New take on cupcakes

I've seen cupcakes done in mason jars lately, so I decided to try my hand at them.  I also did one in a baby food jar.  Perfect size for a little one, and no mess.  Now, I just need to get someone to give me some baby food  jars.  They are fun to do.  The only thing is they take longer than your normal cupcake to bake.  They have to be baked in a pan with water in it.

Cupcakes done in a mason jar.

Cake in a baby food jar.

2nd try with the cake pop pan

I tried the cake pop pan again.  I didn't fill the cavities as full as instructed.  It worked a little bit better, not as much came out of the top holes.

The shape of the balls is still not round.  More like an egg shape.  If you press the top down, it looks more round. But, you can't keep pressing it down when you are coating it with chocolate.  :(

Some of them would also be great for 'x-rated cake. A few  of them came out of the pan with a 'nipple' attached.

Yes, that is really how they came out of the pan. lol

Cake Pop Pan

I saw this cake pop pan on tv and decided to buy it. I got mine at Ross for $13.99. Expensive, but less than the 19.99 on tv.  The directions say to fill the bottom cavities with cake batter. You can even see it in the picture on the box.

I filled mine with banana cake mix. Baked it at 350 for 25 minutes. This is what the directions tell you to do.

This is the cake mix that came out of the top hole. Alot more than should have come out in my opinion. I could have had a half dozen more cake balls with the excess.

They came out of the pan very easily.

These are supossed to be round, but as you can see, they are more egg shaped on the top.  Very dissapointing.

I'm not really happy with the pan. I will give it another try, but it's not something I would recommend at all.  This is just my opinion.

Lemon/Blueberry Cupcakes

These cupcakes say spring in a perfect way. The combination of lemon and blueberry are delicious together. Very refreshing.

Easter Cupcakes and Cookies

I did the cupcakes for my sister in law for Easter dinner.  The 1/2 dozen were sold in our restaurant.

Looking from above, the mixture of the icings does  not look as good as it did on the actual cake, but take my word for it, they looked great.  The little birds nest were fun to do, and the chick coming out of its shell was really fun. I think it would have looked better done it fondant, but alot of people don't like fondant. Even though I use Satin Ice, which I think tastes great.

The cookies were done for my kids girlfriend and boyfriends neices and nephews. I know that is confusing.lol