March of the Penguins Cupcakes

The penguins have been out fishing all day and now are on their way home in a line, moving past icebergs and more fish.  The last penguin in line has the bucket of fish that they’ve caught.  Happy Birthday Kindra!  This decorating idea comes from the “Hello, Cupcake!” cookbook; it’s not hard to do but … Continue reading

Vanilla Cupcakes

Here’s a sneak peek at how these vanilla cupcakes got decorated!  The decorating instructions can be found in the next post. Yesterday was Kindra’s birthday (who is a good friend of my daughter Courtney) and Courtney asked if I would make a birthday cake for her and then I asked if I could make cupcakes … Continue reading

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Cupcakes for the Sunday School class.  Recipe from “Real Simple”, they send me emails with recipes and stuff.  These were so cute!  And even the teenagers who didn’t like pumpkin ate them! 1 (18.5 oz) box yellow cake mix (plus ingredients to make cupcakes) 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree … Continue reading

Chocolate Peanut Butter Crumble Cupcakes

I’ve made these once before but they came out so much better this time, not sure why.  This recipe is from Wendy Paul’s “101 Gourmet Cupcakes in 10 Minutes” which I’ve already professed my love for on this blog.  (I’m thinking about getting a copy or two of it and giving it away on the … Continue reading

Campfire Cupcakes

Every night up at camp we had a bedtime treat and one night we made these, they are awesome!  Found this idea online in a couple of different ways so I just modified it to make it easy. 6 oranges box of muffin mix (I used Betty Crocker chocolate chip) plus ingredients needed to make … Continue reading