Halloween Cupcakes Part 2

So last weekend's Halloween cupcakes were a trial for this week's 100 halloween cupcakes for a work party.  I made 3 flavors (all with vanilla icing): chocolate (mummy face), vanilla (scary eye) and pumpkin spice (gravestone on grass).  I baked before hand and froze the cupcakes.  In the morning, I frosted all 100 cupcakes as fast as I could to get to the party in time.  It was fun to make these different designs. And they were a hit! Everyone loved them.  Happy Halloween!

Halloween Cupcakes!!

With Halloween around the corner, I was in a Halloween mood this past weekend. So I made some RIP gravestones on  grass and mummy face cupcakes! Both made on the best chocolate cupcake that I've baked to date (thanks to my experiment with European butter).  My parents were visiting and assisted me with this batch.  My mom thought the mummy face looked a bit bare so she put a chocolate nose on it and my dad took these lovely pictures.

My parents, who are normally so very picky about desserts being too sweet, gave me compliments like "These taste so light and moist like the Japanese or Chinese cakes".  I will definitely be making more with this chocolate cupcake recipe in the future.

Circus Themed Cupcake Loot Bags

When my friend asked me to make some cupcakes to use as loot bags for her son's 1 year birthday party, I jumped at the opportunity.  She was having a circus themed birthday party and I found the perfect circus themed boxes to put the cupcakes in. Fantastic!  The kids gobbled them up.  One of the guests even told me their daughter saved her cupcake to bring to school the next day. So cute!

I made 4 different flavors:

• Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and gummy bears
• Chocolate cupcakes with oreo buttercream
• Vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and smarties
• Vanilla cupcakes with chocolate buttercream and marshmallows

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes

One of my favorite ice cream flavors is chocolate chip cookie dough. Its like a surprise with every bite to get chunks of chewy cookie dough in a bite full of delicious ice cream.  I thought I'd try to replicate that delight with chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes. You get a surprise cookie dough in the middle when you bite into it. And who doesn't just love to snack on cookie dough when you are baking cookies.  It just melts in your mouth.

Some of the compliments I have received are "The icing actually tastes like real cookie dough!". Who wouldn't love this.  Its happiness in a cupcake.

Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes

Who doesn't love Ferrero Rocher? Its one of those chocolates that remind me of Christmas. Every Christmas, my mom would always buy a big box of Ferrero Rocher for us to devour while we opened presents.  Its no wonder that when I made these cupcakes, they got the most 'likes' on Facebook and everyone wanted me to make some more so they could try it as well. With a chocolate and hazelnut ganache, this cupcake just melts in your mouth with Ferrero goodness.

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

Happy Thanksgiving! Since the beautiful fall colors have started appearing, I've decided to make some fall themed cupcakes, inspired by Starbucks. The one on the left has maple cream cheese frosting with cumbled graham crackers and the one on the right has cookie butter cream cheese frosting with a sprinkle of cinnamon. Both with pumpkin spice cupcake, both equally as delicious. I couldn't decide which I liked more! These cupcakes were brought to a Thanksgiving dinner and were a big hit!

These are definitely a must try!