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Cantaloupe and Honeydew Cupcakes topped with White Chocolate-Cardamom Butter Cream and Chiffonade of Mint
View recipe: Cantaloupe and Honeydew Cupcakes topped with White Chocolate-Cardamom Butter Cream and Chiffonade of MintA reader emailed me requesting a recipe for honeydew cupcakes. I took a shot at it and sent her what I “would” do. I haven’t heard back if she tried it or how it worked out, but I did them myself with some minor adjustments. I decided to do both cantaloupe and honeydew. I thought…
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Lemony Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes with Lavender and Rose Frosting
View recipe: Lemony Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes with Lavender and Rose FrostingThe last time I did ice cream cone cupcakes I took a traditional chocolate and vanilla approach. These cupcakes were tailored for a garden brunch hence the lavender and rose frostings. I used a simple syrup to flavor the frosting. This technique can be used with any herb, spice, or edible flower and you can…
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fresh fig and almond cupcake bombe
View recipe: fresh fig and almond cupcake bombeWhen I got the idea for this cupcake the weather in San Francisco was uncharacteristically balmy which got me thinking of ice cream. By the time I executed on the idea we are back in the typical pattern or blanketed in the chilling marine layer. None the less, this was a fun cupcake to make,…
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chocolate cupcake stuffed with ginger caramel, frosted with mango ganache, and topped with a mango-Ginger won ton
View recipe: chocolate cupcake stuffed with ginger caramel, frosted with mango ganache, and topped with a mango-Ginger won tonThe impetus for the recipe was that I wanted to approach the challenge of creating a fruity chocolate ganache frosting. The remainder of the components just fell in place. For a first try, I would say the frosting was fine. I could taste the mango and of course the chocolate, but the mango was subtle.…
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Jackfruit, Banana, and Peanut Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
View recipe: Jackfruit, Banana, and Peanut Cupcakes with Cream Cheese FrostingI have heard of Jackfruit. After all, I do live in San Francisco and get exposed to a variety of “exotic” ingredients. This was, however, my first time tasting it and to be honest, I am not sure how to describe it. I am told that I need to try the real (fresh) jackfruit as…
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Red Hot Cupcakes
View recipe: Red Hot CupcakesI was batting around a lot of cupcake ideas this week and asking for input. All I knew was that I was wanted to do a meringue frosting. The Red Hots idea came from a coworker – Red Hots and a flaming top of whipped frosting were definitely a match. I was sold. Red Hots…
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Alfajore Cupcakes or Peruvian Caramel Filled Lemon Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream and Coconut
View recipe: Alfajore Cupcakes or Peruvian Caramel Filled Lemon Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream and CoconutThere is a Peruvian restaurant just a few blocks from my house, Mi Lindo Peru on Mission Street in San Francisco, where I go when I must have Lomo Saltado now! Lomo Saltado is yummy strips of beef cooked with onion and tomato all poured over french fries and rice! Yum. We usually get take…
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Banana Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes
View recipe: Banana Boston Cream Pie CupcakesFirst off, picking one of the 60 plus cupcake recipes to try from the round-up was difficult. Ultimately I was somewhat overwhelmed and just decided to go with what I was craving at the time – Boston Cream Cupcakes. I was also in the mood for bananas and added some fresh, chopped up banana to…
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Himalayan Goji Berry Chocolate Cupcakes topped with Chocolate Ganache and Himalayan Pink Salt
View recipe: Himalayan Goji Berry Chocolate Cupcakes topped with Chocolate Ganache and Himalayan Pink SaltI found these berries during one of my frequent trolls through the Village Market in the Ferry Building. While extremely expensive, the Village Market is sure to have something new and exotic that I can make into a cupcake. And frankly, I can’t help myself. I purchased these some time ago and am finally getting…
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Cupcake Round-Up!
View recipe: Cupcake Round-Up!Garrett of Vanilla-Garlic and I are requesting you, cupcake fans, to try your hat at baking some creative cupcakes of your own. How to participate 1. Create a cupcake 2. Post it or your blog or flickr account 3. Send your name, the name of your cupcake, and a link to (chockylit{at}gmail{dot}com) (protogarrett{at}yahoo{dot}com) 4. Do…
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