These past few days have been all about friends and family. J.'s summer camp is over and we have been trying to come up with new activities every day to keep him occupied. Full time job, that is.
As a child I was quiet, calm and studious. A book or a puzzle was enough for me, but having a boy is a completely different story. The amount of energy boys have is something that I was never quite prepared for. So this week has been all about running, swimming and secret agent games.
We had a few friends over for lunch and play dates this week, which is one of my favorite things in the whole world. A full house with friends where I get to feed them and chat for hours is how I love to spend my time. So we baked and cooked. We baked a lot.
Blackberry and millet cupcakes, blackberry and raspberry swirl frozen sabayon and plum and pistachio frangipane tarts.
I am leaving for New York City tomorrow where I will be meeting with editors and attending the rooftop party at Martha Stewart Living offices.
It has been a year since the last time I visited the city and I can't wait to get together with old friends and finally meet many others I have gotten to know through blogging. If you are attending, I will see you there!
I also wanted to tell you about the story that the Palm Beach Post published about me this week. We spent two days talking, going to the farm and cooking and I am very pleased with the result. You can read the online version here. A big thank you to Barbara Marshall for her kind words and the great time we spent together.
Gluten-Free Blackberry Cupcakes
makes 1 dozen cupcakes
110 grams (1/2 cup) butter or non-hydrogenated shortening, room temperature
150 grams (3/4 cup) cane sugar
Zest of 1 lemon
2 eggs
75 grams (1/3 cup) blackberry puree
55 grams (1/4 cup) yogurt
100 grams (3/4 cup) superfine brown rice flour
50 grams (1/3 cup) millet flour
25 grams (1/4 cup) potato starch
1 grams (1/4 tsp) xanthan gum
7 grams (1 1/2 tsp) baking powder
pinch salt
Cream the butter and the sugar together until light. Add the zest and the eggs. Scrape the bowl and mix again. Add the blackberry puree and yogurt and mix. Add the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
Divide the batter in baking cups and bake at 350F for about 20 minutes.
For the buttercream, follow this recipe and add crushed blackberries.
8.04.2010
Blackberry Cupcakes, Summer Days and the Palm Beach Post
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Congratulations on the article, I really enjoyed reading it. This is summer food at its best - fresh, beautiful, and no doubt delicious! Have a wonderful time in the city :)
I love your eye for design and composition in your pictures! Simplicity. Every single dish you create looks delicious!
I absolutely love your photos and food, they are always so inspiring.
Oh this post is filled with so many good things! I'm so excited for you and your Martha Stewart Party...trip to NY...and wonderful day spent with family and friends. Thanks for sharing it all with us!
xo Ez
I'll be at the Martha Party too! I'm very excited for it! :)
The cupcakes look delicious, as always
Oh thank you! These look amazing - not to mention nutritious. I will be making these for sure!
Aran,
I just read the article in its' entirety and it was a perfect way for me (as a 'somewhat newer reader') to get to know you better- and very inspiring.
Have a wonderful time partying on the rooftop with Martha (well... I don't know if Martha will be there, but it sounded good:)).
Ok...
1. The kids are absolutely adorable!
2. I've been itching to make something with blackberries. I am thinking either these cupcakes or the blackberry ice cream recently featured on design*sponge.
Thanks!
Brandon
Congrats on the article!
As always, this cupcakes are so wonderfully styled and photographed!
lovely cakes.
I've got a "boy". Mine is not quite 2yo as yet - but I'm learning fast. He is learning faster !
Everything must be done at warp speed
Your pictures truly make your food come alive. No matter what you are making, seeing your food 'in the flesh' makes me want to try your recipe every time.
Hi, my name is Nana. I read about you on Palm Beach Post Newspaper and I like your cooking alot.I wrote a cooking blog also. I like your food pictures a lot. I am trying to learn how to take a great pictures too.
yummm. those cupcakes look so tasty! i want one right now!!
those look incredible!!!
i love the idea of having a healthy muffin with a tasty top. almost like a cupcake but so much better for you!!
Aran,
I enjoyed the article about you in the Palm Beach Post. It was quite lovely. I am new to your blog and have tried a couple of recipies. Thank you for sharing your talents. Have fun at the Martha Stewart Party!
Esther
Congrats again on the article! Always great to read more about you and the inspiration behind your delectable dishes.
Congratulations on the article. I loved reading the online version. You never cease to inspire me! Have a great time at the party.
Aran, congratulations on the newspaper feature! It's lovely!
LOL, I've two boys and a girl and I am in awe to see the energy they have. If they're not on top of each other wrestling, they are jumping or running outside shooting each other with their finger pistols. And they are not cycling, but racing!
Those cupcakes look amazing.
And aren't you a handsome lady.
Have a good time in NYC,
A hello from Holland,
Guusje
Los cupcakes son geniales, quñe suerte que ya tengais moras por la zona. Aqui todavía hay que esperar al otoño.
Un beso desde España
The article was really nice! Congratulations. Have a safe, wonderful trip to NY City.
Love your blackberry and millet cupcakes......
Enjoy in NYC!! It's a wonderfull city every time of the year!
Hi Aran
Reading your post today made me smile - I know just what you mean about boy energy! I never thought I would spend so much time chasing, building train tracks, and trying to avoid next door's windows being shattered by a golf ball or something!
Have a great trip.
Pascale
Yum yum! I definitely want to make blackberry cupcakes once I pick some from our garden!
Beautiful pictures and I love the icing creativity
Dear Aran,
Congrats on the news article about you! That's fantastic!
As for the cupcakes, I can't wait to try this recipe. Blackberries are certainly one of my favorite fruits and absolutely delicious in pastries. Although, I may try it with a chocolate frosting instead :P
Hope you have a safe and fun trip in NYC!
I found you through an article in Norwegian D2 magazine and I'm really glad I did. Such an inspiring space and amazing photos. I'm coming back here for sure!
Hi! Love Blackberry, but so hard to find them here in Norway. Smiled when I read about you as a child (like me) and how little boys can really wear you out (my son). No chance to be bored, or to think too much. Lovely photos, all summery and fresh.
Hope you're enjoying your trip!
All the best!
So many fun things happening, as always! I'm so glad blackberries are showing up in markets around here, although they barely ever make it into baked goods - I snack on them and before you know it, they're gone!
Much congrats Aran- just finished reading the article! Have a great time in NY!
As someone who pipes a perfect swirl on top of their cupcakes (people are always impressed by it), I have to admit I love your messy frosting!
Hi ,
What can one substitute potato starch with ? Can one use Tapioca starch instead ?
Lovely photos, as always, and the article is great!
Beautiful! Absolutely gorgeous. I always love your photos, the recipes are my secondary focus, but that doesn't mean they aren't as good! Thanks for this healthy one.
Oh my gosh, what an incredible flavor combination - These are beautiful (and so are your children)! HUGE congratulations on the newspaper story, too - You deserve all the fame and success that come your way!
Thank you for posting this gluten free recipe. I look forward to trying it. I also greatly appreciate the gorgeous photos. Wonderful, wonderful blog!
Tu blog es una maravilla :) como ya te había comentado... He leido el artículo del Palm Beach Post, no irás por casualidad a la transmisión de Karlos Arguiñano? Voy a estar en Bilbao las próximas 2 semanas y me gustaría ver el programa, si estás tú! :) Y si puedo, me paso fijo por Amorebieta! Pásalo bien en tu casa...
I can't believe I missed this article in my own paper!! I'm so glad you provided the link. It was great. The food and recipes are wonderful as well. Enjoy the rest of your summer!!
Carol in Lake Park
is that you in the photo? i pictured you blonde.
have a wonderful time in ny!
Dejame saber si vas a estar en un show con Martha Stewart.... que linda la nota en el periodico..... al diablo con la dieta, voy a hacer una tortilla de papas.
Mi abuela era de la Coruna y ella hacia una tortilla con harina y quizas con huevos (no me acuerdo), pero era deliciosa!!... sabes de que estoy hablando?.... seria fantastico si tenes la receta....Muchos carinos, Adriana en Jupiter Farms
Everything you make, post, or write about looks simply sensational. Well done on the article. Everythign looks perfect. Cant wait to try this recipe out! I love the rustic way you have iced the cupcakes.....
Congratulations for all the success you're having!
i left a little something for you in my Blog, would love it if you stopped by...
Nina
http://designsbynina.blogspot.com/
What a wonderful photos! and what a usefull recipes! I know some celiac people... and I'll think that I'm going to cook them this delicoius cupcakes! Thank You!
Felicidades por el articulo!! la tortilla te sale genial...a mi tambien me gusta con un poquito calabacin pero no se porque razon por fuera no me sale asi de doradita.
Wow como ha crecido tu hijo no? le veo super cambiado...y que rubio!
Ansiosa estoy de verte en "Robin food" :D Bso Carmen ZH
Reading your blog last week, I said to myself blackberries ought to be next. They've just appeared on my own free fruit trail which has so far given me cherries, all sorts of plums and now blackberries. I've never done much with them other than crumbles, but may have to try cupcakes!
ZORIONAK ARAN, artikuluagatik...perfekto argazkia, tortilari buelta ematen, jajaja.
Eta oso ondo ondo pasa NYC. Zelako enbidixa...ni hemen bitartean ofizinan sartuta eta jaixetako dietakin, bocadillo bacon queso y pimientos, jajaja.
Zera, abizau noiz ateratzen zeran David de Jorgeren programan eh?
Patxo haundi haundi bat.
mmmmmmmm these look delish!
I love your colours in photographs they always look so good!
Loved the article, Aran. You looked amazing in the pictures. Have a great holiday with your parents and family in the Pays Basque. Take lots of amazing pictures there. Have a safe and happy trip and good luck for the food show there. I am sure you will be great.
Great article Aran, congratulations! As usual your pictures are stunning and the recipe is so inviting.
Those look spectacular! And what a great way to use up some blackberries... can't wait to try this out this weekend!
I bet the Martha Stewart Living party will be wonderful! I saw some exquisite photos of dessert tables at their events when I was doing research for my wedding, and they really know how to throw a party.
I live in Palm Beach County, and after reading the article, I immediately looked at your blog. It's beautiful! Then I made the Spanish tortilla for dinner and it was FAB.U.LOUS! I will definitely be making it again. Thank you for a delicious new addition to my recipe file. Have a wonderful time in NYC; I was there last week visiting my daughter and it was just as hot as it is here in south Florida. Hope you will have some cooler weather!
Yes I know! Boys are really different. They have all this energy, much more than me many times. I try to keep up but sometimes I don't. Did bake som cupcakes with my seven years old though...
Martha Stewart rooftop-party sounds great! Especially in NY.
Jenny
oh my goodness aran! so many fun things! hope you have a grand time.
Everything looks so wonderful:) Congrats on the article, will read it next:)
It looks as though you've had a lovely time with family and friends. I know what you mean about entertaining boys - it is fun, but exhausting. Enjoy your time in NYC.
We just went for a bike ride and nibbled some still rather tart black berries but any day now they will be perfecto! This inspires me to make a vegan version of your tasty recipe- YUM! The joys of summer-Blackberries!
delicious looking pics!
just stumbled upon your blog and i have to say its LOVELY! do drop by mine too when you have some time. perhaps we can follow each other. =)
Persis.
http://onestylemile.blogspot.com/
Hi everyone! It has been a crazy week around here. I just returned from NYC where I attended the Martha Stewart Blogger party and met some great people and got to catch up with old ones. Now I am getting ready to pack for a three week trip to Europe, so if my replies are scarce I apologize. Thank you all and have a great weekend!
Love the bead necklaces and the pink dress! And congrats on the article.
congratulations and as always, the food looks delish - krsta
love berries beautiful photos and sensational food...love it
I really liked the article. We get to know a bit more about your career. Your work is so perfect and beautiful, that one cannot help but feel curious when such articles get published. congratulations! I love when I have friends over as it gives me the opportunity/excuse to bake and cook for them.I love cooking for loads of people so I can relate to what you say in your post. As always a very inspiring post.
Congratulations Aran. Every single time I stop by your blog I don't miss to look at the beautifully styled components in your pictures. Today my favorite was the pics with your the little bubbly kids holding the cupcakes.
Espero que Nueva York te recibiese bien, que la fiesta fuera increíble y que, sobre todo, lo pasaras bien. Ojalá nos veamos para que me lo cuentes todo ;)
You go there and have tons of fun, Aran! :)
These cupcakes are so beautiful - and your "little models" are adorable! :)
I made these cupcakes this weekend but replaced the blackberries with a redcurrant and raspberry mixture. They were a massive hit and everybody wanted the recipe!
I'm interested in making some macarons with raspberry powder soon. Which brand have you used in the past and was it hard to come by?
Thank you, Alice
Alice- you can find raspberry powder at L'Epicerie (www.lepicerie.com) and I'm sure other specialty places. I'm glad that the cupcakes were a hit. I'm having a hard time finding red currants around here this summer. I'm jealous!
thanks all! Just wanted to let you know that the adorable girl in the photos is not my daughter, but J's best friend. she's too cute!
Just wanted to tell you how beautiful your blog is. It always cheers me up to read your recipes and see the lovely pictures.
So happy to have found your blog, beautiful photo's and delicious dessert recipes, looking fwd to your Bilbao photo's as i will be visiting there soon!
D e g a i n e
http://www.fashiondegaine.com
I'm new to your blog and am delghted by your beautiful photos and simple recipes. I look forward to trying many in the coming days/weeks!
You have a visually stunning blog. I enjoyed reading your articles very much. It's smart in design and typography if you know what I mean. The delicious recipes don't hurt either. :D
Cheers!
Matt Kay
Your cupcakes look amazing, your photography is stunning! Love everything about your site, and will keep coming back. I have featured these blackberry cupcakes in our recent post about five different blackberry recipes. You can see it here http://partycupcakeideas.com/five-blackberry-cupcake-recipes/
I just tried this recipe, and it turned out great! I used cake flour instead of potato starch, millet and brown rice flour because those are expensive here, and nobody in my family has gluten intolerance. What a pretty purple cake it is, and yummy too. Thank you so much for sharing your recipe! <3
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