Half Moon Cupcakes

LAUREN:

So here it is. Our second actually-good tasting batch of cupcakes, Half Moon cupcakes. And let me just tell you, they are beautiful! And since this is a blog about cupcakes, I think we should talk more about the actual baking process. First of all: Every recipe that is in this book basically calls for self rising flour. For our recipes so far, we have made our own homemade version. For every cup of self rising flour that you need, mix one cup of regular all-purpose flour, some baking soda, and salt. And it has worked so great! The thing that surprises me the most that is every time I make cupcakes by myself, they either come out burnt. Or uncooked. But these ones and the last ones have been perfect!

That's what they're supposed to look like. And we were so worried that they would come out looking crappy! But a-lo-ho-ho dear readers, they did not!

The most interesting part about the recipe is that you had to split the batter in half, and then add bittersweet chocolate powder to only half. I love how they came out so different, like some looked completely regular and some completely chocolate, and then some mixed. So cute! 

That, which you see before you, is CHOCOLATE. Pure melted chocolate. That is half of the frosting on the cupcakes-- JUST chocolate! I know righttt!! The other half was supposed to be a "smooth paste", is that actually a thing? Oh well, we worked it. The frosting hardened too, making them look very profesh for cupcakes, if I do say so myself.

Probably the most fun parts of the evening were: Locking Kelsey out of the house, Kelsey screaming because a moth was flying near the batter, Zoe eating all the melted chocolate, Kelsey sticking all of it in his mouth and then gagging, etc. We missed Siara! 

Yes, they are SO PRETTY. Photograph credit to Zoe and Kelsey, and also my coffee table. They tasted fantastic. In my opinion, they were way better than the Pretty In Pink cupcakes. The different tastes in the frosting made it taste so much more... AH. I NEED A GOOD ADJECTIVE. BUT THERE ARE NONE TO BE FOUND. Just, interesting I guess. And the cake was really good too, not too overpowering but a perfect mix with the sweet frosting. Overall, these are my favorite cupcakes to date! I would recommend this recipe to EVERYONE! They taste great, and we didn't even have to go buy any ingredients, it was relatively easy and it was so convenient that they used common ingredients. They are good to make and just eat and share with friends, but they are even fancy enough to serve to people at a party or gathering or something. I LOVE THEM! And I had so much fun making them with my friendsss :)
Notes:
1. In the white frosting, we used warm milk instead of warm water, mostly just because powdered sugar mixed with water just sounded weird. And it tasted good!
2. When you melt the chocolate in a bowl over the simmering water, make sure you do this JUST BEFORE you are ready to put them on the cupcakes. This means after they have had a chance to cool down. Learn from our mistakes. We did it before the cupcakes were even done, and they were heated up so long that it started to get a little burnt and hard and weird.. just not creamy anymore, we ended up having to make it twice.


ZOE:
Okay, I didn't really help that much with these either... But I did put the white frosting on them! I liked these cupcakes a lot. I think I liked the Pretty In Pink (Yellow) cupcakes a tad more, because I like the frosting more and the cake wasn't as heavy to eat, I think. But these were really nice and really pretty. I like the name Half Moon and When the frosting settles it glowed like the moon!
All in all, a good day. Highlights were:
holding Griffey the cat
smelling lavender and lillies
eating raspberries!
being with friends


KELSEY:
I am doing this in a hurry so I am only going to use as little words.

oven 350.
beat sugar, eggs, butter vanilla
bug!!!
scream
soap puddle
boil water
ew chocolate start over.
choco vanilla scoops
no baking powder?!?!
lady gaga
hello zoe?
come over.
frosting
WARM WATER??
milk takes the cake
flowers
lavender
outside
zoe is here
 locked outside
so cute
fall down stairs
cat hair
set the scene
flowers in ? flowers out.
pictures!

SIARA:
Well, since I was out on the town with a boy the night these were made, yet again I was no help in making them, which is good for everyone (win, win...win) But after a hard Saturday morning shift at work some sugar is what I needed, and even though (thanks to the ..not so great cupcakes they made last time, and the time before) I was pretty hesitant to eat the cupcake handed to me but the beautiful Vanna Roberts (heehee get it...its like Vanna White, and Lauren Roberts, but mixed)  the phrase "real chocolate melted to make the frosting" won me over, head over heels. And lo dear readers, these cupcakes, were not a disaster but A GIFT FROM THE GODS. They were ... amazing, and so tasty. The chocolate mixed with the powdered sugar frosting has to be one of my new favorite things. Also even after sitting out uncovered for a day, still were oh so cute. It was like my mouth was getting a warm hug from Mr. Hershey himself. These cupcakes were rated R: for RRRdiculously GOOD~

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