tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547963394837040810.post2102305353465340197..comments2010-04-06T10:46:05.677-04:00kimberly salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676557303167421852noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547963394837040810.post-39512858326858965842010-04-06T09:52:54.894-04:002010-04-06T09:52:54.894-04:00Great pics great site!Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09254433856457833561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547963394837040810.post-48039970656846615792010-02-27T02:09:23.709-05:002010-02-27T02:09:23.709-05:00I REALLY wish you had listed some of the special items that&#39;d be needed along-side the list of ingredients...Although it is mostly my own fault for not *thoroughly* reading through the entire page before buying everything and starting. Either way, cheesecloth and a candy thermometer isn&#39;t something a 20 year old student would keep in their tiny apartment kitchen on any given day.<br /><br />I searched all of my local grocers for this &#39;vanilla bean paste&#39; without luck. I ended up substituting with vanilla extract, because I can&#39;t afford to pay 12 dollars for a vanilla bean as a working student on a budget. Honestly, the average-Joe doesn&#39;t have a palate discerning enough to notice the difference between the two, nor would anyone be impressed by me wasting the time and money purchasing one to slit it open and scrape seeds from. Kudos to those of you who have the money and are willing to put forth the extra effort, but that&#39;s just not for me.<br /><br />I would have started the recipe instructions with the lemon curd first, because as you stated, it does take quite a while to prepare and needs plenty of time to thicken and cool in the fridge.<br />Thankfully, I did not need to strain mine, as I&#39;ve found that delaying adding the lemon juice reduces clumping drastically. The ice water bath seemed unnecessary, and as such, I skipped it.<br /><br />For those of you without a fancy Kitchenaid bowl mixer, I suggest throwing the butter in the microwave for softening prior to adding the sugar when it comes to the cupcakes. Using my electric beater would have been impossible with chilled or room temperature butter.<br />The batter came out thicker than I would have liked for cupcakes, and as such the cupcakes have a heavier texture, but hopefully the curd filling will help dispel that some.<br /><br />I quite honestly have no idea how you kept your frosting color so light, unless you somehow came across a jar of nearly-clear raspberry preserve. It is indeed very runny. I&#39;ve decided to go with a different frosting recipe to top my cupcakes.dolcespeziahttp://dolcespezia.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547963394837040810.post-37046363959944959772008-07-15T10:27:00.000-04:002008-07-15T10:27:00.000-04:00Kim, these are wonderful!<BR/>Too bad my lemon curd is over... I think it's time to make some more! :)Patricia Scarpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025126825422974626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547963394837040810.post-50370955610102707362008-07-14T17:30:00.000-04:002008-07-14T17:30:00.000-04:00thanks everyone! :) sorry they haven't actually invented wonkavision yet ;)<BR/><BR/>@annie, i also dream about them from time to time ;) i had to eventually throw away the extra lemon curd... i kept eating it.<BR/><BR/>@eunice, awesome, i can't wait to see your post! :)<BR/><BR/>@cris, sounds like a good idea for a post! it will be in my queue... maybe sometime in august (wedding/honeymoon coming up this month ;) )kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676557303167421852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547963394837040810.post-9265066323423224752008-07-14T16:56:00.000-04:002008-07-14T16:56:00.000-04:00I just happened across your site and I love it. As an amateur cook and amateur photographer I'm completely in love with your food and photos. I love the recipes, but do you ever think you'll post anything about how you take your great pictures of your delicious food? I, for one, would love to know. Can't wait for more!Cris Ghttp://flickr.com/photos/bearguy77/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547963394837040810.post-24447522201889902552008-07-12T09:58:00.000-04:002008-07-12T09:58:00.000-04:00Those look amazing! My mouth is watering! If I could just take a bite... :[Tarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408443096056301440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547963394837040810.post-13728595310774942992008-07-12T09:20:00.000-04:002008-07-12T09:20:00.000-04:00this has made me a total believer........I'm so glad I happened to click your blog link!!!!! This is amaaaaaaazing!!! I'm going to do a whole post about your blog and these awesome cupcakes once I try it out. Thanks!!!<BR/><BR/>- still droolin.Eunicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00260645198036964460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547963394837040810.post-90877871510090886522008-07-11T13:28:00.000-04:002008-07-11T13:28:00.000-04:00I can verify - these are the best non-chocolate cupcakes I've ever had. I really do sometimes still have dreams about them. Also, the smoke detector contraption is pretty darn ingenious.Annienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547963394837040810.post-1857081458835135432008-07-11T09:20:00.000-04:002008-07-11T09:20:00.000-04:00These looks to die for!!!Mevrouw Cupcakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10402875073498285992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547963394837040810.post-31355369493392617892008-07-11T06:06:00.000-04:002008-07-11T06:06:00.000-04:00I feel like screaming out loud.AAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! I wish I could bite into one of these now!!! Most probably there will be nothing left by now!Nina's Kitchen (Nina Timm)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00973980161399052340noreply@blogger.com