Ba-jeezum! I did a ton of birthday baking from mid-June ’til now. From the Severed Unicorn Head Superstore birthday cuppers (post below) to all the human birthdays, I may as well have climbed into the oven myself, just like Hansel and Gretel. Luckily, for all involved, I kept my oven playtime to me staying on the outside.

“Thin Mint” Cookies

Sugar-Crusted Shortbread Cookies

Lime-Coconut Cupcakes

Tiramisu Cupcakes

Thanks to the cookie testing I’m doing, I had some pretty gourmet-looking cookies to give away. Cookie tray worthy. I had some damn tasty cupcakes in there, too. The Tiramisu cuppers ended up kind of ugly, but boy, did they taste like a little bit of paradise. Too bad I have to help eat some of those. You know, before they “go”.

Birthday-like cupcakes for the Severed Unicorn Head Superstore art opening

When my friends hired me (read: they asked; I said yes) to make cupcakes for their art opening, this is the guidance they gave, “It’s a birthday party. So something birthday is good.”

So I did some math. Severed unicorn heads + birthday parties = colors. Lots of colors. So that’s what I went with.

Ingredients for colorful, birthday-looking cupcakes for a Severed Unicorn Head Superstore party

Basic vanilla cupcakes from VCTOTW
Basic chocolate cupcakes from VCTOTW
Vanilla buttercream frosting from VCTOTW
Natural food dye for pink coloring
Sprinkles
Trader Joe’s Fruit Gels, halved

Iced Fudge Brownie Cookies

Yippee, I have the best after-work job ever! I get to test cookie recipes for Garrick and Kelly. COOKIES! I’m downright gleeful with this gig. Anyway, what you see above is part of the first batch I tested for them. As you might guess, my friends and I didn’t last long with the finished product; we give these babies, 5 big, giant, dough balls!

Texture: soft, moist, crumble-free, ever-so-slight crunch on the exterior

Taste: rich, chocolate, brownie-like

Rating: 5 dough balls