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(Edouard Leon Theodore Mesens- Masque servant à injurier les esthètes. Ironically, I got yelled at for taking this.)

The verdict: I'm still batspit, but my blog title has changed and the address multiplied, apparently.

Pecan CoffeeCake Cupcakes

I made these cupcakes the other night- first time I'd used self-rising flour, first time i made dessert with sour cream- first time I layered anything and my god, have i been missing out. Moist in places, chewy in others these have to be one of the best things I've ever made. I tried to double the recipe and ended up tripling it (what a shame, right?).

It was fairly cheap and easy, I'll be making it again.

Pecan Coffeecake Cupcakes
Makes 6

½ C. (4oz. /125g) granulated sugar
½ C. (4oz. /125g) butter
¾ tsp. vanilla extract
2 eggs
1½ C. (7 oz. 21g) self rising flower, sifted (or wisk, like I did)
¼ tsp. baking soda (bicarbonate of soda)
¾ C (6fl. Oz/ 180ml) sour cream
2/3 C (3 ½ oz./ 100g) chopped pecans
¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
1 Tbs. plus 1 Tsp. firmly packed brown sugar

Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
In a food processor with a stainless-steal blade, combine the sugar, butter, vanilla, eggs, flour, baking soda and sour cream. Process until smooth 1-2 min. (Or, you could do what I did and beat it all together with an electric hand mixed and steely resolve).

Distribute half of the batter evenly into a silicone or greased metal muffin pan.
In a small bowl, combine the pecans, cinnamon and brown sugar. Sprinkle half over the batter in the pan. Cover with remaining batter, and then sprinkle with the remaining pecan mixture.

Bake the cupcakes until they spring back when lightly touched- 20-25 minutes. Cool in the pan for five minutes. Serve warm, or transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Bluberry Muffins (with a cherry on top)

These were an experiment late Friday night-- they were so very very good-- i should experiment with muffins more often!

Bread!

This is the first loaf of bread I've ever made- looks pretty, doesn't it? It didn't have a lot of flavor, but maybe next time. I'm letting some milk spoil on top of my fridge right now to make sourdough bread-- we'll see how it turns out. it sure looks nasty now.

I hope ya'll enjoyed Santa's Ghetto, I thought it was awesome, which is why i left it as the top post for so long.

Eat Your Heart Out

Becky created this most delicious of dinners Saturday. Homemade pizza dough cooked in a cast iron pot with all my favorite toppings-- spinach, artichoke hearts, olives, garlic, feta... so-freaking-good. So good in fact, I had to blog about it.
Becky should be canonized for her cooking. Or at least invite me to dinner more. ;-) Notice the wine glasses in the corner of each shot? That's my contribution.