Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes

A moist chocolate cake topped with peppermint buttercream and chopped candy canes. The crunch of the candy canes and chocolate cake together are a match made in cupcake heaven!

This is my absolute favorite time of the year. My eyes light up at the thought of getting a Christmas tree and making awesome baked goods for my family and friends.

- Happy Holiday's fellow Cupcaketeers

Cupcake Presents...

Cupcakes disguised as little holiday presents, with trim candy bows, appear ready to be "opened" and eaten.

Surprise a friend with these adorable gift wrapped sweets!

Tis the Season...

Instead of Christmas cookies this year why don't you welcome family and friends with a batch of Holiday Wreath Cupcakes.

They are a perfect touch for that Christmas party that you plan on having! Tiny pomegranate seeds mimic holly berries to provide the finishing touch on top of a green buttercream wreath.

Red Velveteen

A classic cupcake featuring an extremely moist red velvet cake and ivory white buttercream.

At the moment I'm thinking of the Seinfeld episode where George goes into saying that if it were socially acceptable he would drape himself in velvet.

I would too George...I would too!

Cupcake Order for the Fresno Art Museum!!!

I was asked to do an order for an event that the Fresno Art Museum was having today for a total of 200 cupcakes!

Up for grabs were Snickerdoodle, German Chocolate, Hostess, Chai, Neapolitan, Double Chocolate Chunk with Espresso Frosting, Roasted Toasted Coconut, Pumpkin Spice and Peanut Butter Cocoa Cups.

I hope that everyone attending the event enjoyed them!!!

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Spooktacular Cupcakes!!!

You'll want to be caught dead with these creeptastic cupcakes!!!

And your bound to be the ghoul of the ball if you dare to bring these to that Halloween bash your planning on going to...

Nighty night and don't let the cupcakes bite- Muah-ha-ha!!

Vegan Hostess Cupcakes!

Even better than the real deal if I do say so myself!!!

Due to them not having a million in one preservatives and ingredients that I'm unable to pronounce.

Your able to taste the quality of these with first bite. A mouthful of good, classic, ultra-moist chocolate cake filled with a super yummy vegan marshmallow cream. Topped with ganache and the classic Hostess Cupcake design.

Eat your lil heart out darlin ♥

Candy Corn Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes!

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with a Cinnamon & Carmel Buttercream Frosting.

Halloween is on it's way folks are you ready for it?

Mexican Hot Chocolate Cupcakes!!!

Picante y dulce-por favor, si!

The combination of chocolate, cayenne pepper, cinnamon and vanilla.

POW!

Filled with chocolate mousse which I also topped off the cupcake with to compliment the spice.

Needless to say I loved it, and I plan on incorporating Abuelita into my second go around with the recipe.

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.

Chai Cupcakesalaganza!!!!

So fall is here and I love it! And what better to accompany you on a chill day than a deliciously smooth Chai Cupcake. Chai is a black tea that is brewed strong with a combination of spices and is mixed with milk and sugar. The spices vary from recipe to recipe, but for my recipe I used cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, cardamom and a pinch of pepper.

I loved making my very own chai for this recipe to include in the cake batter and frosting. For the cake itself I opted for brown sugar and maple syrup as sweetener instead of organic sugar. The sweetness is needed to bring out the full flavors of the spices. Topped with a mini cinnamon stick who could possibly say no.