Happy Halloween!

Hope you have a FUN & FABULOUS Halloween!

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christmas cupcakes

This is by far the easiest idea for Christmas cupcakes. Simply prepare your favorite cupcake recipe, frost with white, red, or green frosting, and top with red and green sprinkles. Instant holiday! Frost cupcakes with chocolate frosting. Use various candies to make the facial features of your reindeer. For the antlers, use a large twist pretzel that you break in half and carefully trim.

christmas cupcakes

christmas cupcakes

christmas cupcakes

christmas cupcakes

christmas cupcakes

christmas cupcakes

christmas cupcakes

christmas cupcakes

christmas cupcakes

christmas cupcakes

christmas cupcakes

christmas cupcakes

Make trains for the tops of your cupcakes using Tootsie rolls, licorice, fruit leather and small round candies for the wheels. Black licorice works great for making the train tracks. For a long train, simply make different cars on top of individual cupcakes and present them side by side like a connected train

cupcakes art

The best part of cupcakes is that they are easy to make at home, allowing you to start creating masterpieces with just a few baking tools, easy cupcake recipes and a little practice. Gourmet versions of these delightful desserts have graced every occasion, from weddings and parties to celebrity dinners and benefits.

cupcakes art

cupcakes art

cupcakes art

cupcakes art

cupcakes art

cupcakes art

cupcakes art

cupcakes art

decorated cupcakes

If you bake a lot, investing in quality cupcake baking tools – such as pans, a mixer, spatulas – and decorating instruments – such as icing bags, tips, and many more – make baking cupcakes easier, faster, and more fun.You will find that, while creating cupcakes is a fun hobby, you will quickly become distinguished among friends and family as the creator of edible masterpieces

decorated cupcakes

decorated cupcakes

decorated cupcakes

decorated cupcakes

decorated cupcakes

decorated cupcakes

decorated cupcakes

decorated cupcakes

decorated cupcakes

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decorated cupcakes

Cupcakes are also perfect for retirement parties, school events, bake sales, holidays, or nearly any other event. Cupcakes allow you to concoct anything that you can imagine in a delicious, beautiful, bite – sized treat that is limited only by your imagination.

funny cupcakes

Become that master home chef you’ve always wanted to be and get those mouths watering today! You can master a set of baking tools? You have easy cupcake recipes? Then you have the skills you need to bake cupcakes. Start baking delicious cupcakes and share your passion for cupcake recipes with your family and friends!Cupcakes have become the darling of the baking world, with everything from television shows, such as Cupcake Wars, to blogs and magazines dedicated to love of this classic treat.

funny cupcakes

funny cupcakes

funny cupcakes

funny cupcakes

funny cupcakes

funny cupcakes

funny cupcakes

funny cupcakes

cupcake decoration

Want to impress your friends, family and colleagues with your superior baking skills and cupcakes? Well you’ve just found the answer! Here you’ll find all the baking inspiration, ideas, cupcake recipes and tips you’ll ever need, ensuring you’re creating masterpiece cupcakes in no time and earning the praise, adoration and respect of all those around you… Visit the cupcake webshop for cupcake baking tools, equipment , supplies to decorate cupcakes, cupcake recipes books, and more

cupcake decoration

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cupcake decoration

Cornelli Lace & Chocolate Pumpkin Cake

When I picked up my son from school today, we had a little conversation.

(He is autistic and only says a few words at a time.)

He declared, "Go Home!"

We had to go pick up his big sister at her school, so I said...

"Ellany first, home second."

He replied with, "Home first, Ellany second!"

I laughed a little, but again repeated, "Ellany first, home second."

Then he said, "Cake third!"

He didn't know that I had made a cake while he was at school.
But this exchange clearly shows two things...

He is an excellent negotiator.

We have a lot of cake at our house.

And here is my latest one! I used to call this pattern "squiggles".
Now I know it is called Cornelli Lace.

Chocolate Pumpkin Cake

• 1 1/2 c. flour
• 2/3 c. cocoa powder
• 2 t. baking powder
• 1 t. baking soda
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1 t. cinnamon
• 1/2 c. unsalted butter (softened)
• 1 1/2 c. brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 c. buttermilk (you can make your own by adding 1/2 T. vinegar to 1/2 c. milk)
• 1 15 oz. can pumpkin puree, minus 1/4 cup reserved for frosting
• 2 t. vanilla

Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl, mix together and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar together.  Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add buttermilk, pumpkin and vanilla. Add the flour mixture a little at a time and mix well. Pour into two 8 inch cake pans, bottoms lined with wax paper. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting

• 8 oz. cream cheese (softened)
• 1/2 c. unsalted butter (softened)
• 6 c. powdered sugar
• 1/4 c. canned pumpkin
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• 1/4 t. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 t. ground nutmeg
• orange food coloring

Beat together the cream cheese and butter. Add powdered sugar a little at a time. Add pumpkin, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and food coloring. Mix well. This frosting is very soft, so you may want to refrigerate it before you frost your cake.

The flavors of the cake and frosting really complement each other well. Yum! And the pumpkin makes the cake nice and moist. I hope you try it!

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