Our contributor, Lindsay Conchar, is sharing a chocolate turtle cupcakes recipe. Rich chocolate cupcakes topped with caramel pecan frosting, caramel drizzle and chopped pecans. One thing you will regularly find flying around my kitchen is caramel. It’s just heavenly. I have loved it since I was a kid and will never stop. You know how boxes of chocolates usually have at least one that’s filled with caramel? That’s the one with my name on it. My grandmother was known for her love of ... Continue Reading
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Chocolate Turtle Cake
Today's recipe is a tad outrageous, in the oh-my-goodness that looks divine, kind of way. It's a chocolate lovers fantasy with layers of chocolate cake studded with chocolate chips and pecans, stacked with swirls of dulce de leche infused frosting and topped with caramel drizzles. It's finished off with chopped turtle candies and toasted pecans. If you're not drooling by now, just wait until you see it! You'll instantly add this recipe to your must-bake, and must-devour, list! It comes to ... 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
Chocolate Toffee Crunch Cake
Chocolate Toffee Crunch Cake - fudgy chocolate cake lightly spiced with cinnamon paired with crunchy toffee bits and silky smooth chocolate buttercream frosting. A new layer cake recipe by our contributor, Tessa Huff. Winter always sneaks up on me. On the lucky days where the sun in shining bright, I tend to forget just how crisp and cold the outside air is here in Canada. We’ve lived up here for five years now, and with Thanksgiving in October, I feel like the holiday season gets ... Continue Reading
Snickerdoodle Cupcakes
Snickerdoodle Cupcakes - cinnamon sugar cupcakes topped with delicious brown sugar buttercream. A holiday cupcake recipe inspired by the classic Christmas cookie, created by our contributors, ellenJAY. We’re sure your holiday to-do’s are a mile-long by now, and you’re in the process of whipping up all your family-favorite holiday cookies and cakes to share with friends and neighbors. We’ll we’re here to suggest one more recipe for you to add to this year’s holiday baking list. Our ... Continue Reading
White Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes
White Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes - delicious white cake speckled with candy canes, topped with red and white swirled buttercream and white chocolate ganache. A new holiday cupcake recipe by our contributors, ellenJAY. The moment the candy canes stare you in the face when you enter the grocery store, you know the hustle and bustle of the holiday season has begun and it’s time to start the holiday baking! So throw a few boxes of those red and white candies in your shopping cart the ... Continue Reading
Father’s Day Gallery
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10 Chocolate Cupcakes to Bake
Chocolate. Chocolate. Chocolate. Is there anything better than chocolate? We'd probably have to say no, there's nothing better than chocolate. Except an over the top, outrageous, chocolate-on-chocolate cupcake! Today we're taking a look at some cupcake recipes perfect for serious chocolate lovers. Some are easier than others, most are made from scratch while a few utilize a cake mix, so chose the homemade option that's best for you. They're moist, dark, delicious and ready to move from your ... Continue Reading
VALENTINE’S DAY GALLERY
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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
Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Cake
Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Cake - chocolatey cake with brown sugar buttercream infused with bourbon and pecans. A new layer cake recipe by our contributor, Tessa Huff. Deep into fall and stormy weather season, I find myself searching for foods of comfort and decadence. And with the holidays approaching at lightening speed, traditional flavors float up to the top of my baking “to-do” list. This cake started out as a pecan pie. After a few unexpected twists and turns, it evolved into this ... 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
Chocolate vs. Cocoa
Our contributor, Summer Stone of Cake Paper Party, is back today with a new baking science experiment.... Creating an ideal chocolate cake is a tall order. You must balance the texture and structure of a cake while maintaining a distinct chocolatey profile. For some time, I have been in search of a cake that boasts undeniable chocolate flavor, the kind of cake where you can close your eyes and tell, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that it is chocolate cake you are eating. One of the ... Continue Reading
Banana Choco Hazelnut Cake
Our contributor, Tessa Huff, is sharing a chocolate hazelnut cake recipe. Banana cake with chocolate ganache filling and chocolate hazelnut buttercream. It's the peak of summer, and I am sure we are all starting to feel the heat. You are most likely reaching for all your favorite frozen treats every afternoon. One of my favorites is a frozen chocolate-dipped banana. Yumm! I've been seeing recipes for bite-sized varieties pop up on several of the desserts blogs lately, so I was ... Continue Reading
Pink Week: Gold & Pink
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re going pink all week long. To remember, honor and support all of those who’s lives have been touched by breast cancer. Today is day four of our pink journey! (If you missed any of the prior days, you can catch up here). Today's featured cake has some seriously glam going on. It's golden from top to bottom with details galore and gorgeous pops of pink. This is definitely a statement-making cake with four tiers of fabulous. Studded quilting ... Continue Reading
Caramel Corn Cupcakes
Caramel Corn Cupcakes - caramel cupcakes topped with caramel frosting and caramel popcorn studded with candy corn and cashews. A Halloween cupcake recipe by our contributor, Lauren Kapeluck of EllenJay Events. Happy Fall Y'all! I'm thrilled to be back in full swing with baking and cupcakes after a few months away. Fall is one of my absolute favorite times to bake so I couldn't let another month go by without sharing a new recipe with you all! I hope you like CARAMEL because this ... Continue Reading
Extreme Cakeover : DIY Makeup Bag
Today's post is a two-parter. First, we're celebrating a huge accomplishment by some of our talented cake friends. And second, we're sharing a fabulous new tutorial for you to try at home! Many of you are familiar with Rick and Sasha Reichart, owners of cakelava, in Oahu, Hawaii. We've featured many of Rick's gorgeous designs in the past, like this one and this one. Rick has been making incredible cakes for over 20 years and teaches his techniques to eager students around the world. So ... Continue Reading