tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637671260765235532023-11-16T06:11:02.370-06:00-Krazy For Kupcakes-Krazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-6643229444559755262013-01-24T10:57:00.003-06:002013-01-24T11:11:19.541-06:00What we have been up to! <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Wow it has been a very
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">During this past year,
the only new cupcake place that we have visited was the “Cupcakery” in the
Monte Carlos hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. If you are following us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/krazy4kupcakes">Facebook</a>,
then you probably saw the pictures posted from that visit! From what I remember,
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The Cupcakery was very
colorful and had a wide variety of different flavors. Melanie and our friend
Sarah chose the vanilla cupcake and I chose the red velvet cupcake. According to
the reviews online, the red velvet cupcake (of course) was said to be one of the
best ones! However, it didn’t live up to its reviews; it was very dry and the
frosting was sort of hard. It lacked flavor, and tasted too plain to me. I don’t
remember if I liked Melanie’s cupcake or not, but it probably tasted a whole
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Melanie moved back to
the burbs so we try our best to visit cupcake places whenever she visits. We do
however still bake cupcakes more than we go to cupcake bakeries.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">My last cupcake batch I
baked was a vanilla cake with an apple cinnamon filling topped with cinnamon
frosting that I made for my coworkers at my previous job. Of course, they were successful =)! It’s
always a great feeling sharing something you love to do with others! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Before that, I made Melanie
a batch of strawberry cupcakes with strawberry buttercream frosting for her
birthday! Truthfully, I haven’t really had time to bake cupcakes all that
often, school has been keeping me busy! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to be headed to the Derby races in May! And we are definitely going to hunt
down a bakery with cupcakes to try! We found a few good ones on yelp, so hopefully
we make it out to a new bakery soon! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Krazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-21077899207583126042012-01-13T21:10:00.001-06:002012-01-13T21:11:35.890-06:00Lucky People Who Have Tried Our Cupcakes!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to take pictures of friends who have tried our cupcakes! Enjoy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PEPPERMINT CUPCAKES!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cinnamon Toast Crunch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Krazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-50625162458562079442012-01-13T21:00:00.001-06:002012-01-13T21:12:21.905-06:00Yum!Melanie and I finally had a chance to get together to do one of our favorite things.. Can you guess?<br />
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Baking Cupcakes! Of course! :)<br />
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</div><div>We decided on making Cinnamon Toast Crunch cupcakes that turned out pretty amazing! We brought these cupcakes to work the next day for our coworkers to try. They were definitely a success considering the cupcakes were gone in a few hours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnqecevkXPJqzed5KC7YsRU3iOeI_m3SaNQTrdMnzA68bINNmZmUHnigw_1Pr7TKpTrgixNOH0sJ1gN6a2M-JqaPbeDJAwfdMXE046TQM9nMpGqyKcwGm-hPRRSH9KyD2SZVDfuoT0EA/s1600/cupcakes%2521.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnqecevkXPJqzed5KC7YsRU3iOeI_m3SaNQTrdMnzA68bINNmZmUHnigw_1Pr7TKpTrgixNOH0sJ1gN6a2M-JqaPbeDJAwfdMXE046TQM9nMpGqyKcwGm-hPRRSH9KyD2SZVDfuoT0EA/s200/cupcakes%2521.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>These cupcakes are definitely a breakfast treat, it's a cinnamon toast cake with a cinnamon filling, topped with cinnamon vanilla frosting. </div><div><br />
</div><div>We agreed that the cupcakes were one of our top favorite cupcakes we've baked so far! And we hope to get together to bake some more cereal flavored cupcakes! </div><div><br />
</div><div>Also, I recently baked a batch of Chocolate Cake Cupcakes w/ Cookie Dough filling and Butter Cream Frosting for my roommate Rosalie, who just got back from Africa. They were definitely a success as well!</div>Krazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-61198967340416224422011-10-16T15:10:00.003-05:002011-10-20T09:39:27.594-05:00New Cupcake Bakery in Chicago!<div class="MsoNormal">A new bakery in the Block37 mall just opened in Chicago not too long ago. The bakery is called <b>Magnolia Bakery</b> and it was originally opened in New York City’s Greenwich Village. They are infamous for their delicious cupcakes and other yummy treats. And last Friday, my roommate Rosalie and I finally had a chance to try out what the new Chicago chaos was about.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Before I made my visit, I did the usual review look up on Yelp.com. And what I found was that the Chicago location wasn’t rated that well compared to the original one in New York City. It had a lot of negative reviews rather than positive. And a few friends of mine that have already been there, pretty much had the same negative response as well. So I wanted to just check out this place myself. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">At the Block37 mall, most stores have two entrances, one through the mall and one through the front (outside on State St.). In the reviews, someone mentioned about these entrances and how it might be a little confusing. The line forms through the front entrance, so when you go through the mall entrance you might think the line starts as you enter. Rosalie and I were already in the mall; we came through the mall entrance and like how the reviews said it was confusing! As we entered, there was a long line wrapped around towards the front. And walking down, people may give you mean looks thinking you are going to cut them in line! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">As you wait, you get to see the many employees bake the cupcakes. The line wasn’t too bad but when we finally were about to order, we noticed that none of the cupcakes were labeled. Not only that, but there were not that many flavors to select from, and most of them were plain flavored cupcakes. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We asked this one lady behind the counter to inform us the kinds of flavors they had today, and she seemed like she wasn’t aware of the flavors. She talked really softly and every time she would name a cupcake, she would turn her head slightly to the side, as if she didn’t know what she was talking about. We asked her what type of flavor was the icing on one cupcake and I swear she responded, “Its icing.” Rose and I told her to speak up but she clearly was not very knowledgeable of the cupcakes. Finally, another worker that was just frosting a new batch of cupcakes came to the front and gave us a brief description of each cupcake. She was much more helpful than the other lady, and knew what she was talking about. Honestly, if you work at a bakery or any place in fact, you should know your product well. Otherwise, don’t stand there behind the counter and think that nobody will ask simple questions like that, especially when there is no labeling on the cupcakes. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Anyways, Rosalie chose two cupcakes: plain chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting and ‘the hummingbird’, which was a banana cake with cream cheese frosting and pecans on top. I, too, bought the hummingbird and I decided to try their banana pudding, on the reviews many people had recommended it. I was a little disappointed because I really was hoping to try their pumpkin cupcake, but they didn’t have any that day. Each cupcake was pretty pricey for the size you get. Plain cupcakes are $3.00 and specialty cupcakes are $3.50. The small banana pudding was $4.50, it also comes in a large size too (not too sure the price of that). </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">When we were paying, Rose and I had separate cashiers, and of course my cashier was so rude. She didn’t even have a smile on and all I felt was a very unfriendly vibe. My total came up to be almost $10. I honestly was so irritated at that point that I only hoped for the cupcake to be at least okay. The bakery had mini tables spread throughout the bakery, and luckily we were able to find a spot to sit at. To my surprise, I actually really liked both things that I chose. The banana cupcake was very moist and the cream cheese frosting helped to add flavor to the cupcake. I also really liked how they topped it with pecans too. The banana pudding was delicious! It came in a small ice-cream shaped container that was filled up and enough for two people. At first, the pudding looked almost like frosting, but as I placed that spoonful in my mouth, I was in heaven. It was a sweet, but not too sweet dessert. It had the right texture, and was very filling. Rose’s on the other hand, her chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting was not good at all. The cake was very dry and fell apart very easily. Even just peeling off the cupcake liner, it looked dry. The frosting, however, was very light and not the usual thick frosting. Rose actually liked the frosting part, but I thought since the cake was too dry, they should have added more frosting to it since the frosting was not as heavy. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Overall, Rose and I decided that out of the two, the ‘the hummingbird’ was definitely our favorite. I would probably recommend the specialty cupcakes, rather than the plain ones. They didn’t really have much of a selection to choose from. There were probably like 5 different flavors to choose from, and only one or two specialty cupcakes. I would rate my visit a <b>2.5 out of 5</b>. I gave it half stars because the customer service was very poor but the cupcakes I bought were all right. I don’t think I wouldn’t necessary recommend this place to anyone and it’s definitely not worth the wait either. This place is always busy and disorganized. I wonder how long the lines will take to eventually cool down. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Well until next time cupcake lovers! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div>New pictures ADDED - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/krazyforkupcakes/?saved=1">http://www.flickr.com/photos/krazyforkupcakes/?saved=1</a></div>Krazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-73880343813866087192011-08-24T01:42:00.000-05:002011-08-24T01:42:27.995-05:00Blame Us!Where did summer go? I feel like I did not have a summer at all, considering I worked everyday. So sorry AGAIN if we haven't updated in awhile! Melanie and I sadly, did not make it in time to do the Jelly Belly contest! We did make cupcakes and baked a lot this summer though! Here are some recap pictures:<div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Melanie finally turn 21 and her boyfriend bought her the dozen Sprinkles "bday" cupcakes! :) And above these two, I made my friend Sarah some cherry cupcakes for her Baby Shower! </div><div><br />
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</div><div>Always and Forever,</div><div>The sweetest girls on the web <3 </div>Krazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-46826984883995947772011-05-27T19:56:00.002-05:002011-05-28T10:26:37.599-05:00SUMMER! :)Last weekend was my best friend's 20th birthday and I (Nancy) decided it was a great idea to bake her some good old cupcakes, of course! Since we were planning on drinking champagne that night, I thought it would be very appropriate to make her the strawberry champagne cupcakes. (Pictures will be posted soon) I was so excited to bake them all week, and in the end they turned out pretty amazing!!! I love the recipe and will surely be making some more soon! The best part out of all of this was that finally a lot of my friends and coworkers had a chance to try them too, and to my surprise they loved it. <br />
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On the side note, the birthday was a success and we all had a great time! The next day I had to go to work and right before my lunch break I saw that there was a cupcake truck outside the window. Nope, it definitely was not Flirty's cupcakes (if that's what you guys are thinking). It was a green truck that had black bold writing that read, "CUPCAKES FOR COURAGE". I was pretty pumped and ready to try the new cupcake truck! Once I was on break, I went over and saw that they had about 5 flavors to choose from: Pink Velvet, Black and White, Vanilla, Strawberry and Dreamsicle. While waiting in line, I was contemplating on which flavor to choose from either Pink Velvet or Strawberry? Since I already had made strawberry flavored the night before, I decided to try the pink velvet. As it was my turn to order, there were two ladies in the truck. I asked them about their business and if they were newbies. They replied saying they were from a suburb called Elmhurst, which is actually near from where I am originally from. They said that they are new to this business and it was their second day in the city, so it was pretty exciting! I got a chance to tell them that my best friend and I blog about cupcake bakeries in Chicago, and they jotted down our site (so hopefully they checked us out!). <br />
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Anyway, after my lunch, I finally tried the cupcake and I must say it was very moist and spongey. It was definitely good and tasty and I for sure want to try more of their flavors again soon! I looked them up recently to find out more on their business and they are just like Flirty's that go around Chicago at certain times, different for each week (you can look up their schedule at their website: <a href="http://www.cupcakesforcourage.com/schedule.html">http://www.cupcakesforcourage.com/schedule.html</a>). <br />
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So wondering why they are called, "Cupcake for Courage"? Well Cupcakes for Courage is the brain child of<span style="color: #2d2b00; font-family: inherit;"> Kathryn and Laura Pekarik, two sisters that share the same passion for baking and want to share that passion with the world one cupcake at a time. Kathryn was dianosed with non-hodgkins t-cell lymphoma in May of 2010, and later that year had held a benefit to help raise money for her costs of medical care. Laura held a bake sale and baked 250 cupcakes at the event. After that they decided it was a great idea to bake cupcakes while also raising money for cancer. It's a very touching story and I love the story behind it! To find out more, again visit their site at <a href="http://www.cupcakesforcourage.com/">Cupcakes for Courage</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #2d2b00;">Oh and also exciting! Someone ordered cupcakes from us! So Melanie and I will be busy baking all summer long! If you guys would like to order something, please let us know the flavor, amount, and time needed it by. We would love to bake for you.. Afterall, that is what we do best! :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #2d2b00;">Until next time,</span><br />
<span style="color: #2d2b00;">Nancy <3 </span>Krazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-59371091244853208572011-03-27T17:57:00.000-05:002011-03-27T17:57:24.333-05:00CrummyHi all,<br>
I'm sorry I know have been slacking lately. Even with all the craziness going on for the past month, I should have still been able to take 10 minutes of my time to update the site. I feel horrible and I am sincerely sorry. Now with that in the open we can get straight into business... <br>
Back in the beginning of February, my roommate, Nancy and I met up with our dear friends Marcel and Eric to try out some new cupcakes. That particular day was freezing cold outside and we all ended up on a journey to find Crumbs Bakery. <u>Crumbs Bakery</u> is a new cupcake spot located on <b>303 W Madison St</b>. Luckily we all happened to bump into each other on the street while searching for the bakery. It was almost seemed impossible to find, especially due to the ice cold weather. Eventually we found the small shop which was located a few stores away from The Cupcake Counter, another cupcake bakery. <br>
When we got inside we were in awe by the fabulously decorated cupcakes. The cupcakes came in "signature" size, which was a little above average, and then "colossal" which was a huge cupcake cake.<br>
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In the meantime, Melanie and I made birthday cupcakes last week for our friend's 21st birthday! We decided to bake her vegan margerita cupcakes (she's not vegan, but we decided to try it out..) and we felt that margerita flavored cupcakes would fit the theme perfectly! Here are some pictures of what they looked like.. you can also check them out in our Flickr album to the right of here! -->><br />
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Oh and we took videos of us making these cupcakes, so keep intune for a finished video for that! :)<br />
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plus check out our new VIDEO = <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIVl4I-brLM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIVl4I-brLM</a> :) get the inside scoop of us making the margerita cupcakes! :)Krazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-64970908837125724312011-01-03T02:40:00.001-06:002011-01-03T02:51:14.988-06:00Don't think we gave up on this blog...Hey guys! I know it's been way too long... but don't think Melanie and I forgot about this blog! We have been very occupied with other things, that we haven't had time. I know, I know... SAME excuse as last time. But even if we haven't been updating our blog, we have been making time to try new cupcakes and baking our own as well. <br />
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From last time, looks like Sprinkles was our last topic.. Well I hate to admit this.. But I think we have gone Sprinkles crazy! I swear ever since then, I've had Sprinkles way too many times that I think I am done, sick of their cupcakes... I'm or (we) are moving on! I mentioned last blog that it didn't help working a block away from the bakery.. Well as the months go by, our seasonal positions will soon end and we won't be visiting the Gold Coast as much anymore.. That being said, we will soon be Sprinkles free. <br />
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In a bit, I'll upload some pictures that Melanie and I took of our cupcakes. So check that out! <br />
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Other than Sprinkles, Melanie and I have finally did try a new place on our list called Sensational Bites. It's a cute little bakery more west of Wrigleyville. They serve their title well, it was pretty "sensational" for sure! They had many treats to offer other than cupcakes... There were oreo balls (which was delicious!), brownies, cookies, you name it! All for a reasonal price! Again, I'll upload more pictures from the visit in a bit. Luckily for me, this place is located really close to where I live... So we plan on making a visit very soon! <br />
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Oh also, this break Melanie and I finally did bake some cupcake treats! Can you guess? We had thrown a holiday party over break, and decided to bake some Sprinkles peppermint mix! How did they turn out you ask? Well.... let's just say Sprinkles mixes and Krazy 4 Kupcakes don't mix well together... The cupcakes were good, they were just really MINTY! TOO minty that it tasted like mouth wash. HAHA. I swear they must not want their customers to bake the same way they do at their bakeries! We're convinced. <br />
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Anyway, this is all the updates I have for you! But check out our pics in a bit! <br />
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We haven't logged on our YouTube in ages and to find out that one of our videos - "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRbUYG3L9co">Cookies and Strawberry Cream</a>" had over 1000+ views, was a very exciting and shocked news to us!<br />
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While you're at it... check out our new <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl88r7J0mH4">Halloween Video</a>!!!!!<br />
Thank you guys! <br />
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Forever & Always,<br />
The Krazy4Kupcake Girls <3Krazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-1114521087419083512010-11-10T00:07:00.006-06:002010-11-10T00:14:12.795-06:00Free Cupcakes for ALL!!!Did you know that Sprinkles Cupcakes gives away free cupcakes every day? If you type in “Sprinkles Cupcakes” in the search box on Facebook, you will find Sprinkles’ page - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sprinkles">www.facebook.com/sprinkles</a> (also works on Twitter). Each day, around noon time (most likely) they post a new status up about receiving a free cupcake for the first 10th, 25th or even 50th customer to whisper a certain word at any Sprinkles location. If you are one of those lucky participants, you are granted a free cupcake. <br />
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Yep, that’s right; it definitely reels in the same customers coming back for more – true statement. With that being said, even as busy as we are, Melanie and I have found time to stop by Sprinkles for a free treat. I swear, probably half our time trying Sprinkles already has been free. Well it also doesn’t help that Melanie and I work a block away from the Sprinkles location!!!!! I think we have gone Sprinkles Crazy! I didn’t think it wasn’t that great, but now I kind of like it! :-)<br />
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Anyways, Melanie and I actually made some Halloween cupcakes recently and let’s just say.. it didn’t go very well! :-O I think it’s been way too long since we’ve made cupcakes from scratch! People, who did get a chance to try them, said they liked it and others said they didn’t. But they were for sure not our best ones! Oh well, everyone has their bad days. <br />
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We do want to make holiday cupcakes, and we sure will once our holiday break begins! It’s crazy to think of how fast this semester flew by, Melanie is actually almost done with this semester. So be excited that we will have more free time to upload videos and posts soon! Sorry guys!!! But we will definitely keep the updates consistent this time! :-) Okay well I think that is it for now..<br />
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PS- YOU CAN ORDER cupcakes, just let us know. We would love to make some for you!<br />
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Until next time,<br />
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Krazy 4 Kupcake Girls <3Krazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-35629251752018647192010-10-13T01:18:00.003-05:002010-10-25T20:21:13.748-05:00Short & Sweet<div style="text-align: center;">Wow! What a birthday weekend! Melanie made me an awesome cupcake cake that tasted deliciouso! Here's a pic of it -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div align="left"><span style="font-size: small;">Those of you who got to try it, it was chocolate cake on the bottom and strawberry cake on the top with strawberry pudding? Frosting was obviously chocolate, and she also added chocolate covered strawberries!!!! Aaaaah I want some more! Once again, thank you Melanie for taking your precious time to make this cake for me! :) Love you! </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, since then, Melanie and I started working at our new job in the gold coast! We are literally a block away from Sprinkles. Therefore, we have been getting Sprinkles more than anyone could go. We are pretty fortunate to have received the free cupcakes they do every day! If you are a fan on their Facebook or Twitter you can see that they post a "whisper" word to say at each local store to receive a free cupcake! :)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: small;">We also visited More's Cupcakes and we decided we do not like their cupcakes! Sorry More's but your just not cutting it. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: small;">Melanie and I have been swamped with homework from school!!!! We hope to make the Strawberry Champagne cupcakes! And make more videos/order form. Sorry it's taking longer than expected. It should be up SOON hopefully.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"></div>Krazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-51532740482761593442010-09-28T17:13:00.000-05:002010-09-28T17:13:33.051-05:00A Bitter EndingHey Everyone!<br />
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Hope you all are having a great start to the fall season. So recently we have posted a status on our facebook page asking which bakery we should go to next. We got some great suggestions and decided to take Amanda's suggestion to go to Bittersweet Bakery. Originally Nancy and I were going to go on her birthday, but since I am going to make her an awesome cake, we didn't want to eat too much desserts in one day and choose to go last Saturday. <br />
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We were very excited to try Bittersweet because we heard great things about them. When we arrived, we were looking at all the pretty cookies and treats they had. Our favorite design was a cookie shaped and decorated as a pink poodle! I noticed that were numbers we were suppose to pick up, kind of like when you are at deli. I picked up numbers for Nancy and I while we were still trying to decide from the only three cupcake options they had. The workers kept asking Nancy and I if we were ready and seemed a little annoyed that we were taking a while to make up our mind. Nancy choose a banana cupcake and I went for the chocolate peanut truffle cupcake. <br />
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Now, what I didn't mention earlier is this place isn't just a bakery, they also serve a limited lunch so the place was more like a cafe. The lady asked if we were going to eat there or take it to go, and of course we wanted to eat there. We had a wait for them to clear off the empty tables because they were still full of dirty dishes and TIP... Okay I understand that people will tip for the lunch, but all the workers had to do for us was put the pre-made cupcake on a plate and set it down in front of us. So honestly we felt like we shouldn't have tipped them.<br />
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But anyways back to the cupcakes, Nancy's was basically banana bread shaped as a cupcake. Nancy really liked it, but to me it wasn't much of a cupcake although her frosting was a lot better than mine. My cupcake was a chocolate cake with super artificial vanilla frosting. The texture of the frosting was very distinctive and had like a slimy coating. It's hard to explain but it's like the same type of frosting that Swirlz cupcakes use. The frosting had no real flavor. The only peanut flavor in my cupcake was from a huge hard truffle that was in the middle of my cupcake. To say the least, I was not pleased with this cupcake. However, I really want to try something else from them, possibly their cookies. <br />
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When the "waitress" dropped off our check, we walked to the counter to pay. The cashier asked if we are putting the tip on our card. At first Nancy and I decided we weren't going to tip at all but after the cashier was asking us, it made us feel uncomfortable and rude if we didn't leave anything, even though they did not deserve it. We both ended up giving a dollar tip each, so the total amount for our cupcakes was over $4!!!<br />
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So what I want to know is what do you guys think about tipping them? Should we have just said no or did they deserve to get tip? Let us know your thoughts!<br />
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Lastly, we want to make a shout out to James for making us this cool picture(inserted below) for our site in honor of Nancy's 21st birthday coming up. We love the quote and we totally are going to us it! Ahh can't wait for Nancy's birthday!!<br />
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Till next time,<br />
The sweetest girls on the web <3Krazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-59915906701301321572010-09-21T22:45:00.004-05:002010-09-21T23:06:50.162-05:00A Kupcake Update :)Hey guys! How’s it going? It’s been good for us. Ever since school has started, Melanie and I have been super busy and have not had a chance to write a blog, record videos or even bake more cupcakes. We want to apologize for not keeping you guys updated! <br />
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On a good note, Melanie and I are going to visit a new cupcake place next weekend for my birthday. Woo! I’m finally turning 21! I think we are going to try out Bittersweet Bakery! How exciting!<br />
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>> I decided my most favorite cupcakes from Sprinkles is definitely the banana and red velvet! Lovee it! Every time I go I feel like I'm obligated to buy two cupcakes instead of one! AHH!! <br />
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Also, I wanted to make note that we finally received our business cards! They look really cute and professional! I love them! I wanted to give a shout out to Karen Rinaldi (<a href="http://www.sukodesign.com/">http://www.sukodesign.com/</a>), who designed them for us! Thanks so much! <br />
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In the last blog post I mentioned how you guys can FINALLY order from us! When I get a chance, I will create an order form for you guys to fill out! That way it will be a lot easier for you to tell us what exactly you guys want! (Note: We only take orders of at least a dozen cupcakes). <br />
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Either email us at <a href="mailto:melanieandnancy@yahoo.com">melanieandnancy@yahoo.com</a> or leave a comment. We'll bake for parties, graduations, or for satisfaction! You choose.<br />
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Well that is it for now. Until then, comment or be the 2nd customer to order from us! :)<br />
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-Krazy 4 Kupcake GirlsKrazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-56752013879025798242010-09-02T00:43:00.002-05:002010-09-02T00:43:43.661-05:00Not everything is going to taste good.Melanie and I have finally moved into the city!! Yay! With school being around the corner and all, Melanie and I made some time to stop by a few cupcake places such as Phoebe's, Sprinkles, Sweet Mandi B's and Flirty's Cupcakes. Yeah, I know that's quite a lot, considering we've only been here for a week or so... but what can we say we're cupcake obsessed! :)<br />
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So by the look of my caption.... I was pretty disappointed in all 4 bakeries. I say this because each treat I ate tasted horrible!<br />
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First we'll start with Phoebe's Cupcakes. I was around the area when I decided to stop in at Phoebe's Cupcakes. To be honest, Phoebe's Cupcakes isn't really one of my favorite cupcake places that I've tried. But anyway, I was deciding between the chocolate cupcake or the banana cream pie cupcake. Since I always choose chocolate cupcakes, I decided why not try something new this time so I go with the banana one. Once I got home, I was all excited to try it and my first bite was rather disappointing. The cupcake tasted very artificial, almost like a 'banana' flavored Laffy Taffy (if you guys have tried it before). The icing was actually good but I felt like it was too much. You definitely can taste the banana flavored but it was too much flavor.<br />
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Next we had Sprinkles. Melanie had stopped by the other day and bought cupcakes: chocolate marshmallow and lemon cupcake. She let me choose from the two and I chose the lemon cupcake. We'll start off with the chocolate marshmallow cupcake.. This cupcake was chocolate cake with chocolate icing and a marshmallow in the center. It was pretty good but we thought it tasted like a hostess cake. It was way too sweet and definitely not appetizing. Mine however, was nice and moist except for the cake part was very bland and the icing was really thick. I felt like the frosting is what GAVE the cake the flavor though.<br />
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Literally the next day we went to Sweet Mandi B's, but this time instead of getting the normal cupcake treat; we agreed to try their ice cream. Ice cream seriously sounded so good at the time and we thought it would be a great treat to refresh ourselves on a hot day. Their ice cream is new, so we decided to give it a try. When we arrived, we noticed that they had added more chairs and new decor to the room. It was very colorful with light colors surrounding the room (pics will be up soon). On the side of the wall, there is a list of flavors to choose from, I'll name a few... Banana Chocolate Chip, Cookie Dough, Cookies & Cream, Mint Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Marshmallow, etc. Melanie chose the Mint Chocolate Chip, I chose the Cookies & Cream, and our friend Connie chose the Cookie Dough ice cream. All sound delicious right? Well looks may be deceiving because the taste was awful. The Cookies & Cream that I chose, was too bland and tasted more like cheesecake. Melanie's choice (Mint Chocolate Chip) was rather too minty!!! At first we were like yours is definitely the best, but then we came to a conclusion that it was wayy too much mint. To the point where her throat started burning after finishing her ice cream. So lay off the mint? And Connie's... Cookie Dough choice was the worst one out of all of ours. Hers tasted like Smuckers lip gloss, no JOKE! First thing after tasting the first bite, that had come to my mind. I don't know if you guys know what Smuckers is but it seriously felt like the lip gloss was on your tongue and you were eating it. The texture was very dense and "lip gloss" like. It just overall tasted horrible and one scoop of ice cream is pretty pricey!!!! It costs us approximately $3.50 for ONE SCOOP that wasn't even WORTH it. Ew. Never again, maybe they should please just stick to selling baked goods. Or maybe taste test it first. Because if I was Connie and I chose the cookie dough flavor I would totally take it back.<br />
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So last but not least today I finally got a chance to try Flirty's Cupcakes once again. The truck had stopped in front of our store tonight, and my manager let me go get some cupcakes for everyone. When I got there of course they had the flavor that I wanted sold out (the 'Mcdreamy'). So instead I chose the 'Curious George' cupcake which is basically a banana flavored cupcake. Um... what to say about this cupcake? Well first of all everyone agreed that the frosting was again very dense and thick, which is true because I remember the last cupcake I got the frosting was like it too. And not only that, but for some reason the frosting on mine was very SALTY??? It was seriously saltier than french fries. But it tasted weird because salt and sweet together does not mix well at least I don't think so. The cake part did not have a banana flavor at all either. It tasted more like chocolate cake. Eww, I just can't get over the fact that the frosting was so salty, like I had to scrape off all the frosting in order to finish it. The cupcake itself is tiny, so it was definitely not satisfying. Wow, it's funny because just last month I was saying how I LOVED Flirty's Cupcakes better than Sprinkles. I change my mind, I'm not a fan of either. Sprinkles is pretty much overrated for what it's worth. I know all the 'celebs' order from there, but so what? It's not that great honestly. Ah I feel like I wasted my time and money towards unappetizing treats. However "not everything is going to taste good," -- true STATEMENT.<br />
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So this is a long blog entry, I know... SORRY. There was just too much to say. I have a few questions for you guys to respond to:<br />
1) What cupcake place out of these places have you tried and what did you think of them?<br />
2) Tell us a horrible tasting experience you've had.<br />
3) Do you agree with this article? If yes, why?<br />
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Okay before making this 10 pages long, Melanie and I finally had our FIRST cupcake order and what I mean is we actually got PAID this time. My friend had ordered from us and we spent all night making them. He asked us to make chocolate cupcakes but we decided to mix things up a bit and make s`mores cupcakes instead. I'll keep it short and say that they really enjoyed it supposedly and said we should make our own business cards! It's coincidental because I literally just ordered some last weekend! How exciting right? We also will be posting up a video on the making of s`mores and will be also be creating an order form for the website. <span style="font-size: large;">Technically, you guys can order from us now. Just name the flavor, amount and time we'll do it! :)</span> So order away!!! Okay I'm done.<br />
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-Krazy 4 Kupcake Girls <3Krazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-50687746019259401832010-08-14T10:37:00.001-05:002010-08-17T11:25:38.886-05:00Hello?Hello??Anyone out there? At times, Nancy and I feel like we are writing to ourselves. Since we rarely get comments on our blogs, pictures, and videos, we think no one is following us. However, we have been surprised with people coming up to us telling us that they follow our website. We are <i>truly</i> grateful for that and want to thank those who have commented on our pages. The whole reason Nancy and I have this website isn't just for ourselves, it is for you guys! We wanted to have an interactive website where we could share our cupcake experiences, whether we made some cupcakes or went to a bakery, and have you guys commenting back on us. We absolutely need <b>YOUR </b>feedback, or else we don't know that you are there. <br />
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Nancy and I are tough cookies, and haters out there aren't going to bring us down...! Although it can be a little discouraging when we get negative feedback and have no positive feedback to counter it. Where are our fans?? Nancy and I are passionate about what we do, but it isn't as enjoyable unless we get feedback from you, and I'm not talking to the haters. The good and bad, we want to hear from our actual fans. Tell us what you think about our blogs when you read them, how delicious our cupcake pictures look, or how silly we are in our videos, just say something please! Be that voice today, and show your support for Krazy4Kupcakes :)<br />
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You can start by commenting this blog after you read it. To help you get started I have a few suggestions in what you can talk about. <br />
-Respond to the blog<br />
-Tell us what you are passionate about <br />
-Tell us about a time you have been discouraged and what you decided to do about it<br />
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Feel free to visit our youtube site to leave feedback as well :)<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/krazyforkupcakes">www.youtube.com/krazyforkupcakes</a><br />
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Love you guys,<br />
Krazy4Kupcake girlsKrazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-13203715527016596592010-08-10T23:30:00.006-05:002010-08-11T19:33:18.099-05:00Big Blue!So guess what?!!! I was in Chicago last weekend and I finally had a chance to try Flirty's Cupcakes!!!!! The day before I checked on Facebook what Flirty's route would be that week and luckily they were going to be nearby my work, which was in front of the Bloomingdales Home Store (2 min walk). When I got to work I was hoping to God that my break would be around that time they were going to be there, and luckily it was! All day I was definitely looking forward to my break, I was so anxious because I'm not going to lie I've been dying to try their cupcakes! When 3 PM came around, my coworker Tal asked if I wanted to hangout during break (little did she know about my cupcake passion). Of course I told her about it, and she had the wonderful experience of trying it with me. We both chose the "Devil in Disguise," which is the red velvet cupcake and they costed $3.25 each. You can check out some pictures that I took in our Flickr gallery on the right side. I really wanted to try the banana flavored, but by the time we got there they had been sold out! :( I also was very indecisive because I've heard people say that the McDreamy and the Peanut Butter cupcakes were the best ones. Oh well maybe next time for sure! <br />
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I felt as if the cupcake was smaller than most cupcakes that I've tried. But honestly, I didn't care because the cupcake overall was seriously one of the best cupcakes I've ever eaten in my life. I'm not going to lie, but HANDS down for sure Flirty's Cupcakes are WAY more tastier than Sprinkles Cupcakes. Why, you ask? Well... first of all, this small cupcake had so much flavor and it was definitely very moist and soft. It was topped with the usual, cream cheese frosting and red sprinkles. The frosting also had so much flavor in it, you can totally recognize it was cream cheese for sure. I mean both the cupcake and the frosting had a lot of flavor and texture to it. I know that sounds weird, but most places that I've been to, I felt like the frosting was the one thing that gave the cupcake the flavor and not the cupcake itself. Flirty's has to be the best red velvet cupcake so far. They have my VOTE at least! :) Now I understand why my manager at work would always order them! Ah! Flirty's, I would definitely recommend to everyone who hasn't tried many cupcake places in Chicago. Hunt them down!!! They are so WORTH IT. Once again, you can look up their routes on <a href="http://facebook.com/flirtycupcakes">facebook.com/flirtycupcakes</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/flirtycupcakes">twitter.com/flirtycupcakes</a>. I can't wait to try some more, I'm going to see if they are going to be around work again this weekend. I really hope so :). <br />
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Oh and Melanie finally had a chance to taste Sprinkles last weekend too! Her mom and her had went, and she bought dark chocolate Sprinkles cake mix! :) Stay tuned for more information on her visit! <br />
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After last Friday (when I tried Flirtys), everyone at work found out my obssession with cupcakes and they are looking forward to me bringing cupcakes for them. So the "KrazyforKupcake" girls are at it again, we are going back to work in the kitchen and baking more cupcakes! Lovvve it. <br />
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Always & Forever,<br />
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The Krazy 4 Kupcake Girls :)<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80wSGslM5kE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80wSGslM5kE</a>Krazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-9230037946468452702010-08-03T20:34:00.003-05:002010-08-03T22:58:28.367-05:00Sprinkles Cupcakes!!!What is new and has dots all over? ...Sprinkles Cupcakes! Yupp... that's right, I finally had a chance to check out the talk of the town's famous cupcake place! Unfortunately, our other 'Krazy for Kupcake's' girl Melanie couldn't come with me, but a few of my good friends (Sarah & Karen) volunteered to share this wonderful experience with me! Here's a video of what went down: Enjoy!<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">As you can see, I bought four cupcakes: Strawberry, Cherry, Key Lime & Dark Chocolate. The two flavors Cherry & Key Lime are their summer flavors, which they stop selling on August 1, so I had to get them before they were gone! Each cupcake costed $3.25. </div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I was pretty excited to go scope out the new cupcake place! I was pretty upset that Melanie couldn't join me in my trip because we've been LITERALLY counting down the days until Sprinkles came to town. It opened last Monday, the 26th of July. And when we visited the line was REALLY long. We waited in line almost for an HOUR. Luckily we made it in time before it closed (at 7 PM). But anyway, once we got inside, the place looked really colorful and very modern. They had a glass window for a display of each cupcake flavor, kind of like More's Cupcakes. </div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">What I thought of the cupcakes? Well, they were of course good. Each cupcake was very moist, just the way I like it and the frosting was very smooth and definitely gave the cupcake more flavor. My favorite cupcake out of the four I chose was definitely the cherry! Awe, too bad it's not going to be there anymore... But at least I had a chance to try it! The key lime was my second favorite, those two I would have to say had the most flavor. The dark chocolate was a tad bit TOO sweet for me and the strawberry wasn't the best. Each cupcake was topped with a sugary dot candy for their signature. Also they put a different dotted color on each cupcake to represent the flavor.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Overall, the place was pretty good. I'm not going to lie, I still think Molly's Cupcakes are the best so far. Sprinkles is up there, BUT they aren't as creative as Molly's. Sprinkles cupcakes kind of taste like Sugar Bliss Bakery off of Wabash Ave. Both places have the same tastes/textures in their cupcake and frosting. I still thought it was delicious, and I would definitely go again! Like Sarah said, the staff was super super friendly too! <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">But yeah, now that I've had a chance to try Sprinkles... time to hunt down FLIRTY's CUPCAKES!!!!!!! </div><br />
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ENJOY :) Tune in tonight - MOLLY'S CUPCAKES ARE ON CUPCAKE WARS!!!! <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">K4K</div>Krazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-27783774519903400492010-07-29T19:00:00.002-05:002010-07-29T19:14:13.337-05:00The Best, By Far.Nancy and I got together yesterday and guess what we did?? Yup, we made cupcakes! My nephew has a christening and his first birthday this Sunday. My family is going to be throwing a party to celebrate. What's a better way to celebrate any occasion? Well, we think it is none other that to have cupcakes! Since there is going to be about 60 people at the party, and there will be tons of dessert already, we decided to make "tiny cupcakes". This way almost everyone would be able to try the cupcakes. <br />
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Nancy and I made chocolate malted cupcakes from scratch. We were a little worried since our history of making cupcakes from scratch isn't the best. We were very precautions in what we were doing. Once the batter started to get liquidly, we began to panic a bit. But atlas, when the cupcakes came out of the oven and we were able to try it, it tasted amazing. We finally got it right! The cupcake was moist and soft, just like how a cupcake SHOULD be. We are looking forward to everyone trying the cupcakes. I just hope they will still taste as good on Sunday as it did on Wednesday, but unfortunately Wednesday was the only time Nancy and I could get together to make them.<br />
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We have taken a video of us making the cupcakes and we also plan on making a video of the people at the party eating the cupcakes. In addition to those videos, we are currently working on an interview video, so you guys have plenty to look forward to. We definitely are wishing for the best this year. Somehow we have a good feeling about were Krazy4Kupcakes is headed :)<br />
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FYI, according to our poll, it looks like the strawberry champagne cupcake flavor was the most desired by our followers, so we will get on that as soon as we are back in Chicago. We promise it will be the first cupcakes we make when we go back to school.<br />
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Have a great weekened!<br />
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The Krazy4Kupcakes Girls <3Krazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-10179954472467451012010-07-21T15:47:00.004-05:002010-07-23T11:24:35.391-05:00Update!!!!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Some extra news for us.....</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sprinkles is having a grand opening this Saturday from 1-4 pm! Melanie and I have been waiting for this day for a long time, but unfortunately we can't make it! :( We both work that day. If you want to go RSVP to tastesprinkles@jklspr.com! A few of my friends that work around the area that Sprinkles opened (Gold Coast) were very fortunate and already had a sneak peak of what Sprinkles taste like! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On another note, there has been a NEW icecream man (also known as) a cupcake van going around town selling cupcakes!!!! Supposedly they are definitely worth trying! I was working the other day when I saw the van outside my work! Ah!!!! I totally would have loved to get some, but I couldn't since my break wasn't until later that day.... So upsetting!! But for those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, they are called "Flirty Cupcakes." You can find their daily routes on twitter.com/flirtycupcakes! I hope they stop at an area that I'm by so I can get a chance to try them out! On a good note, I got a few snapshots of what the van looks like and what's on their menu!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(See, the world is turning into a cupcake world!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Also, Melanie and I decided to take a decorating cake class during the winter time! We are pretty pumped about that. :) We definitely need to work on more of our decorating skills! We also are baking more treats next week for her nephew's christening. Should be a fun time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">All right, I think that is it... Keep watching Cupcake Wars! A follower of ours on Twitter ("Stef Red Velvet") will be on the next episode of next week! How exciting!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">MORE NEWS, "girlfeedsboy" on YOUTUBE gave us a helpful link to more cupcake updates! Here you guys go - <a href="http://streetfoodnow.blogs.chicago.timeout.com/">http://streetfoodnow.blogs.chicago.timeout.com/</a></span><br />
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(Watch our FLIRTY CUPCAKES, you've got some COMPETITION!)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As you can see, we have been keeping ourselves CUPCAKE busy!!!! Recently, we decided to create a YOUTUBE account which will be used like a video blog. If you haven't checked it out yet, please do: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/krazyforkupcakes">www.youtube.com/krazyforkupcakes</a>. We have yet to record more videos to post up! But for the meantime, subscribe to us!!!! Our video blog will contain videos of our cupcake trips, interviews on guests, what happens behind our kitchen and much more other cupcake-fun related things! We both are looking forward to making these videos and we hope you guys are too!</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Anyway, in the last post I forgot to mention how Melanie and I went to Strawberry Fest. Strawberry fest is a fun and traditional event held in Long Grove, Illinois. Obviously, from the name, it's a festival with various strawberries and other dessert treats to try, along with shops and music to enjoy as well. That day, Melanie and I stuffed ourselves with several delicious goods. A few were, deep fried cookie dough, strawberry donuts, and of course a strawberry cupcake! There was a bakery shop that was small but had cute decor (they had a very cute cupcake painted picture on their wall), and they served other yummy-looking desserts like the cupcake. Melanie and I decided to split a strawberry cupcake. It didn't look like a regular cupcake, the treat had no cupcake liner, but had prettiful pink frosting and a normal sized strawberry on top. The lady that worked there was very kind, but we thought that the cupcake did not taste as good. The frosting made the cupcake have more flavor but it also was very dry and a little TOO sweet. Sadly, we splitted the cupcake and yet dreadly tried to finish it all. However, the price was affordable ($2.75) and the presentation of the place and treats were nice. I think we both came to a conclusion that cupcakes made from bakeries aren't as tasty as a cupcake from a REAL cupcake spot.</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Despite the disappointment, Melanie and I finally had a chance to try Phoebe's Cupcakes once again. We were around the area, and thought why not stop by. Melanie chose the 'Red, White & Blue Cupcake' (a cute themed cupcake for the holidays!), and I picked the 'Chocolate w/ Funfetti Vanilla Frosting'. Both cupcakes were delicious and tasted "non-dog-food-like"!! HAHA. If you don't know what we are talking about, well our first visit wasn't ALL THAT PLEASANT! Oh and Melanie's cupcake was DELICIOUS! HOWEVER.....Since the frosting was a dark blue color, it made her whole MOUTH turn blue. And I mean.... it WAS BLUE!!!!! Funny I must say, but embarassing? Phoebe's...if you guys are reading this? LAY OFF the coloring!! HAHA... </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ah and ALSO we wanted to swing by the Gold Coast to see if when SPRINKLES are going to open!!! HELLO??? We have been waiting for this since last spring, when they said it would open!!!! Now its mid-July...and still no grand opening? I swear it probably won't open until we get back to school... tsk tsk.</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well hope you enjoy this longggg entry!!!! And keep INTUNE for more KRAZY 4 KUPCAKE videos on YOUTUBE!!!!!!</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Okay, so I'll just tell you... We ended up making Vanilla Caramel and Peanut Butter cupcakes. Sounds delish right? We thought so too. Melanie and I planned to make these cupcakes last Sunday before her party... But unfortunately Melanie found out she had to work that day. We had no other alternative day to make them because I had to work the day before. So therefore, we planned to split the cupcake making and do it separately. Let me tell you it was a TON of work. You wouldn't believe how long it took each of us to make them... Since Mel had all the cupcake ingredients at her house; she had to make the two cupcakes from scratch on her own. I on the other hand, only had to make the red velvet cupcakes from the box but also had to make the finishing touches of the cupcakes (toppings, decor). A total estimate of the time it took us to make these cupcakes on our own was approximately 6-7 hours!!!! Ugh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Luckily, on Friday (6/25/2010) we already made the frosting from each cupcake so that saved us some time. We actually videotaped a few shots of us making the frosting, which will soon be posted! :) Overall, the cupcakes turned out... Well let's just say since it was our first times making it from scratch, it wasn't our best. But hey, everybody makes mistakes and learn from them right? We'll make sure the next homemade cupcake will be superb! My cousin "claims" that they were great, but we just think she's being too kind!! (Just teasing, Lisa!) We just wished they turned out a tad bit better.... Our biggest problem is how to avoid making a cupcake DRY? But we will be posting up pics and videos on that cupcake process. So keep intune!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our next creation is definitely going to be the Strawberry Champayne cupcake!!! Now that will be tasty! Melanie and I vowed that we will never make cupcakes without each other ever again!!! It was a horrible experience, and is no fun without a buddy there making it with you! :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">PS those of you who contribute to our website, keep it up!!! We would love to see more feedback on our site! Come on Chicago, you all KNOW cupcakes are taking over :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Check out our NEW YOUTUBE ACCOUNT!!!!! SUBSCRIBE PLZ =) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/krazyforkupcakes">www.youtube.com/krazyforkupcakes</a></span>Krazy 4 Kupcakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589171890966250896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563767126076523553.post-14302229933448659422010-06-23T03:57:00.002-05:002010-07-16T12:07:09.550-05:00Making Cupcakes<div align="center">Hey guys! Here is a video we taped a few weeks ago! Enjoy! Also we recently made a YouTube account. We decided to make a video blog as well! So catch us on YouTube. Our username is actually "<strong>KrazyFORKupcakes</strong>". Enjoy!</div><div align="center"><br />
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It almost seems like the country is in a cupcake craze. Most stores I walk in, I see cupcake merchandise everywhere (Forever 21, Victoria's Secret, and Target to name a few). Some restaurants are even coming out with cupcakes. Nancy and I were at the mall this week and we saw that Cinnabon had cupcakes. It was very unexpected. Surprisingly they sell individual cupcakes as well as packages. It is not typical for a non-cupcake place to sell their cupcakes individually, ie Coldstone. There were only four flavors to choose from: 24 carrot cake, vanilla bliss, chocolate passion, and cinnamon classic. I choose the vanilla bliss and Nancy had the cinnamon classic. These cupcakes were loaded with frosting. I'm pretty sure that the icing is like the kind that is used for the cinnamon rolls. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The cupcakes were good, but they were not extraordinary. The texture was like of a normal cupcake that could be store bought. The cupcakes that we make are definitely more moist and soft, but I wasn't really having high expectations since Cinnabon is'nt a bakery. Nancy's cupcake tasted just like a cinnamon roll and my cupcake had a fourth of July theme because it was decorated with red and blue sprinkles. The cupcakes were very reasonably priced, so Nancy and I will be back there to try the other two flavors.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Another place where cupcakes are taking over is on tv. So it has come to our attention that on the food network there is a new series called "Cupcake Wars". It premiered on Tuesday. I finally cleared it off my dvr tonight. Let me say I absolutely loved it! If only Nancy and I could be judges on it. So if Food Network happens to stumble across our blog, PLEASE give us a show or let us judge on "Cupcake Wars". On the show, four cupcake bakery owners compete in three challenges (judging was based on taste and presentation) to win. I am excited to see how the rest of the season pans out because I am still a bit unsure of how the series works. I hope a Chicago baker owner ends up in one of the episodes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">One thing we don't get is how cupcakes are so popular, yet no one wants to comment on our site. So come on Chicagoans...Go out there and try a <i>cupcake</i> or <i>comment</i> on our site and go <b>CUPCAKE CRAZY</b> with the rest of the country!!! Please comment on our blogs, pics and chat box. Also, vote on our poll. We want feedback on what you think about our site and blogs, and you can always mention any cupcake news. We would love to hear from you!</span><br />
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