Sunday, May 26, 2013

Pythagoras Cupcakes

My students are always asking when I'm going to bake something for them, so for my own birthday I brought in cupcakes (just like mom used to send you to school with goodies on your birthday except I'm a big kid now).  Since I teach math I was racking my brain for an easy way to make the cupcakes math related.  I found sour airhead strips which can be cut into triangles; they also work great for rainbows on a St. Patrick's day pot 'o' gold cupcake.  For all you math-haters out there, the triangle represents Pythagoras, the philosopher that developed the Pythagorean theorem.  We're also working on trigonometry, I know everyones favorite subject, so the triangles were the perfect dorky math touch!  The cupcake itself is like a hostess cream filled delight, rich dark chocolate cake, fluffy white cream filling, and a chocolate fudge buttercream frosting.




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About Little Murph

Liverpool, NY, United States
My love for cooking started when I could barely reach the countertops. My mom would get out all of the baking supplies and let me create. Needless to say, my cooking techniques have become a bit more sophisticated. I believe that I can recreate anything I see in a restaraunt or cookbook. For this reason, my husband has said that I have "ruined eating out for him". I also believe that anyone can cook a delicious meal at home, gourmet kitchen or not. I'm a working woman but I find that after a long day at work, my kitchen is my sanctuary and I'm never too tired to cook up something new. I get bored very easily so trying new things is always a must! I think that cooking has become such an important part of my life because I love making others happy and I'm able to do that through my food. Thank you to all of my family and friends for all of your love and support, especially my husband Shawn, you are the reasons why I cook!