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Reader recipes and a Cookbook Giveaway!

CONTEST CLOSED.

Every once in a while, readers send me recipes they think my readers or I would like to try. I’d like to pass along a couple of those recipes now.

First, a shout out to reader Angell Pasley for sharing her recipe for dark chocolate bark with coconut and walnuts. This recipe is easy, great for winter holiday gifts and adaptable. Don’t like nuts or coconut? Omit them and add your favorite dried fruit, such as cherries or apricots.

Next up, a recipe for banana bread from reader Karen Moffitt, who was inspired by this week’s column on quick breads. Karen offered up a great tip: If you have bananas that are overripe and ready for making bread but don’t have the time to make the bread, put them in the freezer. Thaw before using. It’s a simple tip but one that reminds us to never assume other cooks know all of the simple tips!

Alright, here’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for: this week’s Cookbook Giveaway. The sweet-stuff cookbooks continue to roll in, probably in anticipation of the giant sugar binge that is to come this holiday season. This one is “The Cupcake Diaries” by Katherine Kallinis and Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne, stars of the TLC series “DC Cupcakes.” These ladies are the owners of the popular bakery Georgetown Cupcakes in… well, Georgetown.

The book is filled with tips, stories and seasonally-organized recipes for treats such as caramel apple cupcakes, lemon-blueberry cupcakes with citrus glaze, bacon blueberry pancake cupcakes, and berry-infused purple buttercream frosting.

If this sounds good to you, get thee to the comment box and leave me a message on this entry. I’ll pick a random winner on Monday.

Happy Halloween!

Lindsey Nair
October 28, 2011 - 6:06 AM

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37 COMMENTS

  1. ginny | October 28, 2011 at 8:49 am

    would love this! trying to cut a big cake in even size slices is always a pain, and the kids WILL determine that somebody got a bigger piece… cupcakes solve that problem! and they keep me from eating more than i should! :) never realized before – cupcakes are the ideal dessert!

  2. Chris M | October 28, 2011 at 9:31 am

    Nothing like baking warm cupcakes. I would love this book

  3. Suburban Prep | October 28, 2011 at 9:34 am

    I love watching their show.
    I also loved their items that they were selling on QVC the other day along with this cookbook.
    I would love to have a book full of recipes for wanterful treats to make and bake.

  4. Brittany R. | October 28, 2011 at 10:30 am

    I have always loved to bake and recently starting selling cupcakes. I would love to have some new recipes to try!…

  5. Laura | October 28, 2011 at 10:42 am

    Cupcakes… yum. I tried to go to Bubblecake on Monday but hubby wouldn’t go for it. :-( We were in Roanoke for the day and I would have loved to indulge in a gourmet cupcake!

  6. Rke Native | October 28, 2011 at 10:44 am

    Cupcakes are such a fun way to spend some time with the kids and have great treats to share. Would love the cookbook to give us some new ideas!

  7. Happy Hopa | October 28, 2011 at 11:38 am

    I LOVE cupcakes!

  8. trp99 | October 28, 2011 at 11:50 am

    I love playing in the kitchen and I am always looking for new recipes. I would love this book. I don’t have many recipes for cupcakes.

  9. jeanne | October 28, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    I Love me some cupcakes! and really enjoyed them from Georgetown Cupcakes

  10. RM | October 28, 2011 at 12:08 pm

    Cupcakes; can’t beat them as great snacks. The more icing the better.

  11. Celia | October 28, 2011 at 12:20 pm

    “bacon blueberry pancake cupcakes, and berry-infused purple buttercream frosting.” Oh my. I love it! That sounds so amazing!

  12. Amy | October 28, 2011 at 1:48 pm

    I love baking cupcakes!! There is a bakery in NoVA that I must go to when I visit. It is called Shilla Bakery, and they make asian cakes. The cakes are light and fluffy and not very sweet, kind of like a sponge cake. I love all cakes!!

  13. Renee Richardson | October 28, 2011 at 3:07 pm

    We love cupcakes and my 6 year old daughter wants to bake so badly. Thanks for the incredible giveaway :)

    Renee

  14. Meghan | October 28, 2011 at 3:28 pm

    please please please!!! I want this cookbook and will use it!!

  15. Kathy | October 28, 2011 at 3:46 pm

    Bacon, blueberry pancake cupcakes!!! Ohhh I must have this book!!!

  16. Becky | October 28, 2011 at 3:52 pm

    always looking for new recipes!!! love any kind of cake!

  17. tass | October 28, 2011 at 4:18 pm

    These ladies (Georgetown Cupcakes) have been generous donors in support of Down syndrome research and the local Buddy Walks in DC Metro. They are lovely people in addition to bakers of delicious desserts.

    (Don’t count my post in the giveaway — I do not need any excuses to eat cupcakes!)

  18. Jennifer | October 28, 2011 at 7:08 pm

    I would love this cookbook! I am actually making Tiramisu Cupcakes with Marscarpone filling for an event tomorrow =)

  19. Amy | October 28, 2011 at 9:15 pm

    Martha Stewart’s cupcakes has some excellent recipes as well. The tiramasu cupcakes are particularly yummy!

  20. Sabrina Smith | October 28, 2011 at 10:41 pm

    This looks like a wonderfly book!
    Would love to win!

  21. Tom K | October 29, 2011 at 7:50 am

    Would be great to have a cupcake cookbook…I have the cupcake rack to display these delicious morsels! What an enjoyable event to share! thank you

  22. Emily | October 29, 2011 at 9:06 am

    I would love this cookbook! Related to the post: I always freeze my overripe bananas, but I do keep them in a big freezer zippie to keep them a bit more fresh. Also, I usually don’t even thaw them out completely. I just get them soft enough to squeeze out the end. Looks kind of funny, but works!

  23. Lisa | October 29, 2011 at 12:43 pm

    I have had a few cupcake disasters (LOL) so a cookbook on that very subject would be most helpful! :)

  24. Jessica | October 29, 2011 at 3:27 pm

    I love cupcakes! Thanks for the chance to win :)

  25. Debbie | October 29, 2011 at 6:24 pm

    Kathy, Uptown Joe’s/Blue Collar Joe’s, makes a blueberry, bacon doughnut with maple frosting. It is yummy!! Don’t count this as an entry either.

  26. Kat W | October 29, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    Love that these ladies support Komen for breast cancer research!

  27. lisa vaughn | October 29, 2011 at 9:36 pm

    I will love to have your cookbook!And love cupcakes.

  28. Kathy | October 29, 2011 at 9:53 pm

    There’s just something about a cupcake…..cuuuup caaakkke. Heaven!

  29. Amy | October 29, 2011 at 9:57 pm

    I love DC Cupcakes and have been so looking forward to this cookbook :0).

  30. Janet Wimmer | October 29, 2011 at 10:19 pm

    I love to bake and try new things and so I know this cookbook would have lot of new ideas for me to try and share with friends and family.
    I also enjoy reading and collecting cookbooks and would really love adding this to my collection since I don’t have one in my collection devoted to cupcakes.

  31. Betsy | October 30, 2011 at 6:14 am

    We were just talking about cupcakes yesterday…if there is just two of you, cupcakes are easier to freeze some rather than part of a whole cake…this would be a nice addition to my copy of Small Batch Baking…

  32. Flo Sielaff | October 30, 2011 at 9:46 am

    OMG! Just reading “caramel apple cupcakes” made my mouth water.

  33. Melinda | October 30, 2011 at 11:42 am

    Never thought about freezing the bananas. Would love to have this cookbook to start the juices flowing for holiday baking.

  34. CharleneB | October 30, 2011 at 2:41 pm

    Cupcakes are my favorite.

  35. Alison | October 30, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    My sister is known as the ‘Cupcake Mom’! I would love to give her a run for her money with some unique, gourmet cupcakes this holiday season. I would LOVE to win this cookbook!

  36. Rebecca | October 31, 2011 at 12:24 pm

    I do love cupcakes!

  37. Teslaca | October 31, 2011 at 2:53 pm

    Cupcakes are the best and I could really use some new recipes for them. Always wind up making the same ones!

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