tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509058166228887002024-03-18T02:08:21.780-07:00The Cupcake ActivistFighting for the Cupcake CauseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943596405295997152noreply@blogger.comBlogger1155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50905816622888700.post-72870614436867808562014-06-12T07:00:00.000-07:002014-06-12T07:00:07.137-07:00Kitchen Conversion Guide from S.B.LATTINDESIGN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love this graphic from <a href="http://sblattindesign.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/measure-up/">S.B.LATTINDESIGN</a>. I always seem to be missing the measuring cup or spoon I need. And the next time I cook or bake, it's back and a different one is missing. Go figure! Not only is it useful, it is a cool design.</div>
Elise Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15542738910776567794noreply@blogger.com552tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50905816622888700.post-499507870078084262014-06-09T07:00:00.000-07:002014-06-09T07:00:05.571-07:00Rubber Ducky Cake for My Cute Nephew<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My cute little nephew turned one and we celebrated with a family party. My mom made the most adorable cake for him! She used chocolate wafers for the outside of the washtub, marshmallows for the bubbles, and blue frosting for the water. </div>
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<a href="https://www.dreyers.com/">Dreyer's Ice Cream</a> recently posted this photo of ice cream cupcakes on their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DreyersIceCream/photos/a.107304936378.98931.54807991378/10152136952611379/?type=1&theater">Facebook</a> page. I've never tried making ice cream cupcakes, thinking they would be too complicated. But after seeing this inside view, maybe they wouldn't be impossible to make. </div>
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According to Dreyer's, after the cupcakes cool, cut out the middle of the cupcake and fill with ice cream. Put the top back on and freeze. When the cupcakes are ready to be eaten, frost and enjoy!</div>
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I love the unique cupcake decoration ideas people come up with. A family member passed along this photo of these high heel cupcakes. They are made with Ladyfingers and Pirouette wafer cookies and the usual cupcake makings. </div>
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One of the favorite parts of my job (aka: owning my own business) is the opportunities I get to travel. Last month my work took me to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. </div>
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This was my first visit to South Carolina and I made sure to make the most of it. I ate at a delicious cash-only burger bar, the "best Thai in town," and of course the local cupcake shop.</div>
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<a href="http://coccadotts.com/">Coccadotts</a> has four locations: Albany, NY, Clifton Park, NY, Loudonville, NY, and Myrtle Beach, SC. I knew I had to visit them because Coccadotts won Cupcake Wars in 2013.</div>
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The problem with Coccadotts is that they had 40 <a href="http://coccadotts.com/cupcakes/">flavors</a> to choose from! My stomach is only so big. After staring at my choices for a few minutes, I finally made my decisions.</div>
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<b>Sea Salt Caramel</b>: Vanilla cake with vanilla frosting, topped with salted caramel drizzle. This cupcake was a bit plain to me, but I'm not a vanilla vanilla fan. The drizzle made it a bit more interesting, so I'm glad it had that.</div>
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<b>Snickas</b>: Vanilla cake with chocolate icing, topped and filled with Snickers chunks. I was hoping for a more thick chocolaty frosting, but this one was whipped, light, and airy. My favorite part was the chunk of Snickers in the middle.</div>
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<b>Shirley Temple</b>: Cherry flavored cake with cherry champagne buttercream, topped with cherry filling, a dollop of buttercream, and a cherry. I loved the meld of flavors in this cupcake. Very unique. The frosting was a bit too sweet for me though.</div>
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<b>OMG</b>: Saved the best for last! Let's start the description from the bottom up: a whole Oreo cookie, a layer of peanut butter, chocolate cake, topped with chocolate buttercream, then dipped in white peanut butter chocolate (see below). Not kinda amazing, but over-the-top AMAZING! I knew this cupcake was trouble, but I ate the whole thing anyway. So worth it!!</div>
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There are a lot of good qualities about Coccadotts: variety of flavors, low cost ($2.50 per cupcake), and good-looking decorations. There are way too many cupcakes to try, so I'll definitely be heading back to <a href="http://coccadotts.com/">Coccadotts</a> the next time I'm near one. </div>
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106 Sayebrook Parkway</div>
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Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coccadotts-Cake-Shop/181688013915">Coccadotts Cake Shop</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943596405295997152noreply@blogger.com383tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50905816622888700.post-46038503540502673742014-05-26T06:00:00.000-07:002014-05-26T06:00:02.753-07:00Pistachio Hot Fudge Cupcakes from How Sweet It Is<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The recipe from <a href="http://www.howsweeteats.com/2014/04/pistachio-hot-fudge-cupcakes/">How Sweet It Is</a> has brownie bottoms, pistachio gelato, cream cheese frosting, topped with chocolate, crushed pistachios, sprinkles, and a chocolate-dipped cherry. You can make these cupcakes from scratch with the <a href="http://www.howsweeteats.com/2014/04/pistachio-hot-fudge-cupcakes/">recipe</a> from How Sweet It Is or you can fake it with a brownie mix and store bought frosting. Either way, these cupcakes sounds like winner!</div>
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My son and I go to Disneyland a lot. Why not? We have a pass and he loves it! He's obsessed with Cars (the movie), so we spent a lot of time at Disney California Adventure.</div>
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Disney doesn't have a shortage of cupcakes, but I loved finding a "cupcake" in Bugs Land on the Heimlich Train Ride. Even better was hearing my boy point it out before I said anything "Cupcake!" That's my boy!</div>
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Earlier this month the Orange County Register <a href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/restaurant-612989-company-new.html">reported</a> that <a href="http://www.caseyscupcake.com/">Casey's Cupcakes</a> Laguna Beach location has closed. The Laguna Beach store was the second of six Casey's Cupcakes in Southern California. </div>
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The article says that they plan on re-opening their shop, but no location has been given yet. Laguna Beach is the hometown of Casey Reinhardt, the owner of Casey's Cupcakes, so I might think that a nearby location would be a priority.</div>
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I reviewed Casey's Cupcakes last year when I stopped by their Irvine Spectrum location. You can read my review <a href="http://www.cupcakeactivist.com/2013/10/review-caseys-cupcakes.html">HERE</a>.</div>
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I never had a desire to run further than 26.2 miles. But for some reason this 50k was calling my name. I signed up with lots of trepidation, but excited for a new challenge.</div>
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The race couldn't have gone any better. Great weather, great running buddy, no upset stomach, legs felt strong, and I finished with a good time.</div>
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I knew exactly where I was headed after the race....<a href="http://www.sweetandsaucyshop.com/">Sweet & Saucy Shop</a>! It was literally right down the street, so how could I resist?</div>
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I picked up my favorite flavor, Candy Bar, along with a dozen minis to share with my mom (it was Mother's Day weekend after all). I also had to get their special MOM sugar cookies. Yes I bought them for myself, but I'm a mom and I certainly deserved them after running 31 miles that day.</div>
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On Mother's Day I was treated like a queen, which was perfect since I was pretty sore from my race. My husband and son sure know how to spoil me. I can't wait to get my Burke Williams massage! </div>
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Is it weird that people bring me cupcakes as gifts? My friend, <a href="http://www.sugarcoatedathlete.com/">Sugar Coated Athlete</a>, came to visit and brought cupcakes from Arizona! She races Ironmans and eats lots of sweets like me. </div>
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I <a href="http://www.cupcakeactivist.com/2013/01/review-21-cakes.html">visited & reviewed</a> <a href="http://www.21cakes.com/"><b>21 Cakes</b></a> when I raced my Ironman in November 2012. I fell in LOVE with the moist cake and thick & creamy frosting. Missy had no idea that I already LOVED them. Boy I got lucky!</div>
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Yes I had six cupcakes, but I didn't want to share them at all. My favorite of the batch was the <b>Chocolate Salted Caramel</b>! Oh Missy, can you visit me again and bring more cupcakes?!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943596405295997152noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50905816622888700.post-87776946624579452022014-05-09T08:00:00.000-07:002014-05-09T08:00:02.381-07:00Not a Hard Decision<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943596405295997152noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50905816622888700.post-2405219436669412492014-05-07T08:00:00.000-07:002014-05-07T08:00:08.711-07:00Review: Hapa Cupcakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I first <a href="http://www.cupcakeactivist.com/2012/09/drunk-cupcakes-to-get-store-in-orange.html">heard</a> about <a href="http://www.hapacupcakes.com/"><b>Hapa Cupcakes</b></a> in 2012 when they were looking to expand their custom-order bakery to a storefront. What's so special about another cupcake bakery opening in Orange County?</div>
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Have you heard of alcohol infused cupcakes? That's what Hapa Cupcakes specializes in.</div>
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I visited their new shop in Fullerton, CA last month and got a chance to try some of these alcohol infused desserts. Hapa Cupcakes opened their storefront in January 2014. Their location is perfect for their product, as they as in an area where lots of college students visit bars.</div>
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I grabbed three cupcakes, two alcohol infused and one regular cupcake (for my little one). </div>
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<b>Vanilla Raspberry</b>: vanilla cake, cream cheese frosting, raspberry filling. Even though their alcohol infused cupcakes are only made with 1/24th teaspoon of alcohol, I figured I better get one without for my two-year old. My son loved the cupcake, but I thought the frosting was a bit too sweet.</div>
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<b>Chocolate Covered Strawberry & Champagne</b>: strawberry cupcake with chocolate frosting. This cupcake tasted just like a chocolate-covered strawberry! The thick chocolate frosting was just like the coating on a chocolate-covered strawberry. Delicious!</div>
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<b>Cinnamon Sugar Kahlua</b>: Madagascar vanilla and Kahlua cupcake with bits of cinnamon streusel, cream cheese frosting, topped with caramel. By itself, the cake was nothing special, but all together....this cupcake was a great meld of flavors! I would definitely get it again.</div>
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The alcohol infused cupcakes run a bit higher than the non-alcohol ones, but both are still a good price. All three cupcakes cost me $9.50. I would love to stop by again to try some of their other flavors. It's nice to see a cupcake shop branching out to something new.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943596405295997152noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50905816622888700.post-3123297529642429752014-05-05T07:30:00.000-07:002014-05-05T07:30:00.878-07:00Beverly's Best Bakery Expands to Yorba Linda<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.beverlysbestbakery.com/">Beverly's Best Bakery</a> has been open in Fullerton, CA since 1979. That's 35 years! I actually got my wedding cake from Beverly's 9 years ago.</div>
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Well, Beverly's Best Bakery is expanding to a second location in Yorba Linda. It will be located in the Yorba Ranch Village shopping center at 4975 Yorba Ranch Rd. They will have a full kitchen and customer service area. </div>
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Their main focus will be on creating custom cakes and specialty pastries/desserts. Their Fullerton location currently sells cupcakes, so I would assume their Yorba Linda location will too.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943596405295997152noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50905816622888700.post-52168448327835076352014-05-02T07:45:00.000-07:002014-05-02T07:45:00.469-07:00I Take Sweet Revenge Cupcakes as Payment<div style="text-align: center;">
My favorite cupcakes from New York City are from a place called <a href="http://www.sweetrevengenyc.com/">Sweet Revenge</a>. So when a friend came to stay with me for a few days, I might have suggested that I take payment in cupcakes. But not just any cupcakes, Sweet Revenge cupcakes.</div>
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And she came through! Four fresh, delicious cupcakes from Sweet Revenge delivered to my house. Could I be any luckier?</div>
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Hi everyone! I want to thank everyone for helping my Ragnar Relay team raise $30,000 for Rett Syndrome Research Trust. Yes, with your help, we were able to surpass our goal. And icing on the cake, our team won FIRST PLACE in the Women's Ultra category. So thank you!!</div>
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Have you jumped on the paleo bandwagon yet? I have a lot of respect for people who choose to eat or not eat certain foods because I have little self control. These paleo vanilla cupcakes from <a href="http://www.elanaspantry.com/paleo-vanilla-cupcakes/">Elana's Pantry</a> are made from only 7 ingredients, including coconut flour. I would definitely be willing to give them a try. You can find the recipe <a href="http://www.elanaspantry.com/paleo-vanilla-cupcakes/">HERE</a>.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943596405295997152noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50905816622888700.post-84898921317771371052014-04-25T08:43:00.000-07:002014-04-25T08:43:00.290-07:00Fresh and Easy Really is Fresh and Easy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Fresh and Easy has been my grocery store since they first opened seven years ago. I love them because they are small, fresh, and well...easy. I have a small family so I don't need to go to a big-box store. And when I'm in a regular grocery store, I end up buying a whole bunch of stuff I don't need. <b>Fresh & Easy = healthy convenience.</b></div>
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Last week I was invited to tour my local Fresh & Easy store to learn about what's new there.</div>
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The newest exciting addition to the Fresh & Easy family is <a href="http://wildoats.com/"><b>Wild Oats</b></a>, an organic brand of food. I love that Wild Oats is now available there because I don't have to go to a separate store to get organic food if I need it.</div>
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Fresh & Easy is differentiating itself by offering Wild Oats, making F&E <b>the only grocery store that offers grab-n-go organic sandwiches and salads. </b>These grab-n-go items are available in the front of the store for easy access.</div>
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F&E is offering all kinds of organic food options, including Wild Oats milk. I grabbed a box of Wild Oats eggs to try at home. It was my first time buying brown eggs. And the interesting part is that they have the laid-on date printed on each egg. Those are fresh eggs!</div>
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A few days following the big earthquake earlier this month, I noticed an Earthquake foods section at F&E. Coincidentally, April is Earthquake Preparedness Month. I love that F&E has made it easy for me to pack a quick bag of earthquake-ready food.</div>
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I love how creative this frosting technique is from <a href="http://www.yourcupofcake.com/2014/03/cloud-cupcakes.html">Your Cup of Cake</a>! Cloud Frosting just sounds like light and fluffy and is so adorable. This frosting is made with cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy whipping cream. You can find the recipe and more photos <a href="http://www.yourcupofcake.com/2014/03/cloud-cupcakes.html">HERE</a>.</div>
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I love seeing cupcakes at Disney! Check out this White Chocolate Raspberry cupcake available at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Too bad it's only available across the country.</div>
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Happy Easter to you all!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943596405295997152noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50905816622888700.post-5532976370757712292014-04-16T07:00:00.000-07:002014-04-16T07:00:00.469-07:00Inland Empire Cupcake Fair Set for May 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Second Annual Inland Empire Cupcake Fair "Cupcakes for a Cause" is set for Sunday, May 4, 2014, at the Riverside Convention Center from 12-4pm. The fair has cupcake tastings, judging, giveaways, live entertainment, cake decoration demonstrations, free massages, Kids' Zone, Active Zone, Craft Corner, and lots of shopping.</div>
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Tickets are on sale now. Visit <a href="http://ieshineon.com/cupcakes">IEShineOn.com/cupcakes</a> for packages including general admission, VIP, and group rates. Proceeds from tickets sales benefit Community Connect and the California Riverside Ballet. For more info about these organizations, visit <a href="http://ieshineon.com/blog">IEShineOn.com/blog</a>.</div>
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<br />Elise Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15542738910776567794noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50905816622888700.post-84900271479635413052014-04-14T07:00:00.000-07:002014-04-14T07:00:11.013-07:00Cadbury Creme Egg Cupcakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of coolest ideas that I've come across is for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150265792392729.392869.90773582728">Cadbury Creme Egg cupcakes</a>. Who doesn't LOVE Cadbury Creme Eggs?! Super easy to make. Just prepare your cupcake batter as you normally do, but <b>add a frozen Cadbury Creme Egg on top on the batter before you put in the oven</b>. That's it! It's the perfect Easter treat.</div>
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Elise Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15542738910776567794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50905816622888700.post-22480181220926993982014-04-11T07:00:00.000-07:002014-04-11T07:00:02.030-07:00Birds Nest Cupcakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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More Easter cupcakes! How adorable is this Birds Nest cupcake?! And yet it seems like this would be easy to make myself.</div>
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Chocolate shavings on top of a chocolate frosted chocolate cupcake and topped with robin's eggs candies. I might be stealing this idea to use this year.</div>
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Thanks to <a href="http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com/2014/03/perfect-for-spring-birds-nest-cupcake.html">Cupcake Takes the Cake</a> for posting the photo.</div>
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Easter is just around the corner and Easter cupcakes are popping up everywhere.</div>
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Check out these cupcakes from <a href="http://www.cupcakeproject.com/2014/03/easter-cupcakes-with-a-surprise-bunny-inside.html">Cupcake Project</a> with a bunny inside. How do they do that?</div>
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Yes this looks weird, but when baked inside a cupcake and cut open, it's a bunny! This structure is made from a mixture of cake mixture and frosting. Pretty cool!</div>
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You can find instructions and the recipe from Cupcake Project <a href="http://www.cupcakeproject.com/2014/03/easter-cupcakes-with-a-surprise-bunny-inside.html">HERE</a>.</div>
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I recently discovered that I'm slightly lactose intolerant. I can still have milk and dairy product, but I get all bloated. Not fun. It's actually quite sad because nothing goes better with sweets than a tall glass of cold milk.</div>
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So I like that <b>Cupcake Project</b> recently published a recipe for <a href="http://www.cupcakeproject.com/2014/03/dairy-free-chocolate-frosting.html">Sinless Smooth & Sweet Dairy-Free Chocolate Frosting</a>. This frosting is made from cashews (interesting).</div>
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Even though I'm not staying away from dairy products completely, it's nice to know there are options. You can find the recipe <a href="http://www.cupcakeproject.com/2014/03/dairy-free-chocolate-frosting.html">HERE</a>.</div>
Elise Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15542738910776567794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50905816622888700.post-31256054057731185942014-04-03T07:00:00.000-07:002014-04-03T07:00:02.347-07:00I'm Running Because They Can't<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week is the week that our Ragnar Relay team will be running 195 miles for 195 girls who have Rett Syndrome. I will personally be running 33 miles over the course of 24 hours. Please help support this great cause by donating <a href="http://run.teamgp2c.org/goto/teamsparkle">HERE</a>. You can also find more info <a href="http://www.cupcakeactivist.com/2014/03/help-me-run-for-cause.html">HERE</a>. Thank you!</div>
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