Vanilla Extract

We make our own!!!  Simply because if we make it, we know what's in it.  And we like knowing that ours is simply vanilla beans and the extracting liquid (40% spirit)... no artificial flavor, no sugar, no extenders...

And, if anyone is interested, it is available for sale in limited quantities only.

We put a portion of a vanilla bean in the bottle!

Suzie

Suzie is the name we gave to this cupcake:

Our signature chocolate cupcake, double frosted with swirls of dark chocolate buttercream and whipped peanut butter frosting.

A tribute to the chocolate striped peanut butter of my childhood.

Black Chocolate Cupcakes with (the BEST) Strawberry Buttercream

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful fairy princess (read as:  beloved daughter) who asked her equally beautiful mommy (read as: all powerful queen... of the household) for a pink flower cake (chocolate, of course!) and Tinkerbell.

Now, the mommy had a bit of a problem with this request because she didn't want to put artificial coloring in the cake so how could it be pink?

Then one day, while the fairy princess and her mommy were taking a stroll around the marketplace, they chanced upon... strawberries... red, plump, fragrant strawberries!  Did I mention that the strawberries were bright RED?

DING! went a bell in mommy's head!  A strawberry infused icing would be, at the very least, pale pink... PINK!!!

And so, they went to work to make the sought-after pink flower cake.  Of course, the fairy princess had to have cupcakes to give to her friends, so the (beautiful and all powerful) queen made some cupcakes too...

And, the cupcakes had to follow the same theme of chocolate and pink flowers...

See the lovely pink flower on top of the cupcake?  See the lovely dots of strawberry bits?

See the rest of the cupcakes all lined up in their pink glory?

The fairy princess was very happy.  And proud!

What about her mommy, the queen?  Well, her heart soared as she heard the fairy princess whisper:  "Thank you Mommy!"

The End.

Baileys Cupcakes

Technically, this is not a cupcake that is suitable to kids, but we were so inspired by the response for the Lime Margarita Cupcakes that we came up with another boozy cupcake.  This time, however, it was with Baileys Irish Cream, which is the favorite of MaBelle's other half...

The cupcakes are our signature chocolate cupcake flavored with Baileys Irish Cream and frosted with Baileys Buttercream.

The reviews were more on the positive side (after all, it's really not believable if our feedback is ALWAYS good...).  Still, we think these cupcakes are winners!  No doubt!!!

Bring it on!!!

Blueberry Oat Streusel Loaf

This is a remake of a childhood favorite.  It used to be in the style of a coffeecake, with nut streusel on top.  But upon the request of certain people who do not like (or cannot eat) nuts, we've changed the nuts into oats.  And upon the suggestion of my other half, the coffeecake has been transformed into a loaf!!!

While this particular version used a homemade blueberry topping, our standard offering for this loaf will be made with prepared (canned) blueberry topping.   Other flavors possible, such as cherry, strawberry and apple.

It is still a family favorite!