Somewhere along the line, it seems that within a blink of an eye we all welcome another new year yet again. Lately, I feel like I need to catch my breath these days as time is flying by so fast. I also find myself playing the “remember when” game a lot often that I used to. Only now, it’s for the benefit of my now slowing down memory.
With the new year, comes resolutions – some of us will recycle last year’s resolution or start a new one. It’s a promise we make to kick certain bad habits away. I believe the whole thing is part of the New Year’s charm and traditions.
This year, I will be making my first wedding cake. I can’t even begin to tell you how excited and nervous I am about this. I have all sorts of blueprints swimming in my head on how it’s going to go down. I do have a couple of designs that I have short listed and hopefully the bride will approve. This won’t happen until spring but still, being the neurotic person that I am I can’t stop stressing.
But for now, I would like to share with you what I baked over the weekend to welcome the New Year.
These are my sexy go to cupcakes. They are just plain vanilla cupcakes with rich raspberry frosting. Its fuss free, it’s pink and it’s pretty. To me, these cupcakes give out a very Marie Antoinette flair to it. There is a certain grace about baking something pretty like this and serving it to your loved ones. They will also make you feel like a rock star at any party.
Raspberry Cream Frosting
1 ½ cups heavy cream
1-teaspoon Pure Vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 cup frozen Raspberries, thawed
Using an electric mixer, whipped together the heavy cream with vanilla extract and powdered sugar to a stiff peak.
Puree the frozen berries until smooth in a food processor. Then run the puree through a mesh sieve.
Now, fold in crushed Raspberries with the whipped cream mixture. Allow the frosting to rest in the fridge covered for about twenty minutes before you use it to frost the cupcakes.
Those look fantastic! I love raspberry anything!
Wow these look amazing!! I love the color too. Good luck on your wedding cake. That’s awesome! Happy New Year!
You ain’t lyin’, girl…those are seriously SEXY cupcakes! I just want to reach out into my screen and steal one (or seven). Simply beautiful, and I can definitely see those being served at a wedding!
So cute and delicious!
Happy New Year!
Cheers,
Rosa
These look delicious. I could just pop one of those babies into my mouth right now, and then another and another. I can’t wait to try the recipe. Happy New Year! Beautiful photos too.
It’s me again…where is the vanilla cupcake recipe? Yours looks very moist and I don’t have a go-to one. Thanks.
Mini treats are just so darn cute. Great looking cupcakes.
Simply gorgeous! All of your desserts look so professional and beautiful, I’m sure the wedding cake will turn out wonderfully!
A wedding cake? Oh my- I’d be stressing too. Not that you won’t do a fabulous job. Can’t wait to see it posted on your site.
Love the mini raspberry cupcakes- a great pop of color and sugar for a blah winter day!
These little cupcakes are darling – not a word I use often but it fits in this case. I just love how they look!
Good Luck w/planning that cake! Can’t wait to see and hear more about it!
I think it’s so brilliant that you just described a cupcake recipe as “Marie Antoinette.” They definitely do have that sort of vibe about them! The innocent pink icing and plain cupcake with that punch of bright red raspberry. Amazing!
A single fresh raspberry is a BOMB of flavour. These are stunning. You have switched me into Valentine’s gear with these! The photos convey the succulent burst of fresh tart berries couple with cream and cakey bliss.
🙂
valerie
(Congratulations on your wedding cake deal! I cannot wait to see it!)
Those are so adorable! I’m copying for Valentines Day!
You’re going to do a great job on the cake. Don’t stress about it!
Happy New Year to you and yours!
Your perfectly pink cupcakes are both adorable and beautiful- If these are any indication, I’m sure you’ll do just fine on that wedding cake. Best of luck, they can be a challenge if not planned out well, to say the least…!
Oh, these little cupcakes look heavenly! Thanks for sharing and tempting me even so early in the morning, haha. I hope you had a very merry Christmas and a happy new year with your family. I can’t wait to see what’s next from you in the year ahead!
It is my turn to cook the Sunday meal this weekend and I think I know what I am making for the dessert.
How pretty are these! I’m not big on cake, but this frosting sounds delicious- I love raspberry!
Oh my gosh – these are so, so lovely and perfect! I want one RIGHT NOW!
This are lovely. 🙂 I’m sure the wedding cake is going to be outstanding as well.
Now they have to be the cutest gurly wurly cup cakes I’ve seen in awhile. Lovely 🙂 Exciting news about making the wedding cake, can’t wait to see the style 🙂
You may just be the neurotic person that you describe yourself as…but at least this goes a long way to pleasing the eyes and tummies of your readers ;o)
Personally, I’d be kind of nervous about making a wedding cake also…however, peolpe like yourslef seem to always shine under pressure. How wrong could I be???
Happy New Year my dear and wish you and your loved ones all the very best.
Flavourful wishes,
Claudia
These look so cute! I love the photos with the raspberry oozing into the frosting! Wow 🙂
Oh! These cupcakes look so cute and so tasty, love raspberries…have a very happy new year!
I know you are going to do an AMAZING job on that wedding cake. I can’t wait to hear more about your plans and to see what will certainly be the beautiful result. These cupcakes are sexy! I love raspberry…the tartness pairs so well with a sweet cake and frosting. Thank you for sharing sweet goodies. I hope you have a beautiful Hump Day!
These little cupcake bites are gorgeous! They’d be perfect for any occasion. (And I’m thinking that Valentines Day would be the perfect time for me to make them.) 🙂 Yum!
I confess that I find most cupcakes (and the recent cupcake phenomenon) over-rated but these have huge appeal. Pretty, dainty, simple and fresh. I would love to eat one of these….can you save me one?! Happy New Year.
Best wishes for a happy New Year!
These cupcakes look perfect and beautiful! Can’t resist raspberries 🙂
I’m excited for you for the wedding cake. You do such lovely work, I think you will do an amazing job. These little cakes are so gorgeous, just a small example of what you can do!
Oh wow, these cupcakes are both sweet AND sexy! Is that really allowed? Your sweet creations already make you a star, but once you put up that post about the wedding cake, I can imagine you being catapulted up there with the A-listers!
Happy New Year! “Sexy” and “Marie Antoinette” are definitely fitting to describe these gorgeous little treats.
I love the simple and elegant and dainty look of these cupcakes! I think that I would ask you to make my wedding cake with raspberry as well (my wedding cake had raspberry jelly); it is enchanting.
How beautiful! I think I will make these for Valentines’ Day, won’t they be perfect? Thanks so much for sharing!
Wow, these look delicious! Can’t wait to try them out on my own. The raspberries give the icing a really beautiful color.
Those look GORGEOUS!
These cupcakes look so pretty!
Happy New Year! These look fantastic!
Completely gorgeous! I love the way the raspberry oozes over the frosting. Simple yet decadent :).
– Beth @ http://www.DiningAndDishing.com
How cute are those?! Not to mention I adore raspberries; they’re one of my favorite fruits. Nice job and congrats on the wedding cake. I can’t wait to see what you come up with, I know it’s going to be beautiful!!
These are some sexy looking cupcakes! The topping looks decadent and luscious. Happy New Year, darling! I can’t wait to read about the wedding cake you make….I’m sure it will be fabulous!
Glad to meet you! With cupcakes like these (which are simply delightful), the wedding cake is going to be a knockout!
Happy New Year! Oh these are sexy cupcakes, I love raspberries. Good luck with the wedding cake planning, I am sure there will be an awesome post for that!
These definitely look perfect for a wedding shower! So dainty and pretty (and no doubt delicious!). How exciting that you’re making your first wedding cake this year–do you know what flavor(s) it will be yet?
Wow these are lovely…I am sure your wedding cake will be gorgeous but I know it must be both exciting as well as a bit overwhelming. Can’t wait to see it 🙂
Such pretty presentation! They look so delish.
These look amazing and put me in the wedding mood! Who doesn’t love a little pink cupcake – I may set this aside for “shower” food later this year… (A long-time friend in Houston is baking my daughter’s wedding cake this year, and yes, we are already thinking about it… Hope the wedding baking all goes well for you!) Happy New Year and Happy Cooking in 2011!
I love these!!
These are going on the menu for my daughter’s birthday party. I think that as her mother, I’ve earned one for each year. Thanks for sharing:)
These look way too pretty to eat! : ) But I’m pretty sure I still would! lol YUM
How exciting for you to make your first wedding cake! It can be stressful, but judging from your other beautiful baking posts, (like these definitely sexy little numbers) you will do a great job.
Happy New Year~ Nancy
These cupcakes look so pretty and cute.Happy New Year to you and your family!
So Pretty!
These look delicious! Definitely a great start to the new year.
oh those cupcakes are adorable and sound soooo good!
I don’t doubt at all on your wedding cake creation. I am sure it’s going to be beautiful. Your creations are always so clean and beautiful and not to forget very edible!!!
I love that you say these have a little Marie Antoinette in them…after all, she did say “Let them eat cake!” Theresa
They must be exquisite tiny bites judging from the size of the raspberry on top!
Good luck to you on your first wedding cake endeavor – I know you will ‘nail’ it!
Best wishes to you 😉
Susan
I wish I had had more time to browse blogs over the holidays. There are so many beautiful things on this site! And your kitchen – awe inspiring. Nice work all around.
these mini cupcakes are sooooo pretty, too pretty to eat
can’t wait to hear more about your first wedding cake, I know you’re going to do an amazing job and please the happy couple.
hope you’re having a wonderful day
Beautiful little bites, very romantic and lovely photos.
teresa at: foodonfifth.com
So Cute! I love to eat cute food. It just makes me smile all the more!
These are sexy little cupcakes! But with a touch of romance, too. Gorgeous photos. I’m sure you’ll find your true element in a wedding cake 🙂
They’re absolutely gorgeous and I should think have the ability to de-stress even the most stressed person with their exquisiteness! 😀
Those sound so good! I love little mini bite-sized things (I’m kind of a mini person myself, soooo)….
These are just adorable!! Plus you have used my favorite berry…. raspberries are just divine!
beautifully done delicious
These are beautiful!
YUM! These look delicious! I LOVE Raspberry paired with vanilla cake!
Gorgeous. They look wonderful. Beautiful photos.
These are definitely the cutest cupcakes I’ve seen in a while! So pretty in pink and I love the raspberries in the frosting!
Those are some sexy cupcakes!!!
Oh these little cupcakes look absolutely heavenly! Count me in for ANYTHING involving raspberries.. Mmmm! 🙂
These are so cute! I love the pictures!
They look very elegant and pretty in pink.
Thanks for stopping by my blog! These cupcakes are so pretty and elegant looking but so simple at the same time. They are just so darn cute! Good luck with the wedding cake. I’ll be looking forward to updates!
Thank you so much for the lovely comment on my blog! I love hearing from new people– means I get to discover a new blog! So glad to “meet” you– you write beautifully, and the recipes here look mouth-watering!!
These look gorgeous! I love mini desserts and the color pink 🙂 High five!
These are just stunning! I definitely see the Marie Antoinette influence here. I think that the raspberries just give it such a French/chic feel!
How cute are these? Beautiful pictures! My mouth is watering…I am printing this recipe, it sounds delicious! 🙂
I love anything mini, and anything pink!! These adorable cupcakes make me smile!
How cute and delicious!
They look so gorgeous! Love the pink colour 🙂
GOrgeous! I love the idea of raspberries in the frosting! YUM!
These are so striking and so pretty! They do remind me of Marie Antoinette – a movie that I love.
how gorgeous! i love the dainty pink hue, and the pretty raspberry on top is a great touch. bravo!
Looks amazing! I reckon I could polish off about 100 of them in one sitting!
These are too cute! What a perfect Valentine’s Day treat!
So lovely!
These look amazing!!
Gorgeous looking cupcakes!
These look so amazing! They’re absolutely perfect!
These are beautiful cupcakes. If these cupcakes are any indication the wedding cake is going to be stunning. Keep us posted!
Velva
These are beautiful! And I love that you made pink frosting without food coloring…so pretty.
I am so excited to see the wedding cake! I can’t imagine taking on such a huge project but I’m sure you will do it justice!!
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Just beautiful! I love these little cupcakes. I can’t wait to try this frosting, it looks incredible. And so pretty 🙂
I hope you write about your wedding cake experience – I’d totally be excited to read it!
These mini cupcakes are so adorable and they sound just fantastic with raspberry frosting and the fresh raspberries on top!
I love these! They embody everything I love – pretty, girly, sweet and with raspberries!
These are so so so pretty, they look like they belong inside a magazine.
*kisses* HH
Gasp! These look amazing! I love the pink frosting against the bright red raspberry.
Mini anything is just so much more adorable! Love these!
mmm, these look absolutely decadent! those raspberry’s look so ripe and delicious.:) wonderful recipe!
When are you send me some of those cupcakes? I could eat a million of these.
These cupcakes are so cute and I love raspberry. I was admiring that beautiful cake you made for your dad’s b-day too! Can’t wait to see the wedding cake. Cakes are lot of work, they are lucky to have you do it! Have a great weekend!
-Gina-
I’m a lover of all things pink and these sweet little raspberry cupcakes are beautiful:-)
I never really thought of cupcakes as sexy but your cupcakes really are.
~ingrid
I just bookmarked this recipe because they sound totally yummy!! And they just look darling! I definitely have to make these sometime! 🙂