New Blog!

We have Moved!!! Check us out at www.shortcakessonoma.blogspot.com

Thanks!

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Amanda

SOLD!

I am waiting for a few better pictures but I wanted to post my "SOLD" cupcakes. Chocolate buttermilk cake was the basis of these cupcakes made for the newest member of the Pacific Union family in Sonoma, Cheryl! Handmade out of chocolate, I had a great time coming up with this idea. Not wanting to do my classic cakes, I wanted to show that PU was "SOLD" with their new Boss!

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Amanda

More Whoopie pies!!

Tested new flavors today! Butter Pecan Cream Cheese, Chocolate Peanut Butter and a Cinnamon spice with a Brown Sugar carmel cream. They were all so tasty!

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Amanda

Whoopie Pie!

A whoopie pie is a traditionally made of two small, chocolate, disk-shaped cakes with a sweet, creamy frosting sandwiched between them. For Valentines day, I decided to make red velvet whoopie pies! I first tasted a whoopie pie at the Tea Cake Bakery in Emeryville CA. My version is just as good! I love how the red coloring contrasts against the white frosting between. I made 20 of these for book club...only 11 made it..SO GOOD!!!

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Amanda

New Logo!

I got the new logo up!! How does it look???

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Amanda

Vanilla Chiffon

I tested out a new recipe last night and came up with a winner! The cake is light and airy with a delicate vanilla flavor. I topped it with with a creamy chocolate frosting. I've eaten 5 already...I need to get these out of the house! Come get them!

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Amanda

Magnolia Bakery!!

I spent a few days in New York with my childhood friends, Natalie and Janet, and had a blast! One of my had to stops, was the Magnolia Bakery to see where the cupcake craze started!! We didn't go to the original store front, but I was Ok with that.

Every time I do to a new cupcake place the first kind I try is always a very simple Vanilla cupcake with chocolate frosting. Just a basic cupcake to get the idea of the bake shop. This one was very good. The cake had crunchy top, which I have not seen before. I liked it and am thinking of trying it myself. The frosting was good, not great, but a strong chocolate flavor, which I like and a creamy texture! I really like they way they frosted it. it was an "upside down" swirl. The frosting was built up on the outside instead of the inside and was topped with a sweet white flower. Overall a VERY good cupcake!

I was sad they didn't have any red velvet cakes made while I was there, but I guess that means I will just have to go back!!! :-)

Well I feel a baking day coming on so maybe there will be another post today or tomorrow!

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Amanda