Healthy Union Square food destination Hu Kitchen is doing its part to give back during National Heart Month. All of the proceeds from their specialty paleo mini cupcakes, topped with heart healthy dark chocolate will be donated to Harboring Hearts, a charity that provides housing and emotional support to heart patients and their families who have come to New York City from all over the world to await transplants. The mini cupcakes sell for just $1 and help out a great and hearty cause.
Hu Kitchen is located at 78 5th Avenue.
Cupcakes on the go are all the rage these days - first with Sprinkles Cupcakes ATMs, and now with Baked by Melissa's cupcake pod machine. The cupcake dispenser, which resembles a giant gumball machine, made its debut during New York Fashion Week, but those who were hoping to see it gracing city streets are out of luck.
The pod machine is now only available to rent for events, with a 1,000 cupcake minimum for five hours, which fills half the machine. Make a selection between either 1,000 standard variety cupcakes for $4,200 or 1,000 custom cupcakes for $4,300. Up your game by ordering 2,000 minis for $5,000 or $5,200, depending on which cakes you order. Any additional cupcakes go for $1.30 each.
Someone will have to be the responsible one this Saint Patrick’s Day. If you're the designated driver this year it doesn’t mean you have to miss out on all the fun. Whether you’re drinking or staying sober this Saturday, we’ve found an Irish-inspired dessert that is sure to be a crowd pleaser. This delectable recipe was found on Sweet Pea's Kitchen.
Guinness and Bailey’s Irish Cream Cupcakes
For the Cupcakes:
- 1 cup Guinness
- 16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 2 large eggs
- 2/3 cup sour cream
Despite the economy still being in some pretty hot water, we’ve seen some massively indulgent things these last few years. Money and jewels are typical fare, but it looks like baked goods are getting in on the action too. Cupcake shops are posh and cool. Regular sized cakes are so last year. Now to help people satisfy their cravings 24 hours and 7 days a week, famous shop Sprinkles has created an ATM for their sugary treats.
It looks just like an extremely fashionable old school ATM and rests just outside of Sprinkles’ best-known shop in Los Angeles. It’s been dubbed the “world’s first cupcake automat”, so there may be more human hands involved than previously thought, but it’s still a pretty novel concept. Sprinkles is known for their hand-crafted ingredients and cupcakes, so even their automated machine needs a little bit of a personal touch. The machine dispenses freshly made cupcakes and apparel, but that’s not all! Customers can also purchase their favorite cupcake’s mix so that they can make a fresh batch at home whenever they wish. Even dogs can get treats from the ATM. Specially made cupcakes for canine pals can be found there too!
We've written about cupcakes in jars before, the convenience and portability of cupcakes in mason jars is hard to beat. We'll bet there's no other way you could eat a cupcake while driving without getting frosting all over your lap.
So we were understandably psyched to stumble upon Sugar Dame Cupcakes, which uses organic ingredients like organic raspberry jam, fresh pitted cherries, organic vanilla, and cage free eggs, to create fun cupcake flavors like Cupcake Incarceration (vanilla brown sugar cupcake with real Heath Bar toffee and chocolate chips baked in with chocolate buttercream) and Banana Pancake (banana chocolate chip cupcake with REAL ripe bananas, maple vanilla buttercream and topped with a maple drizzle). Sometimes the frosting can overwhelm the cake itself, but with people taking frosting shots at local cupcake bakeries, maybe that's not a bad thing?
Traditional is so cliché! 2011 is all about breaking the rules, so why not start with your wedding? For years we have seen the typical cake, with several tiers and intricate designs with flavors such as vanilla, chocolate or strawberry. Now don't get me wrong, I love this formal masterpiece at most weddings, but lately engaged couples want something new, something edgy. If you classify yourself as the untraditional-type, we have news for you: wedding cake alternatives are the new "must have"! Tons of wedding cake alternatives are popping up everywhere and we've compiled a list of some alternatives and just where to find them in Miami.
With Kate and William's wedding mere days away, the office of Joonbug, like most offices in America, are buzzing with last-minute details, tidbits and gossip of wedding madness about to begin just over the pond.
What will she wear? What will they arrive in? Who is going? However, all these questions pale in size to the real question: what are you serving? If you are celebrating the momentous day, why not gain some initiative, slip on that sexy white dress and plan a mini-wedding spectacular of your own?
Here are three quick tips to dazzle your hungry crowd in royal style without breaking the bank.
I'm sure you all have heard the rumors that pies are the new cupcakes. We here at Joonbug have to disagree! Pies are pies and cupcakes are cupcakes! Nothing can replace a cupcake's soft and pillowy cake topped with a sweet and somtimes surprising flavor of frosting. So we asked the experts in cupcakes, three Miami cupcake companies, for their opinions on this horrible rumor and for what inspires them in the kitchen! Here's what they had to say:
"Silly, silly rumors! Everyone loves a cupcake and while pies certainly are delicious, no one has a birthday pie or a tower of pies at their bridal shower. The cupcake craze is here to stay as long as there are purveyors of cupcakes providing a product that merits someone to go crazy over it." -InStyle Cupcakes
For those with a sweet tooth on a gluten-free diet, finding tasty treats can be a challenge.
Luckily, Doctor Happy's Gluten-Free Bakery is serving up freshly- baked goodies, including blueberry coffee cake muffins, chocolate chip banana bread and more.
Chicago native Jen Greiner founded Doctor Happy's after her father was diagnosed with a gluten allergy. Greiner wasn't satisfied with the gluten-free baked goods available and decided that she could do better. Joonbug agrees.
These red velvet cupcakes are the perfect dessert for Valentine's Day. With their rich chocolate flavor, sweet and creamy frosting, and vibrant red cake, the suit the holiday in the tastiest way.
No matter what your plans are for Valentine's Day, these cupcakes are sure to sweeten the day.
This recipe makes a dozen cupcakes.
Red Velvet Cupcakes
1 cup soy milk (or other non-dairy milk)
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 ounce red food coloring
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract