Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Tuesdays with Dorie -- Perfect Party Cupcakes


I'm a little bit late posting this... Carol, from the wonderful blog mix, mix... stir, stir chose Dorie's Perfect Party Cake as this week's recipe. It's a big, beautiful white cake with buttercream frosting, raspberry jam, and coconut. I took a shortcut by making cupcakes instead of one big cake, just to save on oven time. I also bypassed the buttercream and made an easy no-cook cream cheese frosting. I didn't feel confident tackling a buttercream in this weather. To make the frosting I mixed together 8 ounes of cream cheese, 1/2 stick of butter, powdered sugar, and a pint of fresh raspberries. Both the cupcakes and the frosting were fantastic! This is definitely a cake I'll bake again.

To get the full recipe, please see Carol's blog!http://www.tablefare.com/blog/2009/06/29/perfect-party-cake/

You can find all the TWD bakers and their gorgeous cakes here:http://tuesdayswithdorie.wordpress.com/

13 comments:

  1. Isn't this just the perfect cupcake batter! Yours are beautiful.

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  2. These cupcakes are adorable! I love the pink icing!

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  3. Raspberry cream cheese frosting! 4 sacred words. Cupcakes are better than a regular cake. Well, depending on how hungry you are. :)

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  4. It looks perfect! So cute with the pink frosting on the pretty plate.

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  5. What a pretty pink cupcake! Love it :)

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  6. Cream cheese frosting is always a safe and delicious bet! Looks great.

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  7. That looks just adorable. I love cream cheese frosting.

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  8. Cream cheese icing was a great idea - who has time these days for fussy buttercream?

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  9. Pink Cupcakes! Marisa's favorite! They look wonderful. Also, those peaches look juicy and delicious too. How lucky are you to grow peaches in your back yard? :)

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  10. Your frosting sounds delicious. YUM.

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  11. Cheryl- I would love to make pink cupcakes for Marisa!

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