"You will find, as you look back on your life, that the moments that stand out are the moments when you have done things for others."- Henry Drummond

This past week I had the opportunity to donate cupcakes to families at the Ronald McDonald House here in Philly. A few months back I saw Bakerella's Burgers and Bees  post and I thought they were so cute; but when would I have the opportunity to make burger cake bites? Well, now, that's when. Once I thought about it a cake ball would be a bit too much to go on top of a cupcake, so I made mini burgers with mini vanilla wafers and chocolate. They came out so cute that I broke out into a dance. The mini burger dance if you will. My daughter was thoroughly embarrassed. I was in love with them and I immediately started thinking of other tiny foods I could make.

Though I didn't get to be there to see the kid's faces when they saw those tiny cheeseburgers, I was satisfied with how much fun I had just making them. They were so cute! I have since rediscovered an old obsession; I love tiny food replicas. 

My mom reminded me that when I was little I would collect those magnets that looked like slices of pie and doughnuts, etc. I think I'll have to revisit that hobby. Thanks Mom.

                                                                                                                                  

Don't they look yummy?

 

 

After realizing my old/new hobby I found this awesome shop on Etsy, and they even had a cupcake!!!

Until next time :)

So in my last post I shared a picture of what I am calling Cupcake Truffles. They are essentially the same thing as a cake pop, but for grown ups. They are decadent and sophisticated and I love them! So far I've done them in red velvet with white chocolate, chocolate mint, blondie with chocolate and toffee chips, and my personal fav... coconut rum cake with white chocolate. OMG!!!! That one is ridiculously tasty, if I do say so myself. There are more flavors to come.
I packed these cute little boxes for my coworkers at the day job and the were a hit. I wanted to do something different for them; I always bring them cupcakes. Not that you can get sick of cupcakes, but I just wanted to do something a little different. Lets just say nobody missed the cupcakes. So cupcake truffles will be the first new menu item of 2012!

That's just the beginning of the changes to come for BCC in 2012. New menu items, and a new look are just the start. Can you say Cupcake Makeover?!?!?!?

Cute little app for your Ipad or Ipod

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I’m usually not into domestic wines, I prefer Italian; not that I’m some fancy schmancy wine connoissseur with my pinky up. I just know what I like. Anyway, California’s Cupcake Vinyard has peaked my curiosity, and I bet you know why. How cute is that; Cupcake Vinyards. I first saw the commercial this weekend and I was so excited that I went straight to their website and to my delight they even have a Red Velvet wine. Now, I am also not normally a fan of red wine, but this description got me for sure…

Red Velvet is a blend of Zinfandel, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. It's reminiscent of a blackberry chocolate cupcake with a mocha coulis.

I’m sold!

I mean I’ve had a Cabernet Sauvignon that I liked, and Zinfandel is ok so the combination might be something special. Either way I am definitely ordering a bottle. And I’ll admit it, I’m only buying it because it’s called Cupcake. I had plenty of maketing courses when I was in school so I know all about branding and target markets, blah, blah, blah. Whatever, all i know is I want cupcake wine. I just hope it’s not bad.

Too bad I can’t order it; no shipping to PA. I’ll find it though. Somebody has to carry it nearby. I’ll let you know. I’m on a hunt for cupcake wine.



Too Cute...

All of my friends and family know how much I love cupcakes so when ever they see cutsie little cupcake stuff they get it for me.
For my birthday a good friend of gave me the cutest bowl and I used it for the first time. It's heavy ceramic and very deep. The perfect bowl for cereal. Too bad I don't like cereal. I guess it will be good for pretzels and ice cream too. That's my favorite!

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Oooh look what I found...

I was in Target today picking up some last minute things for our Trip to Disney World next week. Yay!!! we're going to Disney. My kiddies are super excited! Anyway, first, I found the best deal, a four peice carryon luggage set for $39.99. I mean how great is that? I's not cheapy at all, plain black, sturdy and spacious, for $39.99. You gotta love Target!!

But, that's not it... I found the cutest cupcake luggage tag. I'm so excited to hang it on my new bag. It's soooo cute! You like?

Talk about busy...

Tonight I vow to, no matter how busy I get, post a meaningful blog entry at least three times a week. Whew, that's a serious commitment. And when I say meaningful, I mean as meaningful as one could be when it involves a cupcake.

Anywho...
My name is Khadijah and I am an addict. I am addicted to cupcakes, eating them- in moderation of course, baking them, and buying anything related to them.
This afternoon I was minding my own business in AC Moore when all of a sudden I heard the cutest little cupcake boxes calling my name. And they had the nerve to only be a dollar. And a two pack at that. The next thing I knew they were in my basket. I couldn't just leave them there. I mean they're tiny, they will only fit one cupcake, but I'm clever. They will end up being favor boxes, centerpieces, ballon weights or something.
We shall see. 

They even come with cute little gift tags. Aren't they sweet?