My neighbor approached me asking if I would be willing to make cupcakes for her daughter’s surprise baby shower. “Cupcakes that won’t just be sitting around the house, asking for me to eat them all? Umyes.” Then she asked if I would make 1/2 vanilla and 1/2 chocolate, with a mix of pink and blue…
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S’mores Cupcakes
A favorite campfire treat turned cupcake! Moist chocolate cake is topped with marshmallow frosting and graham cracker crumbs. Get crazy and add some mini marshmallows, chocolate chips and syrup! Sorry, guys – I was away longer than I’d planned to be! When I came back from vacation I was essentially punched in the face with…
Cranberry Bliss Cupcakes
My favorite Starbucks treat turned into a cupcake! Blondie cupcakes packed with white chocolate and cranberries, topped with a sweet, tangy white chocolate cream cheese frosting. If you’ve followed my blog for a while, then you’re probably well aware of my affinity for Starbucks. To keep money in my bank account, I do my best to…
Holiday (stress)Baking Tips
It’s that time, my friends – holiday baking season. The season when you stock up on unreasonable quantities of flour and butter and derail all of your friends and family’s diets. The season when sprinkles are in abundance and the kitchen is filled with the constant scent of gingerbread and vanilla. The season when…
Sunflower Cupcakes
I’m a self-proclaimed pessimist. I don’t see the best in people, as much as I try to (although things like this help restore a little faith in humanity). I always fear the worst and err on the side of caution. I always assume I’ll get the short end of the stick. I don’t assume things will work out, in…
Hot Fudge Sundae Cupcakes
Sometimes in the middle of the night I’ll wake up from a dream with what I think is a genius idea for a new recipe. About 50% of the time, when I finally get back to it I discover that someone else on the interwebs already had the same idea and I feel less genius….
Chocolate Avocado Cupcakes with Cookie Dough Frosting
I know, I know – I’m putting weird things in my recipes again. But I swear to you – no one will have any idea there is a vegetable in these things unless you tell them. I promise. They’re moist, and rich, and chocolately, and amazing. It tastes like you’re eating a chocolate chip cookie…
Faith in Humanity Restored + Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Recently, I experienced one of those “faith in humanity restored” moments. This very, very rarely happens to me and I’m pretty much a huge pessimist at this point in my life – but this actually reduced me to tears because I was so overwhelmed. I received an email one day from a gentleman who had…
Shirley Temple Cupcakes
Recently, a coworker and I were discussing how much we enjoy Shirley Temples. I don’t need alcohol for a drink to be tasty – in fact, if I know it doesn’t have alcohol in it I feel no guilt in drinking an entire pitcher of some things (cough cough, Cherry Limeade, cough cough). Mind you,…
Peanut Butter + Banana Pupcakes
I found out late in the day of March 23rd that it was National Puppy Day. And how could I possibly not celebrate my favorite little girl? And in true form, I had to go a little overboard. Yes, I’m calling them pupcakes. No, a puppy doesn’t need a homemade pupcake. And no, she doesn’t…
Chocolate-Drizzled Popcorn Cupcakes
I love popcorn. But I also love chocolate. And because I love both as much as I do, I frequently try to combine the two. I put a handful of popcorn in my mouth, followed by shoving a handful of M&Ms in my mouth. I always end up putting entirely too much of one or…
Honey + Vanilla Cupcakes
I’ve been sick for about a week. So that meant a lot of tea (I don’t even drink tea), Hot Toddies (I don’t even like them), gargling salt water, cough drops and Nyquill. There’s been a fair amount of lemon and honey in my diet, which I don’t mind – well, aside from why there…