I have seen these little cupcake creations all over the web. They are undeniably cute. I was going to a barbeque on Friday night and knew I had to make these!

It’s a vanilla cupcake, cut in half filled with a chocolate cupcake and iced to resemble burger toppings! I made some “chedder cheese” out of fondant to put between the layers as well. Everyone loved them! They looked like real mini cheeseburger sliders!

If you’re going to a BBQ this summer, bring along these cute burger cupcakes for dessert!

Ingredients:

6 Chocolate Cupcakes Cut in half

12 Vanilla Cupcakes Cut in half

Icing – tinted green and red, even yellow if you like

Fondant – Tinted orange and cut into squares

Directions:

Bake cupcakes according to recipe. I used a smaller, shallower cupcake tray to make the chocolate ones, so I actually didn’t need to cut them, they were like mini cupcake tops without the base. But you can definitely just make a regular chocolate cupcake and cut it in half to use it. Or even bake it in a 8×8′ pan and use a circular cookie cutter to cut little “burger” patties.

Use the bottom part of a vanilla cupcake, pipe on some red/yellow icing for the condiments, pile on top a “burger patty” and then add the fondant cheese, and pipe on some green icing to look like lettuce. Top with the other part of the vanilla cupcake, and sprinkle top with sesame seeds.

Voila! Mini Cupcake Sliders!

This weekend I held a baby shower for my boss Mary, and her second little baby, a Girl! Named Elan.  I made  vanilla and chocolate, devil’s food cake, cupcakes with vanilla buttercream, chocolate buttercream and pink raspberry buttercream, as well as some shower finger foods. Here’s some pictures of the table with the cupcakes and food. I’ll post links to where I found the recipes for the baby shower menu below. Enjoy!

Welcome Baby Elan!

Tea Sandwiches, Quiche & Cupcakes

The Table – Fruit, Veggies, Cupcakes, Sandwiches, Deviled Eggs, Quiche and Meringues!

Me and the Guest of Honor – Elan

Mary, Elan and I – Someone was hungry!

Elan enjoying all the goodies!

One day you can eat all those sweets!

Cupcakes and Raspberry Meringues!

Welcome Baby

Elan!

Cupcakes, Cupcakes, Cupcakes!

Cupcake Tower – Chocolate & Vanilla with Fondant Accents

For the Baby Shower Menu I used these recipes for inspiration:

Mini Quiche – Recipe from Martha Stewart: Cheese & Tree’s Mini Quiches

Raspberry Meringues – Recipe from Beantown Baker

Vanilla & Devils Food Cake Cupakes – Recipe from Bakeaholic

Tea Sandwiches – Recipe Inspiration from Martha Stewart.

Show some love this Valentine’s Day by pouring your heart out! Or simply show you care with a cupcake choc-full of hearts! A perfect little treat for your sweet-heart! Cupcakes are quick and easy, but hey, its the thought that counts right? So whip up a batch next saturday, Feb. 14 in time for Valentine’s Day. 

Be sure not to skimp on the icing, layer it on! It’s a day of love afterall, and nothing says love like a huge dollop of frosting, at least for me that is. I have a definite sweet tooth, just ask my dentist! This is the day to indulge in a little extra sweet, so go ahead and have one, or two or three. Who’s counting? Or share one with someone you love!…and then get another one for yourslef later. Enjoy! & happy heart day!

Devil’s Food Cake Recipe 

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1½ cups flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• 4 ounces (1 stick), room temperature
• 1½ cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• ½ cup milk

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line muffin tin with cupcake liners and set aside.
3. Sift together the cocoa powder, flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a bowl.
4. Using a mixer, preferrably with paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugar about 2 minutes until smooth and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time until mixed.
5. Stir half of the dry ingredients into the butter mixture, then add milk. Finally stir in the other half of the dry ingredients.
6. Divide the batter into a prepared cupcake/muffin tin with liners. About 3/4 fulll.
7. Bake about 20 minutes, or until set. Let cool completely before icing. 

My Friend Steph’s birthday happens to be on Valentine’s Day too! Heart’s to you Juggdish! xo

Happy Valentine’s Day!

For my friends 21st Birthday I wanted to make him some cupcakes that fit the occasion! Therefore, Beer cupcakes came to mind! And more appropriatley, a six pack of cupcakes!

I was going to try the Guiness Cupcakes that I’ve seen all over, but he isn’t much of a sweet tooth to begin with so I didn’t think a dark chocolate-y guiness cupcake would be good. So I went with Vanilla cupcakes instead. But I knew I had these cute little beer picks lying around, and Im sure he would consume more than enough alcohol without the extra alcohol cupcakes.

The cupcakes are just Vanilla cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream. You can find the little picks at any baking supply store. 

Happy 21st Birthday Ry!

Enjoy!

Tis the season! I had a white party this weekend to kick off the holiday season, with a little pre christmas rush get together to eat drink & be merry. I wanted to make coconut cupcakes for a while now! And of course, they fit the white theme! I tried my hand at meringues but they didn’t quite work out (hence the reason I didn’t take a picture of them!) So here’s my recipe for coconut cupcakes. My friends liked them so much they left with a few for the road!

First off I’d like to say that Box is not a four letter word (in fact its three, but it doesn’t have to be a bad word!)

Vanilla Cupcakes:

As I was running around Saturday I needed a quick and easy way to make these, so I started from a {box} and went from there. I made French Vanilla cake mix and I added some extra vanilla (mexican vanilla that my brother brought me back from cancun) and added about 1/2 cup of low fat vanilla yogurt to it. Bake for the time it says, about 17-20 minutes.

Remove from oven and let cool in pan for a few mintues, so they can set before lifting and you wont smoosh them!

Let cool completely on rack.  While they are cooling, you can make the frosting!

Creamy Coconut Frosting:

• 1/4 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• Icing Sugar, Sifted ( approx. 4 cups)
• 1-2 tbsp. Coconut milk (Sweetened)
• 1 Tsp. Vanilla
• Shredded Sweetened Coconut for Decorating

Directions:

Cream butter and shortening together in mixer on medium speed until creamy and fluffy.

Add 1/2 cup of icing sugar, and then add a tablespoon at a time of the milk, and rest of icing sugar alternating. Mix in vanilla and rest of sugar until you reach the consistency you want. Since you are just going to use these to frost with a spatula, you dont need to worry about it’s consitency for piping.

Once you’ve gotten it to the texture you want, using a small spatula (or back of a spoon) frost the tops of your cupcakes.

After you have all the peaks frosted add about 2 cups of shredded coconut to a small bowl. Dip/Roll the tops of the cupcakes into the coconut, try not to press too hard so they keep their shape. You can also set them on the wire racks with parchment underneath, and sprinkle it on top. Reserve the droppings from the cupcakes and re-use them on the other ones.

& Voila! Some pretty yummy and pretty looking cupcakes for your holiday party! These cute little ones resemble snow balls, but I’m sure you’d rather eat them, than throw them at someone..or maybe youd like to do both! You can make the tops/peaks rounder or bigger depending on the size you want your balls (snow balls that is.)

Happy Holiday Baking!

Enjoy!

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Ever since I saw the Iron Cupcake Earth challenge was CRANBERRY I began brainstorming immediately! I knew I wanted to do something out of the {cake} box, something different than cranberries and chocolate! Seeing as how my drink of choice is a Cosmopolitan, thought about making a cupcake that resembled a martini! Cosmo’s do have cranberry juice in them, but I thought a Crantini fit even better! So I began thinking of what to make them with, cranberries of course, and the frosting had to have Vodka! Let me tell you, the icing is delicious! My taste-testers could have eaten the entire bowl! So here is my entry to the IC: Earth Challenge with Crantini Cupcakes, Cran-Vanilla cupcakes with Lime Vodka Frosting. Much love to Jordan for taking the pictures again =)

If you like my Crantini-Cupcake creation please vote for me! Now! That means..right now! ( please =) )

This Months Prizes are:

• Lollipop Workshop
• Cookie Sunshine
• Lots of Sprinkles
• Cakespy
• Sweet Cuppin Cakes Bakery and Cupcakery Supply
• Head Chefs
• Hello Cupcake
• Jessie Steele Aprons
• Cupcake Courier
• Taste of Home
• 1-800-Flowers

You can vote Now!! here for the Iron Cupcake Earth Challenge.

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