Sweet Me Up: Desserts by miVi

Superstar chef Wolfgang Puck makes an Upside Down Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake with the help of Regis & Kelly guest co-host David Duchovny [swoon to my 90s crush] with hilarious results!

Here’s a happy list of geeky baked goods. Wondering if my ColecoVision Cake is worthy to be among them
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Flickr user: katipeck

Also check out her Indiana Jones cupcakes [hearts!]

A few months ago I was asked challenged to make a ColecoVision cake. Here is the result:

(I’m aware the front part is very inaccurate to an actual ColecoVision but hey, I ran out of material)

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This past weekend I was honoured to be recommended by a friend to make someone’s wedding cake. This is my first big gig and I gotta tell ya… I was nervous big time! But the final product was to my liking. Very amateur but I was later told the bride and groom LOVED it — and that all makes it worth it…

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Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Bites (makes 72 brownie bites)

Ingredients:

• 8 oz. semisweet chocolate; finely chopped
• 1 cup butter; room temperature, cut into pieces
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 1 cup flour
• ¾ cup peanut butter chips
• Peanut Butter Frosting (recipe to follow)
• Hardening Chocolate Coating (recipe to follow)

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly grease mini cupcake pan.
2. Melt chocolate and butter together either over a double boiler or in the microwave. Stir until smooth and combined, then cool to lukewarm.
3. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Whisk in brown sugar until well blended. Then whisk in eggs, one at a time making sure each egg is well absorbed before adding the next one. Add flour and peanut butter chips at the same time and fold into batter until there are no more flour streaks.
4. Divide batter evenly into greased mini cupcake pan. They will rise slightly and bake up with a flat top. Baking mini brownies will require baking in 2 batches (36 at a time). Bake for 11-12 minutes each batch. When done, the tops will be slightly dry and crackled but extremely moist in the center.
5. Cool in pans for 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely. Pipe thick swirls of the Peanut Butter Frosting over the mini brownie bites; allow to harden slightly. Dip the frosting tops of the brownies into the chocolate coating. Let chocolate coating set before consuming.

Peanut Butter Frosting and Hardening Chocolate Coating after the jump…

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It’s one of those things where I wonder “Why is this the first I’ve seen something like this?” ‘Cause really… it’s not THAT innovative. I mean, if there is one thing I want a car to smell like, it’s freshly baked goods — and definitely not “new car”… or pine… you can’t frost pine!

[Amazon]

These happy cuppies resulted in a myriad of orgasmic moans in the office today. And now I bestow this recipe upon you!

Apple Raspberry Cupcakes w/ Raspberry Buttercream

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup butter; cubed
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs; lightly beaten
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 generous cup self-rising flour
• ¾ cup vanilla-flavoured yogurt
• 1 large apple; peeled and shredded
• 2/3 cup raspberries

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line 2 muffin tins (24 total) with cupcake liners.
2. Beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until pale and fluffy. Gradually add the eggs; beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla. Add flour, then the yogurt, grated apple and raspberries and mix until smooth.
3. Spoon mixture evenly into cupcake wells. Tap pans lightly on counter surface to settle the batter. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown and center springs back up when lightly pressed. Let cool on wire rack.

Cake recipe taken from Cakes Galore and altered to accommodate baking for cupcakes instead of a 8-inch cake.

Top with Raspberry Buttercream frosting (recipe after the jump)

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Thanks Flickr user cupcakeenvy!

Just did a Flickr search on some of my childhood memories in cupcake form…

The Rubiks Cube from Flickr user Anita Jamal

Super Mario Bros. from Flickr user clevercupcakes

Sesame Street from Flickr user EyMie

Daleks from Flickr user Crumbs and Dolies

And finally…

Mahjjong Tiles from Flickr user PinkCakeBox

Absolutely gorgeous!

Compliments of Flickr user hello_naomi.

One more after the jump…

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