I am a happy godmother of two amazing young women: Stephanie and Laura and we were able to spend a weekend together where we explored some embassies in DC, checked out the DC Funk Parade, ate some Chinese food, made brunch and baked cupcakes! Since the beginning of great summer weather is approaching, we thought itContinue reading “Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes”
Category Archives: Cupcakes
Vanilla Cupcakes
Same story as my chocolate chip cookies but for a scrumptious vanilla cupcake recipe! Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 large eggs 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 cup sour cream Directions: Preheat ovenContinue reading “Vanilla Cupcakes”
Hot Cocoa Cupcakes and Frosting
First snow day of 2015! After a huge craving for some hot cocoa, I found recipes for hot cocoa cupcakes and hot cocoa frosting! My sister and I had been planning on taking some snow-filled pictures and this was the perfect opportunity to do so! Enjoy the recipes, the snow and the pictures! Ingredients CupcakesContinue reading “Hot Cocoa Cupcakes and Frosting”
Vanilla Apple Cupcakes
To get ready for Thanksgiving, Cristina, my sister and I got together to bake some cupcakes! We started off with these Vanilla Apple Cupcakes that were very easy to make and absolutely delicious! Let’s just say we ended off licking the icing off our fingers it was so good! Also, we added a play date forContinue reading “Vanilla Apple Cupcakes”
Caramel Apple Butter Cupcakes
The next set of cupcakes we made was this delicious combination of caramel apple all in a cupcake! I am a sucker for caramel so as soon as I found out that pure, thick, caramel was going both into the cupcake and the icing, I was sold! I will note that I do not like having left overContinue reading “Caramel Apple Butter Cupcakes”
Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cupcakes
To end off our Thanksgiving cupcake extravaganza, we made these delicious Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cupcakes thanks to Your Cup of Cake and they were absolutely delicious! Instead of just leaving them with plain icing on the top, we added some fun turkey faces on top of the whole treat to add to the festivities! Ingredients Cupcakes: 1Continue reading “Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cupcakes”
Skinny Raspberry Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
Another creative way to bake with ripe bananas! This recipe also has raspberries and chocolate chips and is light for those dieting days 🙂 Ingredients 2 and 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour (or mix of whole wheat and all-purpose) 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 cup honey (or maple syrup)Continue reading “Skinny Raspberry Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins”
Cupcake Wreath
My friend Rosie came home for the holidays with her husband and beautiful new baby girl! We decided to make a christmas wreath made out of cupcakes and gingerbread houses! Below is the cupcake wreath recipe (we did not make the sugared cranberries or cookies but both recipes are in the link with all recipes).Continue reading “Cupcake Wreath”
Red Velvet Variations
Red Velvet Mini Cupcakes Just use the same recipe but use a mini cupcake mold. I even got a little helper to help me with my little cupcakes! BWF recruit in training! He rocks! Using my new toy! Red Velvet Sandwiches Found this amazing recipe and even though it is using a box (sorry!) youContinue reading “Red Velvet Variations”
Cookies & Creme Cupcakes
For the past two years, my master’s program has delayed some of my BWF posts but just this past weekend I graduated! This starts a new transitional time for myself but also for BWF as I can bake and post a bit more and incorporate Vines into some of my posts. We made these deliciousContinue reading “Cookies & Creme Cupcakes”
Baking With Friends 