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Cookies and cream cupcakes (small batch). I’ve been keeping a secret from you. I’m sorry. I know how to make buttercream that tastes exactly like the inside of an Oreo, and I haven’t shared it with you, until now. Part of the…
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Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes for two. A small batch cupcake recipe for Boston Cream cupcakes; recipe makes just 4 cupcakes. I dripped Boston Cream Pie filling on my shirt, not once, but TWICE while eating these cupcakes. That’s how good…
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I had one of those weeks where I just needed a bite of junk food. Well, 4 bites. Or 4 whole cupcakes. I went to Texas for a quick trip, but landed in Urgent Care with Camille for a double…
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Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Buttercream. Cupcakes are approximately so many years out-dated they’re cool again, yes? I need a vehicle for fat dollops of vanilla bean buttercream, and have an open can of pumpkin in the fridge. So,…
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Friends! Catch me on QVC tonight, January 21st from 8-10pm EST promoting my first cookbook. Thanks for tuning in! First and foremost, thank you SO much for your overwhelming support and love on my big announcement yesterday. I am so…
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I used to take requests on this site. Then, I got married. Now, I take dessert requests from my husband. Not that I actually listen to him half the time, but I do need him. I’m a die-hard lemon dessert lover,…
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As the season starts to change, my preference for booze changes, too. This summer has seen its fair share of fruity, chilled cocktails. Leinenkugel’s lemon-berry shandy pumped through my veins almost daily. I can’t count the homemade beer-garitas we enjoyed,…
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Red velvet cupcakes recipe with dreamy cream cheese frosting. This is a small batch cupcake recipe that makes just 4 red velvet cupcakes. Recipe can be doubled or even quadrupled to serve more people! I’ve been making these red velvet…
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This post is sponsored by Sargento. There aren’t many weeks when a large container of fresh ricotta doesn’t make it into my grocery cart. I’m a ricotta lover. I make ricotta gnocchi, blueberry ricotta pancakes, ricotta toast with fresh tomato,…
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German Chocolate Cupcakes, makes just 4 cupcakes with creamy coconut and pecan frosting. If there’s one cake that the world forgot about, it’s German Chocolate Cake! Why is this? We have to fix it! It’s such a tragedy that the…
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There are some days when you just need a triple chocolate cupcake. You know you are in need of a triple chocolate cupcake when a cold front in mid-May kills all the peppers and melons in the field. Or, when…
Read moreI feel like I am the last person to offer a riff on s’mores. Are cupcakes even still trendy? No matter, I’m sharing s’mores cupcakes with y’all today because they are delicious—sticky, but very delicious. These soft chocolate cupcakes have…
Read moreEach year, the December issue of Southern Living magazine features a white frosted cake on the cover. The cake often contains coconut because it’s traditional for Christmas in the South. I’m not exactly sure why coconut only makes its appearance…
Read moreI’ve been tinkering with my chocolate cupcake recipe lately, because my original one, while delicious, made slightly too much batter for 4 cupcake liners. I love the new version I’ve come up with because it has even more chocolate flavor. I…
Read moreWe’re off to Big Sur for a bit to embrace the arrival of fall. The beauty of the California central coast eases the Texas homesick pain. Wood-fired pizza and croissants at Big Sur Bakery help as well. While I’m gone, stop…
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Aren’t y’all glad it’s blackberry season? These chocolate cupcakes are made with oil instead of butter, and they use low fat buttermilk to keep them extra moist. But this isn’t a health advertisement–the buttercream frosting more than makes up for the…
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Lemon cupcakes, a small batch recipe that makes just 4 cupcakes. Plus, cream cheese frosting! Lemon desserts were my grandmother’s favorite and now they have become mine. I prefer a lemon dessert over a chocolate dessert, any day. I know…
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