Caramel Apple Cupcakes

A couple weeks ago my mother-in-law to be gave me a big bag of apples straight from the apple capitol of the world (Wenatchee, WA). I was running out of things to do with them, so I decided to do what I do best and put them in a cupcake! I used a snickerdoodle cupcake recipe and added fresh shredded apples, filled them with homemade caramel, and topped them with vanilla cream cheese frosting. The end result was something out of this world. I might be a little bit bias, but I'm pretty sure one of these cupcakes could change your life. Don't believe me? Give me a call and order a batch for yourself!!!

caramel apple cupcakes w/ vanilla cream cheese frosting

 

 

World's Worst Blogger

SO...here's the deal. I am the world's worst blogger. I promise I did not fall off the face of the earth in June and therefore have not posted anything on my blog since then. I also didn't stop baking. I have had a very busy summer. From soccer, to swim lessons, work, then more work, Mariner's games, date nights, and a couple weekends away here and there...I haven't had much spare time for blogging. I have been trying out lots of new cupcake recipes though. Here are a couple of my favorites.

red, white, & blue cupcakes

i served these with a lit sparkler. tasty and festive!!!

banana pudding cupcakes

 

To make these yummy cupcakes yourself 

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With fall right around the corner I plan to be spending much more time inside baking AND blogging. Stay tuned for fun new fall recipes and holiday treats that are sure to cupcake you away!!!

PB&J Cupcakes

I just whipped up a batch of cupcakes for my daughter's soccer team that I'm sure are going to be a big hit! What kid doesn't love a good PB&J sandwich? I took that concept and turned it into a cupcake! I'm sure I'm not the first to do so, but my creamy peanut butter frosting is tops. I can't wait to hand these out after the game tonight.

strawberry filling

peanut butter frosting

PB&J CUPCAKES!!!

Cupcakes for COTA

Last week was a very busy and exciting week. I got my engagement ring back after 2 loooong weeks of waiting for it to be sized,  my future brother-in-law graduated from UW with his MBA (GO JOSH!), my fiance (I never get tired of saying it!) graduated from Western Washington University (GO WILL!), and I donated 335 mini cupcakes to the first annual Brews, Brats, & Bases event in Ferndale, WA. 100% of the proceeds from the event benefited the Children's Organ Transplant Association (COTA). I was honored to be asked and to donate cupcakes to such an incredible charity. It was definitely a challenge baking over 300 cupcakes, but no where near as challenging as it would be to have a child in need of an organ transplant. I praise God every day for my healthy little girl, and am doing my best to give to those who are less fortunate. If  you are interested in supporting a local family through COTA please visit this website and learn how you can bless the Cook family.

chocolate w/ creamy chocolate frosting

lemon w/ lemon buttercream frosting

yellow cupcakes w/ pink vanilla buttercream frosting

red velvet w/ cream cheese frosting

Happy birthday & ENGAGEMENT to ME!!!

mississippi mud cupcakes

I'M ENGAAAAAGED!!!! After 3 long years of patient & silent waiting...ok maybe I wasn't always so patient or silent...but Will finally popped the question! It was the sweetest thing, and I was so surprised. Will got up with Claire and told me I could sleep in, and then a few minutes later Claire was standing by the side of my bed shoving the ring in my face saying, "mommy, will you marry daddy?" I was in shock (Will swears I looked scared) and I turned around to Will who was sitting on the bed next to me. He very sweetly took my hand & asked me to marry him, and then I very sweetly demanded that he get down on his knee and ask me again...and then I said yes!!!

He proposed 2 days before my birthday, so I've had an awesome couple of days celebrating my birthday and engagement. Yesterday my girlfriends and I got pedicures, went wedding dress shopping, and had a delicious dinner at Scotty Browns followed by some scrumptious cupcakes made my yours truly. I went with another Confessions of a Cookbook Queen recipe. I found this recipe a few weeks ago when a friend recommended I make Mississippi Mud cupcakes. I had never heard of Mississippi Mud cake, but apparently it's a pretty big deal on the East coast. I found a few different recipes, but this one was the best. I made half or them with pecans on top, and half w/ an oreo cookie at the bottom of each cupcake & oreo crumbles on top. Both variations were delish! I don't have any leftover to share, but I will definitely be making these again.

mississippi mud cupcakes w/ pecans

mississippi mud w/ oreos

Win a $100 Walmart Gift Card

Click on this link for a chance to win a $100 Walmart gift card and a Nestle Drumstick prize pack. After you enter, stay awhile and check out her blog. Caution: do not read if you are at work, or the library, or a quiet coffee shop...or anywhere else where it might be embarrassing to LOL :)

Cap'n Crunch Cupcakes w/ Peanut Butter Marshmallow Frosting

I know I've been kind of a slacking with my blog posts lately, but I promise I've been busy baking cupcakes. Last week I baked a batch of chocolate mini cupcakes w/ pink cream cheese frosting for a baby shower. I made a few of them look like baby rattles by inserting a lollipop stick w/ a gumdrop attached to the bottom and adding a pink bow around the middle. Unfortunately I did not take any pictures, but you can only imagine how adorable they were!

I also baked a batch of chocolate raspberry cupcakes w/ raspberry buttercream frosting for one of my co-workers who needed them for a potluck. Again, no pictures, but I recently made chocolate raspberry cupcakes w/ a swiss meringue buttercream frosting and they looked very similar.



chocolate raspberry cupcakes
w/ swiss meringue buttercream frosting

My last post was about a new blog I stumbled upon called Confessions of a Cookbook Queen. Yesterday I decided to try out one of her cupcake recipes. I made Cap'n Crunch cupcakes w/ peanut butter marshmallow frosting. Words cannot express how delicious they were. The frosting is very similar to the frosting I use when I make peanut butter high hats, but those are dipped in melted chocolate. The peanut butter marshmallow frosting on its own is so light and fluffy it melts in your mouth. I surprisingly have a few left over and if I don't eat them all while I'm home today I will donate them to trivia night tonight at Boston's. If you don't have plans this evening get yourself over to Boston's at 8pm for happy hour, trivia, and a chance to win some of these yummy cap'n crunch cupcakes!



cap'n crunch cupcakes
w/ peanut butter marshmallow frosting