Dirt Cupcakes

I wanted to make one of my classes a treat for being so well-behaved.  In South Carolina, second year teachers have to go through an evaluation process to get our professional teaching license.  That means several unannounced observations throughout the year.  I had my first one recently, and my kids were so well behaved that [...]

Zucchini Spice Cupcakes

These have been popular on blogs all over lately, and it was no surprise that they were chosen for the Martha Stewart Cupcake Cupcake Club.  They were very easy to make, and the cream cheese frosting was the perfect topping.  It was a typical mixing of wet and dry ingredients, and reminded me very much [...]

Salted Caramel Cupcakes

Recently, Betty of How To Eat A Cupcake asked me if I’d be interested in a baking group for Martha Stewart’s new cupcake book.  Since I already had the book, I knew I would be making plenty of cupcake from it, and it is a monthly baking group, so I felt comfortable taking this on.  [...]

Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cupcakes

I go running every morning, and often I think of things I want to bake while I’m running (what a great way to stay motivated!).  During a recent run, I thought about raspberry buttercream and how it would be perfect with chocolate cupcakes.  When I got home, I did some searching on the internet, and [...]

Strawberry Cupcakes

David actually chose this dessert.  He saw me browsing through ideas when I was trying to decide what to make and these cupcakes caught his attention.  He is a big fan of fruit desserts, and really loves strawberries, so he was excited for me to make them.  After this long, cold winter we’ve been having, [...]

Chocolate Beer Cupcakes

I love making layer cakes, but sometimes I just can’t resist making cupcakes.  Their size is so irrestible, and they are great to serve to a crowd.  It had been a while since I made cupcakes, so I decided to make a batch one night.  I thought these chocolate-beer ones would be perfect for our [...]

Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes

When I saw these in the February issue of Martha Stewart Living, I knew I had to make them!  They looked so cute, and I knew it would be hard to resist the pastry cream and chocolate.  I think it’s so funny that Boston Cream Pie is not actually a pie, but rather a cake.  [...]

Chocolate Malted Cupcakes

I had been wanting to make the Chocolate Malted Layer Cake from the Sweet Melissa Baking Book for a while now.  When a friend asked me to make a dessert for her graduation party back in December (she finished with her PhD in Policy Studies), I thought about several different desserts before deciding to make [...]

Happy Halloween: Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream

Happy Halloween!  I wanted to make a festive dessert this year to celebrate, and after thinking about what to make, I finally settled on something simple after seeing these chocolate cupcakes on Bridget’s blog.  I knew I could trust these to be good, since Bridget is one of the most thorough food testers I know [...]

Tuesdays with Dorie: Chocolate-Chocolate Cupcakes

I don’t think anyone was surprised that Clara of I Heart Food4Thought chose the Chocolate-Chocolate Cupcakes this week.  I actually made these over a month ago for my mentor teacher’s birthday, so I didn’t get a chance to decorate them for Halloween like Clara suggested.  So that’s why mine look like birthday cupcakes when most [...]