One of the many things that I love about Australia is its native wildlife – kangaroos, emus, koalas, echidnas, bandicoots, wallabies, cockatoos and much more. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing some of these animals in their natural habitats while driving through the Outback in 1999 and 2002, and every day I hear the sound…
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Ice Cream Sundae Cupcakes
A child’s birthday is a very special event, not only for the child but also for the parents. On that special day, however many years ago, you were blessed with the birth of your child and he or she is now another year older. Maybe it seems like just last week your child was learning…
Dulce De Leche Pumpkin Cupcakes
Unfortunately, dulce de leche isn’t available in most stores, but you can make it yourself at home quite easily with a can of sweetened condensed milk. There are many methods to do this – you can boil the can, opened or unopened for a few hours; you can use an oven; you can use a…
Dark Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes
You either love it or you hate it – the dark chocolate bacon cupcake. When I first heard about this cupcake over at No One Puts Cupcake In A Corner I was instantly disgusted. I understand it’s that sweet and salty combination that you find in chocolate-covered peanuts or chocolate-covered pretzels. But bacon in a…
The Sweetest Kitchen’s Ice Cream Cupcakes
I’ve been wanting to make ice cream cupcakes for a while now. There are so many different combinations of ice cream, cake and frosting that one could use that is was difficult to make up my mind! I’ve decided to go with coffee ice cream, chocolate cake and marshmallow whipped cream frosting. I may try…
S’mores Cupcakes
It’s almost s’mores season! Of course, I wouldn’t restrict s’mores to any particular season, as they are enjoyed all year long, but it is about time to uncover the barbecues, start up some camp fires and enjoy summertime foods. I got myself in the s’mores spirit by microwaving myself one!
Iron Cupcake Earth: Cherry 7UP Cupcakes
When voting for the Iron Cupcake: Earth ingredient for April, I voted for herbs & spices! I wasn’t very interested in a cupcake made from soda pop. But since I didn’t enter last month’s competition, I decided I could come up with something for this month.
Baby Shower Cupcakes
A couple of months ago a friend asked me if I’d like to bake two dozen cupcakes for a baby shower she was hosting for a friend of her’s. Of course I said that I would, and that day was today. She requested one dozen vanilla cupcakes and one dozen strawberry cupcakes, and for both…
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes
Right before I uploaded a photo of the chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes that I made today, I noticed that How To Eat A Cupcake posted about her chocolate chip cookie doughs that she recently made – talk about a coincidence! Mine are slightly different that her cupcakes, however. I used a very chocolatey cupcake…
Coffee Buttercream
I spent some time searching for an easy coffee buttercream recipe, but the only ones I could find involved either raw egg whites, or was a Swiss meringue buttercream. I just wanted a regular coffee buttercream to frost the next batch of chocolate cupcakes that I would remove from the freezer.
