I think cupcake baking is in the air this week. There was no shortage of fabulous cupcakes around the blogosphere to choose from. I want to make all of them!

If you find a cupcake blog/website entry during the week 3.14-3.20/08 for next week’s collection or you think *your* cupcake is worthy for my Cupcake Collection, please feel free to email me!

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Sweet Corn Cupcakes w/ Honey Lime Cream Cheese Frosting
by Couture Cupcakes

Lucky Muffins by Two Fat Als
(Notes: Let’s all comment that she needs to change this to cupcake!)

Chocolate Cherry Dr. Pepper Cupcakes by So Sinful It’s Sweet

Mississippi Mud Cupcakes by Abby Sweets

Chocolate Guiness Stout Cake w/ Chocolate Ganache & Bailey’s Buttercreamby The Cupcakery

Red Velvet Whopper Cupcakes by Joy The Baker

S’mores Cupcakes by GiGi Cakes

::drum roll please::

(It’s always more suspenseful after the cut right?)

I really need to keep up on my illegal alcohol news. When did absinthe become legal? Last time I had a taste of this licorice-y drink I had to special order from the Czech Republic! Am I a good bachelorette party hostess or what? LOL. Congrats ATC’s very own - Rachel! You are the Cupcake of the Week!

Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder Cupcakes by Coconut & Lime

Makes 6 Cupcakes

Ingredients:
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup absinthe*
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg, at room temperature

green fairy frosting
sugar cube for garnish

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Line or grease and flour 6 wells in a cupcake pan. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add the egg, mix thoroughly. Add flour, baking powder and salt to the butter mixture. Add the milk and absinthe to the rest of the batter and beat until well combined. Fill each well 2/3 of the way full. Bake 12-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted the center of a cupcake comes out clean or with just one or two dry crumbs. Cool briefly in the pan, then remove cupcakes to wire racks to cool completely before icing with green fairy frosting. Ice, then top with a sugar cube.

*I used Kübler Absinthe Superieure, which is the best of the absinthe brands I’ve tried.