August 7th, 2010
It’s been over three months… three long months since I’ve baked a cupcake. Today, I reclaimed my excitement, desire, and drive to bake again thanks to an old friend who called and asked me to make cupcakes for an upcoming bridal shower.
August 3rd, 2010
JavaCupcake Note: This is a guest blog post from Sylvia of A Baked Creation. She has so many amazing recipes that look so good I want to crawl thru my computer and EAT THEM! hehe You can also find her on Twitter!
April 17th, 2010
I have yet to find a really good dark in color, dark chocolate buttercream. Today, I think I came pretty close to perfection.
April 8th, 2010
JavaCupcake Note: This is a guest blog post from Courtney of Courtney’s Sweets. She has so many amazing recipes that look so good I want to crawl thru my computer and EAT THEM! hehe You can also find her on Twitter! Courtney was also the winner of my Blogerversary Giveaway!
April 6th, 2010
For some crazy reason (that has everything nothing to do with Aunt Flo being in town) I have been craving peanut butter chocolate chip cookies.
March 26th, 2010
JavaCupcake Note: This is a re-post of a recipe from Culinary Concoctions by Peabody! She has so many amazing recipes for bakers, you’ll have to check them all out!
March 19th, 2010
Evil Shenanigans is one of my favorite blogs to follow, so when she posted the recipe for Brown Sugar Chocolate Chip Scones from SCRATCH I knew I had to make them!
February 28th, 2010
Yesterday’s mini cupcake disaster inspired me to turn the rest of the chocolate batter into perfect regular size cupcakes. I was able to salvage enough for 21 perfect Chocolate Mint cupcakes.
February 18th, 2010
I was in the mood for a simple cupcake since the last few I’ve made have been pretty elaborate. What’s more simple than a white cupcake with chocolate chips? YUM!
February 12th, 2010
For Valentine’s Day this year I was inspired by the Hostess cupcake with creme filling and chocolate top.
February 2nd, 2010
One of my goals for 2010 was to expand my blog and give myself permission to blog about more than just cupcakes.
January 9th, 2010
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. For this Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcake, I started with my recipe for super [...]
December 20th, 2009
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 [...]
October 14th, 2009
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 [...]
June 17th, 2009
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 [...]
April 10th, 2009
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!!! Click above for [...]
March 28th, 2009
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! (hehehe Yes the frosting kinda looks like poop. It sure didn’t taste like poop though!!! DELISH!) Click on the image [...]
March 23rd, 2009
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 [...]
March 22nd, 2009
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! Click on image for recipe.
March 1st, 2009
Makes 12 cupcakes. 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour1 1/2 tsp baking powder1/4 tsp salt3/4 cup sugar6 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temp1 large egg, plus 1 large egg white, at room temp1/4 cup buttermilk1/4 cup+1tsp STRONG brewed coffee (Starbucks Pike Place roast was used for this cupcake) Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare pan [...]
February 18th, 2009
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 [...]
February 18th, 2009
I have tried several chocolate cupcake recipes as well as several buttercream recipes and have found these two to be my favorite. Click on image for recipe.
February 12th, 2009
UPDATE: 4 April 09So, 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!!
January 20th, 2009
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
