Friday, August 20, 2010

Colorful Butterfly and Flower Cupcakes


These are vanilla bean cupcakes w/white chocolate swiss meringue buttercream frosting tinted green, topped with a colorful butterfly, and orange flower.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Almond Joy Cupcake




This is a cupcake version of the candy Almond Joy. It's a chocolate cupcake w/coconut flavored swiss meringue buttercream frosting that has unsweetened dried coconut mixed in, a whole roasted almond on top, and then dipped in melted bittersweet chocolate.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Happy Birthday Cupcakes




These were ordered by my boyfriends Mom to be taken to Missouri as early birthday presents for Her daughter and son-in-law. They were cookies and cream cupcakes with homemade chocolate cookies with J's for Jana and carrot-ginger w/orange-ginger cream cheese frosting, and walnuts for Zac.

Friday, July 23, 2010

Red Velvet Cupcake

This is from a batch of red velvet cupcakes I made for dessert this weekend. Light chocolate cake w/vanilla bean cream cheese frosting, and red sugar.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcake

I made these for the birthday of my boyfriend's Dad. They were chocolate cupcakes filled with a ball of chocolate chip cookie dough, topped with brown sugar swiss meringue buttercream frosting, sprinkled with mini semi-sweet chocolate chips, and topped with a mini chocolate chip cookie.

Banana Split Cupcakes

I made these as a gift for someone's birthday. It's a banana cupcake w/a scoop of strawberry, chocolate, and pineapple swiss meringue buttercream frosting, vanilla whipped cream, drizzled with chocolate ganache, sprinkled with chopped peanuts, and topped with a fresh cherry.

4th of July Birthday Cupcakes

I made these for my Dad's 74th birthday. They were red and white vanilla bean cupcakes w/blue vanilla swiss meringue buttercream frosting, red, white, and blue sprinkles, topped with red and blue raspberry candy, and white champagne candy.