Saturday, December 12, 2009

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

This is an order I filled for chocolate cupcakes w/peanut butter frosting, topped with chocolate sprinkles, and chopped peanuts.

Cupcakes for Christmas Open House




These are chocolate cupcakes w/vanilla frosting and rock candy. Chocolate cupcakes with a christmas tree made out of vanilla frosting and chocolate covered sunflower seeds. The last are red velvet cupcakes w/vanilla cream cheese frosting, and a red chirstmas tree decoration.


Monday, November 2, 2009

Halloween Cupcakes




These are chocolate cupcakes w/vanilla frosting dyed purple and orange, and pumpkin-pecan cupcakes w/cinnamon cream cheese frosting and a sugar pumpkin on top.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Fall Cupcakes


This is an assortment of cupcakes I donated to the Lutheran Fall Fest. They are pumpkin-pecan w/cinnamon cream cheese frosting and a candy pumkin on top, red velvet w/cream cheese frosting, and chocolate w/peanut butter frosting, peanut garnish, and a acorn made of a hershey's kiss and vanilla waffer.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Chocolate/Chocolate Chip Cupcake with Vanilla Bean Buttercream




These are chocolate cupcakes with semi-sweet chocolate chips inside, swirled with vanilla bean buttercream frosting, and topped with red and black raspberry candies.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Jumbo Cookies and Cream Birthday Cupcakes




I made these jumbo cookies and cream cupcakes for my boyfriend Eric's 26th Birthday. The cupcake is chocolate w/crushed chocolate cookie pieces, vanilla swiss meringue buttercream frosting with chocolate cookie pieces mixed in, and topped off with a chocolate cookie piece. I made a special one for Eric with a cookie that said Happy Birthday Eric in white chocolate and the number 26.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Chocolate/Strawberry Cupcakes


These are chocolate vanilla bean cupcakes w/strawberry buttercream frosting, and a chocolate cream filled pirouette cookie on top.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Birthday and 5th Anniversary Cupcakes




This was a order I filled for a birthday and 5th wedding anniversary. The first cupcake is chocolate w/vanilla bean swiss meringue buttercream frosting, bittersweet chocolate shavings, and a happy birthday flag. The second are carrot-ginger w/orange-ginger cream cheese frosting, sprinkled with toasted walnuts, and a topper with the number 5.

Chocolate/Banana Cupcakes


This is a chocolate cupcake w/banana cream cheese frosting, toasted walnut pieces, and a banana chip on top.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

4th of July Cupcakes




This was an order I filled for the 4th. The first cupcakes are lemon w/red and white swirled lemon swiss meringue buttercream frosting, and a topper that says 4th. The second are coconut cupcakes w/meringue, and blue dyed coconut shavings.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Lemon Blueberry Cupcake


Lemon blueberry cupcake w/lemon cream cheese frosting, and topped with blueberries.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Turtle Cupcake


Chocolate cupcake w/caramel and toasted pecan filling, swirled with caramel swiss meringue buttercream frosting, then drizzled with caramel and bittersweet chocolate, and finished with a sprinkle of toasted pecan pieces.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Carrot Cupcakes with Candied Walnuts


This was an order I filled that were going to be shipped for Father's Day. They are carrot-ginger cupcakes w/orange-ginger cream cheese frosting, and topped with a candied walnut halve.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

S'mores Cupcakes


Chocolate cupcake with mini chocolate chips, graham cracker crumbs, and mini marshmallows baked inside and then more graham cracker crumbs sprinkled on top. It is topped with marshmallow frosting, that I toasted, then drizzled with chocolate ganache glaze, and sprinkled with graham cracker crumbs.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Chocolate Cherry Cupcake


This is a moist chocolate cupcake with a fresh cherry baked inside, swirled with vanilla cream cheese frosting, drizzled with bittersweet chocolate, and topped with a fresh cherry.

1st Birthday Cupcakes




I made these for the 1st birthday of my boyfriends nephew. The first are vanilla w/chocolate swiss meringue buttercream frosting and colored sprinkles. The second are carrot-ginger w/orange-ginger cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with orange zest. I made a special jumbo vanilla cupcake with a teddy bear on top made of fondant and the intial J for Jackson. It was fun to watch him eat his cupcake and play with the teddy bear.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Red, White, and Blue Cupcake


Chocolate cupcake w/Red, White, and Blue swirled white chocolate buttercream frosting, and star sprinkles.

Chocolate Cupcakes with Light Purple Frosting


Chocolate cupcakes w/light purple vanilla buttercream frosting and sprinkled with sanding sugar.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Black Bow and Pink Rose Cupcakes




The first cupcake is chocolate w/vanilla swiss meringue buttercream frosting, and a black licorice bow on top. The second cupcake is chocolate with a pink rose on top made of simple vanilla buttercream frosting.

Friday, April 17, 2009

Red Velvet Cupcakes w/White Chocolate Frosting


I made these for family that were visiting. They are red velvet w/white chocolate swiss meringue buttercream frosting, and sprinkled with red sanding sugar.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Easter Cupcakes







Chocolate cupcake w/green tinted vanilla buttercream frosting, a birds nest made out of chow mein noodles and semi-sweet chocolate, and jelly bean and peanut butter eggs. Lemon cupcake w/green tinted vanilla buttercream frosting, chick peeps, and jelly beans.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Pastel Cupcakes


Chocolate cupcakes w/walnuts, topped with pastel colored vanilla buttercream frostings, sprinkled with corresponding colored sugars, and finished with a vanilla buttercream star piped in the center.

Snowball Cupcake


Chocolate cupcake w/vanilla buttercream filling and frosting, and topped with pink dyed shredded coconut.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Easter Nest Cupcakes


These are mini chocolate cupcakes w/chocolate swiss meringue buttercream frosting, toasted coconut, and mini chocolate eggs.

Chocolate Peppermint Patty Cupcake


Chocolate cupcake with half of a peppermint patty baked inside. It's topped with a swirl of mint buttercream frosting and the other half of the peppermint patty.

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Orange Cream Cupcake


Orange-buttermilk cupcake with fresh orange zest and juice w/vanilla swiss meringue buttercream filling, topped w/orange tinted swiss meringue buttercream flavored w/orange curd, and sprinkled w/orange sugar.

Monday, February 23, 2009

Coconut Cream Cupcake




This is a jumbo yellow butter cupcake w/coconut cream filling, vanilla whipped cream, and toasted coconut.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Cupcake Assortment


This is an assortment of cupcakes I made for someone to sample. They are, starting on the top, Vanilla w/Vanilla Pastry Cream Filling and Strawberry Frosting, Chocolate Chip w/Vanilla Frosting and Chocolate Chips, Vanilla w/Chocolate Frosting and Chocolate Sprinkles, Lemon w/Lemon Cream Cheese Frosing and Coconut, Vanilla w/Vanilla Frosting and White Sprinkles. On the bottom are Chocolate w/Vanilla Frosting and Dusted w/Cocoa, Chocolate w/Chocolate Frosting and Grated White Chocolate, Vanilla and Chocolate w/Vanilla and Chocolate Frosting, and Chocolate w/Vanilla Buttercream Filling, Chocolate Frosting and Chocolate Sprinkles.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Black & White Cupcake


I've been wanting to try out this recipe, so today I did. They were pretty simple to make and taste really good. The cupcake is chocolate buttermilk and vanilla buttermilk. They are topped with a swirl of basic chocolate and vanilla buttercream frosting. I put the frostings together in the same piping bag with vanilla frosting on one side and chocolate frosting on the other.

German Chocolate Cupcake


This is a german chocolate cupcake. It's a light chocolate cake w/coconut-pecan filling and frosting and topped with a chocolate drizzled white chocolate heart.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Chocolate/Coffee and Cookies and Cream Cupcakes






















This is a chocolate cupcake w/coffee swiss meringue buttercream and chocolate sprinkles. The second is a chocolate cupcake w/crushed chocolate cookie pieces baked on top, swirled with vanilla swiss meringue buttercream, and topped with a chocolate sandwich cookie filled w/vanilla buttercream.

More Valentine's Day Cupcakes




The first cupcake is banana w/strawberry swiss meringue buttercream and topped with a love flag. The next cupcakes are chocolate w/multi-colored vanilla frosting with a round chocolate cookie on top that has a heart cut out of the middle.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Valentine's Cupcakes


These are some samples of ideas I had for Valentine's Day cupcakes. The first is a jumbo chocolate cupcake with chocolate swiss meringue buttercream with heart sprinkles. The next ones are mini chocolate coconut cupcakes with vanilla glaze tinted pink and green. The last ones are standard size chocolate cupcakes with pink white chocolate swiss meringue buttercream and topped with a heart shaped chocolate cookie. (I always use this chocolate cupcake recipe because it's so fast to make and tastes great!)
























Thursday, January 29, 2009

Chocolate and Red Velvet Cupcakes

This was an order I filled for 3 dozen cupcakes. 2 dozen were chocolate with half chocolate and half vanilla swiss meringue buttercream frosting, and sprinkled with white and semi-sweet chocolate shavings. 1 dozen were red velvet with vanilla cream cheese frosting and topped with a toasted pecan halve.