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Cupcakes - The Newest Sweet Treat Trend By Denny Phillips Have you been to an event recently and been surprised that instead of a regular cake, you were treated to an elaborate cupcake display? Cupcakes seem to be all the rage nowadays. Cupcakes seem to be the trendy thing to serve at any gathering, from baby showers to weddings, or birthday galas to Super Bowl parties. Cupcakes are easy to eat, full of delicious flavor and exciting eye-catching delights. It seems everyone loves those sweet little concoctions. But, are they really just cute little miniature cakes, or are they a wonderfully flavorful dessert deserving their own title? The origins of cupcakes are controversial. Some believe that cupcakes were invented by people baking cakes in little teacups, so that the little cakes would not take so long to bake and would cool faster. Others believe that cupcakes were named by the way the ingredients were measured (1 cup of flour, 2 cups of sugar, etc.) Whatever the origin, the cupcak...

Black Forest Chocolate Torte Recipe By Mark F Weber Germans believe Der Zweck einer Mahlzeit Dessert , or the purpose of a meal is dessert. This recipe is for a chocolate cake with Kirschwasser, whipped cream, cherries and chocolate shavings is native to the Black Forest in southwest Germany. Kirschwasser never tasted so sweet and the objective of a meal was never more appealing. The Black Forrest is 4,600 square miles of woodland in the southwest corner of Germany, not far from France and Switzerland. The name came from the Romans because very little light shined through the trees. The Black Forrest is so dark and mysterious that much of Germany's folklore, including many of the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales comes from the area. Brother Doug, a professional chef and graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, adapted the following recipe from the archives of the Weber family, who immigrated to the United States in 1858. Black Forrest Torte Chocolate Genoise , (yields 2 - 10...