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OhSpooning to be published in AFBA cookbook


It’s official! We are definitely being included in The Austin Food Blogger Alliance Cookbook being published in April. This means our Preston Spice Cupcakes with Cardamom Frosting will be in not just one book (Jump Little Cake, Jump!), but two!

If you are looking for a great, local, Austin recipe book complete with recipes from famous and average Joe food bloggers, the AFBA cookbook is a great choice. It has a beautiful cover, which will make it perfect for me to display alongside my other gorgeous cookbooks.

It’s one of the first community cookbooks compiled just by food bloggers and I’m excited we could take part!

 

Here’s the list of recipes, along with whose recipes will be included!

The cookbook is being pre-sold here.

 

Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup

Thanksgiving is about a week away and everyone is likely thinking about what sorts of delicious delicacies they might share with friends and family. In case you’re at a loss for what to bring as your contribution, here are a few links to recipes that are sure to please a crowd:

If you’re not already following Joy the Baker, you should be! Not only does she provide wonderful recipes with easy instructions, but also fantastic photos of all the goodies she makes. Here is a recipe for creamy pumpkin pie bars.

Another one to follow are sisters who write A Beautiful Mess. Their blog is on fashion, design and food. Here is a recipe for mustard Brussels sprouts that looks amazing.

I’m not too familiar with Smitten Kitchen, but I love the blog name and this recipe looked yummy and healthy. If you’re looking for something a little different, try the butternut squash salad.

And I’d be amiss not to link to my Pinterest board, where I am keeping a list of all things pumpkin spice: Jump Little Cake, Jump! in honor of the children’s book some friends and I are publishing by the same name about a pumpkin spice cupcake. There are cupcake recipes, pumpkin smoothie recipes as well as photos of some of our favorite characters from the book. If you’re looking to entertain children this holiday, make sure to download a free song at bandcamp or pre-order a book for Christmas.

I’d love to hear what recipes you are trying out this Thanksgiving, so please include links in the comments section!

 

 

Bringing cupcakes to the masses!

“Jump Little Cake, Jump”

You may have noticed our posts have dropped off a bit this past month. Well, there’s a reason for that!

The Spooners have been on a mission to bring cupcakes to the masses!

Preston Spice, a cupcake is our friend, and we are telling a story about his journey in story form.

We have a Kickstarter (a crowdfunding website that allows people to help get the project funded and are rewarded different ‘party favors’ based on the amount they contribute) going on right now and we have about a month to raise $7,500. This money would allow us to print a first run of the book (1,000 copies), press CDs and get all the copyrights to go along with it.

If you love cupcakes, we want you to be involved!

How?

1. Download a portion of the book and a song at http://noisetrade.com/jumplittlecake for FREE!

2. Sing along and dance to downloaded song.

3. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JumpLittleCake

4. Pre-order a book at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1002202694/jump-little-cake-jump

5. Follow us on Twitter for silly posts, like “TGIF—Thank God I’m Frosted!” and “What does a cupcake wear to work? #cupcakeproblems

6. Give yourself a hug from us for helping out a little cake!

7. Tell a friend about this cupcake’s journey to courage!!