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| Black-n-White Frappe Cupcake |
I'm really having fun experimenting with cupcakes. They don't take a lot of time and I don't feel that guilty for trying one after it's made. Of course I have taste testers that are more than happy to try out some experimental creations.
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| Mocha Latte Cupcake |
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The week prior to Mother's Day had me playing around with chocolate. I'm usually not a fan of chocolate, would rather have, say, Sour Patch Kids instead. However every month I get this craving for chocolate; has to be a female thing. I started out making Cookies-n-Cream cupcakes but ended up making Black-n-White Frappe cupcakes. These are like the Cookies-n-Cream cupcakes but instead of a nice white, vanilla buttercream frosting, the Frappes have so much chocolate cookie crumbs in it that the white frosting appears chocolate. They are still very good, as coworkers stated on Friday when they were taken in. The cupcake is filled with the cookie frosting and topped with either a half Oreo cookie or cookie crumbs.
I also tried out a couple new flavors with my sister-in-law and mother-in-law in mind. My sister-in-law doesn't like fruit in her cupcakes and likes all things lemon. Since I had already done lemon cupcakes for Easter, I figured I would try out a cupcake that is like a local coffee shops frozen drink. This thought sparked the creation of the Mocha Latte. The cupcake is made of a rich Mocha cake using coffee roasted by Redeye Roasters. As my neighbor stated after trying out the batter, it's the perfect combination of Chocolate and Coffee. To this cupcake, a drop of vanilla buttercream frosting was added. Caramel and Chocolate Ganache was drizzled on top of the frosting and chocolate jimmies (sprinkles as we called them) is on top. Since I don't drink coffee, I can't tell you how they taste. I can only state what was said by those that had them. My nephews loved them, to the point they had seconds. My husband stated they were good but too sweet for him. The rest that had them stated they were delicious but if I could add more coffee to the cake, it would be even better.
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| Chocolate Raspberry Cupcake |
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My mother-in-law loves chocolate and raspberries. Usually when I make a cake for her, it is a chocolate cake with raspberries between the layers topped with more chocolate frosting. This cupcake was tailored made for her. It is a rich chocolate cake filled with homemade Raspberry jam (from our harvest last season). The vanilla buttercream frosting is light and fluffy and has more raspberry jam added to it. A fresh raspberry is topped on the peak of the frosting. I did have one of these and it was delicious; not too sweet and very light. After eating a meal, this is a nice ending and you don't feel like you have eaten too much.
I'm still on my chocolate fixation right at the moment, so currently I'm making Chocolate Peanut Butter cupcakes. Chocolate cake with Peanut Butter frosting and I haven't decided if I want to top off the frosting with peanuts, one peanut in its shell, or peanut butter chips. Guess you will have to find out later.
