Smart Cookie Bakery

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Vikki 's Description:

Vikki is an aspiring baker/pastry chef ... Having finished Pastry School she is now making pastry in a restaurant during the day and experimenting on her own during the night.


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Recent Updates at Smart Cookie Bakery

New cupcakes

20 August 2010

I haven't been up to much baking, except at work, lately. However I did make some really cute cupcakes for a girl's birthday. For now, check them out at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesmartcookie/.

Super Mario 1-UP Cake

17 February 2010

It was a friend's 26th birthday over the weekend and since we recently become obsessed with playing the new Super Mario Brothers on the Wii; I decided to make her a Mario themed cake. Since a birthday means you're turning 1 year older I felt that a 1-UP cake is fitting. It was a 6 inch (two 2 inch ...

Roulades

03 February 2010

Hazelnut Praline, Caramel, and Ganache Cinnamon-Sugar, Peaches, and Almonds Strawberries, Cream, and Vanilla

Christmas Cookies

24 December 2009

Tannenbaum "Christmas Tree" Cookies. Easy Sugar Cookies & Buttercream 1 cup butter 2/3 cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2½ cups of sifted flour ½ teaspoons salt Sift together flour and salt, set aside. Cream together butter and sugar. Add the egg and vanilla. Mix in flour mixture. ...

Holly cupcakes

22 December 2009

Holly cupcakes, originally uploaded by thesmartcookiebaker. Inspired by a recipe of Nigella Lawson's, I made these delightful cupcakes for a holiday party. The cake is my favorite devil's food recipe with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and allspice added. The result was an intense chocolate cake ...

Happy Hanukkah!

19 December 2009

Hanukkah Donuts, originally uploaded by thesmartcookiebaker. I guess it's the last night of Hanukkah today but I celebrated with some friends last weekend. In addition to latkes, matzo ball soup and brisket, I fried up a big batch of cinnamon-sugar sour cream donuts. 3 1/2 cups AP flour 1 Tbsp ...

Mini Fruitcakes

19 December 2009

Mini Fruitcakes, originally uploaded by thesmartcookiebaker.

Cranberry Orange Martini

11 December 2009

So it's not actually a baked good but it still was delicious! Although, a little strong. Enjoy! 1 oz Patron Citronge Liqueur 1 1/2 oz Patron Silver Tequila Juice of 1/2 an orange Splash of cranberry juice 1 fresh cranberry Shake with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Drop in one fresh ...

Beer Bread

08 December 2009

Beer Bread, originally uploaded by thesmartcookiebaker. Beer Bread is the easiest thing you can bake! All you have to remember is 3,2,1. 3 cups Self-Rising Flour * 2 tablespoons sugar 1 bottle (or can) of beer ** It's that easy. Mix together the flour and sugar and then slowly add the beer. Put in ...

Hot Chocolate Cupcake

08 December 2009

When the weather outside is frightful it's great to curl up with a mug of hot cocoa. Here is that mug in cupcake form. I took my trusted buttermilk cake recipe and added some cocoa. After they cooled, I piped on a swirl of meringue and returned them to the oven to be toasted. The cupcake was ...