Tag: Chocolate
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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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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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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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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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Chocolate Cupcakes with Chestnut-Fromage Blanc Frosting and Madeira Wine Glaze
A couple of years ago I visited Portugal for the third time. Specifically, I was on the island of Madeira, the island where my mother grew up. It was a fantastic trip and my mother’s cousins were generous and gracious hosts. I knew I would make a cupcake to commemorate the trip and I knew…
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Watermelon-Chocolate Ice Cream Cupcakes
It’s summer. And in most parts of the US when it is summer, it is warm. Maybe even *hot*. In San Francisco, it’s foggy, drizzly, and 55 degrees. Despite the fact that I have to wear a jacket and scarf when heading out in the morning, I am still thinking of summery things – like…
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Bacon Cupcakes Two Ways
I have tried my hand at bacon cupcakes before and some of my coworkers were huge fans. I was planning some celebratory cupcakes for work and I decided on bringing back the bacon. I was tentative with my inclusion of bacon last time around and I was looking for a chance to push it a…
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pear & vanilla bean filled chocolate cupcakes with vanilla bean buttercream
I made these here cupcakes for the first ever bay area cupcake meetup that happened this weekend. A lovely group of people showed up at Dolores Park in San Francisco with creative and tasty cupcakes to share. We talked shop and caused a bit of a scene. Apparently the idea of a group of people…
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Plain and Simple Chocolate and Vanilla Cupcakes
We are being visited by out of town guests this week. The visitors include three youngsters who happen to be very plain and picky eaters. I definitely wanted to treat them to cupcakes, but knew that I couldn’t veer far from very straightforward flavors. I decided to do four recipes – a basic chocolate cupcake,…
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Pequin Chili Chocolate Cupcakes
Finally! Today! After weeks of waiting and a few too many hundred dollars, the oven is fixed. I baked these cupcakes over the weekend, though, and in a neighbor’s oven. The change of scenery threw me off. I made an ill-advised substitution (baking powder instead of baking soda) and the cupcakes didn’t rise enough. I…
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