1. A solid baking schedule
2. A steady and sure-fire way to get rid of my cupcakes
There might be a possible third thing but right now I cannot think of it so it's probably not that important -watch that come back and bite me in the butt. At the moment, I'm right now trying to figure out how to give away my cupcakes using a method that doesn't involve me throwing them at fellow Clarkies or just dumping them in the trash. At the moment, I have an idea in mind that I have yet to get ball rolling on. My idea is this: I want to work with Clark University and the clubs that are involved with the Worcester community by donating the money I earn from selling my cupcakes to local charities. At the moment, I have only sent an email to a figure at my school who is near the top of the pyramid of power, though I have yet to receive a reply. My best bet is to wait till school starts and ask him then. I have also entertained the idea of serving my cupcakes in the admission offices during tour dates. Not only would that help get rid of the cupcake load, but would hopefully get my challenge out to the public. Yes the second idea is a tad more selifsh then the first, but I want people reading my blog! Not for the fame or the glory, but because I want to know that there are people out there who are reading what I write and maybe, going into their kitchens and start baking and cooking. I camper at work today saw me flipping through a cupcake book looking at different recipes and techniques and said, "When I go home I'm going to ask if I can bake cupcakes too! But not from a box." It made me so happy to hear that she wanted to try baking at home, espically after she told me that she hadn't really had any experince baking things from scratch.
Now I'm sure your wonder, what exactly is a food nerd? I'll start with the basics, its a noun. Ok, moving on. A food nerd, as my dear friend claims, is an individual who has a minor to major obsession and appreciation for food and the things related to it, i.e, cookbooks, appliances, food photography, etc. It was during a visit to Huntington's book store on Monday that my friend Olivia (back from the motherland Russia) decided to coin the term. After dragging her over the cookbook section, I started gushing about the wonders of food and the many things that one can do with it. After about ten minutes straight of me praising the wonders of vegetarian dining and the magic of bread, she blurted out, "Oh my god, you really have become a little food nerd while I was gone." I cannot deny what I really am. This past weekend I bought two cookbooks, a food processor, mixing bowls, measuring spoons. And yesterday, Amazon.com announced their special sale in all things related to kitchen and dining. By four but only pay for three. What a bargain! Right now my cart has a three piece wok set, a mesh ladle, maybe some cooling racks, and an adorable egg timer. Slowly but surely my whole life is beginning to revovle around the subject of food. The thing is, I don't it be like that. Food is awesome and so are are the many things that people can do with it. I think when I get back to school I'll start a new club, FNA, Food Nerd Anonymous.
And finally, my announcement.
The next cupcake recipe that I will be tackling is...drum roll please...Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes. Not only am I going to be making all three varations this time around this vow didn't last long. When I informed my mom that one of the variations called for peppermint, she adamantly rejected the recipe. Looks like I'm only making two :( I will still be trying to find a way to make enough for my class at work without invoking any food allergies, along with trying to make sure these things are moist and and delicious! However will I pull this off?
Now I'm sure your wonder, what exactly is a food nerd? I'll start with the basics, its a noun. Ok, moving on. A food nerd, as my dear friend claims, is an individual who has a minor to major obsession and appreciation for food and the things related to it, i.e, cookbooks, appliances, food photography, etc. It was during a visit to Huntington's book store on Monday that my friend Olivia (back from the motherland Russia) decided to coin the term. After dragging her over the cookbook section, I started gushing about the wonders of food and the many things that one can do with it. After about ten minutes straight of me praising the wonders of vegetarian dining and the magic of bread, she blurted out, "Oh my god, you really have become a little food nerd while I was gone." I cannot deny what I really am. This past weekend I bought two cookbooks, a food processor, mixing bowls, measuring spoons. And yesterday, Amazon.com announced their special sale in all things related to kitchen and dining. By four but only pay for three. What a bargain! Right now my cart has a three piece wok set, a mesh ladle, maybe some cooling racks, and an adorable egg timer. Slowly but surely my whole life is beginning to revovle around the subject of food. The thing is, I don't it be like that. Food is awesome and so are are the many things that people can do with it. I think when I get back to school I'll start a new club, FNA, Food Nerd Anonymous.
And finally, my announcement.
The next cupcake recipe that I will be tackling is...drum roll please...Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes. Not only am I
I would think making a full batch of cupcakes everyday does present a problem, and my initial thought was divide the recipe to not make a full batch. Then I realized that this is easier for vegan recipes because they don't use eggs (not easily divided so I hear). Nonetheless, I bet you could divide a recipe by three and only have 4 cupcakes to get rid of. My sister and I sold cupcakes for our school charity drives, and unfortunately it is not as easy as you'd think (although selling baked goods during charity drive was a competitive sport. The whole school gains 10lbs by the end). We also sold miniature lemon tarts in case you are interested:)
ReplyDeleteI use a recipe converter that lets you alter the recipe in any way you want (doubled, halved, I even divided one recipe into thirds). And you're right about eggs; they are impossible to divide and I doubt I of all people would be the one to perfect that method.
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