I read something today about the third Monday in January being the most depressing day of the year. Not exactly sure why that is – post holiday let down? Arrival of credit card bills from all the holiday shopping? It doesn’t really matter WHY, though, does it? All that matters is these little cupcake pies…
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Wine and Cheese Cupcakes
Wine and cheese sounds fancy, right? Luckily, Cupcake Project combined goat cheese and wine in these super easy cupcakes. Just because something sounds fancy doesn’t mean it has to be hard to make. We won’t tell and your guests will never know. Wine and Cheese Cupcakes Makes about 12 cupcakes Cupcake Ingredients 1 cup sugar 1…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Oooh….these cupcakes from Oh Sweet Basil are like a miniature two layer cake with peanut butter buttercream frosting BETWEEN cake layers topped with chocolate ganache. A little extra work but oh so very worth it. I’m thinking you will need to eat these with a fork. And a tall glass of milk. Chocolate Peanut Butter…
Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Cupcakes
Yes, I am a sucker for Ghirardelli chocolate. There’s just something about the rich, creamy texture of what I call luxury chocolate that makes it seem so much more indulgent. A couple of years ago, a friend sent me a basket of Ghirardelli chocolate for Christmas and someone in the building where I work stole…
Almond Joy Cupcakes
I can still remember the days of commercial jingles sticking in my head, sometimes for years. Who remembers the old Almond Joy commercials? I wondered today how long the candy bar has been around and, according to Wikipedia, the Almond Joy bar was introduced in 1946 as a replacement for the Dream Bar (created…
Chocolate and Caramel Swirl Cupcakes
Have to admit I am drooling a little just from reading Cookies and Cups’ recipe which is based on a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor, Karamel Sutra. Where was this ice cream flavor? How did I miss it? IS IT COMING BACK? Ok, ok….back to the cupcakes which consist of a rich, dark chocolate cake…
Chocolate Cupcakes Stuffed with Cheesecake Pumpkins
These chocolate cupcakes from Hungry Happenings are rich and delicious with an intense chocolate ganache frosting. They are even better with a surprise miniature Cheesecake Pumpkins stuffed in the middle. The orange pumpkin really sets off the dark chocolate cupcake and the cheesecake, well, we all know cheesecake and chocolate are made for each other. Chocolate Cupcakes…
Light(er) Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Cupcakes
Ok, so the recipe still calls for sugar but there is no oil or butter. Sally’s Baking Addiction substitutes banana (very ripe) and 0% plain Greek yoghurt to make a moist but lower fat cupcake. The peanut butter chips and chocolate chips are optional if you would like to reduce the sugar a bit more. Chocolate…
Chocolate Chunk Blueberry Cupcakes
If a cupcake has fruit in it, can it be considered healthy? Fruit is good for you, right? And so is dark chocolate so I vote healthy. Then again, I may be biased. This recipe from Love Bug Blog has lots of blueberry flavor in the filling and the blueberry buttercream frosting. Think chocolate covered blueberries….
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…
Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes
It’s hard to escape the events of the past week. In honor of all the trauma the good people of Boston have suffered recently, we have Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes today. Totally American. Totally Boston. Totally awesome. Now go make some cupcakes and share with all your friends and family. Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart…