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Tipsy Treats

Honey Bourbon Cupcakes

Honey Cupcakes 19 regular cupcakes / 350 degree oven 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 6 tablespoons granulated sugar 3 large eggs 1 cup high-quality honey 3/4 cup buttermilk 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1. Preheat the oven to 350Â°. 2. Beat butter until softened. Add sugar and beat…
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Garden Goodies

Blackberry, Lemon, Vanilla Cupcakes

Summer equals berries in this house. Even if summer also equals fog. (There is something refreshing about walking to work in a cool drizzle in July.) The three of us go through containers of blackberries on a regular basis – we heart blackberries. I was itching to mash some up and make a cupcake out…
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Rich Rewards

Chocolate Strawberry Stuffed Cupcakes

Sometimes you want to keep it simple… Classic flavor combo that brings you back to your youth. I have always loved chocolate and strawberries. This cupcake takes richness to the next level with a chocolate-strawberry ganache filling. Get your glass of milk or cup of tea handy! Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cupcakes ~8 regular cupcakes / 350…
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Spicy Snacks

Walnut Cupcakes Topped with Rose White Chocolate Mousse and Baklava

Having a seemingly insatiable sweet tooth, baklava, the sticky-sweet treat of layers of buttery phyllo dough, nuts, and honey syrup, has always appealed to me. None the less, I don’t have it too often as my run-ins with baklava are often of the unfortunate “guess how long I have been sitting in this plastic case”…
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Tipsy Treats

Wasabi White Chocolate Cupcakes with Plum Sake Filling

I have had wasabi in a cupcake before, but with dark chocolate. When I saw the white chocolate and wasabi combination on an old episode of Top Chef, I figured, “why not?” And then I thought, “Sake!” and again, “why not?” And I wasn’t finished there… I knew I wanted to do a fruity filling…
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Rich Rewards

S’mores Cupcakes

I am often inspired to convert an existing to dessert into a cupcake. It is definitely a recurring theme. This time around, I applied the cupcake treatment to another favorite – the s’more. Anything that reminds me of being a kid again! The end result was delicious, as I hoped. The cake had some issues…
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Garden Goodies, Rich Rewards

Rich Chocolate Cupcakes Filled with Chocolate-Mint Ganache with Topped with Mint Buttercream

Chocolate and mint are a great combination, especially when you use fresh mint. I used chopped mint leaves steeped in cream to make the ganache filling. It is addictive on its own and I love the grassy taste of fresh mint. The cupcakes are a slight variation on the recipe I have been using lately.…
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Garden Goodies

Green Tea Bubble Cream filled Cupcakes with Green Tea Cream Cheese Frosting

I kept these cupcakes fairly simple. They were for a friend’s birthday and I was making them mid-week, so I had little time for fuss or experimentation. I did come up with this “green tea bubble cream” recipe and while it wasn’t 100% successful, the end result was more than acceptable as a cupcake filling.…
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Spicy Snacks

Chocolate Chai Spice Cupcake

I must admit… I almost felt like I was cheating with this recipe. I used my current favorite chocolate recipe and added a few teaspoons of ground up spices – that was it! But while the approach was straight forward, the result was great. The spices showed through the flavor of the chocolate just enough…
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Garden Goodies

Thai Tea Cupcakes

I really, really want a solid Thai Tea cupcake recipe. I have been playing around with just about every product I could get my hands on and trying a variety of recipes and approaches. Getting the Thai tea flavor in the baked good was just not working. While the cake tasted fine… in most cases…
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