of course it HAS to be a micro plane! and i got a NEW cupcake tin!! so EXCITING!! i can make huge cupcakes now! thanks again auntie rina^_^
well this isn't the point of today's blog even though kitchen tools are very exciting. well i took the zester home and i was so intent to use it! luckily it was a friends birthday and he had told me he likes carrot cake cupcakes, so once again i pulled out my handy martha stewart baking book and looked up a recipe to go off of. i had never made carrot cake before so i was so excited to see how it would turn out and i wanted to see how difficult it would be to make them. luckily the hardest part was grating the carrots (you have to have 2 1/2 cups of grated carrots:-p). well, after that part was over i quickly set to work on getting the dry ingredients mixed together and all the wet together...
i got to use my micro plane to grate the fresh ginger root^_^ well i mixed all the ingredients and they were ready to stick in the oven...
mmmm batter...
fresh out out of the oven....then on to the BEST part the CREAM CHEESE FROSTING^_^
mmmm butter, cream cheese (made sure to use 1/3 less fat), orange zest (yes, i got to use my zester AGAIN), ginger root, and powdered sugar. cream together...
deliciousness^_^ and the end result...
needless to say he loved the cupcakes! sadly for me i did not get to use the large tins because i did not get them till later that night...but if anyone's birthday is coming up let me know i am eager to try a recipe or four that i can use the tin for^_~
3 comments:
YUM!!!!
omg i want a zester so bad. i had an argument with my brother the other day that having a zester is ESSENTIAL to perfect zest, whereas he thought you could do with just a knife! no no no! zest is the best!
oh no no no no!! i have tried a knife and it is not nearly as good as the real thing!! maybe i will make lemon bars and show him!
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