Cupcakes

Easy Santa Claus Cupcakes

December 12, 2011
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These Santa Claus cupcakes are easy enough for your kids to do. I looked at loads of other recipes that were labor intensive, but ultimately developed these based on what I already had in the pantry. Unfortunately, I don’t have time to break out the cake decorating kit this season.

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Shamrock Cupcakes for St. Patrick’s Day

March 7, 2011
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I am not sure why I made shamrock cupcakes. It must have been because I was craving frosting.  However, I’m not going to lie and tell you that they were worth the effort.  Check it out. 1.  Make your favorite cupcake recipe.  Mine happens to be buttercream frosting on top of banana crunch muffins/cupcakes. 2.  Take little squares of tin foil (maybe 4″x4″) and roll them into balls.  Since La Jolla Girl was helping, they [...]

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How to Make Turkey Cupcakes for Thanksgiving

November 8, 2010
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I did quite a bit of internet surfing before deciding how to make turkey cupcakes. I used features from several different cupcakes I saw and then added a few other touches. I was also able to use leftover Halloween candy. I admit that these are a little bit labor intensive, but you can omit a some steps (see below) to simplify. However, after the second turkey cupcake, I got the hang of it and moved [...]

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Giraffe Cupcakes That Kids Can Make

November 1, 2010
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I got a bit carried away with a giraffe baby shower theme. There aren’t a lot of giraffe cupcakes online that I could copy so I had to create my own.  Plus, La Jolla Girl really wanted to participate since the party was for her aunt. I found these Wilton Mini Noah’s Ark Metal Cookie Cutters. One of the shapes is a giraffe. Then I decided to use fondant instead of making cookie cupcake toppers [...]

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Mini Cupcakes in Shape of the American Flag (Made by 3 Year Old)

August 29, 2010

Right, so this is one of the things that look much better in real life than in a photo. Especially, with my photography skills. With Labor Day and the end of summer coming, I thought I’d post these since many of you will be firing up your BBQs. They are mini banana cupcakes (promise the recipe is coming) with cream cheese frosting. Ridiculously simple to make, and easy to serve at a BBQ. We had [...]

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These Red Velvet Cupcakes + Paula Deen’s Frosting = Perfection

April 14, 2010
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I thought I’d post these recipes together as a one stop shop since we tested so many recipes, as I mentioned in this post.  We mom bloggers voted this as the best combination of red velvet cupcake and frosting. The cupcake recipe is courtesy of Terri Wahl from an episode of  Throwdown With Bobby Flay.  Birdrock Fabrications made it.  It was the winner with Paula Deen’s Red Velvet Cupcakes at a close second.  However, both [...]

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