta Georgia 30306 (some days are by appointment […]