coconut cupcakes!

fan or not a big fan of coconut?! these cupcakes are sure to please even if you just like coconut a tiny bit!

recipe from Martha Stewart Cupcakes!

may I please have s'more!

Teacher appreciation week is being celebrated this week at my daughters school. Parents were asked to bring in a dessert for the teachers luncheon. I went back and forth with what to bring in!! I finally decided on these s'more cupcakes! If you have thought about or never thought about making these… GO, NOW, RUN make them! you will not be sorry! They are my new favorite!!

a bit time consuming but that's ok! first add a graham cracker crust to the bottom of the cupcake liners and top it with some chopped chocolate.. fill the liners 3/4 full with your favorite chocolate cupcake batter and top with a sprinkle of graham cracker and chopped chocolate.

 bake for 22 minutes! you end up with these.. good enough to eat without the marshmallow frosting!

now make your marshmallow frosting and swirl!

add a piece of Hershey's chocolate and sprinkle with a tiny bit of crushed graham cracker!

package them up and send them to school for all the teachers to enjoy!

recipe inspired by: martha stewart cupcakes

strawberry cupcakes with strawberry buttercream!

strawberry season is here!!  and what better way to use fresh sweet strawberries then to bake them in cupcakes! I've been wanting to try the recipe from Martha Stewart's Cupcake book. Well, I did it and I'm so happy with these cupcakes! These are soft, fluffy and full of strawberry flavor! I used my own buttercream recipe and added in 1 tablespoon of fresh strawberry puree. 

cupcake recipe from: Martha Stewart Cupcakes

Birthday cakes!

My daughters birthdays are both in April and 6 days apart!  It's been a crazy cake baking week! I'm loving every minute of it! The first cake is a triple layer vanilla and chocolate cake with a layer of fudge filling and vanilla buttercream. The 2nd cake is a chocolate cake with a fluffy whipped peanut butter filling.

Easter Carrot Cake!

First time carrot cake was a huge success! I searched and searched for a good carrot cake recipe and finally decided to make the one from Joy of Baking… so glad I did! It was DELICIOUS and a huge hit with my family!

 recipe from www.joyofbaking.com

Pi Day cupcakes!

Happy Pi Day! I love that my kids get to celebrate pi day at school.. it gives me a chance to bake up these adorable mini vanilla cupcakes topped with creamy vanilla buttercream and decorated with a fondant pi symbol!

rainbow cupcakes!

Turn your funfetti cupcakes into a St. Patrick's Day fun and yummy treat!