Cupcake

Nutella Frosted Banana Cupcake

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Nutella Banana Cupcake

Holy Cow Freaking-Amazing Frosting!  I’m not even a fan of Nutella and I couldn’t stop licking the bowl.  I think that this frosting would pair perfectly with a banana cupcake.  However, I have to admit the cupcake recipe I used on this one fell short of fabulous, which is why I did not include it in this post.  Next time (maybe tomorrow) I’ll try it on a vanilla or chocolate cupcake.  Note, this frosting tastes better when the frosted cupcakes are stored in the refrigerator.

Here’s the recipe for the frosting, enjoy!

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Lemon Curd and White Chocolate Cupcake

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This recipe centers around, both literally and figuratively, a lemon curd filling.  The lemon curd filling was a lucky recipe find.  I was on a hunt for a new angel food cake and I came upon a rolled-up angel food cake with this lemon curd filling.  I tried the recipe and the filling was amazing.  I knew it would also be great inside a cupcake.  The cupcake is topped off with a white chocolate Lindt Truffle cream cheese frosting.  All together, it’s rich and delicious.

I need to find other recipes to use this lemon-curd.  I personally enjoyed eating the filling by the spoonful (it’s gluten free).

Oreo in a Cupcake

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oreo cupcake

If you look, the Oreo is smiling at you.  After everyone ate these, they were smiling, too.  This is a really well-balanced cupcake – just enough vanilla and just enough chocolate.  The cookie becomes soft inside the vanilla cupcake.  To top it off, is a chocolate buttercream with crushed Oreos for decoration.

Thanks again to my daughter for photographing the cupcakes!

Irish Coffee Cupcakes

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Bailey’s Irish Creme is a fantastic compliment to desserts.  This is a mocha flavored cupcake with a Bailey’s buttercream.  To get the perfect buttercream you need have the right balance of liquid to powdered sugar and must whip the buttercream for a sufficient period of time.  A good buttercream will be fluffy.  If you add too much liquid, the buttercream will not hold its shape.  If you do not add enough liquid, the buttercream will be stiff and difficult to pipe.  Do not stress – just keep taste testing your batch until it is perfect.  Taste testing – one of the perks of baking!