Who You Callin' Cupcake - Michelle Garcia [0]
Title Page
Dedication
Introduction
ANARCHY IN THE CUPCAKE PAN
VANILLA BEAN CUPCAKES
SIMPLE VEGAN VANILLA CUPCAKES
DEVIL’S FOOD CUPCAKES
ALTERNATIVE-SUGAR DEVIL’S FOOD CUPCAKES
CHOCOLATE SPONGE CUPCAKES
LEMON CUPCAKES
ITALIAN BUTTERCREAM
AMERICAN BUTTERCREAM
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
GANACHE
FRENCH MERINGUE
ALL-PURPOSE CARAMEL
CHOCOLATE CIGARETTES
CHOCOLATE SAUCE
LEMON CURD
PASTRY CREAM
MARSHMALLOW
FONCER DOUGH
SIMPLE SYRUP
HAPPY HOUR
MOJITO
TEQUILA AND LIME
SANGRIA
IRISH CAR BOMB
STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI
BLOODY MARY
TEQUILA SUNRISE
CHOCOLATE CHERRY STOUT
LOVE KILLS
ROSEWATER CHAMPAGNE
SURLY TEMPLE
WORLD TOUR
OAXACAN
WHITE CHOCOLATE WASABI
TANDOORI
HIBISCUS
CURRY CARDAMOM
EARL GREY
GREEN TEA WITH CANDIED RED BEANS
CAPRESE
TRES LECHES WITH ROASTED PINEAPPLE
FRESH HERB AND LEMON WITH GOAT CHEESE AND MICROGREENS
LE MONGRASS
THAI SPICE
BLUE PLATE SPECIAL
WHITE TRASH
BACON PEANUT BUTTER
CHICAGO-STYLE PIZZA
PANCAKES AND BACON
ROOT BEER FLOAT
AVOCADO AND BLACK PEPPER
“THE” RED VELVET
CORN DOG
PINK LEMONADE
BBQ PORK CUPCAKE
THANKSGIVING
MOUNTAIN DEW
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY
THE ELVIS
PUNKIN’ DONUTS
FARM TO TABLE
BLACKBERRY LEMON
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE
COCONUT MANGO
STRAWBERRY RHUBARB
ROASTED BANANA WITH RICOTTA
ORANGE BLOSSOM
THE INFAMOUS SPINACH AND APPLE
CANDIED WHITE BEAN WITH GRAPEFRUIT
SERIOUSLY KILLER BANANA
APPLE SPICE
CREAMSICLE
CHOC-O-MATIC
CHOCOLATE DECADENCE
THE SLASH
CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT
PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE SPICE
COFFEE AND A CIGARETTE
CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER
CHOCOLATE GINGER
CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY
MY BLOODY VALENTINE
I WANT CANDY
SNICKERDOODLE
CHOCOLATE TURTLE
SALTED CARAMEL AKA VERUCA SALT
PEPPERMINT CANDY
S’MORE
PEPPERMINT COOKIES AND CREAM
CARAMEL CORN
DIRT
COOKIE DOUGH
SHUT YOUR PIE HOLE
BLACKBERRY PEACH CRUMBLE
CARROT CAKE
GERMAN CHOCOLATE
LEMON MERINGUE
TIRAMISU
BANANAS FOSTER
CONVERSIONS
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Copyright Page
For everyone who has supported Bleeding Heart. You know who you are.
INTRODUCTION
For years in the food business, I was a very complicated pastry chef—I was duped into believing you needed thousands of gadgets and every cookbook under the sun to make anything taste good. That was crazy talk.
I chose to write this book to save you time and money. Every recipe was chosen to show you how many uses you can get by changing just the littlest detail in a basic recipe. You can even make these cupcakes vegan without breaking a sweat! Even if you don’t use these specific cupcake and frosting recipes, the point I’m trying to express is to keep it simple. All you need is a few basic recipes you know are fail safe, and anything is possible.
Inspiration for my flavor combinations comes from everywhere: dinner at an amazing restaurant, walking around Chicago, taking a ride to get milk for my kids, and sometimes even from a dream or a joke. You can draw inspiration from anything, it’s just up to you to make something from it. Now, not everything will turn out to be spectacular—I’ve certainly had a few massive failures (think gin and juice with an herb topping)—but I always learn and move onward and upward!
I still keep all my cookbooks around, but really, they’re just to make me look smart. In my pocket I keep a little notebook with just under a dozen recipes that have become the roots of everything I do in the kitchen. Most of the cupcakes in this book are the result of playing around with my core recipes. But in the first chapter, Anarchy in the Cupcake Pan, you’ll find those basic cupcakes, frostings, and toppings that, with a little tweaking, you can make into something awesome.
ANARCHY IN THE CUPCAKE PAN
VANILLA BEAN CUPCAKES
For years we made classic European-style butter cake. Personally, I loved it; it was rich and buttery. However, it dried out quickly and we knew that we had to find an alternative. So many customers came in asking me for white cake, but I never really knew what flavor “white” was, so vanilla