I’ve never had Coconut Cream Pie. There’s actually a lot of pies I haven’t tried. I just don’t make them or order them or get them much. Instead, I make Coconut Cream Pie Cupcakes. And they’re just as good. The entire cupcake part is graham cracker, which is the best part of pie anyways, and then…
Orange Dreamsicle Cupcakes
It’s getting to be the time of year again where I am ready for school to be over and for summer to start. To use the slang common amongst teenagers, I am “so done” with school. So done. I’m ready to not have to go through all the same classes every day, I’m ready for…
Funfetti Birthday Cake Cupcakes
Funfetti Birthday Cake Cupcakes inspired by the famous Momofuku Milk Bar birthday cake recipe. Birthday cake crumb is mixed into funfetti cucpake batter and used to make the funfetti birthday cake frosting. Sprinkles galore. I live in a small town. We don’t really have much of a culinary scene. No cool restaurants. No bakeries with cronuts….
Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes with Pretzel Frosting
How do you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Except for that one time I celebrated it in the epicenter of all St. Patrick’s chaos, Dublin, I really don’t do a lot to recognize St. Paddy’s Day. I mostly think about it as being my best friend’s birthday. I don’t bother wearing green, and I give dirty…
Fruity Pebble Cupcakes
Some ideas are better in conception than execution. Such was the case for my first attempt at turning fruity sugary cereal into cupcakes last year, with my “All Part Of A Complete Breakfast” Cupcakes, made out of fruit loops. They tasted fine, actually, but I have to admit that mixing fruit loop crumbs into frosting produced…
Brown Butter Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting
Brown butter cupcakes with white chocolate frosting (and don’t forget the sprinkles!) will met the heart of even the most anti-Valentine’s Day person in your life. I’ve never met anyone who actually likes Valentine’s Day. That is a true fact. Everyone I’ve met (out of elementary school) doesn’t like it. Even if you’re in a…
Gingerbread Cupcakes with Eggnog Frosting
Gingerbread Cupcakes with eggnog frosting are a perfect holiday treat for anyone who doesn’t love the traditional gingerbread cookie thing. All the gingerbread flavor, none of the disappointingly crunchy cookie. We’ve made these Gingerbread Cupcakes once before, and they were amazing. But the frosting didn’t really work out how we anticipated. It was with mascarpone cheese…
Inside-Out Pumpkin Cheesecake Cupcakes
In the last few years, fall has become so super-saturated with pumpkin that it feels like it’s impossible to do anything new with it anymore. Pumpkin coffee? Done. Pumpkin cookies? Done. Pumpkin cupcakes? Done. Pumpkin chapstick? Probably done, but probably not too tasty. But we keep wanting more…more and more and more, so much more…