Posts about Recipes

These entries include links to recipes I used or modified to bake my cupcakes or make frosting.

French Lesson Cupcakes

I promised to bake chocolate cupcakes for my fellow classmates after I included a recipe as part of my advanced beginner French presentation. I decorated them with some leftover cupcake toppers featuring dinosaurs, cats, robots and spaceships. These acted as … Continue reading

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Dark and Stormy Cupcakes (Rum Ginger Cake with Lime Ginger Frosting)

I wanted to make a cupcake version of a mixed drink for a cocktail party, and rum cake seemed a good place to start. My great-grandmother made rum cake, and it would often show up on our Christmas Eve dessert … Continue reading

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Cupcakes au chocolat et au vin rouge (Red Wine Chocolate Cupcakes)

My New Year’s Eve post involves baking with alcohol, which seems appropriate considering the revelry many will be up to tonight! Have a safe and happy NYE, everyone! I was sad to learn that “cupcakes” does not translate to les … Continue reading

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Chocolate Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting

I baked a batch of chocolate cupcakes for a party and was about to frost them with vanilla, when I was inspired by a can of Coco López Cream of Coconut. I love the flavors of chocolate and coconut together, … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Cupcakes with Spiced Buttercream + Vanilla Cupcakes (Sugar Rush for Relief)

For Sugar Rush for Relief, I baked two different types of cupcakes—vanilla and pumpkin. I made regular vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream and pumpkin cake with cinnamon-, clove- and nutmeg-spiced frosting. (If you are looking for a recipe, the pumpkin were similar … Continue reading

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