Creative Cupcake Displays

Hi All,

Today I want to talk about how to be creative with the way you can display cupcakes. Cupcakes do not always just have to be served out of a box or container. When doing an event you can be creative with the way you lay cupcakes out on display. Since cupcakes are so popular today, many people get them for all kinds of events today, from birthdays, weddings or just for casual parties. When people want cupcakes at their weddings they often time want a cake that they can cut into. Often times you can suggest doing a cupcake tower with a small cake as the top tier and the rest of the tiers are filled with cupcakes.

Another idea can be the arrangement of the cupcakes in comparison with the decoration of the cupcakes. You want to make sure that if the cupcakes are decorated in a certain way that they are laid out properly. An example of this is the picture below of the cupcakes decorated like the Tetris game.

Lastly, For birthdays or parties its nice to get some sort of tower to place the cupcakes on so that they are not just placed on a table. There are several types of different towers available and they can often times be themed to the event as well. The picture below demonstrates a creative and unique type of cupcake tower for a modern party.

I hope these pictures give you all ideas on how to be creative while baking and displaying cupcakes!

Decorating fun!

Hi All!

Today I wanted to talk about being creative while decorating cupcakes. We can frost cupcakes like any ordinary cupcake with a piping bag or just a spatula, but I want you guys to be able to get creative, and like I said earlier, do not be afraid to experiment with ideas. Cupcakes can be decorated to any theme to look like anything. Cupcakes are good for parties and what is better then cupcakes decorated for the theme of the party or holiday! These few pictures demonstrate how cupcakes can be decorated for Halloween, Christmas, birthdays or just for fun! Although icing is normally the only toping on a cupcake, you can add different things such as fondant, marshmallows or rice crispy’s to help shape other objects onto the cupcake. Like I have said before, do not be afraid to play around and try new ideas! Have fun with decorating, there is no right or wrong way when it comes to decorating!

Recipe Creativity!

Hi All!

Today I wanted to talk about being creative with cupcake recipes. Although we all know that there are the standard types of cupcakes such as, vanilla, chocolate, carrot cake, or even red velvet, as bakers we can be creative with what we bake. Do not be afraid to try new things and think outside of the box while baking. Exploring different flavors with each other is the only way we can be unique and see what works well together and what does not. I will attach some links to some websites with creative and unique cupcake ideas to help give you all ideas on what you could try and do.

http://myfindsonline.com/2009/02/06/10-interestingly-unique-cupcake-recipes/

http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/cooking-tips-techniques/baking/creative-cupcakes-ideas-10000001169727/

http://cupcakerecipe.net/

Like I said do not be afraid to explore and try new ideas!

Educational Websites

Hi all!

There are several educational websites that both students and teachers have access to online. One helpful website is Easybib.com. This website helps teach students how to formate citations for reference pages, work cited pages and bibliographies. It teaches students how to use formate citations step by step as well as helps generate them. I think this is useful for people of all ages because at times we all forget how to cite things.

Another helpful website for educational purposes is Spanishdict.com. This website is a great spanish dictionary online that also helps translate phrases from english to spanish or spanish to english. This site can be helpful to those trying to learn a new language or students who are majoring or minoring in spanish. Teachers can tell there students to use this instead of buying a dictionary which can help the students save money.

Lastly, A website good for certain university students, such as students at the University of Arizona, is a website called Notehall.com. This website allows students to upload notes from class as well as study guides for tests so that if someone missed something in class it gives them the opportunity to get the information they need.

There are so many educational websites and we need to be aware of them and put them to good use! I hope this helps some of you!

Next, a great website that can be used as an educational tool is abcteach.com. You must have a membership to this website, but for teachers and parents I think this website is perfect! It has several activities and website links to different learning activities for children.

Another helpful website for teachers to demonstrate things to their students is through a website called Teachertube.com. This website is similar to youtube but has filtered videos that are appropriate to show students. Some examples of videos that you can find on this website can pertain to our government, such as presidential speeches, or school house rock videos which teach students different lessons.

What Lies Ahead!

This semester has been a busy semester but I still have tons to do before its all said and done with. I have several tests and papers as well as projects that I need to get done within the next few weeks. In addition, during this time of crazy work loads, spring break lies ahead.

This spring break I will be driving back to California, more specifically home which is Los Angeles. I plan on working at the bakery that I mentioned earlier in my bloggs, its called Hot Cakes Bakes. Im not planning on working the the entire break but it will be nice to get a few extra hours in. In addition to working at the bakery, I will be working and attending a fashion show to launch the Kardashian's clothing line through BEBE. I am very excited for this and cannot wait to get this type of experience.

Aside from working, I am planning on seeing my friends from home who I rarely get to see throughout the year. Its always nice to be able to catch up and go out with them. We will most likely go down to Hermosa or Manhattan Beach or up to Hollywood when we go out.

I also plan on going down to the beach and riding my cruiser down the strand. It is always such a relaxing and beautiful experience. Being back in Los Angeles always makes me happy not only because of the beach but because of the shopping, and of course my family and friends.

Blogs In The Classroom

Technology for both students and teachers is evolving greatly in today’s society. Both teachers and students are able to use different sources of technology for educational purposes as well as making it easier for both teachers and students to assign homework and projects and it also has become easier for students to turn in their homework or assignments. From the use of cell phones in the classroom to the use of computers and ipods these sources of technology are all applicable in everyday life for students today.

In addition the use of blogs in a classroom can be very helpful and has several advantages as well as some disadvantages. Blogs can be used in a classroom for several different assignments as well as on going projects. A teacher can have their students begin a blog to keep track of how students are progressing throughout school or certain assignments. In addition blogs can be a great source for a discussion area if schools do not have access to a program such as D2L. This would be a good way for students to interact in the same way they do on D2L, and gives them the ability to comment on one another’s postings. In addition, I think that blogs may have a disadvantage if it is the only thing the teacher relies on for the student to have interaction because not all students have access to a computer or do not have a lot of time that they can access a computer if they share it with their parents.

Overall, technology is expanding and there are several ways it can be tied into our education. What do you think is a creative way to tie technology into our education?

A Little More About Me!

Hey all!

Just thought Id drop in and write an update to share with you guys some of the things I enjoy doing in my free time. When I'm not at school and am not to busy I enjoy baking. I work at a bakery in Los Angeles called Hot Cakes Bakes. It is more of a cupcake and cake shop with many assortment of other sweets. The bakers enjoy and a challenge and if you bring in a picture of what kind of cake or what a cake could look like they most likely can do it!

I also love going to the beach and riding my bike down the strand on a nice sunny day! In the summer the beaches are packed and its fun to ride down to Venice Beach or Hermosa Beach. Its fun to get a big group of friends together and take our cruisers down to the strand and just ride. The view is great! I also just love lounging around and not doing anything. Its nice to just relax and enjoy some free time from school and work.

Lastly, Traveling is something I love to do but never have much time to do it. New York and Los Angeles are two of my favorite cities in the United States. I've only traveled to Mexico and Australia but cannot wait to graduate so I can travel throughout Europe and hopefully throughout south america. Italy has always been a dream of mine to go to and I cant wait!

Well thats all for now!