Toasty Cocoa Cupcakes

Perfect for winter or summer, these cupcakes are a play on hot chocolate with marshmallows.

Dark Chocolate cupcakes, filled with a rich chocolate ganache, and topped with a marshmallow frosting.  Hitting the tops with the kitchen torch browns the marshmallow beautifully & adds a nice toasty flavor.  Super cute in mini size!

Donut Topped Cupcakes

For a recent order, I was asked to make a cake (forgot to take a picture!) and cupcakes for a Dunkin Donuts manager of the year.  What better way to tie in the Dunkin Donuts than donut topped cupcakes, glazed with the DD pink & orange.

Vanilla bean cupcakes, frosted with vanilla bean buttercream & topped with homemade vanilla bean donuts, with a simple glaze.

Banana Split Cupcakes

I found these cupcakes over at Confessions of a Cookbook Queen & knew I had to make them.  I had a bit of trouble with the consistency of the frosting, but the flavor was absolutely delicious!

A banana cupcake with a marshmallow center, strawberry buttercream, chocolate sauce & a cherry on top.  The only thing missing is the pineapple!

Graduation Cake

It's graduation season again!  I was asked to make a cake for a graduate of my former high school, so it was extra special :)

This cake was a vanilla bean cake, filled with homemade strawberry filling, iced & decorated with vanilla buttercream.  I used alternating colors for the bottom shell border and top reverse shell border.

Mr. Banana Cupcakes

These special cupcakes were for a special friend :)  They are banana cupcakes with a brown sugar swiss meringue buttercream, dressed up with a mustache!

Recipe from The Novice Chef

Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting

Carrot cake cupcakes have two seasons - spring & fall!  They are especially delicious with some spiced cream cheese frosting.  Using the same spices used in the cake, cinnamon & nutmeg, it adds another layer of flavor to the already delicious cream cheese frosting.

Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting
for ~24 cupcakes
1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
12 oz cream cheese
6 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Cream the cream cheese and sugar on medium speed in the bowl of a stand mixer.  Slowly add in the powdered sugar and mix on low.  Add the cinnamon and nutmeg and mix until combined.  Pipe onto your cupcakes!  Extra frosting can be frozen for 2-3 months.

Savory Buffalo Wing Cupcakes

Quite possibly the craziest cupcake I've made: Buffalo Wing Cupcakes.  These were made partially as a dare, and partially because after I saw the recipe, I knew I needed to make them!  I made about a dozen and was worried that they wouldn't get eaten, but there was only 1 left at the end of the night.

I kind of "winged" the recipe, but I didn't take great notes, so no recipe to share.  The cupcakes were cornbread cupcakes, with bleu cheese crumbles mixed in.  The frosting was actually mashed potatoes with bleu cheese crumbles and ranch dressing, and of course, a buffalo chicken wing on top.