Corn on the cob is one of my favorite summer treats! But corn on the cob cupcakes?! These would be a great treat to present at your next BBQ to fake out your company.
Corn on the Cob Cupcakes from Martha Stewart
Such a great idea and fun too!
Happy National Iced Tea Day everyone! What better way to celebrate this fun little holiday then with this Iced Tea Cupcake recipe found via Tastespotting. Hannah from BitterSweet blog created this cupcake recipe that seems perfect for today, especially since here in the south it’s 95oF outside! They also seem like a good recipe for fathers day, which is only 9 days away! Read the rest of this entry »
What a perfect way to start off your summer BBQ’s with these colorful cupcakes in a jar. They remind me of the tie dyed cupcakes, but in a jar. I think they are fabulous! They are super easy to make, and a great project to do with the kids. These would also be great done in red, white and blue for July 4th!
Colorful Cupcakes in a Jar from Celebrations.com
S'Mores Cupcakes: Graham Cracker Batter and Roasted Marshmallow Topping
Looking for some cupcakes to take to a cook-out or on a camping trip? Are you in need of something that won’t melt in the sweltering heat? You don’t need to look any further, because we’ve found a s’mores cupcake recipe just for you. The best thing about them? The toasted-marshmallow topping is super easy (just throw some mini-marshmallows on top before sticking them in the oven) and it won’t melt in the summer heat like frosting does! Read the rest of this entry »
Chocolate + Guinness= A Man's Cupcake
Looking for a special Father’s Day treat for your father or husband this year? Sugar Blossom Bake Shop in San Clemente, CA has put a manly spin on the cupcake. This bakery will be selling Guinness cupcakes from June 10-19. If you don’t live within driving distance, they have been kind enough to share the recipe with us.
Since he’ll probably be asking for more, be sure and check out other beer cupcake recipes that ATC has posted in the past: Beer, Cheese, Bacon & Cream Cheese Cupcake, St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes, and winning recipes from the Scharffen Berger Cupcake Adventure Contest. We hope Dad will be impressed!
What better way to begin your summer than lounging by the pool with a mojito cupcake? With a hint of rum, a little bit of lime zest, and a sprig of mint to top it all off, it’s the perfect treat for a hot summer day.
While you savor its unique flavor, you can also take pride in knowing that this particular cupcake was used in an important cyber-warfare operation this week, which was appropriately called “Operation Cupcake”. A group of British spies hacked an al-Qaeda magazine and replaced bomb-making instructions with a list of the best cupcakes in America. The mojito cupcake from Main Street Cupcakes in Hudson, Ohio made the top of the list.
For those of you who’ve never tried blue moon ice cream, I can’t think of a better way to be introduced than via a red velvet cupcake. Visit Taste of Home for instructions to make these delicious all-American treats! Happy Memorial Day!
I just found this mouthwatering idea on the very cool blog, Three Different Directions. It’s french toast that tastes like, and looks like, a cupcake! Visit Three Different Directions for recipes and instructions on how to make this scrumptious breakfast!
Monday is Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer, especially here in North Carolina where it’s been over 90oF all week! Our annual neighborhood party is this weekend which means I have been flipping through all my cupcake books, magazines, and bookmarked links, trying to find a cupcake that will top last years big hit, S’more cupcakes! Everyone loved Bakerella’s version of s’more cupcakes that I made and I loved how easy they were, the more messy, gooey chocolate the better with these cupcakes!
My challenge now is to come up with something to bring that will go over as well. Right now I’m thinking about making lemonade cupcakes, the perfect summer drink turned cupcake! I have found two recipes that I’m debating between; The first option is Pink Lemonade Cupcakes which are a semi-homemade version by Real Mom Kitchen. As always, the semi-homemade option is always great since it saves time. Read the rest of this entry »
And not just any old Hazelnut!! Gourmet Hazelnut Cupcakes thank you!
Cupcakes should not only taste delicious, but should look appealing and exciting too. To be honest I could show you the yummiest naked cupcake, and well it would look.. boring… truth is, these days every book is judged by its cover, and every cupcake by its decoration. But that doesn’t mean to say that a cupcake can just look good, because although we show you only a few dimensions, when you bake it up, you bring something we never can… that third dimension… taste…
Now I cannot really speak for these hazelnut cupcakes, as I am yet to bake them myself. I love hazelnuts, but as yet haven’t quite had time… but these caramel stringy amazing hazelnut decorations… well they look amazing, so if you want to make an impact, they are a definite YES!… and if you try out the cupcake, let us know if it tastes as good as it looks!
Find the recipe here!
I tossed up today between Gin (yes please!), Ginseng (dubious for a cupcake) and the ever versatile, Ginger! And in the end Ginger won! And why wouldn’t it, perfect for the sweet dessert or for the main course, pickled, candied, ground or raw, it has a million and one uses, so it is only to be expected to find it somewhere in the kitchen!
This particular recipe I have chosen today uses ground ginger and candied ginger, and looks amazing to boot! The recipe inspired by crockery is from the great baking website Not Quite Nigella! I’m sure you’ll agree, they look pretty darn pretty in their Queen of Hearts styling!
She’s been called an “eco-mamma” and the lovely Elana Amsterdam’s new cookbook features 50 organic, gluten-free cupcake recipes that make use of coconut flour and almond flour.
You can order the cookbook from Amazon for $9.23, and you can visit her website, Elana’s Pantry, which is loaded with recipes, for free!
If you are looking for a seriously rich and decadently good cupcake, then this one from Kevin & Amanda is for you. But you do really need to have a seriously sweet tooth… it is certainly not for the faint hearted!
Rich, moist and amazingly rich the recipe for these Brownie Batter Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes with Outrageously Rich Chocolate Indulgence Frosting, click here!
Spring is here and it is in full bloom! Just walking out of my apartment and walking to my car I see tons of different types of flowers. This got me thinking, why not make my own flowers that I don’t have to wait for them to grow — Flower Cupcakes.
Here a few fabulous recipes and how to guides to help you make your own fantastic flower garden of cupcakes.
Eggnog is awesome, but these cupcakes from Chockylit look even better, and why is that? Well I am glad you asked, the reason is the Bourbon Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting!!! I haven’t made this version before, but I have made a very similar cupcake, which if you like eggnog is divine. Most of all though I want to try the frosting, which I think would probably work well on lots of different types of cupcakes.
So whether you try these cupcakes now, for Christmas in July, or wait till the official date in December, it is a recipe worth filing away!
What could be a great ingredient for the letter D? I admit I have been a little stumped! But in the end it hit me, what else but Dr Pepper?
Down here in Aussie land, Dr Pepper cannot be found in many places… there was once a day when Dr Pepper tried to storm our shores in force, but for some reason cherries and Aussies don’t mix and it quickly disappeared from our supermarket shelves. You can still get it in some specialty stores, though…
And I think it would be fantastic in a cupcake, like in this one from Cupcakeables! The cupcake here can be made either from scratch or from packet mix, so whether you are looking for a simple quick fix with a bit of pizazz or want to experiment with a potential future masterpiece you are sure to have fun with these!
Cherry Dr Pepper cupcakes from Cupcakeables
I have made donut muffins in the past and now that I found this chocolate dipped donut cupcake recipe I think I will have to try donut cupcakes. They fit perfectly into the breakfast cupcake kick I have been on. It started with stuffed pancake cupcakes which was followed by cinnamon roll cupcakes. Now these donut cupcakes which I saw on The Family Kitchen but originally came from The Fannie Farmer Baking Book, have been added to the list!
So many choices, the obvious leader… Chocolate, the other contenders carrot and caramel… but I wanted to choose something a little different, chili! But don’t worry, if you love chocolate, I have actually mixed the two and gone for a chili chocolate cupcake! In fact, why not add another C, in the form of some Cinnamon!
Throw it all together and you have these wickedly good looking cupcakes…
Cinnamon, Chili, Chocolate Mud Cupcakes
As you can tell from the photo, this cupcake is from Not Quite Nigella. Lorraine is from down under, in fact, from my original home city of Sydney. She is making quite a statement and has a book due out next year. But lets get to talking about this cupcake, the mud cake is rich and dense (like a good mud cake should be) and uses Dagoba Powder for the spice mix. Don’t fret though if you don’t have this in your local supermarket as it can easily be recreated by making your own, which is explained on the blog, along with the irresistible recipe!
So you thought I would go with banana, right? Well I am not sure about making this too healthy and seeing I featured fruit yesterday, I thought today we could do with a Triple dose of sugar!
Triple Butterscotch Cupcakes
This cupcake is from the delightful Annie’s Eats. I have featured her cupcakes before because I am yet to try one of her recipes and not be totally in love the results, and I have been eyeing these wonderful cupcakes off since she published the recipe in November last year.
There are three parts to this cupcake, the cake, the frosting and then the butterscotch sauce, which should be applied just before serving or eating, for MAXIMUM butterscotch appeal! But why read about it? see the recipe here.
Today I am going to do something a little different, that is, feature a different cupcake each couple of days… for each I will share with you a fantastic cupcake blog which features the cupcake recipes with that alpha ingredient! Each of these blogs have the recipe listed so you can try and make these yourself!
So first up (unless you have mastered reciting the alphabet backwards) is A, and what better than an apple! (With a name of AppleCupcake, I couldn’t really choose anything else huh?)
Spiced Apple Cupcakes with Maple Buttercream
These cupcakes come from Raspberri Cupcakes and represent everything that is hearty and good about apples! I love the look of these deep brown cupcakes that on the inside have a dense moist look, almost like a muffin, but topped with delectable buttercream.
Find the recipe here.
A while back, we brought you news of the Scharffen Berger Cupcake Adventure Contest! Well, the winners are in. The rules were that bakers had to create an original cupcake recipe that included one of several “adventure ingredients.” Among the choices were: stout beer, ricotta, adzuki bean, fresh beet, chili pepper, and coffee beans. Talk about adventurous!
The crazy part? All three of the winners chose Stout Beer as their adventure ingredient. In fact, the first prize cupcake, the “You Make Me Wanna ‘Stout’ Cupcakes” featured Stout in four different ways: batter, filling, reduction and frosting! Now that’s adventurous!
The judging panel included Top Chef: Just Desserts guest judge and award-winning chef Elizabeth Falkner; Scharffen Berger chocolate co-founder John Scharffenberger; chocolate expert and award-winning cookbook author Alice Medrich; award-winning food blogger, photographer and art director Matt Armendariz of MattBites.com; and baking expert and blogger Angie Dudley of Bakerella.com. Cupcakes were judged on creativity, spirit of adventure, ease of preparation, appearance and flavor.
Click here for the winning recipes! And congrats to all the winners from ATC!
Remember those stuffed pancake cupcakes we posted in January? Well La Fuji Mama turned another breakfast classic into a cupcake, transforming cinnamon rolls into cinnamon roll cupcakes! Topped with cream cheese frosting, when I originally saw the cupcakes on Beantown Baker I immediately had to added them to my “to-bake list!” Click on “continue reading” for La Fuji Mama’s recipe!
These cupcakes are a mouthful to say and I’m sure the same to eat. I know that we have all indulged ourselves in watching The Food Networks Cupcake Wars a few times, or maybe all the time. So we all have an idea of the kind of crazy cupcakes that the contestants come up with. I saw this one and thought, “Sounds like a trip to the movies squashed all into one sinful cupcake!”
This recipe is from the episode LA Auto Show from the bakers of Bake You Happy.
Follow this link for the recipe — Chocolate Cherry Cola Cupcakes with Red Licorice Filling and Marshmallow Frosting
I have yet to try vegan cupcakes but if they taste as good as these cupcake by Joylicious look, I’m sure I will love them! These cupcakes, called best vegan chocolate cupcakes with vegan banana ice cream combine three things I love, chocolate, peanut butter and bananas. The best part is that they not only look delicious but actually sound healthy. I’ve always thought vegan recipes would be hard to make but after reading the ingredients and directions these actually sound doable. Below you will find the recipe for the cupcakes but for the banana ice cream you will have to read Joylicious’s original post! While there be sure to look around, I noticed a (non-vegan) mini pumpkin spice cupcake recipe that also looks amazing.
St Patricks Day is just around the corner, and well although I am not Irish I am keen to celebrate for any reason at all. Countries such as India fascinate me because every week there is a new celebration… but being Australian, I settle for the fact that we constantly seem to have some home grown festival to celebrate, and where there is a gap in the calendar, we look to our multicultural heritage.
So last week was National Women’s Day, and this week is St Patricks Day, and in trying to find the perfect cupcake to bake for our humble celebration at work on Thursday, I stumbled onto the Brown Eyed Baker, a website I often frequent, who has created her St Patty Cuppies which are called ‘Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes’. But it is not just these fantastically boozy cupcakes she has, but a whole selection of St Patrick’s treats including beer waffles with cinnamon-caramel apples, guinness milk chocolate ice cream, Irish brown bread and more.
For me though, the cupcakes will be perfect!! Recipe can be found here!