What’s better than a peanut butter cup? Besides not much of anything, it would be these cupcakes from Your Cup of Cake which are sort of like peanut butter cups in cupcake form. Rich, chocolate cupcake, then a layer of chocolate & peanut butter ganache, topped off with chocolate peanut butter buttercream frosting. Easy to…
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Mocha Chocolate Chip Espresso Cupcakes
My favorite chocolate cake recipe has coffee as an ingredient which makes for a dark, rich tasting cake. But this recipe from Cake Merchant kicks it up a notch by using coffee extract in the cake AND in the frosting. Now this is a cupcake for coffee lovers! Mocha Chocolate Chip Espresso Cupcakes Yield: 11-12 cupcakes…
Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie Cupcakes
I suppose we should include a recipe for cupcakes featuring my second favorite cookie – oatmeal raisin – which is a distant second to chocolate chip. This treat from Recipe Girl is sort of a blend between the two. Oatmeal cookie dough with dark chocolate chunks. Sounds like a secret, ok not so secret, way…
Vanilla Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes
Sometimes less is more. Sometimes – only sometimes – a vanilla cake is all it takes to make the chocolate chips be the star of the cupcake. This recipe from Life Made Simple is for the vanilla cake lovers. Personally, I want to eat a bowl of the eggless chocolate chip cookie dough. I like raw…
Chocolate Italian Wedding Cupcakes
This recipe is a new twist on an old favorite. Instead of traditional cream cheese frosting, evil shenanigans topped these cupcakes with a chocolate sour cream frosting. YUM! I am also happy to see more and more wedding cakes and cupcakes in a chocolate flavor. It’s all good. Chocolate Italian Wedding Cupcakes For the cake: 1/2…
Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
When I first saw this cupcake, I thought they sounded just like an Andes mint. And guess what? They made with Andes Crème de Menthe baking chips. Yes, these are the real deal mint cupcakes. The chocolate cake part is to die for as well. So now that you are out of those Thin Mint cookies,…
Brownie Batter Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes
Decadence. You know, unrestrained or excessive self-indulgence. These are chocolate decadence and we all need that from time to time. Ok, some of us more than others. Every time I look at these pictures and read this recipe, my mouth starts to water and I want to drop everything and just bake batch. Like right now. But I’ll…
Easter Bunny Cupcakes
Are these not just about the cutest cupcakes you have seen for Easter? I love that the decorations are probably something we all have in the pantry and not something we have to buy for the sole purpose of decorating cupcakes. This decorating idea is courtesy of Creations by Kara. Easter Bunny Cupcakes What you…
Pull Apart Bunny Cake
That’s right! We are only a couple of weeks away from Easter so it’s time to start planning for your holiday get togethers. Whether it is an egg hunt for the kids or the family dinner, these cupcakes that look like a cake from Land O Lakes are sure to be a hit! Pull Apart Bunny…
Mint Chocolate Oreo Cupcakes
Not only are these cupcakes pretty and delicious, they are also egg and dairy free. Depending on how you feel about the processed sugars in the Oreo cookies, they can also be considered vegan. This recipe is courtesy of Cake Merchant. Mint Chocolate Oreo Cupcakes Ingredients For the cupcakes: 1 cup soy milk 1…
Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes
Chocolate. Chocolate chips. Cheesecake. There’s something for everyone in these cupcakes! I made a batch recently and they received rave reviews. In fact, the lucky recipients have requested another batch because they were so very yummy. The really great part is they are pretty easy to make, too! The icing is simply melted chocolate chips…
Easy Valentine’s Day Cupcake Ideas for Kids
Wow, with all the talk about the upcoming Super Bowl, almost forgot Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! These easy decorating ideas will get kids into the act. Kids LOVE to take cupcakes to school for their classmates so it’s only fair that they help make and decorate them. And don’t forget to…