Chocolate/Vanilla Swirl Cupcakes
It seems to be the age-old question: “Chocolate or Vanilla?”. But why does it have to be or? Why can’t it be and? Why can’t I have both?! Well, this weekend, I decided to combine them! I contemplated a...
View ArticleChocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Last month, I decided to start posting one of my favorite go-to recipes per month. For June, I’m sharing the chocolate peanut-butter cupcakes! The chocolate cake is a decadent Devil’s food cake, which...
View ArticleRed Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
This month, continuing my posts about go-to recipes, I’m blogging about red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting! The red velvet cupcake is a popular cupcake with a dark red, bright red, or...
View ArticleVanilla and Chocolate Buttercream Icing
This month, I’m continuing my posts about my favorite go-to recipes with a two-fer! Today’s post has recipes for my favorite vanilla and chocolate buttercream icing. Over the last few years, I’ve...
View ArticleBanana Cupcakes with Chocolate Fudge Frosting
Fall has officially descended upon DC, which means that it’s time to switch over to the fall and winter fruits and vegetables. Pumpkin has been flowing through my kitchen lately (lots of pumpkin...
View ArticlePumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Buttercream
Despite the 80-degree temperatures in DC, Fall has officially set it. The days are getting shorter, the leaves are changing, the nights are getting colder, and pumpkin spice EVERYTHING is here! As I...
View ArticleBrown Sugar Cupcakes with Whiskey Caramel Buttercream
For those of you familiar with my blog, you’ll probably recognize these cupcakes as on of my entries to the DC State Fair back in August 2012. Unfortunately I didn’t sweep both the pie and cupcake...
View ArticleBasics of Cupcake Icing: Tips & Tricks
I’ve made a lot of cupcakes in the last few years. When I first got in to baking, I was icing each cupcake by hand, using a flat metal spatula. It got to the point where I dreaded icing the dozens (or...
View ArticleBunny Cupcakes
This week, I’ve been on a bit of a decorating kick. And with Spring starting (even though it doesn’t feel like it in DC!) and Easter coming up, I decided to make some Bunny Cupcakes. The design is...
View ArticleBasics of Cupcake Icing: More Icing Tips
Pun definitely intended… In my first post about cupcake icing, I started organizing together the techniques I’ve learned for icing beautiful professional-looking cupcakes. I’m cobbling all of this...
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