Frightful, fun, fierce and.... fluffy? Halloween desserts come in all shapes, sizes and styles. Some are classic with traditional orange and black colors. Some are trendy and cool with lots of eyeballs! Some are too gruesome for words and some are purr-fectly cute! But to me, Halloween cupcakes are just about foolproof. Easy to transport, easy to serve, easy to clean up, perfectly portioned for kids of all ages. So I wanted to share some of my favorite ideas from my Halloween Pinterest Board. ... Continue Reading
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Garden Cupcakes
Garden Cupcakes - learn how to make these spring garden themed cupcakes with a simple step-by-step tutorial by our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls. There's just something about spring. That fresh, post-winter smell is in the air, the buds are just beginning to sprout and the birds are singing. The sun hangs a little longer in the sky and all I can think about is switching out those clunky winter boots for a pair of flip flops and gardening gloves. Well, it only seems ... Continue Reading
Chocolate Gingerbread Cupcakes
Chocolate Gingerbread Cupcakes - nostalgic gingerbread spiced cupcakes, topped with chocolate ganache, silky chocolate buttercream, gingerbread cookie crumbles and a chocolate dipped gingerbread cookie topper. A new holiday cupcake recipe, sponsored by McCormick®. Christmas is less than two weeks away. I repeat, LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY! I don't mean to shout but can you hear the panic through my capital letters? How can it be mid-December already? Every November I tell myself THIS will ... Continue Reading
Chocolate Covered Pretzel Cupcakes
Chocolate Covered Pretzel Cupcakes - chocolate cupcakes topped with salty chocolate pretzel frosting, chocolate ganache and a chocolate dipped pretzel topper. A new cupcake recipe by our contributor, Lindsay Conchar. These Chocolate Covered Pretzel Cupcakes are a delicious combination of chocolate and pretzels that are perfect for all lovers of sweet and salty! Plus, the festive holiday pretzels make them perfect for this time of year! I have so many memories as a kid of shopping for ... Continue Reading
Butterfinger Cupcakes
Butterfinger Cupcakes - the ultimate Butterfinger cupcake recipe! Peanut butter cupcakes, chocolate ganache and peanut butter frosting with crushed Butterfingers. Created by our contributor, Lindsay Conchar. I don’t know about you, but for me Halloween has always been all about the candy. The costume was simply necessary in order to get said candy. I’m pretty sure I was a witch for many years simply so that I’d have a costume and could go trick-or-treating. And when it came to ... Continue Reading
Recipe: Blackberry Jam Cupcakes
Our contributor, Lauren Kapeluck of Crave. Indulge. Satisfy., is sharing a traditional family recipe with us today... December is one of my favorite months of the year...full of family traditions, creating lots of memories and enjoying special recipes that have been passed down for many generations. This month I'm excited to share with you a a family recipe that my "granga" (my grandmother on my dad's side) has been making every Christmas since I can remember - Blackberry Jam ... Continue Reading
Apple Pie Cupcakes
Apple Pie Cupcakes! Fresh apple cupcake recipe with apple pie filling and brown sugar cinnamon buttercream frosting, topped with pie crust cutouts. Created by our contributor, Lauren Kapeluck of EllenJay Events. One of my absolute favorite things about fall is eating pies! Apple, pumpkin, pecan, you name it and I will gobble it right up! So when Carrie mentioned she wanted me to create an apple themed cupcake recipe for November, I immediately thought of apple pie! I am an apple pie ... Continue Reading
Strawberry & Vanilla Swirl Cupcakes
Our cupcake contributor, Lauren of Crave. Indulge. Satisfy., is back today! We missed Lauren last month... she was busy becoming a new mother!! Congrats to Lauren on the birth of her son! And speaking of moms, Lauren is sharing a fabulous recipe just in time for Mother's Day! I'll let Lauren take it away from here... Just in time for Mother's Day I'm excited to share a delicious cupcake recipe that any mom is sure to love! This recipe is packed full of special flavors to create the ... Continue Reading
Italian Cream ‘Snowball’ Cupcakes
Our cupcake contributor, Lauren of Crave. Indulge. Satisfy, is back with her first post of the year... Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and is looking forward to a fresh start in 2012! I am excited to kick off a new year and share one of my family's favorite recipes for Italian Cream Cake. This is a family recipe that has been around for as long as I can remember and one that we always enjoy around the holidays, especially the winter months. With winter ... Continue Reading
DIY: Cupcake Liner Witch Hats
I generally have a rule about rushing the season... that is, I try not to. But Halloween has been in the stores for so long now that it's starting to go on clearance. So today, I'm officially kicking off the Halloween season here on The Cake Blog! And what better way to start things off than with a fun Halloween Cupcake Liner Craft? If you're a regular reader, you know we love a good cupcake liner craft! And why not? They're adorable, easy and make great use of the extra cupcake liners we ... Continue Reading
Recipe: Chocolate Cheesecake Turtle Cupcakes
Our cupcake contributor, Lauren of Crave. Indulge. Satisfy, is baking up something sweet today... I must admit, I was a little stumped with a cupcake recipe for the month of September! It's the time of year where summer is coming to a close so you are no longer in the mood for fresh and fruity recipes, but it's not quite time to whip out the pumpkin and start fall baking either. So this month, with the help of some feedback from my Facebook fans, I hope I've come up with a recipe that you ... Continue Reading
Bewitching Treats
Flying on broomsticks and cackling in the night, witches have long been associated with Halloween. Superstitions about witches casting spells and creating magical mischief only adds to the thrill of Halloween night. And who wouldn't be thrilled to enjoy one of these bewitching treats? {clockwise, starting at top left:} Striped stockings are the key to this adorable witch cupcake from All About Cake. All witches need a broom, right? The detail work on this broom cupcake by Donna Makes ... Continue Reading
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Chocolate Orange Cake
Chocolate Orange Cake - a citrus layer cake recipe infused with orange zest and orange syrup, topped with silky chocolate frosting and candied orange slices. By our contributor, Olivia Bogacki. Happy New Year everyone! You’ve survived through the first bit of January, what I consider to be the most challenging time of the year. Coming off a holiday high and getting back to the real world is not fun and I, for one, am having a hard time letting go of the holiday season. Nevertheless, ... Continue Reading
Cinnamon Roll Layer Cake
Cinnamon Roll Layer Cake with cinnamon in the cake and frosting and the most wonderful cinnamon sugar glaze soaked into the cake layers. A recipe from the new cookbook Simply Beautiful Homemade Cakes by our contributor, Lindsay Conchar. I’m so excited to share this cake with you today and give you a peek inside my cookbook, Simply Beautiful Homemade Cakes. I’ve been working on this book for a year and half now and it’s such fun to share it with everyone. As you can probably tell from ... Continue Reading
Pumpkin Tiramisu Cake
Pumpkin Tiramisu Cake -- pumpkin spice cake soaked with coffee liqueur, fluffy mascarpone frosting and chocolate shavings. A fall layer cake recipe by our contributor, Tessa Huff. During pumpkin season, I mean "Fall," pumpkins are not just used for carving, decorating and pumpkin pie any more. The trending orange squash seems to make its way into all of our goods these days. From coffee to candles, everything comes in a "pumpkin spice" variety. This cake is no exception, yet it uses ... Continue Reading
Strawberry Thyme Cake
Our contributor, Tessa Huff, is sharing a new cake recipe today... It’s finally here! Berry season, that is. Not only did my local Farmer’s Market open up for summer this past weekend, but I was able to walk away with a flat of the juiciest, reddest local strawberries. Just by looking at them, you could tell they were full of flavor. Albeit small, these little gems are like nature’s candy. And just like that, a whole flurry of recipe opportunities and berry-tastic dessert potentials came ... Continue Reading
DIY Baby Rattle Cake Pops
Our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls, are back with a new DIY today! Join us as they share a new cake project with a step-by-step tutorial. I love making cake pops. There's just something about cute little desserts on a stick that can't be beat. So, when I was enlisted to bring the desserts to a girlfriend's baby shower, it was just a matter of deciding what kind of baby themed cake pops to create. Well, this was not your average rubber ducky themed baby shower and it ... Continue Reading
Valentine’s Heart Candy Box Cake
Valentine's Heart Candy Box Cake! Learn how to make this romantic Valentine's Day cake that looks just like a heart-shaped box of chocolates with a simple step-by-step tutorial by our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls. Okay, there is just no way around stating that this cake is a kind of a show stopper. People will assume it's a real box of chocolates (well, it kind of is) but at least they won't know that the box is actually made out of cake. By separating the ... Continue Reading
2011 Year in Review
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season, filled with friends and family, laughter and delicious treats. 2012 is here and I'm quite excited about the upcoming year here on Half Baked! So much has changed over the last year for this little cake blog.... so many talented individuals have shared their cakes, parties and recipes with us! I've personally been blessed with incredible opportunities to share my own work on a bigger stage. It's been a year full of new ... Continue Reading
DIY: Halloween Cupcake Centerpiece
Well hello there again everyone! This is Jessica Kirkland from Pen N' Paperflowers Studio and Design... back for another little bit of guest blogging for Carrie here at Half Baked. (You might remember the needle felted acorn tutorial I shared here last Fall?) I'm honored to have been asked by Carrie to put together a post for you showcasing The Pastry Pedestal™ - a patent-pending mechanism I designed to creatively display petite pastries of all types. Since launching The Pastry Pedestal™ ... Continue Reading
Spook-tacular Halloween Cupcake Toppers
Since we kicked off the Halloween season yesterday with a beWITCHing cupcake liner craft, I thought we'd continue on with the cupcake love. Cupcakes are the perfect treat for children's Halloween parties because they are pre-portioned and easy to serve {and clean up}! Little ghosts and goblins love cupcakes, along with their parents. Moms who don’t eat cake {gasp!} are often enticed by a cupcake. While dads won’t hesitate to woof down two… three… ah, who’s counting really! And after ... Continue Reading