A few years ago, I threw a big birthday party for my mom when she turned 60. I hope she doesn’t beat me for writing her age. Anyway, she absolutely LOVES fruit and dark chocolate, so I made some dark chocolate covered strawberries. It was my first time making them, and I was shocked atRead More
Ah, the big guys playing football! I honestly don’t have a favorite team (I don’t think) in the NFL, so I happily take suggestions of different people’s favorite teams. I started out with Green Bay Packers. Yellow cupcakes with buttercream icing. The helmets and footballs are made out of chocolate. Miami Dolphins cupcakes. Yellow withRead More
It’s football season! Since there are so many college teams, I’m doing a little bit at a time with the different teams. Tennessee Vols cupcakes! With buttercream icing. The footballs are made out of chocolate, and I had to freehand the T on the cupcakes. UNC Tarheels cupcakes! With buttercream icing. The footballs and NC symbolRead More
If you’ve ever liked strawberry flavored desserts, these little guys will definitely make you happy. Strawberry, cream cheese and a little bit of chocolate. Yum! I mixed up all the ingredients, and evenly distributed into a cupcake pan. The way that works for me the best is using an ice cream scoop. This helps tremendouslyRead More
GOOO GAMECOCKS!! Sorry, I’m a fan. These yellow cupcakes are topped in tinted buttercream icing to match the school’s colors, garnet and black. They’re topped off with helmets and footballs that are made out of chocolate. To get the garnet color with the chocolate, I mixed red chocolate with a little bit of dark chocolate. Read More
I used a moist cake recipe for these cupcakes, but adjusted it some. I used 1/2 cup strong coffee to make the icing, and had some leftover coffee…so I added that to the batter. These are dark chocolate mocha cupcakes with chocolate chips baked in the batter, and coffee icing with chocolate chips for aRead More
Watch the video on You Tube! How to Make Oreo Cupcakes The picture above is the first time I made Oreo cupcakes. They were so delicious, that when I even mention their name to people who have had them before, they start asking, “So, when are you going to make those again?” I’ve definitely madeRead More
