Posts Tagged ‘AbbiGail Adventure’

In September, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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I wanted to make some cute “sweetheart-type” cupcakes, and I figured Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp cupcakes might be the perfect opportunity! I started by getting out my super-cute pink-zebra-print cupcake liners that my best friends got me for [...]

In September, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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This is the third batch of cupcakes that was made for my mom’s birthday: Brownie Cupcakes!
And there’s no denying that once out of the oven, they definitely looked more like brownies than cake. And, boy, did they [...]

In September, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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This is the second batch of cupcakes that was made for my mom’s birthday: Black & White Cupcakes. According to the book, these are a familiar dessert to native New Yorkers (anyone?), but are usually in cookie [...]

In September, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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The next several batches of cupcakes you’ll see on the blog were made at my parents’ house over Thanksgiving. For her birthday, my mom requested several batches of cupcakes that she could take to the school where [...]

In September, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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Over the course of the past few months, I have acquired several kinds of chips:

But today’s recipe calls for just these two: Special Dark and Mini

And a dozen or so of these babies. Mmm. Fluffy, sugary goodness.

A [...]

In September, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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One of my favorite smells of Autumn is that of Apple Cider. Mmm. I can smell it now. That said, I was very excited to try the Thanksgiving Apple Cider Cupcakes.
You start with your dry ingredients, chopped [...]

In September, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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In the “After Dinner Cupcakes” chapter, every recipe calls for some sort of alcohol. You can tell by the name that these called for rum. In fact, the first step was to soak raisins in rum for [...]

In September, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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If you like chocolate and mint together, you would LOVE these cupcakes! Layer upon layer of chocolate, then mint, then chocolate, then mint. Mmm.
I was so excited to have a chance to use the cupcake papers my [...]

In September, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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In the Kids’ Cupcakes section of the book, there is a recipe for Cookies & Cream Cupcakes. Um, YUM!
You start by adding a bunch of crushed-up Oreo cookies to the vanilla batter.

Mix it all up…

And bake until [...]

In September, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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One of the most mouth-watering photos in the cookbook is from the “Gourmet Cupcakes” chapter: Tarte Tatin Cupcakes with Caramelized Apples (Lord, have mercy!)
And having a fridge full of fresh apples from Nebraska (thanks, Grandpa!), this proved [...]