I think my stomach is going to burst...and I do not regret any icing eating that lead to this silly stomach ache. Earlier today I took a cupcake baking workshop at The Chopping Block-Merchandise Mart and it was beautiful and delicious and educational! Absolute trifecta. We all got into groups of 3-4 people and headed to a little kitchen station where we found a packet of recipes. I knew it was going to be a good class when the first cupcake we were making was a tiramisu cupcake. Wow, so good. As we were baking, our instructor would walk around and make sure we were doing everything right. Heating the ton of butter correctly, chopping the ginger small enough, using the egg beaters right, things like that. He would give us little pointers too about short cuts to cooling icing (moving the mixing bowl around the counter so it does not continue to heat) and other hints. We made enough different types of cupcakes so each person in our group got to do everything: melt ingredients, stir ingredients, measure ingredients, rest, pipe the icing, and clean the bowls a.k.a. just an excuse to lick the spatula. I loved taking a gloomy Sunday morning/afternoon and turning it into a fabulous day of creating gorgeous cupcakes. My groupmates were super nice too, they know their way around the kitchen well so they helped me out and answered any questions I had. My favorite part was definitely the icing part. I also felt like that was the most "artsy"....
Check out how great my Sunday was:
The adorable classroom. And that blur is our teacher.
Apple spice, fudge brownie, and tiramisu cakes
They also served us lunch! Salad, pork tenderloin, and pasta.
Hard at work? Yes.
I though we would maybe get to take home 4 or 5 cupcakes...I HAVE A WHOLE OTHER BOX! Help me eat all of these or I will have to finish them all myself and I have a feeling my body would not appreciate that, I have to save room for turkey!
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