Vanilla Oreo Mason Jar Cakes

It was Laurel Tribute last night (a recognition night for the graduating seniors) and even though I’m not in Young Women anymore, my friend Diana, the new YW president, asked if I would make the treats, yippee!!  It was held in the Bishop’s backyard so I thought these little mason jar cakes would go just … Continue reading

Double Chocolate Cupcakes with Truffle Filling

Super chocolately birthday cupcakes for my friend Amber!  I doubled the batch so we could have some too and I’m glad I did because they are amazing!  The cupcake and frosting recipe comes from Hersheys and then I added the truffle filling because what’s better than chocolate?  More chocolate! cupcakes: 1 1/2 cups flour 3/4 … Continue reading

Easy Turkey Cupcakes

Here is a Thanksgiving dessert idea that is all over Pinterest so I’m not really sure where it originated to give credit.  It seriously could not be any easier!  All you need are some baked and frosted cupcakes, your choice of flavors, these are dark chocolate cupcakes (from a box mix) and chocolate frosting (from … Continue reading

Mini Chocolate Zucchini Cakes

Here’s the other dessert that I made for the Laurel Tribute, gotta have a chocolate option for the girls (I just didn’t tell them there was zucchini in their chocolate!).  The recipe comes from a blog called “Very Culinary”.  These were also delic! 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted and cooled 1 cup sugar 1/2 … Continue reading

Circus Animal Cupcakes

We had a fun Mother/Daughter Activity Night here on Wednesday night with our Young Women from church and I wanted to make something fun for the treats so I found this idea on Pinterest, of course, from “House of Yumm”.  They are so adorable and so delicious.  The crushed up cookies in the cupcakes tasted … Continue reading

Easter Nest Cupcakes

I decided that I needed a food project yesterday and lucky for me the Young Women and Young Men were meeting together today at church for a lesson so I decided to get a jump on some Easter baking and make some cupcakes for them.  I had this idea rattling around in my head for … Continue reading