Posts Tagged ‘swiss meringue buttercream’

White Chocolate Mocha Cupcakes

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Our 3 years back in the US have been great, but it’s time to settle down and raise our kids in one spot.  As hard as it is to leave your family behind, it’s something that happens every day; kids grow up and leave their families behind to start their own life. I’m leaving my [...]

Matcha Strawberry Cupcakes

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This is my third and final entry into Iron Cupcake: Earth this month.  This is also my favorite entry, matcha strawberry cupcakes. I loved this cupcake!  It is one of the best I’ve made in ages.  The cake is a basic vanilla cake, borrowed from Billy’s Bakery, flavored with matcha, or green tea, powder.  Inside [...]

Banana Cupcakes With Caramel Buttercream

Banana Cupcakes With Caramel Buttercream

The first cupcakes I decided to try from February 2009′s issue of Martha Stewart Living were the banana cupcakes with caramel buttercream. And they are really yummy!  The cupcakes: they ended up more muffin-like in texture than I expected; they are soft and moist; they did not rise much while baking; they have an extreme [...]

Matcha Cocoa Cupcakes

Matcha Cocoa Cupcake

I made this cupcake intending to enter it into December’s Iron Cupcake Earth challenge Chocolate With A Twist. Then after I made it I thought it wasn’t good enough. It tasted great, but I didn’t think it was the worthiest contender. Then as I keep looking at them sitting there in the kitchen I thought, [...]