ok. i got home from work last night and began the task of making the frosting and icing the cupcakes for my son’s birthday today.
i was trying to make the italian meringue/buttercream frosting from eggs, but it didn’t turn out right. i think the egg whites were not ok. so after i tried to whip them for 40 minutes…adding cream of tarter, extra egg whites and extra sugar i gave up.
of course keith said "why don’t you just use a can of frosting"…NO WAY! but i didn’t have anymore pasterized egg whites so i made a traditional buttercream recipe that i got off of wilton.
ingredients
cupcakes ready to go… i didn’t have enough frosting so they were a little lame. oh well. the cupcake boxes are from wilton as well.
today i am going to make a vanilla layer cake with vanilla frosting. i will try (again) to make the frosting i wanted to make last night. and i have to make biscotti for tomorrow.. it is alexis and my show’s 3 year anniversary!!!!!
WARNING! here comes my ear. click off if you don’t want to see…
almost healed from the biopsy before the "mohs" surgery to remove my squamous cell carcinoma. dr. geronemus’ office gave me a "botox" headband.
after the surgery was completed but before bandaged- looks what i imagine a bullet hole to look like.
first bandage (looks like i have no left ear!)
and now i have the kitty bandage...much better!
doing the show from home today so i can take my 10 year old son out to dinner!
xxx
jennifer
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Both the cupcakes and the surgery…amazing. Good luck with your second frosting attempt.
Gross! (your ear is anyway)!
Ouch!! That looks like it is very painful. Glad they were able to get it. Hope you heal fast. Love the kitty bandaid.
OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! The cupcakes look delicious though!
It’s wonderful that you are involved with your children and their school activities. You’re building a strong foundation for them. When you are an old grandmother they will tell THEIR kids about their fabulous Mother!
So, I had a little too much wine last night which I almost tasted AGAIN right after looking at your ear! OWWWW!!!
Your ear doesn’t look so bad. My husband says the same things…”Why don’t you just buy the frosting?”
If I told you my birthday – would you make me some cupcakes – and don’t even worry about the frosting.
Owie! Hope all ‘pre-cancer’ status is now totally ‘no-and-never-will-be cancer.’ The bandaid makes all the difference. Cute.
Wishing your ear a speedy (scarless) recovery. Happy 10th bday! My son just turned 10 this month too! Whew…how FAST a decade can go by for the mom, huh?
Do you really think that the children in your son’s class care that the cupcakes were made with pasteurized eggwhites and were carried in a ‘bakery’ box? The facade that the New York ‘housewives’ try to uphold (to impress each other) is ridiculous — make the boxed cupcakes with standard, old fashioned, easy chocolate buttercream icing (or canned!!!) and use the extra time to get a haircut. Ps- I think you would look fab with chestnut hair. signed, Cranky today
Why not use a can of frosting. Those kids wouldn’t know the difference. And it would be better than going skimpy on the frosting, which DOES look lame.
Re the frosting – stop trying to hard to be like Alexis.
Hey Jen!
I have a tip for you since you are always baking cupcakes for your kids. Check out hsn.com and get their “Cupcake Carrier with Adjustable Trays” just Google “cupcake carrier” and it will pop up. The carrier holds 36 cupcakes and is less than $30. You will LOVE it–and it comes in cool colors. It will help you in transporting the cupcakes. I suggest you get more than 1 carrier–because you will find that baking cupcakes is addictive once you have the carrier!
Love the show—and sorry about your ear. Thank God you were persistant with the doctor.
Best Wishes,
OneSassyBlonde
Your right, looks like a little bullet hole. How long did it take for the surgery and I’m assuming they put you out?
I made some vanilla cupcakes for office yesterday…but didn’t had time to make frosting…so bought Pillsbury’s one…NO WAY…you can taste the difference……but for school kids? Believe me…it would have been fine…
Next time use room temperature eggs or buy egg whites in Tetra pack and use it at room temperature!!
Hey, that did not look so bad. I was expecting much worse. I hope it is not too painful.
I make the Wilton Buttercream frosting for all of my kids b-days. I usually end up making a character cake and then cupcakes. When I add up all the sugar I used to make the frosting, I make sure to announce it to all the parents. They usually get a rise out of it. I also use different Extracts to flavor it.
Jen
I think it’s awesome you tried to make something different for the frosting! Personally I don’t really like store bought frosting very much – homemade is (usually) a million times better. I don’t really understand why that means you are trying to impress other people or trying to be like Alexis as others suggest. Life is about trying new things. Overlapping interests or following friends advice doesn’t mean you are trying to be them.
I wear kitty bandaids too!!
I’ve been meaning to comment on your blog for a while… I tell Eve all the time how funny you are..
Hope your baking for the par-tay on Saturday..
See you then..
Remembering a time I helped with a friend’s daughter’s birthday bash. We made cupcakes and cracked open a can of frosting (which I love btw) and frosted them oh-so-pretty, added sprinkles, etc only to have one little cherub she didn’t like frosting. It’s a wonder she didn’t wear that cupcake home!
Also, have heard if you beat canned frosting it “expands” and you have more to work with, haven’t tried it but it makes sense.
Your ear looks really sore, but I love the bandaide!!!!!! We love Hello Kitty at our house. Hope you are feeling better.
For nine years I only made homemade frosting until finally the kids in my son’s class told me they like “real frosting better.” Real frosting is frosting from the can.
Give yourself a break and use the can—they like it better anyway!
your “good enough” is plenty! No worries about frosting, perfect packaging, etc. Re: the MOHS – after healing there is a silicon bandaid that may greatly reduce the scar – ask your Dr. Good luck
jen, those cupcakes look lovely! Nobody knows what you wanted them to look like anyway so they are perfect. OMG, the hello kitty bandaids are the best!!
looks like it hurt . . .
your cupcakes look delish. and cute hello kitty bandage!
Hey Mooka – Stop trying to be an asshole!
I am glad your ear is healing. I LOVE the Hello Kitty bandaid!
I think it’s awesome that you find the time to make cupcakes and icing from scratch for your son’s birthday. They look delicious!!
And another thing Mooka! It is “stop trying T-O-O hard not TO hard”, retard! If she want’s to do something special for her kids, so be it!
Hi Jenny!
Trust me, school kids like the boxed cake mix and fluffy frosting out of a can–couldn’t be simpler. And if you have the time, plop a cherry or a strawberry on top and the kids will be in heaven, perfect cupcakes for the school kids. Try it.
Really, truly, seriously…what would make you think that anyone would want to see the pictures of your ear. I mean it, take a second and really think about it. What would possess you to post them? Did you honestly think anyone would find it even remotely interesting?
I wanted a cupcake until I saw the ear!! Thanks for saving my diet.
FORTY MINUTES??????
Hey “Seriously” — Jennifer’s story of her ear has prompted me to see my derm about a similar situation that could be more serious than I had previously considered.
OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! Why would you effing come here, purposefully clicking your way to Jennifer’s blog, and then question her or, even worse, criticize her for writing about something or showing a picture??? OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! I mean, seriously!?! OH MY GOD!!!
Shame on you for posting a picture of your ear. Why would ANYONE be interested in that? As Alexis says: “What’s wrong with you?” Oh, and where’s the picture of her boobs? I remember seeing it without her face showing…
Why don’t you just ask Alexis to make the cupcakes for you? Hers look like they are from the Magnolia Bakery!
Ugh – I can’t stand you evil cutns who feel the need to post negative things about Jennifer.
EFF OFF!
so gross!!! LOL
I’m sure the cupcakes were great. I hope you got good pain meds for the ear….it looks like it really hurts.
I would have asked Alexis to make them too!!! Magnolia Bakery does not impress me too much. I have the cookbook and am not really all that crazy about their famous cupcakes. JMO. As far as the ear goes, OUCH!!! Have fun at dinner tonight.
Awwww…. I totally LOVE Hello Kitty!
Be a faker not a baker. Kids can’t tell th difference…. Good show !
Sweet merciful crap, that ear! My husband asked if you have some kind of funky piercing … Anyhow, I hope it heals up well. Loved the cupcakes. Keep on baking — I love the posts!!!
NOOOO! Don’t do the canned frosting! If you’re willing to make real frosting do it. It tastes so much better. Kids getting used to the taste of the canned stuff is just sad. Also, to me that flesh colored bandage was creepier than the hole in your ear.
No, no. Not vegetable shortening. It’s all about the butter!
you’re doing great,Jen — from ear to oven! Thx 4 everything
Brian, why write “cunt”, then substitute “eff” for “fuck”? And why write “eff” instead of “F”?
glad you got your ear taken care of jennifer — you will be back to beautiful in no time! Good luck with your second frosting. Make sure you don’t get egg yolk in your whites — or have any oil, fat or grease on the utensils you use.
To @Brian – If you read closely he spelled it c-u-t-n-s! Which could mean:
Cowardice untidy totally nasty sluts, but I could be wrong in my assumption!
Hi Jenny! :o)
And to Seriously – Just from your statement i can see that your head is up your ass due to the fact that:
1. You cannot read the responses, positive ones at that based on the ear photo,
2. When you pulled said head out of said rectum, the corn bits blurred your vision…oh screw it, when one argues with a retard it does not use.
Hi Jenny!
Your ear photos are not that gross. I bet you’re glad it’s over. Hope your son’s birthday dinner was delightful. Looking forward to the anniversary show today. I have the day off from work so it’ll be nice being able to listen to every word of the show with no interruption. Love, love, love the show.
have u tried making cupcakes in ice cream cones? It’s very easy, u can still decorate and kids love them (and as a bonus there’s less waste/mess since the whole thing is eaten -no paper)
OMG, leave Jennifer alone!!! if you don’t want to see her ear, don’t look at the blog!!! she tells you on the air that the pictures are there…so don’t look!!!!! and no more comments are her figure, or anything else that is mean. get a life and stop reading the blogs if you only have something nasty to say. Susan
jen- put your friggin’ shoes on, get a haircut, and stop shadowing Alexis. Baking is her schtick…find your own. Don’t you have something that inspires you…yourself…your own?
I find the cartons of pastuerized egg whites never whip up as well as ones I separate from the egg myself. As for cupcake carriers, I got one from K-Mart a few years ago(it happens to be from Martha’s line), and it’s great. It holds 27 cupcakes or a whole cake if you take the shelves out.
I must say I agree with Susan. If the pictures gross you out don’t look at them and stop the rude comments. I sick of the negativity people have and then try to push it on to others. Happy 3 years of the radio Jennifer. They have all been great even the repeats. You always have a lot to say and it all great. Thanks for 2 hours of real fun, I only wish it was like 4 or 6 but that would cut out on the shopping. Oh and I love to hear about such shopping and events you both or you go too. Thanks so much for your blog, your radio show and your TV show. Amy
The ear-lots of blood there. My 5yr old nicked his cartilege(sp?) and it bled copiously. Will you or do you wear sunscreen on your ears? Take care with your delicate colouring.Your kids need you!
Jen, Hope you’re not in any pain and that you’re healing nicely. (Darn, if you haven’t been through hell and back this past year!) Your surgeon obviously did a super excellent job, because it looks as good as it possibly could. I was wondering how they do the surgery so I googled it and watched a video. Amazing, how precise it is and up to a 99% cure rate. Less tissue lost and a better outcome too. This should be the only technique ever used! Thanks for helping to educate us. My family and I are all fair skinned and some have already had skin cancer so I feel blessed to learn of this technique. We all need to educate ourselves since it’s scary how many doctors out there aren’t up to speed on the latest medical advances. BTW, how many hours were you in surgery and did they just give you a local versus general anesthesia?
I am obsessed with your ear. So cool.
Yowwwwzaa!!!! Looks painful. On the upside, the cupcakes look great. Good luck with the 2nd frosting attempt. Happy 10th Birthday, young man and Happy 3rd to Whatever!!
yikes looks painful. yummy cupcakes tho!
Have you heard of the Lori and Julia radio show in Minneapolis? They were both non-radio women who by a series of events, ended up with a show like the 2 of you. Anyway, Lori has a Hello Kitty bowling ball. You should listen on the internet sometime (afternoons), Julia screws up all the time and Lori is the smarter, sexier one: https://www.fm1071.com/loj/index.shtml
Holy shit Jennifer,is that hole gonna fill back in or what?you could hide weapons of mass destruction in that crater…lol just kidding your gorgeous you sexy bitch!!!
I don’t know Jennifer it’s kinda gross that you used shortening in the frosting.
ya poor girl..
i do hope 2009 is better for you than 2008 was…
You have such cute little ears! And I give my approval for the Hello Kitty bandage.