fixed, better, better than better!

I have not posted anything for a while, and there is a reason for that unfortunately. I have had a broken pointer finger, on my right hand, and I am right handed. So, I have had some forced time off due to a wood chopping accident. It sounds bad. It was. Thankfully I am on the mend, and back to work! Index finger intact, back to mixing batter, and squeezing frosting just as it should be.

Fun things we found while we were on the mend. 1)Chinese red food dye

for our red velvet cupcakes. The intensity and richness of the color is unreal. Loves it. 2)Cupcake stencils! They are so pretty. I will post some pics as soon as I can. 3) Christina Z. for our logo! We will be working with her in the near future, so excited!!!

I am still on the look out for the perfect cupcake liner, that is the perfect price. There are many good ones, but they are really expensive, or a hassle to get. Here's to bargain shopping!

New ideas brewed, Pistachio, pear, and whiskey cupcakes, Creme brule cupcakes, Chocolate, toffee, and bacon cupcakes, Fig, goat cheese, honey, and walnut cupcakes. Also I am thinking about adding to the Bad Cupcake brand, sweets treats and cool confections. Something like brownies, rice crispy treats, cookies, and bar cookies but with my cupcake flavor twist. We will go from there:)

Cheers and Happy Holidays!

People are neat

I am posting about the most awesome Andrew Jive productions. While not completely cupcake related, he eats cupcakes, and is generally cool, so it counts. Also check out his bodacious blog, he posted a nice what-not about us! Check out his awesome creativity in action, and check out some of his partners in crime. This is a group to watch. Cool kids roster on his page for starters; Eric Snyder, Christy Lee Zilka, Damien Coffey, more added as it grows. Their perspective puts a smile on my face.

You too can help cupcakes rule the world!

Hugs from Bad Cupcake.

Parts of a whole

First part, I took these pictures, so they are not as pretty as they should be. We miss our talented photographer.

Next is the butterfly wings. I will pull these off the wax paper and place them in the soft and gooey ganache. I melted white chocolate that was already sweetened, and added 100% cacao chocolate pieces, and melted and mix them together on a double boiler. I had to work fast! It is the hurry up and wait for the chocolate to cool, then it is get it in the piping bag before it hardens time:) I fancied the butterflies up with nonpareils, to make it more 3 dimensional.

It's gonna be So Good!

Then the Chocolate divine cupcake. We mix it, and bake it. Simple No?

Third part. Ganache. More double boiler. Fine chocolate, 70% cacao, heavy whipping cream, and baking sugar. I love this process. It is my favorite step, making a pool of chocolate goo. If only I could take a dip in it, but that job belongs to the cupcakes.

Which brings us to part four. Dip the cupcake in said cacao goo. This is repeated as many time as desired.

Final part. Pretty part. Bestest part ever! Garnish!!!!! Time to unleash the butterfly. Top those chocolate beauties with the butterfly, and enjoy your hard work.

Not too bad for a Bad Cupcake?

~Extraordinaire Carottes~

Carrot and coconut cupcake. Simple warm fuzzies. Fresh grated nutmeg and crushed cardamom, orange zest, natural organic coconut flakes, organic carrots, fair trade crushed pineapple and it makes me happy! Topped off with a not too sweet cream cheese frosting, more pineapple with a bit of carrot added. Tastes like fall is here, and I am loving it!

S'more S'more

The Magnificent Smores Cupcake. Graham cracker crust, chocolate divine cupcake, home made marshmallow topping, sprinkled with graham cracker crumbles and a gooey chocolate ganache drizzle. YUM!

Feminist press

Auction time.

Yet another great cause to be a part of. CALYX, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women was begun in Corvallis in 1976, more than 100 years after feminist Abigail Scott Duniway began her Portland "human rights" weekly, the New Northwest. CALYX was the first West Coast literary journal with women editors publishing women's works.

We will be donating some delish cupcakes to these fine ladies this weekend. Caramel apple cupcakes, Guinness stout cupcakes and undecided cupcakes. Contenders are chocolate bacon cupcake and carrot coconut cupcake. But that could all change on a moments whim :)

Cheers ladies.

Update: All went grand! Thanks Becks for hooking us up. You, as always, rock. We went with a version of strawberry-wawa, as well as the stout cupcake, and caramel apple cupcake. They were fun and rewarding to do. CALYX is a great organization for women in literature. The ladies there were delightful, and Cynthia, the event coordinator, was warm and welcoming. Good times, good vibes. It is, as always, good to give. Here is our CALYX shout out. Whoot!
http://calyxpress.org/newsletter.html

Wow-sah!

Savory Saffron

I am working on a new cupcake. No name yet. Forest suggested Effing-good, but that is inappropriate.... Maybe saffron surprise, everything but the kitchen sink, Spanish saffron.... who knows. Suggestions??? Dreamy chocolate cupcake, peppercorns, cinnamon, fresh nutmeg, and a hint of coffee and vanilla, saffron spiced custard filling, spiced vanilla butter cream frosting, and finally strawberry puree on top. Words, are nothing. Just amazing. Thank you cupcake, I love you.

UPDATE! Alexis you are a genius. Savory Saffron it is.