A collection of Eggnog Cupcakes

This is the first year that I've ever enjoyed a glass of cold eggnog.  Maybe my tastes are changing, maybe it's because I'm pregnant... who knows.  I tried cinnamon eggnog not too long ago and fell in love.   I got inspired and combined that cinnamon eggnog and another holiday favorite of mine, bourbon.  

Here's my Cinnamon Eggnog & Bourbon cupcake along with a collection of other fantastic eggnog cupcakes! Enjoy! 

Cinnamon Eggnog & Bourbon cupcakes by JavaCupcake

Eggnog cupcakes by Annie's Eats

Eggnog Latte cupcakes by the Cupcake Project

Eggnog Latte cupcakes by The Doctor's Dishes, Desserts and Decor

Eggnog cupcakes by The Ungourmet

Eggnog cupcakes by Naturally Ella

Eggnog cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese frosting by Life's Ambrosia

Black Forest bacon on Cupcakes Benedict!

Yes, these are Cupcakes Benedict, by Stefani of the always-creative blog Cupcake Project! They're maple cupcakes topped with Black Forest bacon, poached eggs, and maple hollandaise sauce! She's got the recipe and instructions for these sinfully-good-looking cupcakes. She writes:

While cupcakes get some frosting lovin' on a regular basis, sometimes they get jealous of English muffins (or as I call them, stud muffins). Stud muffins are a key player in Eggs Benedict, where they are topped with bacon, eggs, and drippy, buttery hollandaise. Cupcakes are used to playing it safe with perfectly coiffed frosting, but after years of dreaming, they were ready to get a little dirty. They came to me for help and I arranged a cupcake and Eggs Benedict liaison - Cupcakes Benedict.

Check out her post to find out exactly what's in these breakfast (or anytime, really) cupcakes!

the Ultimate Vanilla Cupcake!!!

Behold!!!

Happy National Vanilla Cupcake Day!!

I followed Stef from the cupcakeproject's recipe and made my own vanilla bean meringue frosting and it was AMAZING!!!

It all starts with one thing:

the vanilla bean.

Today is the day we honor this little beauty and show our love by baking cupcakes!

Click here for the full recipe, more photos, and a step-by-step for de-seeding vanilla beans.

Go Vanilla!

Cranberry and Cheese Danish cupcakes

Yum! Yum! Yum!

the Cupcake Project is at it again:

Cranberry and Cheese Danish cupcakes

How tasty do these look??

Stef writes:

"I made these single-serving Danish cupcakes with a cranberry cheese filling. I got a bit carried away with the filling quantity. I knew that it might cause exploding filling syndrome on some of the Danish cupcakes. But, like a kid with a bowl full of Halloween candy and a tummy already aching, I couldn't help myself. I kept overstuffing because I wanted to eat all of that filling!"

Check them out at thecupcakeproject.com

chocolate caramel PRETZEL cupcakes with recipe link!

What better snack combination is there than pretzels and chocolate??

Pretzels and chocolate and CARAMEL!!!

Inspired by the cupcakeproject's chocolate pretzel cupcakes-- I decided that homemade caramel filling and drizzle would be a great addition to these flavor profiles and indulged myself with this fabulous dessert.

Pretzel crusts+chocolate cake+caramel/ganache filling+ganache dipping+pretzel caramel topping= I ate a dozen of these in like 3 days.

Super delicious. Happy National Chocolate Day!!!


For full recipe click here.

5 cute Halloween bat cupcakes, plus bat cupcake wrappers

So that bats get their own special due, and because these are extra cute Halloween bat cupcakes...I was very scared of bats when I was little, even though I'm pretty sure I've never seen an actual bat, so I love when cupcakes take something I'd find scary in real life and turn it into something adorable.


from The Chocolate Swirl Blog



glittery bat cupcake by oblivious fire on Flickr



Bat and mummy and ghost cupcakes by Abigail Bake Shop of Raleigh, North Carolina, via Flickr.



JustJENN tells you how to make bat cookies and use them to decorate bat cupcakes.



This is actually a Halloween bat cake with a cupcake on top, by Cupcake Project!

And you can get these bat cupcake wrappers from thatsawrap2 on Etsy!

Angel Food Cupcakes.....with recipe link

These are precious. The end.

These were made by Stef from The Cupcake Project. Angel food cake topped with vanilla whipped frosting and sugar cookie wings! How simple! How cute!

To view the entire blog post and recipe, click here.

Perfect for National Dessert Day today!

Ferrero Rocher cupcakes

Don't these look delicious? Okay, maybe not the gold foil wrapper, but as a big Ferrero Rocher fan (even if I can never spell the name right, as you'll notice in the tags), I like these. You can get the recipe at Cupcake Project (via The Cake Bar). Follow our Cupcakes Take the Cake Tumblr for more cool cupcake posts (mostly reblogs, and occasional reposts from here, but largely different content).