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Posts Tagged ‘Cupcakes’

#84: Christmas Fruit Cupcakes with White Fondant

In September of 2009, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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((I suppose since it’s February I should finally show you the cupcakes I made for Christmas.))

Ahh, fruit cake. It’s about as Christmasy as Rudolph and elves and icicle lights, is it not? So of course [...]

#6: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

In September, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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Few combinations thrill the masses as much as chocolate and peanut butter. So why not a cupcake version of the beloved combo?
As an ode to Mr. Reeses, I used dark orange cupcake papers.

Semisweet chocolate was melted down [...]

#18: Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes with Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

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 had no idea how much people love this stuff:

From the moment I mentioned that I was going to be making Chocolate Hazelnut cupcakes, I got several emails from friends and family offering to take them off [...]

#113: Aunt Florence’s Frozen Lemon Cupcakes

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 one of those ‘cupcake’ recipes that isn’t cake at all. But it’s in the book, so go with it. I did.

Want to know the trick to getting lots of things done in the kitchen in [...]

#13: Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp Cupcakes

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 [...]

#5: Brownie Cupcakes

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 [...]

#3: Black & White Cupcakes

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 [...]

#77: Thanksgiving Carrot & Cranberry Cupcakes

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 [...]

#23: Hot Chocolate & Marshmallow Cupcakes

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 [...]

#78: Thanksgiving Apple Cider Cupcakes

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 [...]