Spinach Cupcakes

My son’s second birthday was coming up and I wanted to make some special cupcakes. It was a Toy Story themed party and we had the decorations up and ready. The only thing that was missing was the cake. For food we wanted to make Orion’s favourite since it was his birthday. For the cupcake…

Dirt Cupcakes

One of the best things about baking is getting creative with decorating. Its been a long time since I did decorate cupcakes so I was excited to do different. Occasionally, I would make snacks for my department meeting. For this meeting, we were talking about our gardens so I decided to make dirt cupcakes! (Not…

Cookies and Cream Cupcakes

For my nephew’s party, I wanted to make something special. I decided to make cupcakes because I hadn’t made them in ages and they are always a hit at any party. This is a cookies and cream cupcake recipe from The Scran Line . Its an amazing site, full of beautifully done cakes, cupcakes and other…

Almond Cupcakes All Jammed Up

I love this simple vanilla almond cupcake.  Its a great moist cupcake that you can add different icing flavours to make it unique.  I decided to make the icing with some jam I recently made to make it a jam cream cheese frosting. Prep the ingredients.  Remember to take out the eggs, butter and shift…

Carrot Coconut Cupcakes and White Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing

Carrot cake is best when you serve it with cream cheese frosting.  It is even better when you serve it with white chocolate cream cheese icing! This recipe comes from another favourite cookbook: Rebar Modern Food Cookbook. This is no ordinary carrot cake.  There are many additional ingredients found in this recipe.  A lot of…

Coconut Rum Cupcakes

This is a must have for coconut lovers!! Coconut rum brings another level to the coconut flavour.  Choose your favourite coconut rum and bake away! Begin by beating softened butter and slowly adding brown sugar.  You want to combine the brown sugar until it becomes a light brown and the majority of the sugar has…

Yummy Flourless Cupcakes!!

My aunt has celiac disease, a disease that affects the small intestine.  Gluten damages the small intestines and that is why celiacs go on a gluten-free diet.  A couple of years ago, when my aunt discovered she was celiac, her life changed.  She had to restrict many things out of her diet such as cakes,…

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Red velvet cake has become a very popular cake.  Red velvet is a basic buttermilk cake with red food colouring.  No one knows the exact origins of the cake and some believe cocoa in the cake turns a reddish colour when mixed with vinegar.  I have not proven this to be true but I believe…