My last post was about cupcakes… and lo and behold, I received more cupcakes that I could take pictures of! In my mind, there is no such thing as too many cupcakes… There’s always room in our house for more :). Not much more I can say about them, other than that these are delicious and beautiful! The company is called Cupcake Crazy and you can find them on the web at http://www.cupcakecrazyincincinnati.com. Hopefully you’ll see some of my pictures on their website! My favorite pic: my youngest son was helping himself to a tasty treat!
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CRAZY for Cupcakes!
Raspberry Chocolate Ganache
Now I know that cupcakes of late, have been all the rage. You’ve got the fancy ones made by the premier bakeries and you’ve got the cupcake in a box versions that you can pick up at your local grocery store. All are definitely good. I guess I didn’t realize the vast creative, and not to mention delicious varieties that come in between the premier bakery and convenience boxed versions! My eyes were opened as my family and I were invited to a party a few months back that had served some of the most delectable cupcake treats. Cupcakes of various sizes… The traditional full-size cupcakes to petite mini cupcakes. Not to mention little mini cupcake “pops” – or cupcakes on a stick, similar to a lollipop. Frankly, I think the minis are more dangerous. How long did I stand over the tables popping different varieties of mini cupcakes? Raspberry lime, wacky chocolate cupcakes, chocolate ganache with raspberry… Oh and the “adult” variations… Those flavored with Baileys Irish Creme liquor or raspberry liquor, or even a cosmopolitan!
Beautifully decorated, moist and fresh, positively yummy! Seeing as the host of the party is also the baker, we ordered 2 dozen of the mini cupcakes for a party. They were snatched up before I could blink an eye. Ok, that’s an exaggeration. But you know what I mean. They were gone in no time. All I was left with were empty serving platters and a few crumbs. We may not wait until the next time we have guests to place an order!
As for my photo project, what did I learn on taking pictures of the cupcakes we ordered? Model selection… I need to be more observant. I love that I was able to find a cupcake that showed the “swirl” of frosting. As for the raspberry ganache, I would have liked to find a way to make the chocolate more shiny looking, and I would have been more selective on my raspberries. What was it that I read somewhere, to make the food glisten? Spray a fine mist, brush with egg wash? Maybe I’ll try next time, although, I won’t be eating them up after the pictures are taken! 🙂
Here's were I didn't notice the imperfect raspberry...
Loved the caramel creme "swirl" on the Wacky Chocolate Cupcake
my photogenic food 