GreatGrub - cupcakes

Carrot cake muffins

David — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:10:34 +0000

I love carrot cake. Now I can also claim to love carrot cake muffins. My good friend, Kathy, made these for our children to decorate at a recent play date (of course, the kids ate more sprinkles than …

#825 Star Tip

Charlotte — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:53:57 +0000

For decorating cupcakes, I recommend using a #825 star tip (eg, by Ateco or Wilton). You’d want to pipe the frosting in concentric circles on the top of the cupcake starting on the outer edge …

Devil's Food Cupcakes

Charlotte — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:25:21 +0000

I think Devil’s food cupcakes are heavenly, despite their name. I used a #43 star tip to pipe/spread a chantilly cream frosting on my cupcakes. But the result was “over-the-top …

Frosting, again

DChoi — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:22:03 +0000

What is the secret to a creamy, silky frosting? Preferably chocolate. I’ve tried numerous recipes and my batches usually turn out uneven in texture, too thick and difficult to spread, too sugary. H