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Monday, January 11, 2010

Bakerella makes S'mores Cupcakes

Really Bakerella, could you get any more heavenly this this? S'mores Cupcakes... really?? Mmmmmmm. These cupcakes are just layered with ooey gooey, crunchy, marshmallowy, chocolately goodness!! Makes me want to run out and go camping and bring these little suckers with me just so I can have an excuse to eat a dozen of them!! Heaven! Below is a post from Bakerella.com that I couldn't resist sharing with you! You can find this recipe, more pictures and all of her other great creations on Bakerella's website. After you check out all of her other delicious goodness, follow her on Twitter!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes

It's a week into 2010 and I'm making my first round of cupcakes for the new year! I've been brainstorming what my "signature" cupcake could possibly be and it dawned on my that DUH! Peanut Butter and Chocolate! My favorite food combination.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Guest Blogger Christy from Cupcakes N Cones makes Organic Peppermint Bark Brownie Cupcakes

JavaCupcake Note: This is a guest blog post from Christy at Cupcakes N Cones. To see what other wonderful organic creations she's made, be sure to visit her site and keep updated with her twitter feed!

Peppermint Bark Cupcake Brownies...or Brownie Cupcakes

I was inspired by my friend on Twitter (@JavaCupcake) to create a holiday cupcake, recipe and all. So I decided on a peppermint bark brownie cupcake, I think they look really really really good.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Brown Sugar Cookie Dough Cupcakes

Yes... It's been a over a month since I last blogged and even longer since I've made cupcakes. But, with one month down of this deployment, I was feeling like I could get back into the swing of things again. My friend Heather and I decided to get our kids together to make cupcakes... and with her favorite food in the world being cookie dough, I came up with this recipe!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Happy 16th Jack!

This weeks order for cuppies comes from my former class mate, Deb. We took an amazing class together at UW called Body Image & Art which changed my life. Deb's son, Jack is turning 16 and Deb is helping him celebrate by throwing him a birthday party on his last day of school and she has hired me to do the cupcakes!!

They wanted chocoalte cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting but also wanted tiger paws, tiger stripes, the color blue and "Happy 16th Jack" somehwere on the cupcakes. I was able to incorporate everything but the tiger stripes. Everytime I tried to pipe them onto the cupcakes, they just looked horrible. So, it's just paws for these cupcakes! Jack's high school (Stadium in Tacoma) colors are blue and orange... so I used the orange as a secondary color for these little master pieces.

I made 4 dozen total. Not all are shown in the pictures. :)

I deliver them this afternoon and can't wait to see if they like them!!

Happy 16th Birthday Jack!!

Friday, April 10, 2009

Peanut Butter Cups

So, I know they aren't cupcakes, but I couldn't resist making this scrumptious Peanut Butter Cups after seeing the recipe on Have Cake, Will Travel. I changed a few things based on what I had in my house, but they turned out sooooo yummy!!! AND, I made them in mini cupcake liners!!!

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Cupcakes for Dad's birthday!

My dad turned 68 this week!!! Happy Birthday Daddy!!! :) He requested white/vanilla cake with chocolate buttercream frosting... so what did I make?? CUPCAKES!! :) They were a HUGE hit and everyone at his party loved them!

Monday, March 23, 2009

Cupcakes with Eeerah

My good friend Sarah came over this afternoon for a bit of shopping and cupcake making. When my daughter Emily was a toddler, she couldn't pronounce her name and called her Eeerah :). We've called her that ever since! Today we made Super Moist Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttecream frosting with chocolate sprinkles. I've made these before, but I piped the frosting differently on these. All we had was a flat rate box to send the cupcakes home with her. :)

Brownie Cupcakes

I had a craving for brownies tonight, but felt guilty making just straight brownies instead of cupcakes. So I made brownie cupcakes!! Even topped them with chocolate buttercream icing. They turned out delicious!!! A chocolate lovers dream!!! Very rich and chewy. Yummmm!

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Mocha Vanilla Swirl cupcakes

Makes 12 cupcakes.

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup sugar
6 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temp
1 large egg, plus 1 large egg white, at room temp
1/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup+1tsp STRONG brewed coffee (Starbucks Pike Place roast was used for this cupcake)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare pan for 12 cupcakes.

Use mixer to combine sugar and butter until fluffy (3-5 minutes).

While that is mixing, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

Add the egg and egg white slowly to the sugar and egg and beat well.

Add 1/3 of the flour mixture, then add the milk. Add 1/3 more flour mixture and then add the coffee.

Mix in the rest of the flour mixture until just combined (don't overbeat your cupcakes or they will be disgusting).

Using an ice cream scoop, fill 12 cupcake papers with equal amounts of batter. Bake for 18-20 minutes at 350 degrees.

Vanilla Filling
1/2 package instant vanilla pudding
A little less than 1/2 cup milk
A little less than 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoons Bailey's Irish creme

Mix all ingredients with electric mixture until it has the consistency of thick pudding.

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
1 stick unsalted butter, at room temp
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1-2 tbsp whipping cream

Beat the butter until it's smooth and creamy.

Slowly add the powdered sugar until it's smooth.

Add the milk and cocoa.

Scrape down sides of bowl.

Beat on high 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy.

Cupcake Assembly
Cool cupcakes completely.

Cut out a little cone shape in the tops of each cupcake.
Drop in a dollop of Bailey's filling and squish the top back on the cupcake. If it squirts out the sides a little, no worries.
Pipe the frosting on top, making sure to cover the seams and the filling.
Add espresso bean on top.
Cupcake and Filling recipe adapted from: Frosted Creations
Frosting recipe happens to be the same as Frosted Creations, but is also one I use.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Charlie Company, 2/23 Infantry Cupcakes

I had an FRG Meeting at my house this weekend and made customized cupcakes for the event. The flags on the cupcakes that I made are called "Guide-Ons" and each company in the Army has their own flag.

To make these flags I created the flag using publisher then cut them out and glued them to a toothpick. It took about 2 1/2 hours to make 24... but it really wasn't that difficult.

I am really looking forward to making different toppers/designs/flags for my cupcakes! Any special requests or ideas?? Send me a comment!

Super Moist Chocolate Cupakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

I have tried several chocolate cupcake recipes as well as several buttercream recipes and have found these two to be my favorite.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Valentine's Day Cupcakes

UPDATE: 4 April 09
So, as I was sorting through my blogs... I realized I never posted my Valentine's Day cupcakes. So now, two months later... here they are! They are my Moist Chocolate Cupcake with Vanilla Buttercream icing :)

More to come!!

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

More Cupcakes!!!

I made another batch of cupcakes this weekend.... chocolate with chocolate buttercream frosting. Too many to eat myself... so I'm sending them all to work with my husband today. Let the soldiers eat them!!! hehe