Category: Cupcakes
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Walnut Brownie Cupcakes with Nutella Frosting from Hello Cupcake!
When I was asked if I’d like to review Hello Cupcake! by the publisher, I just couldn’t say no because I love cupcakes and cupcake cookbooks! Written by cookbook author and food stylist Leila Lindholm, the book is filled to the brim with sweetness and cuteness! The recipes are so yummy-sounding and the photos so delightful that…
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Cute Cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery
You’ll find lots of wonderful baked goods at the Magnolia Bakery in New York City, but they are pretty famous for their cupcakes! 🙂  This well-known bakery opened in 1996 in Greenwich Village and, according to their website, “It was envisioned as a cozy, old-fashioned shop where people could come for coffee and something sweet.…
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Frosty Vanilla Cupcakes
Who doesn’t love cupcakes? Especially if they’re frosted with rich, swirly buttercream…now that’s pretty hard to resist! If you’ve heard of the famous Magnolia Bakery in New York City, well, this is the recipe for their most popular cupcake. They call it the Vanilla Vanilla—a yummy vanilla cupcake with vanilla buttercream (pink is their most…
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Eat Your Peas and Carrots!
My foodie friend Jane made some really cute cupcakes a few weeks ago. She made Peas and Carrots Cupcakes and Popcorn Cupcakes!
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Sprinkles’ Strawberry Cupcake Recipe
A few days ago, I did a post about Sprinkles: The First Cupcake Bakery. And now I’m posting the Sprinkles recipe for their delicious strawberry cupcakes! I didn’t get the recipe from Sprinkles myself…my friend Stephanie told me I could find it over at MarthaStewart.com. Somehow, Martha was able to get ahold of this wonderful recipe! 🙂 I…
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Sprinkles: The First Cupcake Bakery
I had heard about the wonderful cupcake cafe in Beverly Hills called Sprinkles, but had no idea that it was the world’s first cupcake bakery! The owners were sure on to something when they opened in the spring of 2005…the cupcake craze continues to grow and so do the number of cupcake bakeries. Sprinkles itself has…
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Pound Cake Muffins with Strawberries
This is a muffin you can really sink your teeth into! 🙂 It’s actually a yummy, rich mini–pound cake disguised as a muffin and topped with cream cheese frosting and a juicy red strawberry.  Because the batter is rich and dense, the baking time is longer than it is for a typical muffin, but when…
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The Primrose Bakery
While I’m on the subject of baking and cupcakes, it seemed like the perfect time to tell you about the Primrose Bakery, a quaint little place I discovered on the web. There are two locations in London, and they make some really delicious–looking cupcakes. They have a cute, clever little logo, too! It looks like just…
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Dark Chocolate Cupcakes
I am a big fan of dark chocolate. I actually prefer 60% cacao or even 72% or even 80% to milk chocolate! I love the rich cocoa flavor without it being overly sweet. Do any of you feel the same way? If you like dark chocolate, or even if you just plain like chocolate, I…
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More Cupcakes by Naomi
Naomi, the creative cupcake decorator I blogged about a few days ago, has a website set up for her baking business. I really like the design of the site–it’s simple and it showcases her cupcake artistry very nicely (she also bakes yummy-looking cakes and cookies). I especially like her cupcake line art in the logo.…
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Cupcake Eye Candy
Have you heard of Hello Naomi? I’ve just discovered her on the web as I’ve been looking for tips and inspiration on cupcake decorating. I was “WOWed” by the many photos I saw of her work!
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A Cute Little Cupcake Bakery
I’m a big fan of cupcakes, and when I recently did a search on the web one day to see if “polka dots” was one word or two (it’s two), I came across this cute little cupcake bakery! I think their logo is really fun (even though they did make polkadots one word)–I like the way…
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