Yum I know. So cute, right? Like a cupcake only…smaller. I made these little guys for my choir family, and I must say I think they were a hit. These peanut butter chocolate chip cupcakes have tender chocolate chip sponge, and are topped with creamy peanut butter frosting. Pour yourself a glass of milk, because […]
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Easy Peach Cupcakes with Bourbon and Cinnamon Swirl Frosting!
Yum If there’s a better taste than a fresh summer peach, I don’t know what it is. Seriously. They’re so good. I love peaches, and I always have. So, I decided to dedicate this volume of my Boozy Bakes series to the most delicious summer fruit: the peach. These peach cupcakes have some seriously delicious […]
Comforting Chocolate Chip Banana Cake: Super easy, and the bananas DEFINITELY make it healthy.
Yum Is there a better combination than chocolate and banana? I have vivid memories of buying frozen bananas dipped in chocolate at Cedar Point when I was a kid, and I thought they were SO FANCY. This Chocolate Chip Banana Cake is an homage to that treat. ALSO, there’s fruit in the layers AND in […]
Refreshing and Simple Grasshopper Cupcakes: chocolate and mint, not actual insects.
Yum When I announced I was bringing Grasshopper Cupcakes to my rehearsal on Monday, the initial reception was mixed. One person asked if they were based on cookies….what? No. (I have since learned that there is a grasshopper cookie.) Another friend asked what exactly made them “grasshoppery,” subtly asking me if there were insect parts […]
Easy Irish Whiskey Cupcakes! I do battle with my old nemesis: caramel.
Yum Oh, caramel. My old enemy. Once again, I have been defeated. Fear not, I have just included dulce de leche in its place in this recipe, but nothing makes me feel more frustrated than seeing a beautiful golden brown caramel CRYSTALLIZE into little grainy clusters. Caramel is evil, and I feel like it consciously […]
Easy Black Forest Mini Cheesecakes: Simple snacks brimming with fresh cherries and chocolate!
Yum This has been an amazing week. I’ve been teaching all week at my new school for a vocal arts camp, and I can already tell this huge terrifying life change is going to be good. It makes me feel as though an enormous weight has been lifted off of my shoulders, and I can’t […]
Easy Tiramisu Cake with Chocolate and Orange!
Yum We’ve been doing all the sportsy things this weekend: top golf, axe throwing, corn hole, singing with a choir….etc. (Singing with a choir is a sport if I say so.) We also celebrated our friend Josh’s birthday, so of course he needed a cake. He mentioned coffee, and the next thing I knew we […]
Delicious Cosmopolitan Cake: easy, tangy, boozy, and perfect for a relaxing summer!
Yum Welcome to Volume 9 of my Boozy Bakes series! Today, we are dipping into a classic cocktail: the Cosmopolitan. I know what you’re thinking. Two vodka-themed boozy bakes in a row? I know, I know, it’s not like me. But listen, my new cocktail book just generates so many ideas, what else am I […]
The best Moscow Mule Cupcakes! A refreshing summer recipe inspired by a unique new cookbook.
Yum Listen. I have a new favorite cocktail. I know I’m late to this party, but Moscow Mules are really good and perfect for the summer months. And these Moscow Mule cupcakes, the eighth edition to my Boozy Bakes Series, are the perfect accompaniment. Bake a batch, pour yourself a nice drink, sit out on […]
The Best Strawberry Lemonade Cake: the perfect spring flavors!
Yum Spring is in the air! The dandelion farm in my yard is flourishing, I have totally boycotted long pants, and I have once again begun to leave sunglasses in every room all over my house. Also, the supermarket and corner fruit stands are filled with one of the best parts of spring in the […]