19 July 2011

Blueberry Preserves & Blueberry Cupcakes with Honey Buttercream


Two recipes in one post. Blueberry extravangaza.

Ever since my first jar of Bonne Maman Blueberry Preserves, I have wanted to make my own. That magical little jar with the check top is so fresh & tasty, like it came straight from the farm. So when blueberries went on sale, I knew it was time to venture into preserve making. 
Only blueberries and sugar, and you can even add less sugar if you want because blueberries are sweet all by themselves. 
Hey its me! I made the bread too, it was sometype of molasses oatmeal bread or something. It was not my favorite ever, a bit too dry, so not worth giving you the recipe. I think the bread machine recipes are all a bit wonky because most that I have tried all come out too dry. I'll have to research some good recipes and let you in on the secret. 
The tray I made too, not the cutest thing ever with the two big boards at the bottom for bracing it, but good for a quick project. Just cut two pieces of wood, the same size obviously, to however large you want it, nail them to two pieces at the bottom then add some door handles on the sides or top. I have plans to make a proper serving tray, maybe painted and everything, once I can find some wood I think would be perfect. But I also want to make a table and a little shelf, but all in time, I always have so many things I want to make.

On to the cupcakes. 

The cake on this is really soft and try to bake it until it is just set, not browned around the edges at all. When I found this recipe I thought, gosh the blueberries are just going to sink to the bottom of the cup like they did in my muffins. The recipe said to freeze the fresh berries but I still doubted that it would actually work. But alas it worked really amazing and now it's not just blueberry bottom cupcakes, the are scattered throughout the cupcake and even some still stayed at the top of the cake, so nice! It didn't affect the taste at all either, it still tastes like a fresh blueberry cupcake and not like when you use frozen ones it of the bag that get all mushy and dye the whole cupcake purply. 

Try to get out just the juicy parts of the preserves, putting the whole or crushed berries on top of the cupcakes looks too lumpy. 
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Now back to a cupcake work week, which I am actually looking forward to. After a drama relationship ending weekend, which has left me broken, I'm need to get back to baking so I can put my mind on something.

Have a good week everyone!


Recipe from here

159 comments:

athena said...

i met a photographer who previously lived in san francisco and she recommended http://www.photoworkssf.com (she still sends her film there). do you scan yourself? believe it or not, i've actually used walmart, and my friends have taken their stuff to costco. but they're kind of hit-or-miss.

i've heard nothing but good things about the mamiya. i love my 645 but just can't justify the cost of processing/scanning for personal work.

lovely photos, as always. sorry to hear about the relationship ending.

Ash said...

I currently have so many projects on the go too. I started making a table top but have yet to paint it, I'll get there. I love your little tray you made.
The cupcakes and the preserve look delicious of course!!
Sorry about your relationship. Wishing you all the best!

Unknown said...

Gosh, I am in love with all of your pictures. Those cupcakes look amazing, too, and I love the combination with honey. How do you pipe the frosting to look like that?

Sally said...

Wow you're lucky...costs upwards of $20 to have my 120 film developed here in NC. :(

Pauli said...

Those photos are fantastic and you are very beautiful woman!

Anonymous said...

Your cupcakes are so sweet! I like the idea of drizzling blueberry preserves over the top. Take care!

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Hazel said...

Oh wow, those look beautiful!

Great photos too - I always look forward to your posts :)

Anonymous said...

Beautiful photos and absolutely lovely preserves and cupcakes! I also love the look of the bread and tray! Where did you get that gorgeous shirt? :)

Liz said...

I can hardly wait to make these, they look so good. I'm going to substitute with blackberries I picked, I think that will be delish as well.

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Love that shirt by the way...do you mind sharing the designer/brand?

michele said...

i love your homemade tray! i'm going to attempt to make one too! beautiful post and photos!

rooth said...

You make food and furniture!?! I can't even manage to make myself a sandwich most days...

dadaaa said...

your photos look amazing, I'm sure you get this a lot but how do you get your photos looking the way they are what camera do you use? I just love the texture of your photos

kankana said...

Such a lovely post this is.. i love how the blueberry preserve looks so pretty and that cupcake is tempting me .. and all the clicks are just so gorgeous.

Sara said...

These cupcakes look do yummy. And I love the label you made for the blueberry jar! I need some serving trays as well, never thought to make one!

Sara said...

Such cute cupcakes! I can't wait to try this recipe asap.

(also, I love your dress!)

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Athena: thanks about photo works, I'll check it out

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I think that serving tray is gorgeous! Its perfect in its imperfections if that makes sense, just my kind of taste (splinters might be a pain though..haha) Your photos are DIVINE, truly beautiful, and im definitely saving that delicious sounding cupcake recipe :)

Emma Galloway said...

Loving you little labels on the jars. So cute!

Anonymous said...

Im in total blueberry, cupcake, DIY project lust. I want to make myself a tray like that SO simple, but wow, super useful! Glad the blueberries didn't sink tot he bottom, now I need to try that recipe to test it for myself, you know, for experiments sake ;)

stephchows said...

Fabulous! I love how simple the jam is, I didn't realize blueberries didn't need pectin to set! I'm hosting a jam exchange if you have any interest in swapping jam with a partner this summer :) You obviously make one delicious looking jam!

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rachelsdigestif said...

LOVE your photos! These look delicious. I love making cupcakes, will definitely give these at try before summer is over.

Cindy said...

Try Photoworks SF. You can mail in your film to them and they will mail it back. Not sure of the cost, but I get all my film developed by them and they are good. If you join their group on Flickr, Friends of Photoworks, you get 10% off every time.

Gastrophoria said...

Those look amazing! Gonna try making the jam, thanks!

Emma @ Poires au Chocolat said...

I love making jam, it's so exciting. Blueberry is one of my mum's favourites, I might have to try making this for her.

I also adore the thought of the honey buttercream - I'm on a real honey kick at the moment.

Amy said...

So delicious! Glad to hear that the cupcakes are made with frozen blueberries as we can't get fresh for less than an arm and a leg here in subtropical Australia :)

Betsy said...

These look so yummy and your pics are gorgeous! We're hosting an online seasonal potluck and July is blueberry month! If you'd like to link your recipe, we'd love to have you! http://bit.ly/eLlgG2

aria @cookingmesoftly said...

delicious recipe and delicious pictures. Congrats.

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Smith And Ratliff said...

I've shot with that very same Mamiya and agree it's quite lovely—but nothing can replace my 5D! You won't regret it.

Becky Huang said...

Those cupcakes look AMAZING! Oh man am I hungry!

Y said...

Gorgeous! I have always wanted to make my own blueberry jam too - berries are pretty expensive here so I have yet to follow through. But one day..!

lwbookeater said...

Such beautiful photography! I'm a big fan of homemade jam desserts, and these look just darling!

Anonymous said...

This looks amazing - so beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Those looks amazing! The photos are gorgeous!

Sara said...

Gorgeous photos! These look absolutely delicious. :)

Meg said...

Yum!!!!

Anonymous said...

what is the unit of measure on the baking soda?

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Hello, this recipe looks delicious and I just starting making it, but I just noticed it only says, "1/4 Baking Soda" and not tsp or Tbsp. Which is it??
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I don't see any clarification in the comments whether the baking soda is in tsp or tbsp. Might want to do a spell check to clarify.