Hi everyone!
May is over, but I wanted to show you what it looked like in pictures, and give you a one stop shop for 31 cupcake recipes:
Cupcake a Day May
Left to Right, top to bottom (click the links for the cupcake recipes!):
Kir Royale Cupcakes
Maple Bacon Cupcakes
Mallowpuff Cupcakes
Butter Pecan Cupcakes
Cheese Cupcakes with Smoky Tomato Buttercream
Hokey Pokey Cupcakes
Carrot Cheesecake Cupcakes
Chai Cupcakes
Kentucky Derby Pie Cupcakes
Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes
Beesting Cupcakes
Mac and Cheese Cupcakes
Raspberry Double Chocolate Cupcakes
Blueberry Streusel Cupcakes
Caramel Apple Cupcakes
Fireball Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
Aviation Cupcakes
Gingerbread Cupcakes
Salmon Blini Cupcakes
Coconut Cupcakes
French Toast Cupcakes
Tiramisu Cupcakes
Remixed Black Forest Cupcakes
Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Lamington Cupcakes
Chilli Cheeseball Cornbread Cupcakes
Cappuccino Cupcakes
Jam Donut Cupcakes
Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
S’mores Cupcakes
Cookie Monster Cupcakes
… The last picture is a manicure I did – cute huh?
I know you’re wondering what my personal favourites were. So tough – but here are my top five:
Kentucky Derby Pie Cupcakes, Caramel Apple Cupcakes, S’mores Cupcakes, Raspberry Pinot Noir Lamington Cupcakes, Mac and Cheese Cupcakes.
I don’t think that there are any that I wouldn’t make again, but I can see myself getting serious cravings for the Cheese Cupcakes with Smoky Tomato Buttercream, the Raspberry Double Chocolate Cupcakes, the Blueberry Streusel Cupcakes, and the French Toast Cupcakes. Notice how five of my top ten come from Week Two? As my colleague Shariqa put it: “That was a good week”. And I’ve already made the Chilli Cheeseball mixture again, but I added extra ranch dressing and baked it in a dish with breadcrumbs and cheese on top and served it as a hot dip.
You’re also wondering whether I put on any weight in May? I didn’t. No idea how.
And what were my taste testers top five? I put it to the vote, and they answered:
Tiramisu Cupcakes, Cookie Monster Cupcakes, Jam Donut Cupcakes, Chai Cupcakes, Caramel Apple Cupcakes.
Pretty good going – three of these five are gluten-free! Other honourable mentions went to Kir Royale Cupcakes, Mac and Cheese Cupcakes, Cappuccino Cupcakes and S’mores Cupcakes.
How about the power of pictures? All of the photos were taken with my iPhone 6 – which is a testament to the camera’s power! Based on Facebook, Instagram and Blipfoto, here are the top five:
Aviation Cupcakes, Kir Royale Cupcakes, Mallowpuff Cupcakes, Caramel Apple Cupcakes, and Cookie Monster Cupcakes.
So having done some completely untrustworthy statistical analysis, I can pronounce that the best of the 31 Flavours is: Caramel Apple Cupcakes – favoured for looks and taste alike. I’m pretty proud of these because they had an edgy flavour – chestnut, apple, rosemary and salted caramel, and it’s one of the recipes that is completely my own!
Gluten Free Caramel Apple Cupcakes – The Best of 31 Flavours!
By the way, Cookie Monster came in second – which only goes to show what being cute can do.
Smug
What about June?
Well, as we layer up for the Melbourne winter, I’ll be layering up too – with cake! June is all about cakes with layers – fun layers, edgy gastronomic layers, and full on comfort layers. Can’t wait to show them to you!
Kxxx
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