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Caramel Apple Cupcakes Apple Cider Buttercream

August 15, 2019

Caramel Apple Cupcakes with Apple Cider Swiss Meringue Buttercream packs all kinds of apple flavor into this little package. Fresh apple cupcakes topped with soft, billowy buttercream make the perfect autumn treat.

Caramel Apple Cupcakes with Apple Cider Buttercream on clear cake stand

Caramel apple cupcakes are the perfect dessert for fall parties

It’s almost fall and for me, that means apple season. If you are a fan of apple desserts, you are sure to love this cupcake. Filled with warm spices, like cinnamon, this cupcake is sweet without overdoing it.

The cupcakes are topped with a swirl of fluffy Swiss meringue buttercream flecked with a cider reduction. Hands down one of my favorite cupcakes of all time.

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Caramel Buttered Bourbon

April 3, 2016

Buttered bourbon is a twist on traditional buttered rum. On cold winter evenings, this would be served warm. When the temperatures are creeping up, I serve it room temperature.

buttered bourbon with bottle of bourbon and caramel corn

Buttered bourbon is a twist on a traditional buttered rum for all of us bourbon lovers

Bourbon lovers, this is a drink for you.
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Redemption Brownies

July 15, 2012

Recently, I made brownies and did not have chocolate in the house to melt down. So, I made them with only cocoa powder. It was an epic fail.
Lesson learned, do not take short cuts with brownies.

Feeling extremely unsatisfied with that batch of bad brownies, my craving for them was unfulfilled.
Seeking redemption, I decided that this effort had to be proportionately as good as the last batch was bad… meaning, these brownies had to rock.

I had about a cup of dulce de leche left over from this and aside from eating it straight from the container with the biggest spoon I could find (a thought which I seriously entertained), I decided that I should be a bit more creative.

Needing to expunge the memory of these humdrum brownies, it was clear that this was what my leftovers were intended for.

Making brownies from scratch takes about 5 minutes longer than making them from a box. The only extra step is melting chocolate into butter, the rest of the process is the same.

To say that brownies from scratch are the same as boxed mix is like saying cheese in a can is the same as an aged cheddar.

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Dulce de Leche Tart with Popcorn Crust

June 20, 2012

This dulce de leche tart with popcorn crust was born of my lifelong love affair with homemade caramel corn.

I wanted to put a twist on this most delicious treat and elevate it to something you could actually serve to guests (not that I wouldn’t put out a big trough of caramel corn, but you know what I mean).

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