Transformers Birthday Cupcakes

So I get a call from my sister asking me if I could make some Transformers cupcakes for her son's birthday party...and he wants Bumble Bee design. The birthday party was going to be in three days, so I didn't have a lot of time for preparation. I figured, the quickest way to have these cupcakes ready, and look fun and creative at the same was this:

The cupcake toppers I have on here are edible images of Bumble Bee on fondant. This was done by copying the images on edible paper at my local cake supply store (A & J, in Glendora). Once I got that done, I cut it out into the shape of the image and peeled off the back lining of the edible paper. I lightly moistened it with water and stuck it onto the fondant, and... voila! You have some eye-catching cupcakes the kids loved! :)

My nephew LOVES Bumble Bee from Transformers, and when he saw these, he was just amazed! The look on his face was unforgettable!

Sports Theme Birthday Cupcakes

This week my nephew turned 2 years old! He had a sports theme birthday party. So, I made these cupcakes with footballs, baseballs, and basketballs made out of fondant. These are red velvet cupcakes and chocolate cupcakes with whipped ganache. I love making ganache, so I thought I'd share the simple recipe for you below. I also made some caramel mocha cupcakes, which ended up to be my nephew's favorite of all.  Happy birthday Joziah!

Ganache frosting:
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate (you could also use dark, bittersweet, or mildlysweet)
1 cup heavy whipping cream

In a double boiler melt chocolate with cream. Cool, and then whip with an electric mixer for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy. And, that's it! Enjoy :)

Peppermint Mocha Cupakes Are Back!

Christmas is just around the corner and I am so excited! Why? ...because IT'S CHRISTMAS! Well, also because I get to start making my peppermint mocha "christmas" cupcakes :) I have been waiting all year for this. It just gives the perfect taste of the holiday. These eye-catching cupcakes are perfect for your Christmas party, and to give as a holiday gift, wrapped up in a bow, all decorated and ready.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cupcakes

I could eat these pumpkin cupcakes year round. It doesn't matter if it's Thanksgiving or not, I'll have it with a hot cup of coffee anytime. I really love Starbucks' pumpkin cream cheese muffins, but wished that they would have them as cupcakes too! (maybe one day...) So whenever I'm craving Starbucks' pumpkin cream cheese muffin, I would just whip up this yummy pumpkin cupcakes, and they definitely satisfy the cravings :) These cupcakes are made with pureed pumpkin and topped with my cream cheese frosting.

Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Minis

We all know that too much cupcakes aren't good for you! ...but they are sooo GOOD :) And for someone who is strict on their caloric intake, cupcakes are probably eliminated from your diet. BUT, good news! You could still satisfy your sweet tooth with some MINIS, and, it's less calories (if you limit it to 2 minis, of course). Not only are they less calories, but also less sugar--good for the little ones, especially for the kids who loves to lick off the frosting! So just a reminder: you could order all my flavors as minis :)

Birds' Nest Baby Shower Cupcakes

These were the cupcakes I made for my sister's baby shower a couple weeks ago. They are coconut flavored cupcakes and chocolate coconut cupcakes. I also made my very popular favors: red velvet and chocolate hazelnut cupcakes, which you've already seen, and maybe even tasted :) The baby shower cupcakes are topped with toasted sweetened shredded coconut. I made the cute little birdies our of fondant (you could also make them blue for a baby boy). I also added sweetened shredded coconut in the cake.

Ladybug Birthday Cupcake Favors

These cupcakes were the favors I recently made for a birthday party. They are cute little pink ladybugs on leaves. I enjoyed making them so much!  The mom wanted them for her 1 year old daughter's baptism/birthday party. She asked me to used these cute favor boxes that she had ordered from papermart.com. The flavor of the cupcake is red velvet with cream cheese buttercream frosting and the photo above it are madagascar bourbon vanilla cupcakes with a madagascar bourbon vanilla bean buttercream--very yummy! :)