Cupcakes

Strawberry Cream Cheese Cupcakes

February 10, 2020

Strawberry cream cheese cupcakes made from scratch with real strawberries and zero food coloring are perfect for Valentine’s Day, birthday parties and baby showers. Topped with strawberry cream cheese frosting, these fluffy pink cupcakes are packed with strawberry flavor.

strawberry cream cheese cupcakes with pink frosting

These strawberry flavored cupcakes taste like real strawberries because they are made with real strawberries.

The light pink color comes from freeze-dried strawberries as well as fresh strawberries, not food coloring, so they are perfect for those looking for a strawberry cupcake from scratch with no artificial coloring or dye.

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Vanilla Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

February 3, 2020

Simple vanilla cupcakes with strawberry cream cheese frosting are the perfect cupcakes for any occasion. From birthday parties to Mother’s Day, summer backyard BBQ’s to school bake sales and of course Valentine’s Day, these cupcakes will become your go-to recipe. Made from scratch, with zero artificial coloring, this strawberry cream cheese frosting is the perfect complement to this easy vanilla cupcake.

Vanilla Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting
If you’re looking for an icing made with fresh strawberries, try my strawberry cream cheese icing recipe. It’s perfect for topping poundcakes, cookies or even muffins.

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Day of The Dead Cupcakes

September 14, 2019

Celebrate Halloween with these chocolate Day of the Dead cupcakes. The cupcake is supremely chocolaty, as you can see from the color. Perfect for a Día de los Muertos party, these mexican cupcakes are colorful and delicious. For a Mexican-themed Halloween party, add these easy pumpkin empanadas to your menu!

With colorful sugar skull decorations and fun sprinkles, these cupcakes will be the hit of your día de los muertos fiesta! But, that’s not all. These delicious cupcakes have a unique ingredient, scroll down to find out what it is!

This post and recipe was created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions, photos & recipes are 100% mine.

If you make a purchase through one of the affiliate links, I make a few pennies at no extra cost to you. Questions? Please see disclosure for info.

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Strawberry Cream Cheese Icing

March 31, 2019

Strawberry Cream Cheese Icing

Strawberry cream cheese icing made with fresh strawberries is an intensely strawberry-flavored, fluffy icing. This icing is perfect for topping cupcakes, cookies, pound cakes or even muffins. Fresh strawberry purée is added to a cream cheese frosting base to create a soft icing. If you are looking for a frosting that you can pipe into tall swirls, try my strawberry cream cheese frosting.

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Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cupcakes

December 14, 2016

Bittersweet chocolate cupcakes topped with a peppermint swiss meringue buttercream – Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cupcakes are a dreamy little cupcake perfect for the holiday season.

Grownups can enjoy a mug of homemade peppermint hot chocolate with these tasty treats to make the holidays extra jolly.

Perfect for holiday parties or sharing with friends and neighbors, these peppermint hot chocolate cupcakes are a hit with kids and grownups alike.

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Holiday Recipe Round-Up

December 16, 2015

The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is usually a blur for most of us, which is why I’ve complied a dozen recipes that could come in handy for this time of the year. There are cookies, cupcakes, homemade sanding sugar, hot chocolate and an adult beverage or two to enjoy.

Happy Holidays to you & yours! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Ginger Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream

May 25, 2012

For weeks I’ve been craving cake… so, enough talk and a little more action. I decided that since I had been to the farmer’s market and had eaten a relatively healthy lunch that cupcakes were definitely in order.

If I’m going to make cupcakes, more often than not I would go all in. Chocolate. The darker & richer the better… however since it is spring and this weekend marks the “un-official” start to summer I wanted to lighten it up a bit and do something a little different.

If you are anything like me, sometimes you forget all the little treasures you have stashed in your kitchen. I buy things that interest me and then put them away for when the mood strikes, but the unfortunate truth is that occasionally they are forgotten until I stumble upon them (usually when I’m looking for something else).

Well, the latest treasure to be unearthed was candied ginger. I thought it might make an interesting garnish for the cupcake and that was basically my jumping off point.
(well, that and my persistent sweet tooth…)

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