Thanks! Love the idea for the white chocolate curls!

Thanks! I've been on a baking spree lately since starting my blog. It has been fun experimenting with new flavors. I loved the lemon raspberry combo so much that I just made these lemon shortbread raspberry cookies (they use almost the same frosting as the cupcakes): http://aspoonfulofsugarbaking.com/201...

I recently made a delicious Chocolate Nutella Buttercream cake. This is only a 2 layer cake but the chocolate ganache in the center and nutella buttercream frosting definitely kicks it up a notch.

http://aspoonfulofsugarbaking.com/201...

I recently made lemon raspberry cupcakes with lemon curd filling. I'm normally more of a chocolate dessert girl but these may be my new favorite cupcakes. They were a hit at work!

http://aspoonfulofsugarbaking.com/201...

I just made a watermelon mint sorbet. Delicious flavor but was a little more granita-liek in texture.
http://aspoonfulofsugarbaking.com/201...

Loved the cake! Had a great texture.

Thanks for the tip for the filled cupcakes. I'll have to try that next time...I also work at a hospital so I could probably get some syringes to inject the cupcakes with.

Lemon Raspberry cupcakes with lemon curd were delicious and a huge hit at work. Thanks for the recipe eLizard! Here's my blog post with full recipe: http://aspoonfulofsugarbaking.wordpre...

I might try using this recipe to make lemon raspberry cupcakes this weekend. I'm guessing I could add lemon zest and juice with tasty results! Going to fill with lemon curd after and top with raspberry buttercream.

Just tried the Cook's Illustrated yellow cake. It had a pretty good flavor and light, fluffy texture. Definitely better than previous versions I've made but still not quite exactly what I'm looking for. I'll have to try the other two sometime!

Thanks! I'll have to look into these soon!

Would love to have the recipe, thanks eLizard!

I've been searching for a good yellow cake recipe to make cupcakes. I would like to replicate the moist texture of a box cake mix, however, most recipes I've used come out too dense (Flour's yellow cake and "the perfect yellow cake recipe" on Food network were both dissapointments). Any suggestions for recipes to make a delicious and moist yellow cake? Thanks in advance.

Thanks for all the recommendations! We loved Bazaar and were very happy we switched our reservation from Michy's. We started with the frozen caipirinha which was a fun/exciting way to start out. We then ordered 6 dishes- the standouts were the papas a la huancaina, black rossejat and the signapore street food. Finished the meal with the deconstructed key lime pie which was delicious. We were quite impressed with th service there.
We were very happy we kept our reservations tonight at Yardbird. Started with the fried green tomato BLT which we loved- would go back just for that dish. We then split the fried chicken and a side of biscuits. I will write this next statement with a disclaimer that I have lived in MA my whole life so my experience with fried chicken is limited but we thought it was delicious- crispy on the outside and flavorful and juicy on the inside. Loved the atmosphere and service here as well. Thanks again for the recs, now off to the Bahamas!

Just found food for thought's blog review on Bazaar- I think we're all set now for recs at Bazaar!

Thanks for all the opinions! We hit up Versaille yesterday for a big, late lunch when we got in. Really enjoyed it especially the roasted pork! But then we were too full for dinner and ended up just doing drinks at the Standard that night- it was a gorgeous venue. Tonight we've cancelled our reservations at Michy's and are instead going to Bazaar. Any dishes that you'd recommend? Planning on Puerto sagua for lunch tomorrow and are keeping our reservations tomorrow at Yardbird- will let ou know what we think!

Thanks for the tip- does it go by Michy's on its loop?

Thanks, we've had a few other recs for Puerto Sagua so we'll be sure to hit that up. Haven't quite decided on Joe's Stone Crab yet- menu doesn't seem super exciting but from what I've read it's a Miami institution!

Thanks for the recs. We made a reservation for Bazaar and will make a game time decision for either Michy's or Bazaar but are leaning towards Bazaar. We're also planning on visiting pubbelly or pubbelly sushi followed by drinks at the standard. I see that the pubbelly restaurants don't take reservations, how crowded do they get on week nights? Are there certain times that are better than others to go?

What's the general opinion on Yardbird on here? We were excited to try some southern cuisine (which we don't really have in Boston unless you count Sweet Cheeks) but if you think other places are better then we could adjust our plans!

Thanks for your recs. We'll be with someone with a car tomorrow which is why we're going to Versaille. Michy's is our splurge dinner and we're also willing to splurge on a cab for that as well- which is why we're hoping to keep the rest within walking distance and less expensive.

Hi, my friend and I are chowhounds from Boston and going to Miami tomorrow for 3 nights. We're planning in hitting up Versaille for lunch tomorrow. We also Have reservations at Michy's and Yardbird for dinner and may try Joe's Stone Crab for lunch one day. That leaves us with 1 lunch and 1 dinner to plan. We're staying in Miami beach near Lincoln road and would prefer not to have to take a cab anywhere (but we're not opposed to walking up to a mile). Would prefer to keep entrees for dinner in the low $20 or below range if possible (given that we're splurging on Michy's) but are willing to pay more if worth it. Also would appreciate recs for bars with good drinks near Michy's. Thanks in advance!

My friend and I are going to Miami for several days in April and hoping to stay in walking/quick cab distance of good food (and beach/shopping if possible). What areas would be good for this and any restaurant recommendations? We're from Boston and definitely looking to try some Cuban food. Would love to try Michy's as well. Thanks in advance!

Caramel swirl ice cream at Picco when they have it.

Sticky buns from Flour bakery- the "goo" on top is essentially caramel.

Definitely agree with that. Used to go to Picco almost weekly when I lived closer. Even treked there in a blizzard for pizza and ice cream!

That's definitely a possibility...I had been thinking that the beehive would be fun- pretty good cocktails and live music!

I've had the caesar at Picco more than 20 times, always delicious and has never been underseasonsed. I would definitely recommend giving it another try.

That looks like fun! Unfortunately we're limited to a weekday right before the wedding since a lot of people are flying in from out of town.

Thanks for the suggestions so far! In response to Vintage Molly, I think there will be more drinking than eating but we definitely want good food to start out with. Some places the bride likes for food is Craigie on Main, Garden at the Cellar, Oleana, East Coast Grill. Unfortunately, we are limited by finances (a lot of us are in or just out of grad school). For drinks, she likes well-crafted cocktails (she'd love Drink but it's kinda out of the way). I'm torn between just going to a place like Eastern Standard and parking there for the night or doing a bar crawl after dinner...not sure what the bar scene will be like on a Wednesday. Other thoughts I have had are Toro followed by Beehive?

As an alternative, can you think of a fun restaurant with good food and drinks that we'd enjoy spending most of the night at on a weekday?

I know there have been posts in the past about this topic but I still haven't quite found what I'm looking for. My best friend is getting married this summer (mid-June) and I'm trying to plan a fun bachelorette party for her and a party of about 10 people. The party will most likely be on a Wednesday night. Ideally, we'd like to do dinner followed by a bar crawl in either Cambridge or Boston. Requirements for dinner: good food (the bride to be works at Formaggio Kitchen so this is important), takes reservations, entrees around $20, close to good bars for the bar crawl. For bars, would like places with good cocktails (none of us are big beer drinkers)...live entertainment would be a plus! Would love to go to Drink but it's a little out of the way. I've seen Cucci Cucci suggested several times but I'm not sure if that's what I'm looking for. Would be interested to hear other ideas. Thanks!