Two friends, miles apart, who love to bake!
Proof 2016 went too fast: we’re halfway through January and we’re just posting our top recipes from last year! But better late than never, right? It’s always interesting for us to see what posts were the most popular. Some of these aren’t even from 2016! …
It’s hard to believe that 2015 is over and what a year it has been! Here are some highlights of the past year for LDB, starting with the one that will make 2016 even more memorable! Life Highlights Post: I’m Engaged!!! Steph gets engaged to …
Once upon a time I made Angel Food Cake. And it was delectable and not nearly as difficult as I imagined. So I decided to make them in cupcake form. Because anything miniature is infinitely cuter.
Within one week at work we had a retirement party for two of our radiology nurses (a combined 84 years of nursing at our hospital!), a coworker’s birthday, and my going away party. Aka a whole lotta treats.
I made a Honey Yogurt Fruit Dip for one of the parties and had leftover berries, so I figured Angel Food Cake was the natural pairing. Plus it’s kind of a lighter dessert that no one feels guilty eating. And it’s delicious.
Then I decided that Angel Food Cake would be too messy at work with all that cutting involved… (play along with me, I was lazy), so I figured I would do cupcakes instead. And I was pleasantly surprised with the result!
I simply used my Angel Food Cake recipe, separated it into the cupcake tins, baked a little bit shorter and voila! Angel Food Cake Cupcakes.
I recommend referencing the original Angel Food Cake post if you’ve never made these from scratch before, just because I have a few extra tips and hints involved. But I promise these are easy! And light and fluffy and delicious and irresistible. Pretty much a spring staple with all these fresh berries around.
If you’ve been following my cross country adventure you’ll see that my mom and I made it to Monroe, Louisiana this week! I’m excited to share more of that road trip with you later, but until then…these cupcakes!
~Stephanie
Angel Food Cake Cupcakes (adapted from Angel Food Cake)
Only one weekend into the NCAA tournament aaaaannddd my bracket is officially busted. Kelly’s too. We tried to be different and not pick Kentucky to win it all, but that clearly didn’t work out in our favor. Filling out brackets is a yearly tradition. I remember …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Last year we gave you an Irish Gold Cocktail and Irish Soda Bread. Then Kelly actually went to Ireland and came back with Irish Brown Bread and a Hot Whiskey drink. You have tons of Irish options, but do you see what …
While Steph was relaxing in Cabo and surviving a hurricane (check it our here!), I was drowning my twinge of jealousy that I wasn’t relaxing on a beach in Mexico with her in these Applesauce Cupcakes w/Cinnamon Buttercream. Because, come on, who doesn’t drown their emotions in baked goods especially ones that have been described as “Fall in a cupcake!”
This recipe is from my Aunt Paula and in our family, this Applesauce cake makes an appearance at every Thanksgiving and/or Christmas. It’s usually made in a bundt pan with a vanilla glaze and is quite possibly the most moist cake I have ever had. And, let me tell you a secret, it’s made from a box!
Ok, so the base is a boxed cake but my aunt doctored it up a bit. The sour cream keeps it moist and applesauce gives it that Fall flavor that we love. Coupled with the Cinnamon Buttercream from Monday and you have a dessert that will not last long! The best part is that this recipe so versatile. Last year I adapted the cake to make a Pumpkin Spice Cake which would also go great with this frosting!
So if you are in the mood for a Fall treat and want a dessert that will impress, this is the one for you! You won’t be disappointed! Enjoy 🙂
-Kelly
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Yes, you read that title right! It’s the final day of cupcake week and for the finale we bring you Circus Animal Cookie Cupcakes. Seriously, YUM!! Circus Animal cookies remind me of childhood, almost as much as Dunk-A-Roos, Squeeze-Its, Cookie Crisp cereal, Lisa Frank, Power …
Happy Cupcake Week! Today’s cupcake is a yummy Cookies and Cream cupcake w/chocolate frosting because who doesn’t love Oreos and chocolate?!?!
Happy Cupcake Week on Long Distance Baking! You read that right, it’s cupcake week here at LDB and we couldn’t be more excited! We have 3 yummy cupcake variations this week, starting with Classic Vanilla.
The idea for cupcake week came about when I was asked to bake cupcakes for my cousin’s first birthday. I was so excited! I ran to Hobby Lobby and found cute cupcake holders, toppers and pink and white candied pearls. Continue reading Classic Vanilla Cupcakes
Well I’m still in an Easter dessert baking mood and partly because I found these really cute cupcake liners and toppers at Hobby Lobby. I love perusing Hobby Lobby, especially for baking supplies. However, they put away holiday stuff too soon! I went the other …