Carolyn Braden: Wholesome Chow Cupcakes, #glutenfree

These are the best cake mixes ever. Wholesome Chow cake mixes are organic and gluten free but full of flavor. I've made their chocolate, spiced chai and lavender cake. All three are yummy! I wasn't sure I'd like the lavender but it really tastes good. The lavender adds a bit of a spice flavor. Two mixes made 22 cupcakes. I made my own organic buttercream for these cupcakes.

Just Because Cupcakes

I made these yummy chocolate and fresh strawberry cupcakes for my colleagues at work. They welcomed me with open arms and my year has been the best in my teaching career. I like making mini cupcakes and adding things like mint or peanut butter chips to give different flavors without much effort.

Carolyn Braden's Spoon Cakes

Yummy little cakes, so moist you eat them with a spoon!





Carolyn J. Braden
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Carolyn Braden says "Cake Push-Pops, New Trend?"

Visit this website below to see a new trend in eating cake, push-pops. First there was amazing 3-d cakes, then cupcakes, then cake pops, and now cake push-ups. The trendy cake world seems to be growing and growing!
These cake push-up containers are reusable and can be filled with many sweet things.

http://www.layercakeshop.com/index.php/Shop/Packaging/Push-Pop-Container-with-Lid.html

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Update**************
While shopping at Kroger the other day, they had plastic re-usable push pop containers for sale. I thought it was weird I came across those right after posting this blog. Well, now we know, the trend has arrived in Louisville!

Carolyn Braden's Cake Pops

An easy sweet treat:
Cake Pops!

Make a 9x13 inch sheet cake and crumble it in a bowl.




Add a tub of icing.




Roll the mixture into balls and freeze for 15-20 minutes. I put mine on freezer paper and a cookie sheet in order to put them in the freezer.
Put a sucker stick into each ball. Dip into melted chocolate or candy wafers. Put in the refrigerator to harden. I put mine into floral foam to keep their round shape as they cooled.




When cool and firm, wrap into treat bags if you wish.



Makes 24 pops.

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Carolyn Braden's First Birthday Cupcakes

My nephew just turned one. Made these cupcakes for him. Fresh strawberry of course!


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Carolyn Braden: Just some yummy "It's Friday" Cupcakes

Carolyn Braden: Fun Swirl Birthday Cake!

Carolyn Braden's Up Close Photo of Fun Swirled Fondant Birthday Cake

Carolyn Braden's Mini Cupcakes

Carolyn Braden's Winter Wonderland Cupcakes On Display

Carolyn Braden's Winter Wonderland Cupcakes!