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Category Archives: Cupcakes
Bourbon Chocolate Malt Cupcakes
Oh hai guys! I made more chocolate things. It seems to be all I’ve got on the brain lately. Which is totally weird for me, because I would not call myself a chocoholic by any means. If you name something “death by chocolate” you’ve pretty much guaranteed that I’m not going to try it.
But for whatever reason I’m pulling the ultra-girl card the last month or so and all I can think about is chocolate. And then all I want to do is listen to Jason Mraz and Michael Bublé, curl up in comfy clothes and watch endless episodes of House Hunters International with The BF. Ugh. I’m my own worst nightmare.
Pirate Party! Buried Treasure Cupcakes
Oh hey guys! Did ya miss me? Judging by my blog numbers you did not. 
It’s cool though, no hard feelings. I mean, it’s the start of school, people are busy, everyone is busting their butts trying to soak up the last feeble rays of summer. I get it. Whatever. No really, I’m fine.
Maple French Toast and Bacon Cupcakes
Ugh look at the wrinkles. I’m sorry.
Yeah, I know. This is the third recipe with bacon in it in the last week. Also it’s the second consecutive picture using the same dishtowel in the background. I’m sorry. I’m a terrible blogger and neglecting my duties. But c’mon! It’s bacon in a cupcake, it’s amazeballs and my most requested cupcake from my friends. Are you really going to hold it against me?
Pistachio Tea Cakes
Chitlins I promised you something divine with the pistachio paste from Monday and I promise this will not disappoint. Behold! Pistachio tea cakes that are light and airy but sturdy enough to gobble by the fistful without smashing terribly (actually, that’s probably not true, but these are not light and prissy tea cakes).
Limetastic “Dotto” cupcakes
I may have mentioned before that my good friend Coach is paying me for cupcakes about twice a month. What I may not have mentioned is how totally awesome this gig is because I can literally choose any flavor I want and she is completely gung-ho and onboard. It’s a freakin’ dream. No nagging, no hemming and hawing, just pure, unadulterated enthusiasm.
Glimmer Cupcakes
A few weeks ago my friend Coach approached me about possibly making cupcakes based on new wall-covering designs her company was selling. I wholeheartedly agreed, because this sounded like loads of fun. And it is! I delivered her first batch a few weeks ago, and luckily had made extras with all the leftover batter that I was able to deliver a second batch two days later, due to such high demand. Can you believe it? I made something in “high demand.” Best news ever.
Tequila Sunrise Cupcakes
Images are so fuzzy because I was in such a rush before the party started, I'm so sorry!
So this Cupcake party I held was apparently quite the rager. Maybe it was the tupperware tequila shots that did folks in. Maybe. I mean, I had about half the people I invited show up – roughly 40 total, which is impressive for my small apartment. And while nothing was technically broken, my fridge wasn’t working the next morning. It’s a really great story actually, in retrospect, though last weekend I was righteously pissed about the whole thing.
Jack and Coke Cupcakes
This was the first cupcake idea I thought of when I was beginning to plan my cupcake party. Throughout college (sorry Mom!) I {adored} Jack and cokes. I think a lot of that might have something to do with my first college boyfriend being in a heavy metal band and drinking a lot of Jack, I may have wanted to impress him. I mean, I was over a foot shorter than him, studying philosophy and living a hippie lifestyle (I had dredlocks for a very brief period of time that was thankfully never documented) and I wanted to prove that I was not all sunshine, flowers, peace, love and happiness. I had a dark side dammit.
Bourbon Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream
Photo Courtesy of Shan Jayakumar
Well kids, it was certainly an eventful weekend around here for me. I hosted my 4th annual Cupcakes and Wine party on Saturday and it was a huge hit, as always. I find that if you ply people with cupcakes they are more than willing to oblige and leave you tons of booze as a thank you in return. It’s really a great system I have worked out, let me tell you.
