Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Limoncello Cupcakes

Two obstacles arose to baking this recipe for Limoncello Cupcakes.

Obstacle number 1:  I didn't have limoncello and had never heard of it.  Obstacle overcome when I sent my husband off to buy a bottle. He learned that  it's best served very cold and we should keep it in the freezer.  Don't know whether I'll be drinking it or using it in cupcakes!

Obstacle number 2:  Dorie suggests decorating with a swirl of frosting using an open star decorating tip.  I couldn't find my decorating supplies!  Had I given them to a friend or relative?  Had I stored them in a new place after I reorganized my kitchen?   Second obstacle overcome when I walked down to my local cooking supply store and bought a lovely open star tip for $1.90.  I decided against buying a package of pastry bags or a fancy-schmancy silicon bag.  Instead, I cut a corner off a plastic sandwich bag and dropped the tip in for a make-shift pastry bag.

The cupcakes are simple to make.  I decided to make a bunch of mini cupcakes and a few regular-sized cupcakes.  The yield was 24 minis and 6 regulars.  The real fun part was decorating them--it was well worth the $1.90 spent on the decorating tip!  And I think these were a light, lovely spring treat.





Check out what the other Tuesday with Dorie bakers did with this recipe!



12 comments:

  1. I agree that it was worth the star tip - your cupcakes look very pretty.

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  2. Love the inventive decorating-still made beautiful little swirls. I think I may have liked these even better in a mini size.

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  3. Very nice!
    Plastic baggies make great makeshift piping bags, don't they?

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  4. Very pretty! I made a few minis and preferred them to regular sized cupcakes.

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  5. Looks like you over came your obstacles. Your cupcakes look lovely. Like your picture with Dorie too:)

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  6. Your mini cupcakes look great. My piping bag was about to burst so next time I will have to double bag.

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  7. I had the same obstacles!…and used a baggie too haha!!

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  8. Your cupcakes look great! I think that your $1.90 investment on that tip was a smart one!

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  9. Your cakes look great. I made mini cupcakes too, they are easier to just pop in your mouth in two bites.

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  10. Your star tips look perfect! I tried to do the plastic baggie thing myself, but my icing must have been too cold because it refused to be piped. Ah well. I'll just have to find the same star tip that you got and try again!

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  11. Your mini cupcakes looks delightful! A good buy on the star tip!

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  12. I've had to resort to Ziploc bags many times! They work pretty darn well, don't they?

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