cupcakes

Dark Chocolate Cupcakes With Whipped Chocolate Ganache

July 7, 2014

Perfectly sinful deep dark chocolate cupcakes with whipped chocolate ganache. Grab a cup of milk because these are super rich and super chocolaty!

So let’s get back to what matters in this world. Chocolate. Yes, I know…You’re thinking this is just another recipe for boring chocolate cupcakes. Let me just say, this is chocolate people! Chocolate is awesome!

Sorry, this is a sensitive subject for me. I get a little passionate sometimes.

These are definitely not boring. They taste like the moist center of a dark chocolate brownie, but ingeniously packed into a little cupcake. That, ladies and gentlemen is enough to get me giddy and ready to bake! Chocolate ganache is whipped into a lovely light frosting to give the perfect amount of sweet and fluffy texture in each bite. Even though I’m raving about how rich these are, they won’t suffocate your face with chocolate flavor. You can have one without milk and still breathe. Although, suffocation by chocolate sounds awesome. But that’s me.

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White Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cupcakes

February 12, 2014

Decadent White Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cupcakes for your sweetheart! Luscious raspberry mousse fill these tender white chocolate cupcakes. Lovingly frosted with a super light and airy vanilla butter cream and topped with tart raspberry icing.

My husband and I have never really been one’s to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Number one, we have a rambunctious 3 year old and a wee 9 month old. It’s a little hard to get away for a romantic evening. Also, its kind of difficult to get in the “mood” when you have dried poop in your hair. (Not even exaggerating there. It’s happened to me not once. Twice.)

Number 2, my birthday falls on the 13th. My husband totally lucked out on that one. My birthday kind of cancels out the day devoted to cheap candy and cheesy love cards. Which is fine with me…I like to celebrate my birth more than Valentine’s Day. As long as I get a little bit of that cheap candy.

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Sticky Turtle Cookie Trifle

February 9, 2014

If you’re a baker you most likely have a few leftover chocolate chip cookies or cupcakes that never made it to the frosting stage. Sure, you could just pick at them until they’re gone, bring them to the office for your coworkers to devour, or freeze them for another day. Instead of gingerly snacking on the rest of the leftovers throughout the week, I decided to stuff my face right now with an incredibly easy and super gooey delicious mash up. I used some leftovers from my Chocolate Alfajor Cupcakes and some of my Caramel Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Like I said, it was ridiculously easy to throw together. This would be great if you have guests coming over for dinner and wanted to serve a nice little treat at the end. It presents itself beautifully and looks like there was quite a bit of effort put into it. Little do they know, its just some leftover goodies layered with caramel and whipped cream.

“Here madame, is your dessert made of my leftover cookies that were about to expire. Enjoy.”

No one has to know right?

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Lemon Blackberry Cupcakes with Sweet Tea Frosting

February 3, 2014

Lemon Blackberry Cupcakes with Sweet Tea Frosting and garnished with blackberry sugar. My delicious twist on an Arnold Palmer in cupcake form.

Arnold Palmer you wonderful man you. You created my favorite beverage of all time and I thank you. So, cheers to you…here is my version of your sweet drink in a little yummy cupcake. Don’t be fooled though. This little cupcake has so much tart citrus flavor its like a lemon punched you in the mouth. And then a sweet little blackberry gave you a kiss to make it feel better.

All silliness aside, this really is a delicious cupcake.

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White Chocolate Alfajor Cupcakes

January 27, 2014

Welcome to Alfajor Cupcakes part deux. A few weeks ago I made Chocolate Alfajor Cupcakes with chocolate cream cheese frosting swirled with dulce de leche. They were, to put it lightly…to die for. So, just to make sure I’m covering all bases, I baked some white chocolate ones. Truth be told, there are some people out there that don’t LIKE chocolate. Craziness. They prefer white, which I affectionately call naked chocolate. Pair naked chocolate with dulce de leche and I’m sold.

I found a recipe for white chocolate cupcakes from The Curvy Carrot, which boasted to give a moist cupcake with ultimate white chocolate flavor. It was exactly what I was looking for. I wanted to make sure when eaten, it was unmistakably a white chocolate cupcake and not vanilla. I crumbled some of my favorite Alfajor cookies (these were dipped in white chocolate) and baked them right in the batter. The Alfajor cookies can be found on Gaucho Direct. Even if you aren’t planning on making these cupcakes, get some Alfajores. You won’t be disappointed. They rock. The frosting is simple and easy, made with tons of dulce de leche. To make a stiffer frosting just add a little more sugar than the recipe calls for. It comes out fluffy and caramely and just plain yummy.

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