Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Recipe test 2 • How about them apples!

Recipe test number two was a success! It's like a Fall party in your mouth. We are calling it "How About them Apples". Cinnamon, clove and ginger cake with apple chunks, topped with a pecan crumble and cinnamon and clove glaze. It kind of reminds me of an apple cinnamon bun, in cupcake form. Not overly sweet and great for breakfast in my opinion.

A short clip of Alex hand mixing the very tasty crumble. 
Here is the batter with some pecan crumble before going into the oven. 
 Freshly baked. They smelled SO DELICIOUSLY of cinnamon. 
 Finished cupcake with glaze and more baked pecan crumbles on top and a pinch of fresh cinnamon.
 Mouth party. 

Friday, September 13, 2013

Spice Cake, Fig, Goat & Cream Cheese Icing, Honey Drizzle • YUM! • First Recipe Test

Last night we had our first recipe test! Such a success! Alex is a dream in the kitchen with her awesome baking skills. Our first flavor combination was a spice cake with half of a fig baked into the center, goat and cream cheese icing, topped with a roasted fig drizzled with honey and butter. The cake was spiced with cinnamon, cloves, cardamom seeds and grated nutmeg. The cinnamon we purchased already ground. We grated the nutmeg on a micro plane and the cardamom & cloves were toasted until fragrant on the stove and then ground with a mortar and pestle. The kitchen smelled absolutely divine! Divine I say! If you can believe it, the cupcakes tasted even better than they sound. Enjoy some photos from our baking process to finished cupcake!
 Fresh figs. 
  This was a test shot, but I like it. Babe in action!
  The figs rose beautifully to the top of the spice cakes during the baking process.  
  Roasted figs hot out of the oven! Look at all of that honey and butter melty goodness.
  The first ever cupcake from Babes with the Goods!
  Jess tried a variety of techniques for decorating, which is your favorite?
If you have any creative and delectable name ideas for this cupcake, please list them in the comment section below!

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Baking Adventure! • My Goodies

My goodies coming soon...
Love this embroidery hoop art? Check out the artist, Devin Wais on Etsy! This piece is hanging in my apartment and I LOVE it.