Friday, October 26, 2007

Live from New York, it's...S'mores cupcakes!

I've been so busy for the past few weeks. Besides producing the new podcast episode, I was also getting ready to fly home for a visit. My husband was leaving for a work-related thing that would take him away from home for about a month, and so I scrubbed my house from top to bottom (with the help of my friend Jillian!), and packed up myself and the kids and flew back to NY on Tuesday.

We've been having a great time visiting so far. Today we spent the day at Poppy and Nana's house:
Poppy/Nana visit
(Click, of course, to go to the set if you wish.)

Yesterday, I made S'mores Cupcakes:
S'mores Cupcake
Cupcake recipe from Cupcake Bakeshop, marshmallow frosting from Yumbrosia. At Cupcake Bakeshop, Chockylit filled the cupcakes with marshmallow fluff, but I didn't want to loose any of the graham crackery goodness, so I decided to spread the ganache over the top like she did, and then to pile on some marshmallowy meringue on top (piped out of a plastic bag with corner snipped off). My little sister (9-year-old Rachel) helped me with the double-layer frosting, and we had quite a fun time in the kitchen together.

Chockylit found that her cupcakes didn't quite rise and shrunk while cooling, and I had the same experience. I didn't think that it affected the overal quality of the final product though, so it was fine. Next time, I'd add less butter as she suggested to see if that helps any.

They've been a big hit with everyone who's tasted these so far. There's a buttery graham cracker crust on the bottom, and then a graham cracker-laced not-too-sweet cupcake. The ganache is bitter dark chocolate, which contrasts nicely with the fluffy, supersweet billowy topping. I tosted them under the broiler as a last step (with oven door open, of course!), which really took them over the top. I was going to stick a square of chocolate into the marshmallow frosting, but decided to stop while I was ahead.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

:-) :-) :-)

We had a great time too! And the S'more cupcakes were yummy!

Love,

Jill/Mom/Nana

Mom2Zoey said...

Those looks delicious! I wish I could taste one. Hope you have a great time visiting. ~A

Sarah said...

back in ny! well if you have any free moments we'd travel to see ya... (but if your too busy we understand!)

Anonymous said...

Hey Faith
wanted to stop by and say hi ..how are you guys doing?

-Lisa

Anonymous said...

When I saw the first picture I wondered if the picture had some significance other than just being a photo of Poppy on the tractor pulling the wagon with pumpkins in the back! ;-)

(I find my cupcakes fall if the liquid amounts are a bit too heavy and can no longer support the structural base of the cake; like when I might add extra applesauce or sour cream. It hasn't been my experience that butter or oil has the same effect, but I've never tested that out. Just a thought.)

MA said...

your blog just makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. those cupcakes look so beautiful and the kids are just SOOOO cute! wish you were even closer!! call me so we can catch up!!!
love you all.