“Say P, P, P, Please!”

Hey San Francisco cupcakers and beyond! If you are like Roger Rabbit I am sure this cupcake is good enough for you to stop in your tracks to say " P, P, P, Please!"

Carrot Cupcake:
Carrot Cupcake frosted with cardamom mascarpone cream cheese and topped with candied walnuts.

Pork Chops Taste GOOD!

Hey San Francisco cupcakers and beyond! I love salty sweet things as I am sure most of you do. This cupcake is truly a food of the gods! I'd like to introduce you to "The Wilbur" cupcake - Brown sugar pound cake with candied bacon with a light maple butter cream sprinkled with candied bacon and drizzled with maple syrup.

It's just about that time of the year!

As Martha would say "Pumpkin's not just for pies". I just mixed these Moist and delicately spiced cupcakes up the other day. They are frosted with maple cream cheese topped with pumpkin seed brittle and a dash of cinnamon.

Labor Day Cupcake Tasting

Last week I hosted a cupcake tasting and it was a great day--the sun was out and people enjoying my cupcakes! We had about 75 people in and out and only came home with about a dozen out of 200 cupcakes. Thanks again to all and hope you all enjoy the pics.

Is there a thing called a "Runway" for CUPCAKES?!

Found this article on line, the photo is from an exhibit in Australia
called ?Shoot the Chef?. I wonder if they will be able to stop by for my
upcoming launch party.
click here

It's Five O'Clock Somewhere!

Just made these beauties this week, they are fabulous enough to make Carrie Bradshaw and crew stop by for a few...

Cosmopolitan Cupcake: Lime cupcake with triple sec glaze and lime vodka buttercream topped with a vodka-infused cranberry and lime wedge.

Free Booze Cake Cookbook

Hey San Francisco cupcakers and beyond, I just entered to win a FREE BOOZE CAKE Cookbook at Cupcakes Take The Cake. If you are interested check out the link below and let us know if you WIN!! Good Luck!

http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com/

Wedding Tasting

Just finished a cupcake tasting today for a wedding in September! Gone are the days where the bride and groom share a slice of a 2, 3, or 4 tier wedding cake. Now many are opting for a more simple cake solution but, keeping the elegance that a tiered cake offers.

Thank You Brian and Trisha for allowing me the opportunity to share my cupcakes with you!

Check out more more pictures in my facebook event photo album.

A New Beginning

As many of you may already know, I recently was sent a cease and desist order from Mr. Cupcakes in New Jersey saying he had trademarked the "Mr. Cupcakes” name. Since I was “Mr. Cupcake Man” in San Francisco, CA, they claimed my name was too similar and that it violated their trademark protection. The letter demanded that I stop using my name and logo. Even as I was looking into the matter, Mr. Cupcakes sent Facebook a letter to have my account deactivated. I was given until the 20th of this month to respond, but Facebook deactivated the account the day they sent me the latter! I lost everything!!!

I have since came up with a new name “The Cupcake Man”! Please show your support and add The Cupcake Man to your Facebook and Blogger. The Cupcake Man can be found under "Cupcake Man SF".

Again thank you for you continue support!

And as we all know: "Danny Bakes 'Em Better"

"Top of the Mark"

Introducing the "Top of the Mark" A cupcake fit for Marie Antoinette herself!

Champagne cupcake with baked sugared pear and pink champagne butter cream topped with champagne pearls.

World's Most Expensive Cupcake

Can you guess where the World's Most Expensive Cupcake is Available...where else Las Vegas at The Palazzo!

What makes a cupcake worth $750? How about 100 year-old Louis XIII de Remy Martin Cognac, Palmira Single Estate Chocolate from the rare Porcelain Crillo bean, Tahita Gold Vanilla Caviar - the most labor-intensive agricultural crop in the world, and edible gold flakes. Baked and assembled by the executive pastry chef of The Palazzo, Chef Long Nguyen, this royal treat will keep you coming back until you're broke.

As they say "What Happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!"

Happy Friday cupcake fans! I'm working on perfecting a recipe this weekend. Any of you have cupcake plans too?

KIR Royale Cupcake

Introducing the KIR Royale Cupcake inspired by KIR, a cocktail made with champagne and black current liqueur. Th KIR originated in Dijon but, it is found in bars and on tables throughout France.

Happy Easter Everyone!

Baking any cupcakes or having any today? If so, post a pic or two and let see them!

Tuesdays Cupcake Question

Tuesday's are Cupcake Question Day and todays question is: What is the best cupcake you've ever had?

Red Velvet, Baked Cream Cheese Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting. Decorated with Red Velvet Crumbs and Topped a Brandied Cherry.

Cupcake Filled with Lemon Curd Topped with Lemon Butter Cream and Candied Fresh Basil

Chocolate Cabernet Cupcakes with Goat Cheese Custard and Blackberry Butter Cream Frosting

From Wall Street to Mancakes: A Lawyer Turns to Cupcakes

Last October, while wandering around the pier looking for Cupcake Camp in San Francisco, I overheard two teenage boys on their bikes making fun of a guy who was with his daughter. He asked if they had seen Cupcake Camp and they started laughing as they rode by saying, "Why would a man ask where cupcake camp is? Cupcakes are for girls!"

That's why I'm Mr. Cupcake MAN! As Mr. Arrick said. "We needed to butchit up, buttercup."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704479404575087420338070854.html

Devil in the Details: Valentine's Cupcake Crawl

What is a Cupcake Crawl you ask? Well, it s a quest for the "best cupcake." Participants plan a route and go from bakery to bakery trying cupcakes back-to-back. Crawls can be based on neighborhoods, transportation options, favorite flavors, or if you're really enthusiastic, entire cities. (And they don’t come with the hangover risk of the more common Pub Crawl…)

In my case I needed to come up with a great Red Velvet recipe and I have tried many recipes and just could not quite get it. So, I came up with the idea that I had seen in the past and thought what a great day it would be to spend time with friends and enjoy one of my favorite desserts: A Red Velvet Cupcake Crawl…BRILLIANT!!

And we were off on our quest to find the best Red Velvet cupcake! It was a great day for a cupcake crawl the sun was out and there was excitement in the air. We had nothing but cupcakes on the brain and adventure waiting for us around every corner. We sampled cupcakes at about 6 bakeries in different parts of the city, took pictures and had plenty of laughs.

At the end of the day I must admit I had the worst sugar rush ever! Surprisingly, I was still lost on the taste every Red Velvet cupcake we tasted was different than the next...boy was I confused! My friends had their favorites but I was still looking for that right combination of chocolate and vanilla in flavor.

Back to the drawing board…!

The Legend

The exact history of red velvet cake is unknown. There is, however, a well known story of how the recipe came to be popularized. The legend claims a woman was staying at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. She loved the cake she had sampled there so much that she wrote to the hotel, asking for the baker’s name and a copy of the recipe. The recipe arrived in the mail alongside a rather large bill. The story explains that the woman was so furious, she copied the recipe and sent it to everyone she knew…