The year that was, revisited through photos.
Merry Xmas Eve!
The final installment of my xmas treat series is the recipe for these cupcakes, my Grandma Betty's Mayo Cupcakes with Coffee Frosting. They've been a part of my family's history for decades, and through them my grandmother's culinary fame lives on...
Betty's Mayonnaise Cupcakes
Sift together:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
Add 1 cup cold water, mix well
Add 1 cup mayonnaise, mix thoroughly
Bake at 350 for 20mins
Coffee Frosting:
1/2 cup butter, creamed thoroughly
Add 1 heaping tsp instant coffee, mix thoroughly
Add powdered sugar and mix
Add a little milk
Keep adding powdered sugar until you have enough frosting to cover the cupcakes
Add 1 tsp vanilla before frosting cupcakes
*Use and enjoy*
... and came back with an obsession with crate labels. This first one might be my favourite -- it's simple but looks amazing against my wall.
The genie is pretty fabulous, although he is certainly holding those oranges at an unnatural and awkward angle. But the landscape looks just like what I drove through on my way up to Northern CA.
The McCurdy pears were my first purchase and responsible for starting me on this label-buying binge. Isn't there something so perfect and satisfying about the typeface and colours? At the time they were made, these were just, you know, advertising labels, and yet there is so much beauty and attention to detail. I can't quite put my finger on exactly why I love these so much, but maybe there is a nostalgia for a golden era I never experienced mixed in there.
