A couple of years ago I decided I wanted to make St. Patty’s Day cupcakes for my co-workers. I scoured the internet and found this wonderful recipe from The Urban Baker. As per usual, I followed the recipe the first time I made them and I’ve found that it needs no tweaks other than that…
Category: Cupcakes
Dark Chocolate Stout Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Buttercream Frosting
I made this cupcake as a thank you to a very good friend (who then later become the love of my life) for saving my servers. I’m a huge fan of cupcakes with booze and this one used Guinness excellently! You could really taste the richness of the stout. For the life of me, I…
Maple Bacon Cupcakes
Everything’s better with bacon, right?! These really proved that it is! There’s even bacon in the batter, and a piece of brown-sugar candied bacon on top. Yum! The cupcakes are from Bacon Today and the candied bacon is courtesy of Alex Guarnaschelli. Maple Bacon Cupcakes Ingredients 4 1/2 tablespoons butter, room temperature 1/2 tablespoon bacon drippings (left in…
Pink Champagne Cupcakes
I made these for my birthday one year and they quickly become a favorite. The frosting has been described as light and fluffy, almost like whipped cream. And, well, they’re…PINK! How can you go wrong? 😉 The recipe isn’t mind originally but I can’t find the original, only others who have done the same as…
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting
If you like chocolate and peanut butter, these will rock your socks! The cupcakes are courtesy of Ina Garten and they really are amazing. Paired with a silky peanut butter frosting, it was hard to stop at one! Ingredients Cupcakes 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, such as Pernigotti 1 teaspoon baking powder…
Spiced Apple Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Absolutely loved these cupcakes. I love anything with fall spices and these give off a warm and rich scent as they bake. And the boiled cider is just to die for! Next time, I think I’ll use it as an additional garnish by drizzling a little over the top of the frosting. Recipe is from Tracey’s…
Devil Cupcakes
I found the idea for these on Facebook and made them a couple of years ago for my fiancee as a birthday present. They are sinfully rich. We took the leftovers to work (you really can’t have too many of them and you kinda need a tall glass of milk to wash them down with!)…
Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting
You just can’t go wrong pairing chocolate and peanut butter; these cupcakes are living proof of it! Nice and spongy cupcakes with a silky frosting and then chopped, roasted peanuts sprinkled on top. Dark Chocolate Cupcakes Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar 3/4 cups good cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 1…
Dark Chocolate Cupcake with Chambord Infused Ganache Frosting
Absolutely sinful and delectable. Perfect for Valentine’s! Recipe courtesy of My Baking Addition. Yield: 24 cupcakes Ingredients: For the Cupcakes 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar 3/4 cups good cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup buttermilk, shaken 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 large eggs,…
Cinn-Chili Chocolate Cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream
Makes 30 cupcakes Ingredients: Cupcakes 2 cups sugar 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup Hershey’s cocoa 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 2 eggs 1 cup milk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 cup boiling water Chili chocolate (Lindt’s) Buttercream 1 cup butter, softened…