Rich chocolate cake with a hint of strawberry topped with rich chocolate sour cream frosting and a fresh strawberry. What more could you want on Valentine’s Day? Okay, maybe these Coconut Red Velvet Cupcakes or Red Velvet Cake Batter Cupcakes… The Story: When people ask me what I do for work, I sometimes find it hard to answer….
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Chocolate Strawberry Puppy Chow
Some people call them Muddy Buddies and others call the stuff Puppy Chow, but either way it’s a simple and delicious treat that people can’t get enough of! My Red Velvet Puppy Chow is by far my most popular recipe, so I thought I would try another type of Valentine’s Day Chow–Chocolate Strawberry. Make sure…
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Chocolate cake, peanut butter filling, chocolate peanut butter ganache and chocolate peanut butter frosting. It’s like a dream come true, right? Right. The Story: “Valentine’s Day is for sitting in bed and eating way too much chocolate. And Netflix. Lot’s of Netflix.” My roommate is a wise woman. Perhaps she’ll have a date with a…
Chocolate Cake Batter Cupcakes
Continuing on with my dating/boy crazy/Valentine’s theme… The Story: I gave him the best flirty eyes I could manage but I don’t think I could cover up the fact that my face was turning beet red. I asked him the basic questions: “What’s your name?” “Where are you from?” “What are you studying?” But I…
Peanut Butter Oreos
It’s coming. The day of roses, red dresses, boxes of chocolate, and way too much PDA. So what do I get to do? Share dating stories without shame. The Story: He put the child-lock on my door. This was no accident either. I understand wanting to open the door for me when I get into…
Salted Chocolate Cupcakes
The Story: I know the grocery stores are already busting out the pink Valentine’s Day cards and candy but I’m still playing Christmas music and watching Christmas movies with hot chocolate on the couch. I mean really, who is out buying their Valentines Day cards this soon? No one. After the sugar coma that is…
Candy Cane Puppy Chow
Use your blender to crush the candy canes! Puppy chow is awesome because you can make a HUGE batch in a few minutes Make sure to check out last week’s post!
Halloween Round Up & Candy Bar Cupcakes
The Story: I don’t have a costume, haven’t carved a pumpkin, haven’t bought any candy, didn’t put up any decorations yet, haven’t plunged my head into a tub of water hoping to pull out an apple by my teeth and haven’t had a single piece of candy corn yet. But wow do I have a…
Tombstone Cupcakes
Get whatever flavor you want! You can even get the mint ones and add peppermint extract to the frosting…Mmmm! Using Milanos as gravestones isn’t all that original, but I wanted to dunk mine in chocolate to make them a little more special! 2 years ago I just used Oreo cookies as the gravestones, they’re a…
Chocolate Cake Mix Substitute
The Story: When I first started this blog in 2011, I didn’t have a defined goal or idea of what I wanted to do with it. At first, it was just for me. A place to put my recipes and organize everything I made. But now, it’s not for me anymore. It’s for you. I…
Mocha Puppy Chow
The Story: I’m not a coffee drinker, but two things about it always make me crack a smile. The smell–I love it. Maybe it’s because I’m a Northwest girl and we have a Starbucks on every corner or maybe it just brings back cozy memories. But either way, I always linger when I pass by…
Salted Chocolate Puppy Chow with Pretzels
The Story: My first day at a new high school. I hopped out of my mother’s car ready to start the adventure of being “the new girl.” I was awkward and shy with my frizzy hair but I was hoping to fit in all the same. I had my books in one hand, lunch in…
