Eggnog Fudge

Eggnog, eggnog, eggnog! I may becoming obsessed!! It's just soooo yummy. I love fudge and I love eggnog, so eggnog fudge seemed like a genius idea to me. I also sprinkled nutmeg on top of some of the fudge to add that little extra spice that eggnog has to it.

What I Used:
Butter Sugar
Powdered Sugar
White Chocolate Chips
Rum
Vanilla Extract
Eggnog
Milk
Nutmeg

Eggnog Cupcakes

It's fall! My absolute favorite time of year. With fall comes yummy desserts like pumpkin pie and eggnog. I love all things fall. Eggnog is a favorite of mine. I decided that an eggnog cupcake would be perfect! Let me be bias for a minute, these were delicious! The cupcake itself is eggnog flavored and the icing was a rum flavored butter cream. I then sprinkled some nutmeg on the top of them.

What I Used:
Eggnog
Self Rising Flour
All Purpose Flour
Rum
Vanilla Extract
Butter
Powdered Sugar
Milk
Salt
Nutmeg
Eggs
And a few other ingredients...

Strawberry Rose Cupcakes

These cupcakes were made and placed like a bouquet in a flower pot. They were made to look like pink roses. A combination of strawberry cake and strawberry icing. It was a gift for someone's birthday.

What I Used:
Strawberry Cake
Strawberry Icing

 Simple enough, eh? :)

Aloha Cupcakes

These were for a Hawaiian themed birthday party! I vanilla cake topped with vanilla butter cream. Crushed graham crackers to look like sand and little cocktail umbrellas. So cute and delicious!

What I Used:
Vanilla Cake
Blue Icing Coloring
Graham Crackers
Butter Cream Icing
Cocktail Umbrellas

Strawberry Shortbread Cupcake

These are great for summertime! The cupcake part of this is more of a shortbread which is not too sweet. I mixed up some homemade whipped topping and sliced strawberries to add to the top. The mix between the sweet whipped topping and the less than sweet shortbread was a perfect combination.

What I Used:
Shortbread Recipe
Fresh Strawberries
Whipping Cream
Vanilla Extract
Confectioners Sugar

Cake Batter Fudge

So this may not be cupcake related, however it was delicious! I am a fan of cake batter and here is a way to eat it without having to eat the raw eggs. Such a simple recipe too!

What I Used:
Yellow Cake Mix
Butter
Chocolate Sprinkles
Powdered Sugar
Milk

Cupcakes For Ethan

About a month ago a little boy named Ethan passed away. He was only 9 and had been battling leukemia for quite some time. It was his third bout with cancer when he became ill with pneumonia. He just wasn't strong enough to fight it off. In effort to raise money to help his family with all the expenses they were facing I decided to sell cupcakes. He loved rubber ducks which is why I placed little yellow candy melt ducks on the cupcakes.

What I Used:
Basic Yellow Cake
Butter Cream Icing
Blue Icing Paste
Yellow Candy Melts
Duck Candy Mold

Almond Joy Cupcakes

I made these for a friend a while back who was testing my cupcake abilities! I was asked to make an "Almond Joy Cupcake" so I took the challenge head on. They were a success not only to my friend to my mother and aunt as well as anyone else who tried them. If you don't like coconut these aren't for you! I made a basic devils food cake as the base. The icing was a cream cheese icing with added shredded coconut. I then covered them in melted milk chocolate and topped them with sliced almonds.

What I Used:
A basic homemade devils food cake recipe
Milk Chocolate Chips
Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
Cream Cheese
Shredded Coconut
Vanilla Extract
Icing Sugar Sliced Almonds

Candy Coated Marshmallows

These were made for my oldest son's class on Valentine's Day. We used large marshmallows and placed them on candy sticks. We coated them with candy melts of assorted colors and dipped them in sprinkles and sugar coatings.

What I Used:
Marshmallows
Candy Melts
Candy Sticks
Sugar Sprinkles
Chocolate Sprinkles
Colorful Sprinkles

Colorful Cupcakes

These milk chocolate cupcakes iced with a basic butter cream icing. I used neon dye to color the icing to match the cupcake liners. I also made some homemade chocolate fondant and cut little stars out to top some of the cupcakes. They're very bright and colorful.

What I Used:
Homemade Milk Chocolate Cake
Butter Cream Icing
Neon Food Coloring
Colored Liners
Chocolate Fondant