i absolutely LOVED the peanut butter cookie cupcakes and the frosting that went with them. So i decided to try out the peanut butter and jelly cupcakes. the frosting was different, i didn't like it as much. i wasn't a big fan of these. i think they came out a little too dry. but they were ready for when my mom and carol came to town for education week.
luckily i was able to make up for them right away. i had been planning on making a summery cupcake right before i went to la and san diego so i could share them with my friend and his family that i was staying with. the triple-citrus cupcakes were soooo good! they had a nice citrus glaze over them. lemon, lime and orange zest came together to make these delicious, fruity cupcakes! my friend's dad said the only thing that could make these better was a little rum in them. haha. i'll be sure to try that next time... jk
while in la, i made sure to make a stop at sprinkles cupcakes to get my favorite pumpkin cupcake! and of course i bought a yummy chocolate marshmallow for later! soooo good!
i love snickerdoodle cookies, so i knew i would love the cupcakes. unfortunately this was the first batch of cupcakes i made with an old stand up mixer that grandma gave me. i didn't incorporate the ingredients well enough and the cupcakes came out weird. the frosting required being whisked, but the mixer only had beaters. so it turned out kinda weird too. but i think this process helped me find a good marshmallow filling for the chocolate marshmallow cupcakes i made this summer. these were still pretty good.
i have been eyeing the cookies and cream cheesecakes for a long time. i am not a big fan of straight oreos, but i died every time i took a bite of one of these. luckily this batch made 30, because they definitely were loved by many. these will definitely be made over and over and over again!
I made chocolate malted cupcakes for my friend, jimmy's, birthday. i couldn't find dutch process cocoa powder so i had to substitute regular cocoa for that. i hope that didn't alter the flavor too much.
Before i left for colorado with morty in september, i made some applesauce-spice cupcakes. these are made with a brown sugar cream cheese frosting. basically you just substitute brown sugar for powdered sugar. its delicious! i put them in the fridge so that they would be fresh for when i got back since most of the family would be in utah then also. so monday i brought them over to share with all the family and cousins at grandma's. mom frosted them. she put way more frosting than i usually put on them, but they turned out to be great! they were definitely a crowd pleaser. 
I realize that i missed taking pictures of a few of my creations. the peanut butter-filled chocolate cupcakes. i LOVED these ones. and i made a few batches of them to test out the different times for baking. so i took a batch into work one morning. i dropped them off on my way to class. when i got back to work they were gone. so i guess they liked them. they were so good i just had to show a picture. so here's one i stole from someone else's blog. 
last week i made mint-filled brownie cupcakes. i don't remember if i had a specific reason for making these. these cupcakes didn't turn out like i imagined. i cooked the batch at two different times so i could get it just right, but i seemed to over cook both of them. so they were a little hard, and they were not thick like i imagined. i made them before i went down to vegas and la so i took the rest of them to the boy's house to eat. they weren't gone when i got back, so i guess they were no good. good thing i was able to go to sprinkles in beverly hills TWICE while we were down there. we got the chocolate marshmallow, black and white, pb chocolate, pb chocolate chip, red velvet and orange cupcakes. sooooooo good! i also probably gained 500 lbs in those two days. it was well worth it. :)
so there's the update. i still feel like i am missing some. oh well. these were the memorable ones i guess. until next time, happy baking!
Make me cupcakes!
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