Madeleine Cupcakes

Never heard of Madeleines?  In my search for new and interesting desserts, I found a recipe for Madeleine cookies.  Madeleines are traditionally a French cookie (that are deliciously soft and cake-like), and are baked in pans similar to cupcake pans.  Only instead of a pan of cups, the cookies are baked in pans covered with little shell shapes.  These yummy cookies lend themselves perfectly to a cupcake transition!  My Madeleine cupcakes are made with powdered sugar IN THE BATTER  (and only a little flour)!  This creates a very light, fluffy cupcake.  Also included is fresh orange zest and a hint of almond.   Each cupcake is swirled with lightly orange cream cheese icing and sprinkles.  Delicious and refreshing!

Neapolitan

These delicious cupcakes include a perfect blend of the traditional Neapolitan flavors of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry . . . only in cupcake form!  The strata of this cupcake begins with rich chocolate cake on the bottom, followed by moist vanilla on top.  Then, a swirl of sweet strawberry icing (made with fresh strawberries) finishes each cuppie to create Neapolitan nirvana. 

Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl

 

 

These cupcakes are pure peanut butter deliciousness!  Each soft, moist, cupcake is peanut butter perfection topped with thick, chocolate fudge icing.  Then, a final swirl of peanut butter (that's right, creamy dreamy peanut butter) crowns each little cuppie.  Peanut butter and chocolate . . . one of the best pairings in history!  No improvements needed!

 

Anniversary Cupcakes

These chocolate chunk cupcakes were created for a couple's 17th wedding anniversary.  Each cuppie is swirled with chocolate fudge icing and topped with something representative of the couple's likes and interests.  Their four children, Disneyland, New York City, theater and drama, Star Wars, nicknames, and employment are all represented.  What a "delicious" anniversary treat!

 

Want to taste Sweet T's cupcakes?

Sweet T will be selling her cupcakes at intermission for Spanish Fork Community Theater's final production of The Music Man on Monday, July 26th at Maple Mountain High School (in Spanish Fork).  Flavors will include Chocolate Chunk, Key Lime, Churro, and Carrot. Each cupcake will cost only $2.00!  Feel free to come see the show, or just stop by during intermission for some delicious cupcakes!

Red Velvet, if you please?

My Mom has been kindly encouraging, nudging, and outright asking me to bake Red Velvet cupcakes for several weeks.  Making this cupcake has been on my "to do" list for quite a while.  So, as a welcome home treat for my Mom (she just returned home from a trip to DC with my Dad), I finally baked Red Velvet cupcakes!  These light on the chocolate and heavy on the RED cupcakes are sugary sweetness to perfection.  Add a swirl of tangy cream cheese icing, and va-va-voom . . . velvet deliciousness!

Brown Cow Anyone?

With the super hot days of summer upon us . . . anyone feel like enjoying a refreshing root beer float?  How about a brown cow cupcake instead?  (Which tastes exactly like a root beer float, only in cupcake form!)  The super moist  root beer cupcake is topped with thick, taste-bud-tickling root beer icing.  Then, for the "float" to be complete, fresh whipped cream is dolloped on top.  Add a straw for "sipping," a root beer barrel for sucking, and your sweet summertime root beer float cupcake is ready for sampling!

No better welcome to the world than . . . cupcakes!

There is no better way to be welcomed into the world than with a dozen delicious cupcakes!  I created these yummy baby girl-themed carrot cupcakes with pink cream cheese icing this past weekend.  Six of the cupcakes are topped with little fondant bottles, resting on fondant blankets.  The other six are topped with individual letters spelling the little cutie's name - Londyn.  You just can't beat being cute AND delicious (and the cupcakes aren't bad either!).

The Stars Are Out Tonight

It's Independence Day!  "I get red, white and blue at times." (Walt Disney)  And these 4th of July vanilla cupcakes with vanilla bean icing have me seeing red white and blue stars!  Happy Birthday, America!

Pretty Purple Pansy Birthday Cake

This yummy cake is covered with "little purple pansies, touched with yellow gold."  And unlike the pretty pansies growing in the garden, these pansies are 100% edible (made of royal icing).  The moist, rich carrot cake is filled with carrots, pineapple, coconut, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and toasted walnuts.  Tasty cream cheese icing fills and covers this yellow and purple birthday cake.  Deliciousness abounds!