Tag: Cupcake

• Early Morning Confessions

  Posted at 8:48 AM by Brittany, on April 2, 2013

  1. The sunshine outside my window has allowed for nearly naked runs. Aka shorts and tank tops!!!!!! I have my first tan lines of the year. Shorts shorts SHORTS!

  

  2. I did not and will not clean that mirror, even after taking a photo and seeing the filth. That photo was also taken before the tank tops were brought out. It was the first shorts run of the season. These things must be documented.

  3. Did I mention the weather has been nice in my area?! That also means busting out the Vibram’s and running WITHOUT socks! Left: socks, right: NO SOCKS!

  4. I have made it to $2.00 on my coin counter. You all laughed when I started, laugh no more! $2.00 can ALMOST buy a cupcake!

  5. I went to Africa.

  

  Elephant

  6. I’ve been tearing through books lately. I just can’t stop reading.

  7. I think coffee is one of the most amazing smells in the world. Just the smell makes my bowels quiver. 99% of the time I drink coffee I only drink half the glass. I mean business.

  

  8. I’ve been playing tourist again around Seattle. While there I rode a carousel for the first time in years.

  

  

  9. Biggest confession of the post: Over the last couple days I have secretly stolen some of my sisters Easter candy to eat. I ate it..I ate her candy. That’s not the confession. The candy is not vegan! It was DELICIOUS! I may have had a cookie or a bite of non vegan cake too. OK no more Easter candy for me.

  10. I also ate my body weight in Field Roast on Easter, and make a bunny cookie that could probably win some kind of art show.

  
  

  Just a little fun fact about me: I do not pluck my eyebrows to be like this, I was just cursed blessed with STUBS that vanish at the end for eyebrows. I’m too lazy for makeup everyday, so if anyone has any magical hair growth HOOK ME UP!

  Q: What’s your morning confession? 

  

  | 68 Comments Tagged Adventure, Cash Money, Coins, Confessions, Cupcake, Running, Tourist, Vegan, Vibram

• Speechless

  Posted at 12:09 PM by Brittany, on March 20, 2013

  I thought about incorporating this treat into another post, but then I decided the only way to do justice to this cupcake is to give it a post of it’s own.

  

  I had so many reasons why I needed to make these cupcakes: free time, chocolate craving, experimental bones in my body, a cat that likes peanut butter, and a new Wilton piping set I was given for my birthday!

  

  I don’t know if I should be embarrassed or proud to say these cupcakes left me speechless.

  

  A rich chocolate cake, with cookie dough icing. Oh and have you guessed yet…they’re vegan.

  Chocolate Cookie Dough Cupcakes

  For the cake:

  • 1.5 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup raw sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
  • 5 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup cold water

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. The ingredients must be mixed in the right order to achieve the correct texture. First, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and cinnamon in a medium bowl and mix well.
  3. When the dry ingredients are mixed, stir in the vanilla, vinegar, and olive oil. Then pour the water into the mix and stir well.

  This should make 15 regular sized cupcakes.

  

  For the icing:

  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil
  • 1/4 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/4 cup vanilla almond milk
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • Pinch salt
  • Chocolate chips to top the cupcake with

  Mix these ingredients together in the order they are presented.

  I wasn’t sure how this cookie dough texture would hold up in my piping bag. I’ve never used a nice piping set before, but I am happy to report it was a success!

  

  Just to be safe I didn’t mix any chocolate chips into the dough. I didn’t want the piper to get clogged because I don’t mess around with small chocolate chips. Go big or go home. I added 5-6 chips per cupcake for a nice ending decoration.

  

  Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a cupcake platter calling my name for lunch.

  Q: Cookie dough icing yay or nay? Ohhh yay for sure. Cookie dough anything please! 

  

  | 68 Comments Tagged Chocolate, Cookie Dough, Cupcake, Food, Recipe, Vegan

• Taking A Week Off

  Posted at 10:07 AM by Brittany, on February 13, 2013

  A couple weeks ago I tweaked my knee. From running 11 miles in crap shoes, to attending too many spin classes and getting the B.A.C. (badass chills..this is when you know you are going HARD!) I of course didn’t listen to this nagging irritation in my knee, and I continued to workout on it. I took it easy in spin, but I didn’t take it easy with running.

  

  I actually had the best run of the year this past Sunday. A 12 miler around my favorite lake.

  

  Aaannndd then shit hit the fan. The second I hit stop on my watch I felt my knee yelling at me. Ugh..WHY! It was swollen to the point I couldn’t make out my patella anymore. I’m 99.9999% sure I have a slight case of runners knee. I’ve had it once before, and without the $20 copay and some cold hands rubbing all over my knee, I’ll do my own self diagnosis.

  Here’s the dilemma: I have a half marathon this Sunday. *&#*#&$@@!!! I am not a natural runner, half marathons take training for me. I have been training for two months for this race, and I am so excited. I am staying optimistic that I will still be able to run this race (even if my pace is 15:00min/mile!) I’ve been R.I.C.E-ing like it’s my job, and I am not doing ANY physical activity this week. No running, no spinning, no WALKING! Nothing. I’m skipping three days of scheduled running in HOPES that I can still participate this weekend.

  It was clearly my turn to get spanked with the injury stick, but boy is this rough. I never understood how hard it was to sit back and do..nothing. It’s only been THREE days, and I am going stir crazy without movement. For all my friends out there that have serious injuries and are sidelined for months..you have my sympathy and support! I’ve naturally been drowning my sorrows with cupcakes, and I made these on Sunday night. I of course veganized the recipe and they turned out pretty good, not enough mocha flavor though.

  

  My pictures were not pretty, so I am using theirs.

  Tomorrow is Valentines day, and then the day after that is my birthday. I would loveee to run a half marathon for my birthday…just sayin. Happy day of love to you all.

  

  

  My favorite accessory.

  Q: Any tips/suggestions/comment/ideas/stories about knees, or about cats that anyone can help me withhh!!?

  

  | 57 Comments Tagged Birthday, Cupcake, Half Marathon, Knee, Running, Valentines day

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