The Perfect Spice Cake {Or, cupcakes} This is my idea of the perfect Spice Cake. It’s super moist and packed with the rich flavors of cinnamon, cardamom, allspice, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger. Dark brown sugar, applesauce, yogurt and plenty of vanilla add even MORE flavor, while also keeping it moist and extremely tender. When…
Cupcakes
German Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache
Rich, Caramelly German Chocolate Cupcakes Dark Chocolate Devil’s Food Cupcakes topped with a generous spoonful of rich, caramel German Chocolate topping packed with toasted pecans and coconut, and covered in a drizzle of chocolate ganache. Want to make a layer cake instead of cupcakes? Get the recipe for German Chocolate Cake. When I was a little…
Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Buttercream
Mini Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Cream Cheese Buttercream I am totally head-over-heels in love with these little two-bite chocolate peppermint cupcakes. Rich and fudgy chocolate cupcakes covered in peppermint spiked cream cheese buttercream with a fun candy cane swirl. They are, in my mind, exactly what Christmas should taste like. Let me tell you something about…
Apple Cake with Cider Buttercream and Chocolate Ganache
Apple Cider Spice Cake with Cider Buttercream, Chocolate Ganache, and Apple Roses This Apple cake is absolutely bursting with warm apple flavor thanks to concentrated Apple Cider Syrup, shredded sour apples, and a touch of cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. Apple Cider Buttercream delivers even more apple flavor and a thick, velvety layer of Dark Chocolate Ganache…
Mini Chai Cupcakes with Italian Meringue Buttercream
Mini Chai Latte Cupcakes with White Chocolate & Chai Italian Meringue Buttercream These delicious little two-bite, Mini Cupcakes are flavored with vanilla and chai, and frosted with White Chocolate & Chai Italian Meringue Buttercream. Why Mini? I’ve been feeling like Christmas is a bit much. There’s an over exaggerated emphasis on more. Spend more, do more, eat…
Funfetti Cake or Cupcakes {All-Butter Recipe}
Easy Homemade Funfetti Cake or Cupcakes Don’t let the sprinkles fool you. This moist and tender all-butter Funfetti Cake is more than just a pretty face with a party attitude. For all it’s lighthearted whimsy, this is one of the most seriously delicious cakes I’ve ever eaten. Very slowly, put down the Funfetti Cake mix…
1 Hour Caramel Cupcake Recipe
Perfect Buttermilk Caramel Cupcakes in 1-Hour These perfect little buttermilk caramel cupcakes are the kind of thing that you can have a hankering for at 3pm and be eating by 4pm. It’s one of those quick, no fail recipes that I find myself coming back to over and over again because the cupcakes are just…
Red Velvet Cake or Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Buttercream & Ganache
Buttery Red Velvet Layer Cake or Cupcakes, with Cream Cheese Buttercream & Chocolate Ganache Buttery three-layer Red Velvet Cake or Red Velvet Cupcakes, slathered with Perfect Cream Cheese Buttercream and drizzled with Chocolate Ganache. This recipe creates super fluffy and tender cake, with just the right amount of chocolate flavor and red color. I love…
Ridiculously Good Carrot Cake with Caramel Rum Sauce
All-Time Favorite Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Buttercream and Caramel Rum Sauce This ridiculously good carrot cake is my all-time favorite recipe, having been tested and perfected over the past couple of decades. One recipe is all you need to bake up a delicious Carrot Cake Layer Cake, Bundt Cake, or Cupcakes – all slathered with Cream…
Salted Caramel Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Italian Meringue Buttercream
Chocolate Salted Caramel Cupcakes Salted Caramel Cupcakes. Rich, ultra moist chocolate cake is frosted with salted caramel Italian meringue buttercream, sprinkled with chocolate covered almond toffee and drizzled with salted caramel sauce. I LOVE cupcakes, don’t you? Layer cakes are great too… Give me a tall slice of triple layer red velvet cake or vanilla cake any day…
Chocolate Cupcake Recipe ~ {BEST} Chocolate Cupcakes
Ultra Moist Chocolate Cupcake Recipe with Amaretto Pastry Cream & Almond Pralines This Chocolate Cupcake Recipe begins with my absolute all-time favorite Devil’s Food Cake. They are filled with Amaretto Pastry Cream, frosted with whipped chocolate ganache and topped with almond pralines. I don’t know about you, but I spend a lot of my time…
Strawberry Mojito Cupcakes
Moist Strawberry Cupcakes Infused with Mint and Rum. Incredibly moist strawberry mojito cupcakes infused with fresh mint and rum, iced with Mojito Italian Meringue Buttercream. Last week, one of my closest friends, celebrated her 50th birthday at a local brewery. My contribution to the festivities were these strawberry mojito cupcakes – a fitting flavor because…