Buttermilk Spice Cupcakes

We have new neighbors in our cul-de-sac and we wanted to welcome them to our neighborhood so I made these cupcakes to take over to them.  They smelled so heavenly while baking and they tasted just as good as they smelled, comfort food at it’s best!  The recipe comes from “My Recipes” and they are … Continue reading

Red and Green Velvet Christmas Cupcakes

Yesterday I spent the better part of the day on Christmas projects – wrapping presents, making these Christmas cupcakes and also Christmas Tree Cake Pops (post to follow) and so it was a fun day!  I think these cupcakes came out so cute!  I started with a Duncan Hines Holiday Velvets Cake Mix: It contains … Continue reading

Hello Kitty Fondant Cake and Cupcakes

Andrea, a friend of Zach’s from work, asked if we could make her daughter, who is turning 4, a Hello Kitty birthday cake and cupcakes.  We’ve made a Hello Kitty cake before (with that cute HK pan from Michaels) but not cupcakes and I am so in love with those Hello Kitty cupcakes, I think … Continue reading

Glazed Cranberry Mini Cakes

Another recipe from “The Cupcake Bible” for another batch of fall flavored cupcakes.  Cute liners from “Pick Your Plum”.  Also really yummy for not being chocolate! Cupcakes 1/3 cup butter, softened 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 1 egg 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla 1 1/3 cups flour 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 … Continue reading

Glazed Applesauce Spice Cupcakes

I was on a cupcake kick on Tuesday, making lots of Fall flavored cupcakes for the neighbors.  This recipe comes from a cookbook called “The Cupcake Bible”.  I usually prefer chocolate but these were really yummy.  The cute little cupcake liners come from that website that I’m addicted to called “Pick Your Plum”.  They have … Continue reading

“Sodalicious” Cupcakes

Two of my very good friends are opening a drink shop in Provo and Friday is their grand opening.  I wanted to congratulate them and also celebrate with them so I made them some “Sodalicious” cupcakes!  If you live in my area, you can find them at 30 W 300 N in Provo, you can … Continue reading

Alien Cupcakes

Yesterday was my son Zach’s 25th birthday and so I decided to surprise him at work with some birthday cupcakes.  This idea comes from the cookbook “Hello, Cupcake!” by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson.  They have three cupcake/treat decorating books and if you’re into stuff like that like I am then I highly recommend them.  … Continue reading

Lemonade Cupcakes

The Young Women were over at my house last night.  We made jewelery holders and visited and ate cupcakes.  I made lemon cupcakes from a box of lemon cake mix, topped them with the Lemon Truffle Filling from the Kneaders Raspberry Lemon Truffle Cupcake recipe, frosted them with buttercream icing dyed pink, sprinkled with yellow … Continue reading

Raspberry Lemon Truffle Cupcakes

Another recipe from the Kneaders cupcake class, this time for Bunco at my house last night hence the sugar cube dice on 1 of the cupcakes.  I was running short on time so couldn’t make their from scratch recipe of the Lemon Chiffon Cupcakes (I’m sure I’ll get to it at some point and when … Continue reading