Bake-N-Blog…TODAY!
The time has come, and thank goodness, because I’ve been thinking, dreaming, and eating way too many cupcakes lately!
I can’t wait to see your cupcakes, so link your posts down below so we can get this party started!
I chose #25, the Sour Cream Raspberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting because I love raspberries and figured they’d be the healthiest of the batch. I know, I know, it’s almost sacrilegious to think about calories while eating cupcakes, but I’m still trying to “be good.” So I made these with my favorite Brummel and Brown spread, fat free sour cream, and low fat cream cheese. I know they’re not “healthy,” but I at least feel a little less guilty knowing I slashed some fat and calories. And I promise you, they didn’t loose an ounce of flavor.
Okay, back to baking. I’ve never made cake from scratch before, but I was blown away by how easy it was. Not only that, but I had everything I needed in my pantry. Flour, sugar, butter, vanilla, an egg and raspberries! That’s it.
Getting everything together took less than five minutes. Before I knew it, I was ready to go. I love batter. Like, LOVE it. And this batter was great.
I filled the cups up and waited for our timer to “ding” and tell me they were ready.
YUM! I made a few mini cupcakes and devoured them before they even cooled completely. But then I put them in the fridge to cool while I made the frosting, which was also just as easy to make.
I was a little afraid these would taste like raspberry muffins, but once you slather icing on top and take that first bite, any muffin woe you had completel melts away. These are perfect. Not too sweet and not too tart, just the perfect combination of everything all rolled into one perfect cupcake—or 24 in this case, because I may have made a second batch after the first one came out of the oven.
I’ve eaten these for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks in between, and I know I’ll make them again in the future! It’s one of those desserts that makes you close your eyes and make noises like “mmmmm” and “oooohhh” as you’re eating it. No lie. And the icing, oh the icing. It’s made with powdered sugar, butter (I used Brummel and Brown again) and cream cheese (low fat), and it tastes like heaven. I find myself taking the raspberries and just dipping them in the icing. So delicious! I’m so glad I attempted to make cupcakes from scratch, and now I can’t wait to try a few more of Ming’s recipes.
So now it’s your turn! How did your cupcakes turn out? If you’re reading this in Google Reader, hop on over and check out everyone’s delicious cupcakes!
I am so glad I get to KNOW the taste you are referring to! Haha I loved these cupcakes, and next time I make them, I am gonna do a few less raspberries and try to beat up the raspberries a bit more into the batter.
Yours look yummy!
They look amazing!! I'm really going to have to try these! In fact, I want to try quite a few of Ming's recipes!
Thank you again for hosting this! It's been so much fun!
They look yummy! I wish I knew how to get my pictures to grid like that! It would have made mine alot shorter of a post!
Yum! Yours look great! 🙂 I really enjoyed participating in this Bake-N-Blog!
Funny that I was the host of the bake-n-blog before, and we made the same ones too!
So glad you hosted your own and had fun!
Your cupcakes look fab!
Happy Wednesday!
You did such an amazing job!!! Your photos look professional too! All that raspberry goodness just looks delicious. Mmmm! Great idea, Jess! This was fun!
looks like they came out great. 🙂
Yum!! Looks delicious. Cupcakes and berries are a winning combo.
Jeeez they all look so amazing. I want a cupcake now!!
Yours look amazing I promise to get mine posted when I'm done with class for the day. Mine aren't nearly that pretty.
Your cupcakes look so good! I want to lick my computer screen! Haha!
I didn't forget about my cupcakes. I just had a delay in things, so they'll be posted and linked up this evening!
Those look great!!
Mmmm…. I LOVE raspberries and those look delicious!
Jessica thank you so much for hosting this 🙂
I had a lot of fun making my cupcakes and I've really enjoyed reading about everyone else's experience too.
I really want to try the cupcakes you made, I LOVE using fresh fruit in baking.
Woot! This was so fun! I am so glad I got to try a new recipe and can't wait to go check out how everybody else's turned out! Thanks for hosting this!
I know I'm a day late (pesky travel schedule) but these look amazing! I can't wait to catch up reading about everyone's cupcakes!!
Such a cute idea! And those raspberry cupcakes look delicious!
I love the pic of you and your pup in the kitchen! And wuv your apron!
You inspire me to get my ass in the kitchen!
xoxoxo
Jennie Pie
"Capturing Sweet in the East"
I am not at all a raspberry person but still this looks AWESOME!!!!!
The Bake-n-Blog was awesome! Good job Jess! 🙂
Congrats! I can't believe this was your first time from scratch!!! Good job lady!!!
Love the raspberries!
I am a baker at heart! I have such a sweet tooth so of course when I saw your cupcakes I JUST had to comment! My fiance and I will actually be having gourmet cupcakes at our wedding instead of a traditional cake! They look beautiful.
Raspberries oh wow I like the sound and look of these!