Apple Cider Cupcakes!

Halloween is approaching folks and what better way to celebrate it then by ordering some Apple Cider Cupcakes!

Made with real apple cider, apple butter, cinnamon, all-spice and cloves these refuse to be ignored. Topped with a caramel and cinnamon buttercream frosting and drizzled with creamy caramel and a candied apple slice.

I don't think my home has ever smelt so good!

Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Cupcakes

I started with a moist chocolate cake substituting 1/2 of the soy milk with Kahlua coffee flavored liqueur. While waiting for the cupcakes to cool I made some caramel. Caramel was fun, it was a waiting game mostly with the candy thermometer. So as I was waiting for the caramel to get to it's specific needed temperature I watched "Who's That Girl" a classic 80's film starring

Madonna- LOVE HER!!! So good times while making the caramel! Then it came time to start whippin up the frosting. I chose to do a dark chocolate frosting. It's a deep, dark satiny frosting and it has a wonderful sheen to it. So after putting the whole hot-mess together with the caramel center hiding under the piped peak of satiny chocolate frosting, I topped it off with some sea-salt. The salt draws out the caramel's (vegan) buttery taste and highlights the sweetness.

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes topped with chocolate buttercream and garnished with walnut's and dried cranberry's! Hoooo wants one says the owl.