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.

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.