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Listen to Mr. Turkey!!!!

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Yosemite Sam Cupcakes for the Manly Cupcake Contest!!!

Well, I mustered up the courage and decided to enter myself in the Movember Manly Cupcake Contest hosted by C & C Cakery!!!!!

I decided on Yosemite Sam for inspiration.......

It's a Brown Sugar Brown Butter Beef Jerky Cupcake with BBQ Cream Cheese!!!

To see more pictures and the full recipe click here!

To learn more about the Movember Manly Cupcake Contest click here!

Voting starts today and ends on Friday, November 25th !!! Click here to vote!!! :)

Buckeye Cupcakes!

Chocolate. Peanut butter. Who could ask for anything more???

You may have heard of the term "buckeye." For instance, a cookie, or a brownie which is usually chocolate, and a lot of peanut butter inside. I decided to make this duo into a cupcake with my attempt at mile high frosting peaks.....

I made my favorite chocolate cupcake recipe, peanut butter buttercream and a special chocolate sauce that hardens when it cools. Like on ice cream cones and candies!!

These were very, I mean very, addicting. My favorite part was the frosting.

I couldn't resist....

And eating as many as I did made me a little silly with my photos of the cupcakes.....

why hello there....

Click here for the full recipe and more pictures!!

Pomegranate Cranberry Cupcakes with Vegan Buttercream!

Just in time for Thanksgiving!

In her post, "Cheering for the Underdog," Bittersweet blogger writes about the fall of the cupcake and how it has become somewhat of a "backup singer" this past year. But she wants to bring back the glory with a delicious mini cupcake--perfect for Thanksgiving.

Pomegranate-cranberry mini cupcakes paired with vegan buttercream frosting:

These look absolutely gorgeous and would be a stunning centerpiece for any dessert table in this upcoming holiday season! Yumbas!

For the full recipe click here.

Cupcakes made with WINE

Dark cherry/almond wine cupcake + dark cherry ganache + almond whip cream

Cupcakes and booze!! A great combination!!

Click here for the full post and recipe link!

the Real Housewives of Atlanta cupcakes!

Tomorrow night is the Season 4 premiere of the Real Housewives of Atlanta on Bravo. I'll admit that I am a fan of this show and I couldn't resist posting these cupcakes in honor of the show!!

These come from madeFRESHdaily:

Whether you're a fan or not, you have to admit that these are pretty hilarious-- and impeccable!!

Click here for more pictures of these fabulous cupcakes : )

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

Peanut butter caramel apple cupcakes

Aaaaannnddddd it's fall!


Here's a nice fall treat to feast on:

Peanut Butter Caramel Apple Cupcakes

Peanut butter cupcakes + caramel apple filling + cream cheese frosting + more apples + caramel drizzle + chopped peanuts.

Amazing.

For the full post and recipe click here.


More apple recipes to come!!

Halloween Cupcake Toppers

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Check out these amazing cupcake toppers made by Lynlee's Petite Cakes

She even made some for a Halloween themed baby shower!!!

For a how-to on these Halloween treats, click here

Have a happy and safe Halloween!!!

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.

Purple Potato Cupcakes=witchcraft

Halloween is fast approaching-- and today is National Potato Day. What is the connection?
witchcraft!!!

Purple Potato Cupcakes

I looooove purple. When I saw these, my jaw dropped and I had to know the scoop!!

Hannah Kaminsky, of Bitter Sweet notes:

"Blue cupcakes. Bright purple frosting. No food coloring, naturally, so even I could hardly believe what I had baked. Truly, what sort of malicious curse would turn innocent confections into visions of the dark arts?"

Pretty freaky, huh?

Check out her blog, Bitter Sweet, to get the full story.

Brains in a Jar............

Halloweeen is approaching!! More yucky and scary cupcakes to report!

You may be saying to yourself "what is in that jar....." It's a cupcake with frosting stuffed into a jar made by Amy Locurto. On her blog, Living Locurto, she gives step by step instructions with photos on how to make these Halloween treats.

Brains seem to be a popular cupcake idea this Halloween season--but to me this is the most creative. Pretty awesome favors for a Halloween party--or a give to your teacher for Halloween!



Cupcakes in a jar are starting to become a big trend in the cupcake world.

photo courtesy of nummycrummies

Faith Durand writes on the kitchn :

"Cupcakes in a jar, it turns out, are like the illicit love child of cake pops and those jarred cake mixes ubiquitous in holiday gift-giving."

This is a present I would take any day for the holidays.......

Some cupcakes are baked in the jar; or they're made of a cupcake, or cake crumbles, layered in a jar with buttercream frosting. Once sealed, they can last for a week-- and can be frozen!!

photo courtesy of bangerang bake shop

I'm going to keep my eye on this trend for now... I wonder how they taste thawed out after being frozen??

ECLAIR cupcakes!!!

I was inspired by the gigantic ECLAIR cupcake at Molly's Cupcakes in NYC.

I tried to make some and they were awesome!!!

Mine ------------------------ Molly's

I followed a basic eclair cake recipe and then converted it to cupcakes! The inside was my favorite part!!!

These were sooo good. I mean really good. And relatively easy!! Thanks for the inspiration Molly's!


For more on these ECLAIR cupcakes click here

Hot Cocoa Anyone?

photo courtesy of Diary of a Ladybird

Yes these are cupcakes. Look very very closely..... hard to tell right?!?

They were made by Anna at Diary of a Ladybird, a blogger from Sydney, Australia.

She created these little mindwarps by wrapping fondant around a vanilla cupcake and making icing to look like hot cocoa.

photo courtesy of Diary of a Ladybird

How awesome??? It makes you wanna curl up with a big glass of yummy hot chocolate doesn't it?

For full instructions, click here.

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!