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Cake Pops, my new side job

Cake Pops, my new side job

April 25, 2011  |  Recipes, Sweets, Tips  |  10 Comments

So a while back, I made cake pops for my coworker's baby shower. This was the very beginning of my food and recipe blogging attempts, posted almost a year ago, and definitely before Nubcakes was born! In any case, I made a batch for another coworker's house warming... Then someone at the party requested I make them for the upcoming bake sale. And for another baby shower next week. And finally... For someone's wedding. Cross your fingers for me! I'm a bit nervous for that last one. ><

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Quest for the Best: Red Velvet Cupcakes

Quest for the Best: Red Velvet Cupcakes

February 8, 2011  |  Restaurant Reviews, Sweets  |  6 Comments

After the previous post about what red velvet REALLY is (no folks, not just choco cake with tons of red food coloring), I decided that maybe a taste test should go down. Of course, that was months ago, and the thought slipped my mind as the holidays came, left, and I let school do the whole time-consumption thing. Then, fate intervened. The "Eat the Streets" food truck rally happened, and my coworkers left me in the Gogi Korean Tacos line while they skipped over to the Let them Eat Cupcakes tent. Honestly? I didn't care. Not a huge cupcake fan, and currently participating in our office's version of "The Biggest Loser" I figure I could spare myself the calories. All this changed when they came into the office the next day raving about these darn cupcakes. Saying they were the BEST they've ever had, etc, etc, etc. Darn them and their sugar coated super powers.

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