So I overcame my fears and decided to make cupcakes. Lilo gave me "The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook" for our anniversary, and it was just tempting me too much. So I made them. I made a couple of changes from recommendations that I found online about baking at high altitude, but they still were not perfect. Actually, they are far from perfect. They collapsed a bit, so the center of them has a valley. Also, the cake itself is sooooo airy. It feels like there is only air in there. I don't know if I should blame the altitude or my abilities, but I have the feeling that it was a combination of the two.
These are the my first cupcakes. Also, this is the third time I ever eat a cupcake. So obviously I don't have much clue about how they actually turned out. All I know is that the cake consistency is not right. But I also know they are super tasty. I'll try them again when I move to sea level, because it seems like they have a lot of potential. I, on the other hand, may not have the potential necessary to make it work, but we'll see!
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| The frostings turned out different even though they are from the same recipe. This happened because I was lazy when making the yellow one, and instead of letting the butter reach room temperature on its own I put it in the microwave and accidentally heat it too much. Oops |
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