Friday, December 14, 2012

Dining Room Window at Christmas

I love the way this turned out.  Used red wired ribbon, gold curling ribbon, and red, green, & gold balls in two sizes.  Hot glue the ornament tops on to make sure they don't fall off.  Added bows to some of the balls, wrapped tail ends of ribbon around rod.  Curled the tails of the gold curling ribbon.   Merry Christams!

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Stacey Cakes website!

I set up a website for my baking business:  www.staceycakes.vpweb.com
There are lots of pictures of my cupcakes on the site and descriptions.  If you live in the Seattle area, take a look at the site.  I'd love to bake for you!
Here's a preview:
Stacey Cakes home-bakes gourmet cupcakes, cakes, and muffins from scratch with high-quality ingredients and scrumptious flavors.  Premium chocolate, real butter and cream, Madagascar vanilla, fresh fruits, pure extracts, even my own handmade caramel.  If you’re looking for basic or plain, it’s not here! You will find delicious, over-the-top treats for all occasions...or no occasion at all!
Chardonay Vanilla Cupcake
  
Check out the Cocktail Cupcakes, a specialty for grown-ups!  It’s like your favorite beverage poured into a delicious little cake.  They’re "Cupcakes with a kick!"

www.staceycakes.vpweb.com

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Stacey Cakes!

I did it!  I took the plunge and I'm now officially a business!  I'm selling my cupcakes, muffins, and cakes.  So far, so good!  I put some pictures of my cupcakes up, too.  I'm working on a web site!
 Stacey Cakes
Bothell, WA

 Menu  
Family-Friendly Cupcakes   ($16 per dozen or 2 dozen mini-cupcakes)
Triple Chocolate (chocolate cake filled with chocolate ganache, topped with chocolate frosting)
Very Vanilla with Sweet Cream Frosting
Chocolate with Salted Caramel Frosting
Fresh Strawberry (strawberry cake with strawberry buttercream)
S’mores (graham cracker crust, chocolate chunks, chocolate cake, and toasted marshmallow frosting)
Peanut Butter Cup (chocolate cake with a peanut butter cup inside, topped with peanut butter-chocolate frosting)
Snickerdoodle (like the cinnamon sugar cookie)
Red Velvet with Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
Pink Lemonade (lemon cake with raspberry buttercream)
Mocha Latte (espresso-chocolate cake topped with milk chocolate ganache)
Pure Coconut
Coconut Lime

Muffins   ($12 per dozen or 2 dozen mini-muffins)
Blueberry Crumble
Coffee Cake Muffins
Apple Cinnamon
Carrot Zucchini
Pumpkin
Pecan


Cakes    ($30 for 9” round)     
Any cupcake flavor can be made as a layer cake
Butter Pecan Rum Cake
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
German Chocolate Cake with Coconut Praline Frosting
Coconut Layer Cake
New York Style Cheesecake



About Stacey Cakes:  All products are made from scratch using high-quality, fresh ingredients.  No shortcuts!  Flavor rules!  Custom combinations on request and never extra. 

FREE DELIVERY!

Call,text, or email to order:
Phone : (425) 293-4666
E-Mail: staceywmeyer@msn.com

Red Velvet

Pink Lemonade

Fresh Strawberry



Tripple Chocolate



S'mores


Pure Coconut

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Happy Hour Cupcakes!

Margarita cupcakes, strawberry margarita cupcakes, and chocolate dark beer cupcakes with salted caramel buttercream and chocolate ganache filling.  The cupcakes all have alcohol (tequilla or Negra Modela beer) in the cake, the filling, and the frosting.  
Here is the recipe for the strawberry margarita cupcakes:

Strawberry Margarita Cupcakes
Yield: 12 cupcakes
For the Cupcakes:
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs, at room temperature
Zest and juice of 1½ limes (approximately 3 tablespoons of juice)
2 tablespoons good quality tequila
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ to 1 cup chopped fresh strawberries
1/3 cup strawberry jam
½ cup sour cream
To Brush the Cupcakes:
 2 to 4 tablespoons good quality tequila
For the Tequila Strawberry-Lime Frosting:
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
2¾ cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice (about ½ lime)
2 tablespoons good quality tequila
½ to ¾ cup fresh strawberry puree (Puree about 1 cup of chopped strawberries with a little water in a blender until smooth.   Push puree through a fine sieve to remove seeds.)
Pinch of coarse salt

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a standard muffin tin with paper liners; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
3. In an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat the butter and sugar together until pale, light, and fluffy (about 5 minutes).
4. Reduce the mixer speed to medium and add the eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition.
5. Scrape the sides of the bowl and add the lime zest, lime juice, vanilla extract , tequila, strawberry jam, and chopped strawberries. Mix until combined. (The mixture will start to look curdled at this point, but don’t worry, it will all come back together, power on!)
6. Reduce the mixer speed low. Add the dry ingredients in three batches, alternating with the sour cream in two batches. Mix only until just incorporated, using a rubber spatula to give it one last mix by hand.
7. Divide the batter between the muffin cups. Bake for approximately 25 minutes or until just slightly golden and a skewer shows only moist crumbs attached.
8. Allow cupcakes to cool for 5 to 10 minutes, and then remove to a cooling rack. Using a skewer, poke several holes all over the top of each cupcake.  Brush the tops of the cupcakes with the 2 to 4 tablespoons of tequila. Set the cupcakes aside to cool completely before frosting them.
9. To make the frosting, whip the butter on medium-high speed of an electric mixer using the whisk attachment for 5 minutes. Reduce the speed to medium-low, and gradually add the powdered sugar, mixing and scraping the sides of the bowl until all is incorporated. Give it a mix on medium speed for about 30 seconds. Add the lime juice, tequila, strawberry puree, and salt. Mix on medium-high speed until incorporated and fluffy. If the frosting appears a bit too soft, add some additional sugar, one spoonful at a time until desired consistency is reached. Frost cupcakes and garnish, if desired, with lime zest, an additional sprinkling of salt and a cut strawberry.