Needing to go dairy-free for your Halloween cupcakes? These sound very tasty. I have always loved the chocolate-orange combination, and orange and black just so happen to be Halloween colors, so this works wonderfully.
Now that’s just crazy enough to work. What a perfect way to get that salty sweet fix! These popcorn cupcakes were created by Angelina Cupcake of Towcester, Northamptonshire.
I love these Daddy Longlegs cupcakes. The only extra ingredients you’ll need are mini marshmallows, chocolate chips, black licorice, and chocolate sprinkles.
Imagine a rich chocolate cupcake with a coconut ricotta filling! Mmm … Visit Taste of Home for the recipe. Use applesauce and fat-free ricotta and you can have two!
The Two RAs in front of their masterpiece
Last week I had the awesome chance to see a real Periodic Table of Cupcakes. Some of my friends are dorm parents on the University of Chicago campus, and the RAs in their house went all out to make one for their weekly study break. Not only were the cupcakes delicious (pretty important in my book), but there was lots of thought given to each cupcake.
This Periodic Table included vanilla cupcakes with vanilla frosting, red velvet cupcakes with nutella frosting, oreo-infused cupcakes with oreo frosting, peanut butter cupcakes, carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, and funfetti cupcakes with vanilla icing. All of these were made from scratch.
Each group of elements on the Periodic Table was represented by a different type of cupcake. For instance, the transition elements (the largest group of elements) were represented by the red velvet and nutella cupcakes because nutella is such a popular item among the students .
Way to go, guys! Inspiring, indeed!
Students Coming to Eat the Cupcakes
A close-up look at the cupcakes
Maple Nut Goodies are an important food group in this household, so I’m not sure why I haven’t put them in cupcakes before now. But now that I have, there’s no going back, because these cupcakes were a HIT! I’m not sure I’ve ever received such rave reviews.
Here’s what I did:
I used a white cake mix (don’t tell!). The mix called for 1/3 cup of vegetable oil, which I replaced with real maple syrup, straight out of the tree. (Okay, not straight out of the tree.) This made the cupcakes a bit sticky, but the stickiness is well worth it.
I also plopped a Maple Nut Goodie right into each cupcake before baking. However, these sank to the bottom and caused the cupcakes to stick to their wrappers, so next time, I will cut the goodies into bits before putting them into the mix.
I baked as directed. In the meantime, I crushed up some salted peanuts and purchased some bottled caramel. For the frosting, I beat together 1 stick of butter, about 2 cups of powdered sugar, about a half cup of maple syrup, and a splash of half and half.
After the cupcakes cooled, I piped on some frosting. Then I sprinkled on some crushed peanuts. Then I drizzled on some caramel. Then I plopped another Maple Nut Goodie on top. And voila! The perfect sweet and salty Maple Nut Goodie cupcakes. Trust me. These are worth the effort!
Earlier this week I shared with you my favorite silver cupcake necklace I found on Etsy. Well, now I am in love with this peace, love and cupcakes cuff made by crafter CrowStealsFire. It is cool and sweet at the same time and at only $22, it is a great price too! And with over 300 amazing and beautiful jewelry items in their shop, I may have to purchase more than one piece!
These are too almost beautiful to eat!
The sparkles are a nice touch. Anyone know how they did the feathers on his head?
This mini monster hardly looks like a cupcake, but it is! This monster’s blue hair might disguise the cupcake, but it sure is a treat for all you icing lovers out there! Just grab some round candies, red licorice and some circus peanuts and you have everything you need to put these little creatures together.
Since it’s October and the weather is starting to feel like fall, I think now is the perfect time to make caramel apple cupcakes! When I think of fair food I think of caramel apples along with anything fried so these caramel apple cupcakes are the perfect cupcake to make! If you live in North Carolina and are getting excited for the North Carolina State Fair, which is just 10 days away, these cupcakes will definitely help get you in the fair food mood!
