Tree Hugger Apple Cupcakes

I was asked by Foodies@Work (on Twitter @foodiesatwork)to write a guest blog for their site.  They wanted me to come up with a cupcake that reflected the Pacific Northwest.  At first, I instantly thought seafood!! But reconsidered because I'm certain that a lobster cupcake wouldn't be that tasty.  So I decided on apples. 

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White Velvet Raspberry filled Cupcakes w/ Vanilla Buttercream topped with a fresh Raspberry

It was Tracy's grandmothers 84th birthday and she wanted cupcakes! She wasn't a big fan of chocolate so a white cake was ordered and wanted to add a bit of color with raspberries.  So what I came up with was this White Velvet Raspberry filled cupcakes topped with Vanilla Buttercream and a fresh raspberry! I made two dozen and I almost only delivered 23... hehe they were THAT yummy!

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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!

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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.

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Cookies-N-Creme Cupcakes

Today is my niece Ashley's 8th birthday party and she has requested for me to make her cupcakes!! She picked out these yummy looking Oreo Cupcakes from a book I got for Christmas for me to make! So, of course, I had to put my own spin on them!! Here's what I came up with! Enjoy!

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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.

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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!

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Blueberry Madness!

Blueberries are in season here in Washington and my husband let me buy A TON of them!!! First, I made blueberry muffins and then... then I found a recipe from one of my favorite cupcake shops for a Blueberry Cupcake!!!! Mmmm I couldn't resist!! The recipe for Blueberry cupcakes with Blueberry Swiss Meringue Buttercream is from Trophy Cupcakes in Seattle and can be found here. My mother-in-law is in town and it happens to be her birthday so I made here these delicious treats to celebrate!

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Browned Butter Blueberry Muffins

Yes, I know... these aren't quite cupcakes. But they are in the shape of a cupcake... so that totally counts, right? It's blueberry season here in Washington and they blueberries are everywhere. Plump, juicy and full of delicious flavor. I bought four giant pints of blueberries at the market this weekend and knew I had to do some baking with them. My first attempt are these Browned Butter Blueberry Muffins with a crumbly sugar and butter topping... the recipe comes from Bakerella. (Click HERE for the complete recipe)

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Banana Bread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Well, I've made my Banana Bread Cupcakes again... this time they really are cupcakes garnished with delicious cream cheese frosting and a crunchy banana chip on top!!

The first batch got a little crispy on the bottom (darn my oven)... but the rest turned out beautifully! :) I'm taking these to my Art Class tomorrow for our end of the quarter potluck. I hope they enjoy!!

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Banana Bread Cupcakes... well, not really

The local market had given me some free over ripe bananas and I wanted to make bread with them. I had so many that I ended up making a double batch. Forgetting that I only had one bread/loaf pan, I needed a quick fix for the extra batter. Cupcake liners!!! I have lots of those!!!

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Rhubarb Cupcakes

Rhubarb, what is rhubarb exactly? I've asked myself this dozens of times and to be honest, I still don't have the answer. I asked a bunch of my friends on Twitter and they said it's a tart veggie, but it's used almost like a fruit it pies, jams and muffins and such. *humph* I still don't know about this rhubarb.

So I thought... hmmm, could I do a rhubarb cupcake? I found only TWO recipes for this online... one of which was WAY too complicated. So, I settled on the simpler recipe from Coconut & Lime.

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Strawberries!

My niece's birthday party is this afternoon and my sister has hired me to bake cupcakes for the event!! White cupcakes with strawberry frosting is what they wanted... I thought I should kick it up a notch and do a little better. So, I've made:

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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!!!

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Rainbow Cupcakes

And finally, the last cupcakes I made were a tri-color cupcake with vanilla buttercream frosting. While making the lemon cupcake batter, I saved some aside that did not have the lemon, leaving a basic vanilla batter. I separated that into three and colored two of them pink and green. I spooned each color into the cups to creak the rainbow effect! :) For my first attempt, I think they turned out really great!

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Mini Cuppies

The second cupcakes I made were a mini cupcake with the same Lemon cupcake batter and a basic vanilla buttercream frosting. Of course the cupcake liners were blue with cute little chicks on them :)

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Lemon & Raspberries

This weekend was the Easter Celebration at my husbands work and of course, I made cupcakes!!! :) The first ones I made were Lemon cupcakes with a Raspberry center with Raspberry Buttercream icing. They centers with the raspberry was my favorite part... and the frosting was super sweet. DELISH!!!

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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!

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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. :)

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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!

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