Cupcakes, Muffins, scones. . . Florida has them all!!

  Over the past week I was on vacation in WaterSound Beach, Florida. You would not BELIEVE how many bakeries I found. There were so many!! By the way, this blog is not only about cupcakes, It's about baking in general. So occasionally I'll post things like crossiants or something. Anywho, I'll post pictures later. 

Thanks for reading!!!!!!

Lemon Curd Cupcakes!!!

 Today, I decided to make some more cupcakes!! I didn't have a lot of time, so I couldn't make a homemade base or frosting. I just used lemon cake mix I bought at the store (see bottom) and some cream cheese frosting I found. I got some lemon curd and filled em up!! I topped them with some lemon zest and then they were ready to eat!!! They turned out really well!!

Enjoy!!

sources: Betty Crocker Cake mix

Chocolate Chip Walnut Cupcakes

This is a delicious recipe I found at food network. The link is at the bottom. Enjoy!!

Ingredients!! 

This is one of the cupcakes that I showed you before. I
couldn't find a picture of the actual cupcake, but it should
end up looking something like this.

Cupcakes:

• 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips, plus 1/4 cup for garnish
• 1 (21-ounce) box brownie mix (recommended: Duncan Hines Chewy Fudge)
• 2 eggs, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup water

Frosting:s

• 4 ounces mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
• 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted

Directions

Things you'll need!!! - 12 paper cupcake liners, a 12-cup muffin pan

For the cupcakes: Place an oven rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.

Combine the walnuts, 1 cup mini chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon of the brownie mix in a small- sized bowl. Toss until all the ingredients are coated. Set aside.

In a large bowl mix together the remaining brownie mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and water. Stir for 20 seconds until blended. Slowly pour in the walnuts and chocolate chips. Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan (cupcake liners will be full). Bake for 22 to 25 minutes until a cake tester inserted into the cupcakes comes out with moist fudgy crumbs. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack and cool completely before frosting, about 30 minutes.

For the frosting:  In a large bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat the cheeses together until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar until smooth and spreadable. Refrigerate the frosting until ready to use.

Spread the frosting on top of the cupcakes and garnish with the remaining mini chocolate chips. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve at room temperature.

Bake away!!

sources: Food Network 

Welcome!!

 Hi everyone! I just love making cupcakes, and thats exactly what this blog is about!! Every now and then I'll post a recipe, idea, or maybe just a few pictures!! Here are some pictures of some cupcakes!!

This is a coconut creme cupcake from Taste Selects Confectionary!!

This is a cupcake I made. It's a red velvet vanilla cupcake!!

This is another one of my own. It's a red velvet, vanilla and chocolate cupcake!!

This is salty caramel cupcake from Taste Selects Confectionary!

 To see these pictures and more at my photography blog, click here!!!! Thanks!!