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gone are the days where the bride and groom share a slice of a 3, 4, or 5 tier wedding cake. nowadays some people are opting for a more simple cake solution, yet they still want the elegance that a large tiered cake offers. enter on stage the simple yet elegant cupcake., versatile cupcakes are standing along side and, in some cases, replacing larger cakes these days. below are some helpful hints if you want to use cupcakes for the main cake at your wedding., tip #1 : arrangement, how you arrange your cupcakes is as important if not more important than the taste. everyone wants a breathtaking wedding cake at their reception so arranging your cupcakes to give this appearance is very necessary., my personal favorite way of arranging my cupcakes is to stack 4 or 5 boxes on top of each other to form a tree of sorts. i choose boxes that are approximately 4 to 5 inches high. i like 24 inch square boxes then 18 inches square then 12 inches then 6 inches square. this gives me a cupcake ledge of 3 inches when the boxes are stacked., decorate your boxes as you wish. beautiful paper wrapped around the boxes then a ribbon all the way around is a great decorating combination ., your wedding cake cupcakes can then be placed on the ledges and on top of the boxes for a beautiful arrangement for your wedding., arrangement idea for your wedding cupcakes is to place cupcakes underneath raised cake platters. larger cakes or more cupcakes can be placed on top of the platters., how your cupcakes taste and even how many different flavors you offer are both very important to the overall success of your wedding cupcakes. i think 1 of the best reasons to have wedding cupcakes instead of a large wedding cake would be that you can have many different kinds of cakes. not everyone prefers the same type of cake and frosting so having 2 or 3 different types of cake flavors would be ideal., three of my favorite flavors are vanilla , chocolate, and lemon cupcakes. these are a great combination for any special occasion that you may choose to serve cupcakes. you can either serve all of the different flavors in the same cups with the same decoration or you can use different cups and/or different decorations for each cake flavor you choose., skimp on the ingredients for your wedding cupcakes. fresh cupcakes made from your favorite cupcake recipes are always the best choice. boxed cake mixes just won tsp cut i for special occasion cupcakes. the same goes for frosting. make your frosting instead of buying it prepackaged from a grocery store. if you don tsp feel confident making your own, you could always buy some freshly made frosting from a local bakery., presentation is everything when dealing with weddings. you should make sure your cupcakes are just the right size so they are absolutely gorgeous when presented. the entire purpose of serving cupcakes at a wedding is to give your guests a small taste of a wonderful dessert. small is the key word here. you don tsp want cupcakes that are larger than an actual teacup. if they are, then they should be called mini cakes and not cupcakes., also, it would cost you a fortune to bake mini cakes for each of your guests. the right size cupcake will offer just the right amount of cake for each person attending and will also likely save you money., be careful not to err on the side of your cupcakes being too small. if your cupcakes are too small, you may run out of cupcakes before you guests sweet teeth are satisfied. you also run the risk of having too much frosting on a small cupcake which could ruin the overall taste of your wedding cupcakes., i ve found that the perfect size cupcakes are baked in 1/2 cup wells that i fill approximately 1/2 to 2/3 full of cupcake batter. make sure you carefully measure the cupcake batter each time you fill a well. this will make sure that your cupcakes come out of the oven all the same size., i hope that these tips will help you produce the most beautiful wedding cupcakes that anyone has ever seen! good luck

everywhere you look , there is a lot of emphasis on cutting the fat out of our daily diets, but who wants to cut out the fat if it means cutting out the flavor when it comes to baking, there is a way to cut down on your fat intake without changing the ingredients in your favorite recipes. if you switch to nonstick silicone bakeware, you can cut down on your fat intake with minimal effort. because the bakeware is nonstick, you never have to use butter, shortening, or grease on your pans or sheets to ensure easy food removal., first silicone items made exclusively for baking were small silicone mats that fit nicely on your cookie sheet and allowed you to bake cookies with out greasing the cookie sheet or worrying about the bottoms getting burned. these little mats were a huge success and stores were hard pressed to keep them in stock., as the popularity of these mats grew , manufacturers decide to explore the idea of making more bakeware from silicone. they began making spoons, spatulas, and whisks that could withstand high heats and could be used with nonstick cookware with no fear of ruining the coating. silicone utensils were the perfect choice for candy making or any other project that required a boiling and sticky liquid to be stirred., kitchen supply manufacturers also introduced silicone potholders and oven gloves. because they can withstand heats up to 500 degrees, they are the perfect insurance that you won tsp get burned when you pull a hot dish from your oven. they don tsp conduct heat the way that a cloth potholder does and they are much sturdier and easy to keep clean than traditional potholders. home canners fell in love with silicone baker s mitts because they could actually reach into a pot of boiling water to remove a hot jar of food once it was done processing. as an added bonus these durable potholders do double duty as lid grippers making opening jars a snap., once silicone hit kitchens in the form of baking mats , utensils, and pot holders, kitchen experts began to see the potential of this material in everyday baking. suddenly almost any type of bakeware that could traditionally be found in stainless steel, aluminum, glass, or stoneware was being offered in brightly colored silicone. stores began selling muffin tins, bread loaf pans, cake pans, and pie pans. the most popular pieces tend to be the specialty designed cake pans that allow you to make cakes shaped like everything from roses to pumpkins. they even have mini cake pans that make individual, fancy shaped cakes., popularity of silicone bakeware skyrocketed as cooks began to see the benefits of using this material in their kitchens. foods pop out of silicone pans with amazing ease. you never need to grease, flour, or even use cooking spray on a silicone pan and that adds up to lots of calories and fat grams saved with each meal. because silicone is very flexible, it is easy to bend and twist it so that cakes and breads pop out easily. you never have to force baked goods out of the pan, so they retain there shape and you don tsp see a lot of split and broken cakes., silicone is a bakers dream when it comes to making evenly cooked delicacies. the material distributes heat evenly, so you never end up with a cake that is burned around the edges and still not cooked in the middle. it also cools down quickly ensuring that your foods will not continue cooking and possibly drying out once you remove them from the oven., because silicone is nonstick , cleanup is a breeze. a little soap and water and any crumb left on your bakeware disappears. it is nonporous, so it never retains any odors from the foods you cook. completely versatile it goes from oven to table to freezer and can even be thrown in the dishwasher. once you are done cleaning it, storage is a snap. with its flexibility, you can twist it, bend it, fold it or mash it up so it can fit in the smallest of drawers or cupboards., if you haven tsp tried silicone bakeware , add a piece or two to your kitchen. you will be surprised at its quality and flexibility.

flour, salt, shortening, butter (cold, cut up ), ice water, if you want , for fruit pies, add 1 tbsp sugar. add with salt

granulated sugar, almonds, sea salt (you might also want to try fleur de sel or other coarse ), cinnamon (optional), water (optional)

eggs, vegetable oil, white sugar, ground cinnamon, salt, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, apples - cored, diced (i don tsp peel them, but you can if you want)

chicken stock (may need more), wild rice (i have used the quick cooking and it s good), frozen corn, divided, peanut oil, fully-cooked ham or smoked sausage, cut into cubes (or diced cooked chicken breast), mushrooms, onion , diced quite finely, celery stalks, sliced thinly, carrot, peeled and diced or grated, half-and-half (depending on how creamy you want your soup) note: low-fat or fat-free work very well in this, roux for thickening (equal parts melted butter and flour mixed into a paste), crushed cheese croutons or cheese crackers for topping, optional

lean ground chuck, diced onion, diced celery, sliced mushrooms, garlic minced (less if you like or more if you want), diced carrots, diced green squash, diced yellow squash, dark red kidney beans (drained ), kernel corn, chipotle chili chopped fine, chili powder (adjust to your taste), red chili, del monte diced tomato with zesty jalapeno, homemade chicken stock or store bought, salt and pepper to taste, pasta cooked seperately (2 cups dry not cooked ), grated cheese, sour cream

you will need, plastic container with cover, half gallon of any ice cream you choose, hot fudge sauce or other flavored sauce, cool whip ,defrosted, sprinkles (if you want) or anything you want to decorate the top, oreos or other cookies(like butterfingers etc)

all-purpose flour, baking soda, butter, softened, brown sugar, white sugar, instant white chocolate pudding mix (or chocolate for chocolate chocolate chip cookies), eggs, vanilla extract, semisweet chocolate chips, chopped walnuts (if you want)

sugar, buttermilk, teasp. soda, tblsp. butter, teasp. vanilla flavoring, nuts , any kind you want to use

strawberries, amaretto, cream, as many servings as you want - good for just you and your honey or put them out for a crowd.

mile high lemon meringue secrets, lemon meringue pie may be an american classic , but it can be tricky to prepare. there s the crust with all its issues, then the tart filling and the meringue itself, which is all too prone to weeping. and that topping is never, ever as tall and fluffy as we would like. we wanted to figure out how to make a perfect lemon meringue pie with a sky-high topping. here s what we discovered, make the meringue with a hot sugar syrup (what the professionals call italian-style meringue). this ensures that the meringue is cooked through and stable enough to be piled high on top of the filling. the addition of a little cream of tartar to the egg whites while mixing also helps to stabilize the meringue.flavor the filling with both lemon zest and lemon juice for the brightest citrus flavor. remember to strain the filling to remove the zest, which would mar the otherwise silky smooth filling.use a rubber spatula to spread the meringue over the filled pie, making sure to stick the meringue to the edge of the pie crust to prevent the topping from shrinking. once all the meringue is on the pie, use the spatula to make the spikes and peaks of meringue., all-purpose flour , for dusting, brisee (pie dough) for 1 single 9 inch pie crust, egg, heavy cream, cornstarch, cake flour, salt, sugar, egg yolks, lightly beaten, fresh lemon juice, lemon rind, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, egg whites, sugar, salt

minus 1 tbsp sifted whole wheat flour, double-acting baking-powder (low aluminum, of course), sea salt, cinnamon, honey, minus 2 1/2 tbsp oil, eggs, vanilla extract, organic peanut butter (optional, but necessary if you want to make peanut butter-chocolate chip cookies!), organic semisweet chocolate chips or carob chips

unsweetened chocolate, semi- sweet chocolate, unsalted butter, and a half cups of sugar (or less if you want it less sweet), a d sh) s lt, vanilla extract, room temp eggs (large), white flour, cocoa powder, cayenne pepper (or more if you are a heat freak), cinannmon, three of nutmeg (go easy on it, unless you love it)

semisweet chocolate, butter, sugar, eggs, cocoa powder (not drink mix), ground black pepper, salt

out a large saucepot with a tight fitting lid ., cook about 4 chicken breasts (you can cook them any way you want. i would broil or grill them,gives the chowder more flavor ), chop up enough cooked chicken to make 2 cups coursely chopped chicken, drain and reserve the liquid of 1 (12 oz.) can of whole kernel corn, clean and thinly slice and set aside 3 medium onions, fry (save the grease ) and crumble about 6 slices of bacon, in bacon grease , fry onions until they are tender then remove from grease and set aside,still saving grease.

red skinned potatoes, russet potatoes, i usually mix a red and a yellow or white potato, this was what i had on hand, any will work, lrg white onion, chopped, separated into 1/3 and 2/3, extra virgin olive oil, worcestershire sauce, chives, chopped garlic, seasoned salt (i used emerils original essence), garlic pepper, margarine, celery flakes (i was out of celery, could use 1 rib of celery, chopped small - i will do that next time), handful fresh mushrooms , chopped* (i was out of mushrooms, but, want to add them next time), beef broth (was out of chicken stock, will use the beef next time too, really good!), milk, ranch dip (i happened to have dip to be used up...could use dry ranch and sour cream), swiss cheese, palmful parmesan, palmful shredded moterrey jack, this was the cheese i had on hand...could use whatever you have, garnishes: bacon bits or bacon fried and crumbled, sour cream, chives, shredded cheese of your choice