Sunday, September 26, 2010

Cupcakes! Yes, More Cupcakes.

Yeah, I know, cupcakes. They're everywhere. But, really, I think I've got something pretty good going on here. These are totally organic. I can do ones that are not, and charge less for them, and they're great (sorry to toot my own horn, but I've worked long and hard to get truly good at this and hone a recipe that is really good). But these pictured here are entirely organic from cake to frosting, except for baking powder.


These are Organic Vanilla Cake with an Organic Berry Butter Frosting. I use actual organic berries to flavor and color the frosting. It produces an amazingly beautiful shade of pink/lavender. The chocolate butterfly is an artisnal small batch chocolate from Spain. Alright, I'll fess up, I'm not sure this is "organic", but I certainly trust it to be pretty damn good and as close or better.















Here we have Organic Vanilla Cake with Organic Cocoa Choclate Frosting and Topped with an Organic Raspberry.
















I'm working on a creating a really good, super fudgy, chocolate cake recipe to use. I'll post them as soon as I have it down.

Summer Has Come To a Close


Have you tried Burata? If not, run, don't walk, and go get some. Heck, even if you ate some an hour ago, go get more! Any dairy lover is going to go head over heels for this one. Fresh mozzarella with an extra injection of cream. It makes for a spongy, cream, oozy fresh milk flavor that is fabulous. Obviously, this makes for a great Caprese salad, but you can throw it on some pasta or pizza, or with some grilled peaches, mmmmm, oh baby. By the way, I highly suggest getting your hands on some Maldon fleur de sel. You may be inclined to think salt is salt, and there is no difference, but even if you do not taste a difference you can't help but see the difference in Maldon. The salt comes in big, light, flakes, that do not dissolve immediately. They are an excellent addition to salads and other vegetables. Just be careful, a little goes a long way.