I adore cupcakes!!
Nothing makes me quite so happy as a delicious (and beautiful!) cupcake.
I was thrilled but a little nervous at the prospect of producing cupcakes for our Colorado Bloggers' Spring Soiree. In the past, I have been a little cupcake cursed--especially with the decorating. Luckily Courtney of Sweet C's Designs loaned me her frosting gun which worked wonders! I'm definitely purchasing my own frosting gun now.
I wanted these lovelies to be delicious AND cute. I needed some great recipes that I could bake up perfectly the first time--no oopsey daisies!! So today I want to share my new favorite cupcake recipes with you. I tried out 5 new cupcake recipes plus frosting recipes--from scratch. All 5 cupcake flavors turned out amazing! (Yes, I am still feasting on a few leftovers stowed away in my pantry!)
I had so much fun baking them that I have been scheming up brand new cupcake recipes to try. Perhaps I have been watching too many episodes of Cupcake Wars?!
My poor Kitchen Aid! Just as soon as I had one batch of cupcakes in the oven, I washed everything, and started over! Our kitchen was transformed into a bakery. It took a lot of self control to avoid nibbling on them before I got to the decorating!
First up.. the "Mile High" Oreo cupcake. These happy little guys went FAST! In fact, I witnessed a run on the very last one. You really can't go wrong with Oreos right? They're Little Man's favorites, too!
The batter of these Oreo cupcakes was almost like a chocolate mousse. I could have stopped right there and devoured the batter in spoonfuls! The cake was rich, but the frosting was light because it was whipped cream. Yum!! I consulted the genius of Annie's Eats. Definitely check out her recipe... so delish!
And decorating them was easy. I just stuck an Oreo on top!