Category Archives: Cupcakes

Salted Caramel and Chocolate Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

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My friend’s favorite cupcakes are chocolate with cream cheese. For her birthday, she requested this flavor. Knowing she loves caramel and how much she enjoyed Starbuck’s holiday salted caramel hot chocolate, I decided to add some caramel in the mix.

I made mini chocolate cupcakes with caramel sauce spread over the top, then frosted it with a caramel flavored cream cheese frosting, more drizzled caramel and a dash of kosher salt over the whole thing. It was a delicious!

As a side note: The caramel sauce is amazing and I’m planning to make more of it to go over homemade ice cream.

The first batch of caramel I made didn’t come out (boo!). The recipe calls for 2 Tbsp for a number of ingredients and I was just going down the “2 Tbsp” train and put 2 Tbsps of lemon juice in instead of 1/2 teaspoon! That’s a big difference. I knew it was wrong as soon as I put it in. So, I started over. But now I have this highly acidic and lemony tasting caramel that has actually separated. Any ideas of what to do with it? ha!


Also, a word to the wise… I started frosting the cupcakes before the caramel was entirely cooled/set and the frosting started sliding off – like this. Oops! I highly recommend letting the caramel fully cool after putting a bit on each cupcake before putting on the frosting. ha!

 

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These Cupcakes are available at A Cupcake Co.

Eggnog Latte Cupcakes

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I love eggnog. I love lattes. I anxiously await the holiday ‘red cup’ drinks every year from Starbucks. I love cupcakes. Why not put them all together?

The result? A latte cupcake with eggnog frosting. Perfection! My friends with whom I shared these all stated with conviction that they could eat 10 of them.

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Cupcakes are available at A Cupcake Co.

Chocolate Cupcakes with Green Tea Frosting and Red Bean Paste

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My sister came to me a few weeks prior to her birthday party and asked me to make cupcakes for her Japanese/Asian-themed party. What better way to kill two birds with one stone than for this month’s Iron Cupcake challenge using the “Chocolate with a Twist” theme. You can vote for me starting December 25h and help me win, if you’d like.

An exotic mix of flavors, a mocha laced chocolate cupcake filled with red bean paste and green tea matcha frosting, these cupcakes are not for the faint of heart. The flavors are fairly eclectic and can be somewhat of an acquired taste. However, they work together beautifully creating a unique blend of decadence and cultural surprise.

Thankfully, the majority of the folks who attended her party were up for the challenge to the good ol’ ‘buds and actually enjoyed the mix of flavors.

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Vote for my Cupcakes

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Voting begins today for the Iron Cupcake Challenge and closes at noon, central time, on Dec 5th. If you’d like to vote for my Pound Cupcakes with White Chocolate & Cranberry Mousse…

VOTE FOR ME HERE!
(The poll is on the right column. Select “VegSF” and click “Vote”)

Thanks for the votes!

Fall recipes I want to try

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Carrot Persimmon Cupcakes

These are from the brand new blog I Dream of Dessert by the same author as the recently closed blog “Cupcake Blog”. I’m glad they opened a new blog since making the decision to stop blogging at the cupcake blog spot. The recipes are unique and the photos are beautiful. I can’t wait to see what new creations they come up with next.

Seitan Roulade with Chestnut Stuffing

From the VeganYumYum blog, I wish I was a guest at their house this Thanksgiving! This recipe makes the perfect turkey alternative. It looks amazing. If I had more time this Thanksgiving, I would have definitely tried it. Maybe next year!

Nikki’s Sweet Potatoes

I’m 95% sure I’m going to make these from 101 Cookbooks for our Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. They look amazing. I can imagine the coconut milk, macadamias and ginger are the perfect compliment to the sweet potatoes.

Pumpkin Twinkies with Meyer Lemon Filling

I have a soft spot for the Hostess Twinkie. I’m not entirely sure why, considering the thing is nearly indestructible and the worst thing in the world for one to consume considering all the horrible ingredients. But that aside, the concept of a cake filled with some yummy cream is defintely something up my alley. I think of it as a rectangular filled cupcake with no frosting. These pumpkin twinkies sound great and filled with a zing of meyer lemon cream filling… Yum.

Vegetable Lasagna with Goat Cheese

I love goat cheese. I’ve found it compliments a great number of dishes from sweet to savory and this lasagna with all kinds of vegetables and goat cheese would make a great cold night, hearty meal.

Baby Shower Baby Blue Bird Cupcakes

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A few weeks ago, friends of mine came to me with a proposal. They were planning to buy cupcakes for a combined baby shower they were hosting for two our friends. Instead of buying them from an expensive bakery, they came to me to see if I would be interested in making them instead. I accepted and it became my first commissioned and paid job! (how exciting!)

The shower’s theme was a “nest” theme with baby birds, blue eggs, and mama birds. It was absolutely adorable and the whole theme came together flawlessly. They found a design on Martha Stewart for these baby blue bird cupcakes. We just tweaked it slightly since one of the guests is severely allergic to coconut. So, instead of the coconut, I used a zester to curl white and milk chocolates.

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Pound Cupcakes with White Chocolate & Cranberry Mousse

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It’s time again for the Iron Cupcake challenge where you can vote for me starting Nov 30th and help me win. This is my second month, so I’m feeling less nervous this time around and more excited. I didn’t win last month’s challenge, unfortunately, but maybe this month. Hopefully? Thanks to everyone who voted for me last month. Keep voting for me and eventually, we’ll win it!

This month’s challenge ingredient is Cranberry.I have an amazing holiday pudding recipe that uses homemade vanilla and chocolate puddings, pound cake, cranberry sauce and whipped cream. It’s a delicious combination of flavors and that is what became my inspiration for these cupcakes.

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