High Altitude Baking

I was looking through my Recipe Index the other day and realized I had done something unforgivable for a baking blog — I was missing a...

“A classic summer combination — using fresh peaches makes the recipe work so much better. Other fruits in season could be substituted.” – The...

Guys, this is the last Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook I will adapt for high-altitude. After this recipe, I will have cooked through all the Hummingbird...

One of my biggest grievances about Colorado is that the state does not have any Trader Joe’s supermarkets. I basically lived off of Trader...

“Green tea-flavored desserts are very popular in Japan. Green tea works so well in cakes, combined with either vanilla or chocolate. It’s important to...

I’m not a big tea drinker. Blasphemous, I know. So many of my good friends are such big tea aficionados,  downing 2-3 mugs of tea...

  I already confessed the truth — even though this is a cupcake blog,  I’m having an affair. While cupcakes will always be my dependent...

“Bananas work so well when used in baking, as they become almost caramel-like when they cook. Chocolate Frosting works particularly well with these .”...

Last post, I baked the Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook‘s recipe for Banana and Chocolate cupcakes without any adjustments or alterations. The cupcakes turned out surprisingly...

I was especially excited to adapt this recipe for high altitude because I love bananas. I’m pretty sure I eat one everyday. I’m an...

“Coconut and pineapple gives these cupcakes a tropical flavor. Grated fresh coconut can be used instead of desiccated coconut for an even better flavor.” – The...

Guys, can we take a moment here and check out my progress? Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting (completed 12/21/2011) Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream...