A whimsical circus animal cookie comes to life with this cupcake design – made with my grand babies in mind. I started with a vanilla bean cupcake, then added a mascarpone whipped cream filling. Sprinkles are everything to this cupcake, so after topping with a vanilla cream cheese buttercream, the […]
How sweet are these? I say VERY! A chocolate and vanilla marble cupcake, with green-tinted cream cheese buttercream, topped with an adorable Hershey’s Kiss and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Christmas tree!! If you have kids – get them involved in this project for sure! This recipe makes about 12 cupcakes. […]
I made this cupcake with my Mom’s chocolate no-egg cake recipe. It’s perfect for this flavor combination. Moist, rich chocolate cake, with salted caramel buttercream, a drizzle of salted caramel sauce, mini chocolate chips, then a light sprinkling of flaked sea salt – just – YUMM! CHOCOLATE NO EGG CAKE […]
I’ve been thinking about the flavors of S’mores – marshmallow, chocolate, and graham crackers – and the possibilities for creating a S’more cupcake. Pretty classic really – I mean who hasn’t had a s’more sandwich treat while sitting around a campfire?? It was my years spent in Girl Scouting that […]
These cupcakes are all about fall flavors. Both start with an apple spice cupcake, with fresh grated apples, and apple cider. You can make 2 flavor options with 1 recipe! For the apple pie version, I filled the cupcakes with apple pie filling, then added a streusel crumb topping, cinnamon […]
When my 6 year old grand daughter asked for “Car Colored Cupcakes” – there was really no question! I was on that idea in a heartbeat! She wanted them to be colored black, red, and white. Well, that describes Lightening McQueen, from the movie CARS. I started looking at pictures […]
These Easter bunny butt cupcakes are so adorable! They feature a bunny digging in the “dirt”, aka: chocolate cookie crumbs, atop a chocolate cupcake. Super idea for any little one in your life. I made these for my 3 grand babies – can’t wait to see their faces when they […]
Just when I thought I had tried every cupcake recipe that children would love – I found this pinata cupcake idea that is truly over the top! My grand babies loved these! I let them guess what was inside of them – and even that didn’t stop their joy when […]
It’s that time of year – the holidays are just around the corner. The pumpkin spice “phenomenon” is not for everyone – but for me, a pumpkin spice latte definitely says “holiday”! So I decided to use my Mom’s pumpkin bundt cake recipe – to make pumpkin spice latte cupcakes. […]
With Halloween right around the corner, I couldn’t resist making a cupcake to celebrate the season! These are chocolate Halloween cupcakes, with my butter cream cheese frosting. They are decorated with “spider” theme in mind. Not sure how my grand babies will feel about these creepy and “crawly” cupcakes, but […]
My grand babies provide inspiration for a lot of my baking projects. Natalie, Hunter, and Zoe – they are so easy to please! My 5 yr old Natalie will evaluate a new cupcake that I make, and let me know if it has the “moist” texture that she loves! Can […]
A birthday is certainly a reason to celebrate with cake!! There is just something about cake, that makes everyone very happy! I know it makes me happy to make cake – for pretty much any occasion. I made these jumbo hydrangea chocolate cupcakes, and brought them in to the office […]
This is another grand-baby-inspired treat, for sure! Ice cream cone cupcakes! I wanted them to look as much like ice cream cones as possible. I used my favorite King Arthur Flour’s Golden Vanilla cake mix. I split the batter in 1/2, and added 1/4 c sifted cocoa powder to 1/2. […]
These cupcakes are “grand baby-inspired” for sure! Vanilla cake, with vanilla butter cream cheese frosting. Then topped with bright, colorful, whimsical sprinkles! I put together a variety of shapes, sizes, and a bright color combination with the help of my faithful assistant Natalie. I made little unicorn horns, with white […]
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