What to do with leftover frosting...

Make cupcakes!!! Chocolate cupcakes to be exact.

Kevin and I leave for Phoenix and Las Vegas on Wednesday and I had leftover frosting from the two sheet cakes for 3rd paying customer that I wanted to use before we left. Therefore cupcakes!

Many people at work were jealous and curious about the cakes that I made for Carolyn, that I decided to make the same chocolate cake recipe as I did for her. This recipe is probably my new favorite chocolate cake recipe. It's dense, but yet tender and airy, and oh so moist. The chocolate flavor is rich for only using cocoa powder. I expect a flavor like that to come from a melted chocolate and butter mixture. Butter is also another thing not included in the cake. The cake is really easy to make and without butter, I don't have to worry about having to let the butter come to room temp in order to make the cake. Read: Can make with little notice.

As for the frosting, it was just a simple buttercream, but I flavored it with almond. Since I was using oils instead of extracts, the almond flavor was strong. For some it might have been too strong, but most people liked it a lot. The decorating turned out as good as I expected. I have not had the chance to really frost and decorate many cakes, so I need more practice. And a few more tools, which will make Kevin very happy...

I also wanted to thank Carolyn for trusting me to make cakes for a large party she threw in honor of her husband's 60th birthday. She is my 3rd client and I was really hoping to make a good impression. She did say that the cakes were a hit especially the chocolate. Thank you very much Carolyn. I really appreciate everything.

Here are a few pictures of the cakes and cupcakes: