mini vanilla cupcakes with chocolate ganache center

I love Mrs Millmans recipe for chocolate ganache or frosting:
This will last in the fridge for about 5-6 days in a plastic container.  I had some leftover so I decided to inject my vanilla cupcakes with it.  I used my piping bag.  Use a tip that you can easily pierce through the cupcake with.   [...]

pumpkin cupcakes for halloween

i made martha stewart’s pumpkin cupcake recipe this morning to bring to my daughters class party.  they are very light and tasty.  i made minis.  i just find that the mini cupcakes are better for the little ones.  they can have just one, or 2 if they like.  one batch made about 48 minis AND [...]

valentine party cake

these pink little princess cakes were made for, well.. a little princess! again, vanilla/vanilla…sorry but it is really my favorite and most commonly enjoyed, so i feel it is a safe bet for kids…
with each batch of cupcakes I make, i learn something new…this time, I learned that i like to fill the cupcake [...]

mini me!

i never really think to make mini cupcakes, but I have to say that I am becoming a convert! they are just so cute, compact and clean looking and…they are only one bite!
what a fun concept for a cocktail party! cocktails and mini cupcakes! we could call it… cuptails! (better than cockcakes!!) [...]

valentine in blue

these cute little “egg-free” mini’s were baked by a friend for her little guy who has an egg allergy.  she whipped them up first thing in the morning from an allergy free mix from cherrybrook kitchen. they were actually pretty good! chocolate with little chocolate chips. she brought them over to my house [...]

strawberry cupcakes

i made strawberry cupcakes yesterday… used the cupcake recipe from sprinkles (just changed one thing…instead of using 2 eggs and one egg white, I opted to use 3 whole eggs)  I used fresh/frozen strawberries for both the cupcakes and frosting.  they came out pretty yummy…  i want to start learning some different frosting techniques both [...]

banana cupcake with chocolate ganache

snowy day baking…i worked on a new cupcake recipe today.  i started out thinking i would make a banana cupcake topped with a caramel buttercream..but…i realized halfway thru mixing my buttercream that I had run out of confectioners sugar and so… instead, I made a ganache with bittersweet chocolate and heavy cream.  these are so yummy when [...]