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Mini Coconut Cupcakes

I made these on Sunday. Maybe I needed to make them because I was thinking about going to Minnesota (Minne-snow-duh) for Thanksgiving. So, now I’m in Minnesota! I’m cooking with my mom and there sure is snow (duh!). These look kinda snowy, so they look kinda festive. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving! These could be the appetizer dessert (dessertetizer) before all the pies and pumpkin goodness. What I’m trying to say is that this Thanksgiving I’m thankful for…

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Chipotle Chocolate Cupcakes + Fudge Frosting + Cookie Gravestones

Here are some scaaaaaaaary cupcakes for you. (Now imagine I said that in a ghost voice, all spooky-like.) Chipotle + chocolate = love. In these cupcakes you can taste the spice without being bullied by it. It’s an obvious heat without being scary. I used Dutch cocoa to make these super dark and mysterious. If only I was dark and mysterious. I’m pale in the redhead way. I suppose, it could work in my favor though.…

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Funfetti Cupcakes + Pink Marshmallow Frosting

Jake’s birthday was Friday! These guys, made Saturday, were fashionably late. Wouldn’t you agree that the combo of funfetti with pink frosting just screams birthday? Basically these are a birthday party for your mouth. (In a fun way, not a creepy way.) Rainbow sprinkles are the prettiest. And somehow they get even prettier baked in white cake! This cake is white because there aren’t any egg yolks in it to turn it into yellow cake.…

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Hamburger Mini Cupcakes

What do you make a burger-loving lady for her birthday? Hamburger Mini Cupcakes, of course! Isn’t it kinda crazy how the chocolate cupcake part really looks like a burger? Is it weird that after I made these I kinda wanted a real burger? Mostly though, these guys are tasty pranksters. P.S. I’m really loving having big windows now, but the truth is I’m still figuring out the lighting situation. I made these after work Wednesday,…

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Pistachio Olive Oil Cupcakes + Fig Compote + Cream Cheese Frosting

Hey guys. I really need a haircut. I also need an oil change. But you know what did this weekend instead of those things? I took down wallpaper all by myself and I made these super-pretty cupcakes because my friend Lauren wanted me to, and you know what? Lauren’s a hip lady, so there you go. Shelling a cup of pistachios isn’t so bad. Makes you feel like you’re shelling teeny-tiny shell fish. Or at…

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Mini Cookie Dough Cupcakes

I like minis. For example: my skirt could probably be considered a mini today, since it’s a shortie and my Elliot is just a little guy (14 lbs) and I order big beers at sushi restaurants because they are served in mini glasses and I always opt for mini burgers over full-size. These cupcakes just reinforce the mini-love. What do you like best? Regular-sized cupcakes or the perfect 2-biter? I also really like cookie dough…

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A Megabite Birthday + Chocolate Cupcakes

It’s been a good weekend so far … full of dinner crepes, root beer floats and late night chit chat. And to top it all off, today is my blog’s birthday! One year ago today I posted my first recipe on here. So there you go! Thursday night I drove a couple hours west and sang along to my favorite bands that I loved in high school (and maybe still do). Nobody was there to judge me…

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Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes

All I know is that at my friend’s wedding last weekend I had a strawberry cheesecake cupcake. I think that cupcake memory is why these hit the spot as the perfect girls night treat. These guys have it all. Graham cracker goodness, strawberries and cake with a cheesecake center. Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes {makes 12} Recipe adapted from my childhood + The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook Ingredients: cake – 1 cup all-purpose flour scant 3/4 cup sugar 1…

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Roasted Banana Cupcakes with Honey-Cinnamon Frosting

I saw a guy eating nachos over the weekend. Then I saw that same guy dunking tortilla chips in ketchup instead of nacho cheese. Ketchup people? That’s just gross. These cupcakes, on the other hand, are the opposite of gross. Even people who think bananas are gross, love these. At least one lovely banana-hater that I know, sure loved her cupcake despite the whole banana-hating thing. So it turns out the art director I’ve been…

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Peanut Butter-Filled Chocolate Cupcakes

Hey neighbor of mine, Why are you grilling in the snow with a flashlight? Why is that a good idea? And while we’re chit-chatting, why are your dogs barking curse words at me really loudly when I’m trying super hard to sleep? Don’t they know that they are the kind of dogs that should never use their outside voices? I just don’t get it. I do, however, understand why peanut butter and chocolate have been neighbors…

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