The Ultimate Cupcake Post

  Cupcakes. If you didn't know already, I have a slight obsession with the little carb bombs. Proof of fact: I own 3 cupcake-exclusive cookbooks and a cupcake courier, have been to almost every cupcake shop within reasonable distance of my residences, wrote a 20 page paper on them for my Food & Culture class, and have already designed the logo for my own shop if I ever get around to having one.

  Till then, I'll be baking at home. I've been experimenting with different cakes, but my focus is mostly on the frosting. Buttercream, cream cheese, and ganache bases; fresh fruit, extract, and liquor flavorings. I'm also a fan of filled cupcakes - the "surprise" in the middle just makes the process of eating them so much more enjoyable.

  It might be the collateral of the explosion of cupcake boutiques that is to blame for my appetite, but it's also fair to say that the nostalgic, I-used-to-eat-these-back-in-the-good-old-days-of-my-childhood association cupcakes engender is what makes them appealing as well. But hey, why are we questioning such a harmless liking? If you really wanted to know everything there is to, well, know about cupcakes, you might as well read my paper. 

But if you aren't in the mood to read, per usual, here are all the pictures I have taken in my history of digital cameras of the handheld munchies. Please note that I am not responsible for water damage on your keyboard, so watch your drooling. Enjoy!

nosh shots : cupcake edition

chocolate peanut butter cupcakes with ganache and reese's pbc 

[homemade] 

cupcake garden

[homemade]

clockwise from top left: carrot cake, vanilla, red velvet, cappuccino

[sweet, boston, ma] 

assorted

[la dolce divas, englewood, nj]

 

clockwise from top: peanut butter, strawberry, coconut, vanilla

[cake couture, aina haina, hi] 

assorted

[south end buttery, south end, ma]

carrot cake

[bee sweet cupcakes, new orleans, la] 

red velvet

[kickass cupcakes, davis square, ma] 

  Mint-chocolate & Bailey's Irish cream frosting on chocolate pound cake
[homemade]

may your cup always be full of cake,

cmita

nosh shots [second edition]

polish sausage with garlic lemon sauce, lilikoi mustard and starfruit relish

[puka dog]

taro poke 

[kcc farmer's market]

chocolate cake with raspberry filling and vanilla frosting

[agnes portuguese bake shop]

acai with banana and granola

[lanikai juice]

beef burger with cheddar, bacon, barbecue sauce, onion rings, and special sauce

[teddy's bigger burgers]

sesame and parmesan bagels

[homemade]

garlic soft pretzels

[homemade]

lime jello with canned fruit and whipped cream

[kahala nui]

coconut macaroons

[homemade]

cobb salad with bacon, egg, tomato, avocado, and turkey

[cpk]

hau'ula tomatoes

[hau'ula farm]

garlic chicken with white rice and mac salad

[papa ole's kitchen]

memphis-style pulled pork with molasses-beer barbecue sauce and coleslaw

[hog island]

nosh shots [original guilt-free macro food photos]

  

brownie pie

[the other side, boston]

 

gruyére-filled croissant

[clear flour bakery, boston]

 

grilled portobello sandwich on rosemary-olive oil bread with romaine, bacon jam, and garlic

[homemade]

 

freshly-grated-carrot cake with butter-glazed mac nuts, coconut, and cream cheese frosting

[homemade]

 

garlic shrimp

[island manapua factory, manoa]

 

cornbread with fresh kahuku corn, jalapenos and honey

[homemade]

 

full stack fluffy pancakes with mac nut créme anglaise

[boots & kimo's, kailua]

 

bbq chicken with brown rice and toss salad

[diamond head grill, kapahulu/diamond head]

  

mango malassada (before and after)

[leonard's, kapahulu]

 

plain bagel with house-made strawberry cream cheese

[this is it bakery & deli, downtown]

 

kc drive-in original waffle dog

[shirokiya, ala moana]

 

grilled portobello with roasted bell pepper relish and fresh mozzarella and spinach on ciabatta with basil aioli

[naupaka terrace, ihilani]

cobb salad with chicken, avocado, gongonzola, bacon, tomato, and diced eggs over mixed greens with vinaigrette

[naupaka terrace, ihilani]

 

fresh mixed fruit plate with honeydew, cantaloupe, blackberries, raspberries, watermelon, pineapple, and kiwi

[naupaka terrace, ihilani]

 

taro milk shave ice with ice cream and custard

[ice garden, aiea]

 taken with a Canon PowerShot SD790 IS and a Canon EOS Rebel XS.

more to come as i eat it.

hope you're hungry now,

cmita