How many s’mores have you had this summer? How many peanut butter s’mores have you had? None?! Well let’s change that 🙂 Decadent chocolate cake, with peanut butter chocolate ganache, peanut butter graham cracker frosting and topped with melted chocolate graham cracker pieces and a toasted marshmallow. Yes, these cupcakes are piled high with summer…
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Red Velvet 4th of July Cupcakes
The 4th of July is almost here!!! Are you ready for hot dogs, burgers, chips, picnic blankets and red, white and blue desserts?! Well, here’s another option for your dessert table 🙂 Red velvet cupcakes topped with a whipped cream frosting and fresh blueberries! The Story: The 4th of July is my favorite day of…
Raspberry Lemonade Cupcakes
Zesty lemon cupcakes topped with rich, all natural raspberry frosting. Maybe we should swap out the lemonade stand for a cupcake stand this summer 🙂 The Story: If you sit next to me in a movie theatre with a big jug of popcorn, I can guarantee I’ll be eating at least 75% of it. I…
Lemon Whipped Cream 4th of July Cupcakes
Looking for some gorgeous cupcakes for 4th of July? Well these Lemon Whipped Cream Berry Cupcakes are perfect! You get all the colors of the 4th of July without crazy food dyes and you get a fresh, zesty taste of lemon! Plus, this whipped topping is pretty much the best thing ever. Fireworks will be…
Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes
Zesty lemon blueberry cream cheese frosting on top of lemon blueberry cupcakes. What could be more perfect for summer? Okay, these were gorgeous, right? The Story: Alright, let’s be real. We all see the photos of the beautiful kitchens and what do you they always have? A big bowl full of lemons (or some other…
Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting
I’m a sucker for fruit in the summer. These Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes are delicious by themselves, but with this strawberry frosting (naturally colored and flavored) this cupcake is simply heavenly. Stunned by the bright pink frosting that’s naturally colored? Find out my secret! The Story: “It’s dirty.” I used to think that poppy seeds…
Pineapple Cream Cupcakes
Don’t these just look like summer? Pineapple cake with cream cheese frosting–so simple but so delicious. Dress them up with a slice of pineapple and maraschino cherries! Okay, okay you might recognize these from last year’s Pineapple Cupcakes, but they were so popular on the blog I wanted to include them in my new book…
Cinnamon Blueberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
It’s no secret that I love blueberries. I grew up in a house surrounded by blueberry bushes and eating them until my fingers turned purple. Camping all summer long meant mornings waking up to Grandpa’s famous blueberry pancakes on the griddle. And Blueberry muffins hot from the oven is the only summer snack I ever…
Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes with Quick Lemon Mousse
I love my “Quick Mousse” or what I sometimes call Pudding Frosting! I’ve used it on my Red Velvet White Chocolate Cupcakes and my Chocolate Banana Cream Pie Cupcakes, so good! Not gonna lie… I struggled with these photos. But they looked so cute, the lighting was just off. I love these liners from Sweets…
Brownie Batter Cupcakes
Is there anything better than brownie batter licked from the bowl? Maybe not, but these cupcakes sure come close! The cake is a double chocolate cake and the frosting is made with brownie mix. The flour and salt from the mix keep is from getting too sweet and once it’s topped with some brownie pieces,…
Lemon Cream Cheese Cupcakes
Spring has sprung and it’s time for lemon, berry and s’mores themed desserts! These lemon cupcakes are made with a while cake mix, but you can use lemon or yellow. I just prefer using the white because I feel like I get a more “fresh” taste starting with a blank canvas. Cream cheese frosting…
Garden Carrot Cupcakes
These easy Easter cupcakes are so cute! I seriously kept laughing as I decorated them because they are just so adorable! I used one of the fun new Pillsbury mixes that bakes cakes in bright colors, topped them with some chocolate frosting rolled in crushed chocolate cookies (looking like “dirt”), and then piped a little…
