Cake in a Cup: The Menu

Okay, this is odd, but because I’m about to post a ‘name a cupcake’ poll in the reader-run Facebook fan group (give me a couple of minutes, please) I needed a link to the list of Cake in a Cup cupcakes. But, apparently, I hadn’t posted a Cake in a Cup menu yet? Strange. Anyway, here it is alphabetically for ease of searching.

The cupcakes marked with asterisks* have recipes in the Adept Universe cookbook [download here]. The linked cupcakes have individual (though likely older and not as well-formatted) recipes on my blog.

Allure in a Cup – lemon yellow cake with chocolate buttercream

Bliss in a Cup* – fudge cake with peanut butter icing

Blitzen in a Cup* – mocha cake with eggnog buttercream

Buzz in a Cup* – mocha fudge cake with mocha buttercream

Charm in a Cup* – lemon yellow cake with strawberry buttercream

Chill in a Cup* – chocolate mint cake with chocolate mint buttercream

Clarity in a Cup* – apple spiced with honey buttercream

Comfort in a Cup* – banana cake with buttercream

Cozy in a Cup* – banana chocolate chip cake with dark chocolate buttercream

Delight in a Cup* – white cake with lemon buttercream

Delirium in a Cup* – chocolate peanut butter cake with chocolate peanut butter icing

Desire in a Cup – chocolate raspberry cake with dark chocolate buttercream

Ecstasy in a Cup – double chocolate cake with lemon buttercream

Elation in a Cup* – peanut butter cake with chocolate buttercream

Enchantment in a Cup* – chocolate peanut butter cake with peanut butter icing

Envy in a Cup* – cocoa spice cake and spiced cocoa buttercream

Euphoria in a Cup – fudge cake with dark chocolate cream cheese icing

Exultation in a Cup* – chocolate peanut butter cake with dark chocolate buttercream

Flirt in a Cup – blackberry cake with chocolate blackberry buttercream

Glee in a Cup* – peanut butter cake with peanut butter icing

Happiness in a Cup* – peanut butter cake with honey buttercream

Harmony in a Cup – white cake with cherry buttercream

Heaven in a Cup – white cake with coconut icing

Hug in a Cup* – chocolate cake with buttercream

Joy in a Cup* – lemon yellow cake with buttercream

Kiss in a Cup – chocolate cake with cherry chocolate buttercream

Lift in a Cup* – white cake with coffee buttercream

Love in a Cup* – dark chocolate cake with strawberry buttercream

Lust in a Cup* – dark chocolate cake with dark chocolate cream cheese icing

Rapture in a Cup – yellow/chocolate cake swirl with chocolate cream cheese icing

Sass in a Cup* – chocolate blackberry with chocolate blackberry buttercream

Serenity in a Cup* – carrot cake with cream cheese icing

Sex in a Cup* – cinnamon cocoa cake with dark chocolate buttercream

Sin in a Cup – spice cake with mocha buttercream

Solace in a Cup* – chocolate carrot cake with chocolate cream cheese

Sunshine in a Cup* – lemon yellow cake with lemon Buttercream

Tart in a Cup – blackberry cake with blackberry buttercream

Tease in a Cup* – chocolate blackberry with blackberry buttercream

Thrill in a Cup – white cake with mocha buttercream

Tingle in a Cup* – chocolate mint cake with mint buttercream

Vixen in a Cup*– chocolate gingerbread cake with salted caramel buttercream

Wonder in a Cup – white cake with dark chocolate buttercream

Do you have a favourite Cake in a Cup cupcake? Let me know in the comments below! My favs are Cozy, Lust, and Clarity!

Kickstarter/Dowser 9.5: Cupcake Poll

One of the hallmarks of the Dowser series books is that Jade is generally baking or test baking cupcakes that reflect her mood. So, naturally, the upcoming novella (Dowser 9.5) that I’m writing for the tenth anniversary of the Dowser Series will feature a brand new celebratory cupcake. Yay!

Which means that – before June 18, 2023 – I have to develop a recipe, test bake it until I’m satisfied, write up the recipe, take pictures, etc. But! As part of the (early) anniversary celebrations (which I launched this morning via Kickstarter), I thought my lovely readers would like to vote on what kind of cupcake they think Jade should be baking in the book. See the poll below.

The recipe itself will be part of the Anniversary bundle currently available via my Kickstarter campaign. And warning (!), the Kickstarter will be the only way to get this recipe unless I eventually put it in the free (PDF) Dowser Series Cookbook (no sooner than mid2024).

I will email Kickstarter backers – every tier includes the novella, eCard, and recipe – about a week ahead of time with a list of ingredients. So that, if they are so inclined, they can bake the same cupcakes as Jade is baking in the story WHILE READING THE NOVELLA!!

I mean, I thought that would be super cool. Hopefully, I’m not the only one.

There will also be fun live events and giveaways, etc, for the anniversary on June 18, 2023.

And without further ado, the cupcake poll (you’ll note a distinct chocolate theme since I’m the one test baking😂):


	
		
		
		What cupcake should Jade bake in Dowser 9.5?

		 Chocolate Pistachio
		 Dark Chocolate and Raspberry
		 Cookies and Cream
		 Maple Chocolate
		 Nanaimo Bar (custard, chocolate, coconut)
		
View Results

You’ll note I wasn’t more descriptive because I reserve the right to interpret as my tastebuds will. Yum!

[My apologies, I don’t know how to get rid of those weird grey squares/rectangles above and below the poll! But the poll itself is functional, so I am posting!!]

Dowser 5: A fav excerpt

I was making a quick addition to the Adept Universe Cookbook today – apparently, I forgot to mention WHEN to add the chocolate chips in the peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie recipe (thank you to Bronwyn’s hubby for letting me know) – and I stumbled upon this excerpt from Dowser 5 that made me smile.

I do adore Drake.

“Tell me the tale of this cupcake,” Drake demanded as he dramatically held a newer creation of mine aloft.

I glanced up from the last handwritten page of the journal. “That’s a Vixen in a Cup. Chocolate gingerbread cake with a salted caramel icing.”

“Vixen in a Cup,” Drake whispered as he carefully peeled the paper off the cupcake. Earlier this year, I’d tried to do away with cupcake holders by using silicone cups to bake. But they were fiddly — the moist, delicate cake broke more often than not — and my customers had rebelled at the breaking of tradition. At least the paper cups I used were compostable.

The final line of the journal read: Shailaja has broken with the guardians. She has broken with me.

“Who is Shay-la-ja?” I asked Drake, attempting to sound out the foreign name.

The fledgling, who’d stuffed the entire cupcake in his mouth, could only shrug in response.

“Way to savor.”

– excerpt from Maps, Artifacts, and Other Arcane Magic (Dowser 5)

Misfits 1: Envy in a Cup

I’ve added Envy in a Cup to the Adept Universe Cookbook (click the link to download the full PDF) but here is the JPG version for your quick viewing pleasure.

A dense but moist chocolate cake with lots of warm spice!

Author’s Note: I had a bit of an incident with my first test bake of Envy in a Cup, and the cake came out WAY too dense and almost weirdly moist. Michael ate them, of course. 😀 I noticed that my baking powder was newly expired, so I replaced it (and I urge you to do the same). But I had also used a new-to-me whole wheat pastry flour from Bob’s Red Mill. I remembered that the new pastry flour had also made for oddly overly moist banana bread, so I decided the issue with the cupcakes stemmed from the same cause. Problem was, I no longer had access to my regular (locally milled) whole wheat pastry flour, so I had to search for another flour. I settled on a fine grain whole wheat from Anita’s Mill. The cupcakes are still dense, but delightfully so!

Just a long way of saying, that, as always, feel free to use your favourite flour. Just make sure the batter isn’t overly thick (add a touch more milk to thin it, if it is) otherwise you might not enjoy the exceedingly dense cake that may result!

Envy in a Cup gets a massive thumbs up from Michael and me, so much so I’m going to add them to my top five favourites!! Which are, in no particular order, Cozy in a Cup, Lust in a Cup, Serenity in a Cup, Clarity in a Cup, and now Envy in a Cup!

Do you have a favourite Cake in a Cup cupcake?

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Dowser 9: Blitzen in a Cup

Blitzen in a Cup is one of my most requested cupcake recipes, but when I first tried to make them – easily five or six years ago – Michael didn’t think they tasted like coffee or eggnog, just chocolate and butter, so I shelved the recipe.

Move forward to the upcoming release of Gemstones, Elves, and Other Insidious Magic (Dowser 9) during the ‘eggnog’ season and Blitzen in a Cup felt like the perfect recipe to release alongside the book. So more tweaking and test baking went into the cupcake combo, and Michael finally gave them a thumbs up.

The recipe will also be featured on the Dowser 9 recipe card (the ones going into the swag boxes are already on order) and I will update the Dowser Series cookbook PDF as well. I’ll add a link to the newest edition of the cookbook in my new release newsletter on December 4, 2018 (so make sure you are subscribed).

Without further ado, Blitzen in a Cup! Chocolate, and coffee, and eggnog. Oh, my!

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As always I’d love to see your pictures if you decide to bake Blitzen in a Cup (or any of the Dowser series cupcakes). Please tag me on your preferred social media site. I’m @MeghanCianaDoidge on Facebook and Instagram. And @mcdoidge on Twitter.

Fun! Fun!

Reconstructionist 1: Clarity in a Cup

As I mentioned in my November newsletter, a new cupcake recipe appears in Catching Echoes (Reconstructionist 1): Clarity in a Cup. Here is an excerpt from the soon-to-be-released novel and the recipe.

“Clarity in a Cup. Apple spice cake with honey buttercream.” Jade placed a cupcake before me, perfectly positioned in the center of a white, scalloped-edged side plate. “I’m developing some apple recipes for Rochelle. This one has nutmeg in it, so it’s also perfect for you.”

I didn’t know who Rochelle was and wasn’t exactly sure why the cupcake having nutmeg made it perfect for me, but I’d learned a long time ago that it was best not to question powerful people. Not even when they were technically younger than you.

“Thank you,” I said. “It smells heavenly.”

Jade smirked, then set a large pink ceramic mug down on a napkin, both of them emblazoned with the bakery logo. Happily, the mug was filled to the brim with a deliciously scented mocha. It was also sprinkled with nutmeg.

“Why nutmeg?” The question was out of my mouth before I could stop myself from asking.

“Your magic,” Jade said, casting her voice low. “It tastes like fresh-ground nutmeg. I thought I’d mentioned it before?”

I contemplated the cupcake, suddenly not sure how I felt about eating something that tasted like my own magic tasted to the dowser.

– Chapter Three, Catching Echoes (Reconstructionist 1)

FYI – This cupcake also appears in the Dowser cookbook, Cookies, Cupcakes, and Other Selected Recipes. If you sign up for either my new release newsletter or my monthly newsletter you are automatically sent a welcome email with a link to download the PDF cookbook.

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Dowser Series: promo blitz & giveaways

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. WINNER HAS BEEN EMAILED. 🙂The Dowser Series Box Set #1 will be available for $0.99 from Tuesday, August 30th through September 5, 2016 for an end of summer/back to school sale.

For extra fun, I’m doing a series of recipe card giveaways on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. I’m also doing tag a friend paperback giveaway on Facebook (you maybe need to scroll down my feed to find it, closes August 31,2016).

FYI – September and October will be filled with Oracle Series giveaways and promos. I’ll put up a schedule just as soon as the preorder for Oracle 3 is live.

Okay! Who wants to win this set of recipe cards?

To enter to win a set of Dowser Series recipe cards, comment below and let me know:

Which recipe are you going to bake first?

Notes/Rules: OPEN INTERNATIONALLY. Each comment will be assigned an entry number. ONE winning entry will then be selected via random number generator. One entry per person. Please make sure to fill out a valid email address in the comment form. Email addresses are not collected for any purpose other than notifying the contest winner. No purchase necessary.

If you haven’t commented on the blog before, or you comment from a different IP address, the comments are moderated. So don’t worry if you don’t see your entry right away. I will approve it and it will magically appear.

Contest closes THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 at 8 p.m. PDT.

SHARES AND LIKES ARE WELCOMED AND APPRECIATED.

Speaking of Cozy in a Cup …

We were speaking of cupcakes, weren’t we?

Recipe found here and in the Dowser Series Companion Cookbook.

Dowser Series: Cookies, Cupcakes, and other Selected Recipes, Vol. 1

I’ve finally collected together some of the recipes from the Adept Universe. So far I’ve included sixteen cupcakes, two cookies, and a brownie from Dowser, books one through six, and Catching Echoes (Reconstructionist 1).

I’ve made the cookbook available as a free PDF download while I slowly develop and test bake more recipes. I will update the PDF periodically. When it is ready, I’ll have it formatted as an ebook and a paperback.

If you sign up for my new release mailing list or my monthly newsletter you will automatically be emailed the download link twenty-four hours later.

Fun! Fun!

*Note: ETA: February 14, 2017 – the recipe book now includes Vixen in a Cup and Clarity in a Cup (from Catching Echoes, Reconstructionist 1)

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Dowser Series: recipe card giveaway

CONTEST CLOSED. WINNER TBA

I had six different recipe cards, all representing a different Dowser book, test baked, proofed, and printed for The Bookcon 2016. Then I shipped a bunch back from Chicago for giveaways and such. They showed up today.

I’ll probably be doing random flash giveaways with the postcards over the next few months on this blog, twitter, and Facebook but I’ll hold this one open for 36 hours so everyone gets a chance to win right away.

Would you like a set of all six recipes? To enter all you need to do is comment below and let me know:

Of the six recipes featured here – Lust in a Cup, Cozy in a Cup, Sunshine in a Cup, Sass in a Cup, Buzz in a Cup, or Lift in a Cup – which cupcake are you most looking forward to baking?

Contest closes WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2016 at 8 p.m. PDT.