Cupcakes and Corsets: September 2011

Friday, September 23, 2011

Laduree Open In NYC!!!

Just 3 weeks before my birthday they opened up the first US Laduree shop and in New York City it was the perfect birthday gift. The day after my birthday i made plans with my best friend to head over and check it out I was so excited! We drove in so finding parking was insane and when we finally got there after walking 8 or so blocks i couldn't wait to go in. There was a little bit of a line but i was slightly disappointed it was so small inside. I had been to the one in London that was how it found Laduree to begin with theirs is huge and has places to sit . I was also disappointed that they didn't have all the fun stamps and stationary type stuff i saw online and was planning on buying lol. I bought a box of 35 Macarons since i wanted to share so everyone could try some it was quite pricey and i paid extra for the prettier box but it was soo worth the price their macarons are unlike any other in the world. I have tried a lots of places in the US although some were good none have yet to compare to these little pieces of heaven lol.

They come in such pretty colors but of course the 4 flavors i wanted (vanilla,coconut,salted caramel,and praline) were the boring colored ones oh well lol.

I'm hoping once they are their longer they will either open a bigger store or add more fun stuff that i wanted to buy but either way If you are even remotely close to the area you must go and try some of these ! ps sorry i forgot to snap pics inside i was so ingrossed in picking out flavors it slipped my mind lol.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe

Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe

These are a great treat for the weekend and perfect for when last minute guests show up, feel free to add nuts or use white ,dark,or milk chocolate chips whichever you fancy.

2 cups of all purpose flour
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup of granulated sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp of salt
2/3 cup of whole milk
1/2 cup of melted unsalted butter
2 eggs
2 tsp of good vanilla extract
3 cups of semi sweet chocolate chips

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and put your liners in a 12 muffin /cupcake pan
In a a bowl sift together flour,sugars,baking powder and and salt
In your mixing bowl mix milk,eggs,butter,and vanilla till combined
mix the dry ingredients in ,in two parts mix well then stir in chocolate chips
Bake for 15- 20 min

If you would like to see me do another recipe leave me a comment and it may be the next recipe i post!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Birthday Wishlist

Hey Kittens sorry i haven't been around much lately i just got hit with a wave of orders for this month and this month is also my birthday,my moms birthday and my best friends birthday so its a very busy month. I'm also leaving for Florida for 2 weeks Oct 6Th so i have to get everything done before i leave. I decided to do a post and share what my birthday wish list is this year lol

Also next week is my birthday Sept 20Th and the best present i could ask for already happened they opened the first US Laduree in NYC!!! I'm going there next week and to the museum of natural history and i will post and take lots of pictures for you. Onto the fun stuff..

Scarf JCrew

Curtain Urban Outfitters

Dress Shabby Apple

Burberry Scarf <3

All these fun things are for Anthropologie

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

Who doesn't love the smell of cinnamon rolls filling your house! The first time i made these from scratch was in high school cooking class lol. These came out so good and the cream cheese icing is such a great topping as opposed to the regular sugar icing .

For the dough:
1/4-ounce package yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup scalded milk
1/4 cup white sugar
1/3 cup butter
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
4 cups all-purpose flour

For the filling:

1/2 cup of melted butter

3/4 to 1 cup of sugar

2tbsp of cinnamon

For the frosting:

1 stick of butter

8 oz package of cream cheese

3 cups of confection sugar

2 tbsp of vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a small bowl dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside.
In a large bowl stir milk, sugar, melted butter, salt and egg.
Add 2 cups of flour and mix well and then add yeast mix
stir in remaining flour until its not sticky anymore
Knead dough on floured surface for 5 to 10 minutes
put the dough in a greased bowl and cover and wait for it to rise about 2 hours

When dough rises punch down dough and roll out onto floured surface
roll into a 15 by 9-inch rectangle. Spread melted butter all over dough in another bowl mix sugar and cinnamon
together and coat over entire surface . Start at the longer end and roll up dough pinch together the sides
slice into 16 pieces
spray the bottom of the pan with non stick cooking spray
place cinnamon rolls together in a pan ,let rise until it has doubled in size
bake for 30 min until light golden brown

For the frosting mix cream cheese ,vanilla,and butter till light and fluffy add confection sugar one cup at a time if its to stiff add a tbsp of milk , frost when buns are still hot to melt on the frosting.

Serve and enjoy!

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