This is definitely my favorite little cure for having a sugar craving. There’s enough sweetness in these little guys to satisfy your sweet tooth without overindulging…AND it packs protein. Here, I’m adding almonds to the melted chocolate. When making any kind of nut clusters, I prefer for the nuts to be lightly coated in theRead More
Chocolate, peanut butter and oreos…Sign me up!! What a great way to add a little more sugar and sweetness to Oreos. If that were actually possible. Here are the participants. Peanut butter melting wafers, milk chocolate melting wafers, and peanut butter Oreos. I’ve never tried the peanut butter oreos, so I picked them up atRead More
If you don’t like chocolate, but loooove sugar, this cupcakes are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. A good friend of mine hates chocolate (EEK!!) but loves cinnamon. First, make a standard yellow cake mix, but add 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the batter when mixing up. The cream cheese mixture consists of 8Read More
Super easy. Super convenient. Super cute. That’s how I would describe these little guys. I passed the mix and icing at the grocery store a couple of times, brainstorming what to do just as a little something extra. Well, when I signed up to make mini cupcakes at my daughter’s daycare for their Halloween party,Read More
Dark chocolate. Cheesecake. Dark chocolate. Cream cheese icing. More dark chocolate. Did I mention these cupcakes have chocolate in them? Oh, sorry! They have chocolate. Lots and lots of chocolate. Here, I spooned an ice cream scoop full of dark chocolate cake batter mix into each cupcake liner. Then, I piped the cream cheese mixtureRead More
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
What’s better than chocolate chip cookies? Well, a brownie baked inside. That’s right, a brownie baked inside. First, I made the brownies. Then, I prepared the cookie dough and set it in the fridge to harden. I used an ice cream scoop to measure the size of the cookie dough. In the original recipe, itRead 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
