I have been bad about updating on baking so here’s a quick retrospective of the past few months.
Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache and Buttercream Poinsettas
Obviously these are from Christmastime. Piping poinsettas is pretty easy and quick work.

Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
These cupcakes are from the Martha Stewart Cupcake Book. The cupcake is good but a [...]

Here is my best cupcake making tip..
The best & easiest way to get even cupcakes is to use a 1/4 cup measuring cup to fill your cupcake liners. A measuring cup guarantees that your cupcakes will be evenly sized and I’ve found 1/4 cup to be the perfect size for getting nice moderate domes [...]

I have to admit I’m one of those people with a closet full of pedestals, platters, and other serveware. I don’t think I have ever left HomeGoods without buying something. I have a particular affection for finding cute ways to server cupcakes. Here are a few neat ones I’ve seen recently.
White Ceramic Cupcake Stands [...]

Have you ever had a baking experience that pretty much start to finish was a disaster? I promised my friend at work that I would bring in cupcakes the Friday before Halloween. This turned out to be an unmitigated disaster.
I decided to make mini chocolate cupcakes with swiss meringue buttercream tinted orange, purple and [...]

Check out these adorable cupcakes! They are made by my friend Tina, who lives in New Zealand. I love the ghosts! It’s such simple but awesome idea.

A few weeks ago I talked about freezing and defrosting cupcakes. Last night I got to taste the results of another frozen cupcake experiment.
A couple of weeks ago I froze six of the carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting that I had made for my Dad’s birthday. I stuck the frosted cupcakes into a [...]

Saturday was my dad’s birthday and he requested carrot cake. He got carrot cupcakes.

I used the Carrot Cupcakes recipe from Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes. I omitted the golden raisins and added a cup of toasted chopped walnuts.
Everyone loved them so I think this recipe is a keeper. Here is the online version of the [...]

Today is apparently “National Cupcakes for Life Day“. You are supposed to bake cupcakes for the “one in three children will never celebrate their first birthday due to abortion.”
I feel the need to go home and bake some Cupcakes for Choice.

Defrosting cupcakes?? What a terrible idea! Cupcakes need frosting.
I totally agree, which is why in this case I’m talking about defrosting frozen cupcakes. Sometimes when I make a big batch of cupcakes I freeze some for later. Unless I’m cooking for a party 2 dozen is way too many. Not that they wouldn’t get consumed, [...]

My dad’s birthday is coming up and I’m already thinking about what I’m going to bake him. He loves his bananas. Seriously, he really loves bananas. So I want to make banana cupcakes.
For Father’s Day I made Martha Stewart’s Roasted Banana Cupcakes with Honey-Cinnamon Frosting. Side Note – I got the recipe from her Cupcakes [...]