So you had a bad day...

So, my A game was not brought today. I don't know why I was having such a hard time. I made some rocky road cupcakes for my grandma's birthday this weekend and lots of things were going wrong. I kept spilling the mix, I forgot to spray the liners, and I put too much batter in each cup along with not enough topping. I knew that I had put dark chocolate in them but when I taste tested I didn't realize how bitter it was going to be..so at first I really didn't like it. Plus, I got one without marshmallows. Sad day.

Oh, and they are kind of ugly. Hopefully my family believes in the saying "It's what's on the inside that counts." Haha.

I also made some more pecan pie muffins. Mmmmm.

Muffin tops for everyone!

The husband and I are in a tight budget because he REALLY wants a motorcycle. So for this week I made prepackaged muffins.

My mother bought me this and put it in my Easter basket. Yes, I'm 24 and I still get an Easter basket. No, it's not just filled with eggs and candy. It comes with muffin mix and cookbooks too! It might seem silly to others but I'd be sad if she stopped. Love you mom!

So, I'm not really a big fan of pecan pie and neither is the husband. But I do love me some muffins! These were delicious! And so dang easy.

Aren't they pretty! Hey look mom! I even used the new kitchen towels you put in my basket! The package said to make 24 mini muffins but I wanted bigger ones! So I made 12 regular ones! I've already had 3. The husband might not even get to try them.

Guten Tag!

I have not been sticking to my cupcake cookbook but that does not mean I haven't been baking! I asked my mother what my step dad might want for his birthday (baking related) and all she said was something low fat because they are trying to lose some weight. Well thanks mom that wasn't really helpful! UNTIL! I remembered that his favorite cake was German chocolate so I went on a search for a fairly easy low fat German chocolate cake recipe. I found one! Woohoo! So I woke up around 5 a.m. last Friday and got to it. The entire cake was made from scratch (usually I cheat and buy the pecan frosting). I even toasted the pecans and coconut! Take a look!

Yeah, it's a dark picture. Photography is not my thing. That's why I bake! So I'm not really a big fan of this particular cake.....well I'm just not a fan of coconut so I tend to avoid anything with it. I thought this recipe was pretty awesome even though I really didn't have anything to compare it to. My parents really enjoyed it and I even got the husband to take a bite!

And this was all that was left from the weekend. I'd say it was a success.

Happy birthday to the husband!

Yeah, I know, his birthday was last week. I'm always a week behind when it comes to posting. My darling husband said he wanted the chocolate peanut butter cupcakes so that is what I made him. They had more peanut butter than chocolate but it all worked out.

They were just so cute with the peanut butter chips poking out like that! But I had to cover then with frosting. The frosting was so creamy and amazing. I'd rather have just eaten that.

Hello! It's been a while!

It's been a month! I had to take a break because our human garbage disposal moved out, I'm trying to get into shape, and my husband doesn't eat as much as he should! But I'm back on track!

I love pie. Almost every kind. Banana cream, apple, key lime, AND lemon meringue. Which brings me to my latest cupcake. Lemon meringue pie cupcake.

I think they turned out great! And they taste awesome too.

Next week is the husband's birthday so I will most likely have something rich and chocolately to show you!

Happy birthday to me!

Made some cupcakes. They were green. They had alcohol in them. Happy birthday to me.

They are called mint julep. It's a drink with bourbon and mint...probably some other stuff too, I've never had one. These were pretty dense but still yummy. Very minty. I had fresh mint in the batter and put mint liqueur in the icing. They did not look a thing like the picture but that doesn't really matter. I liked them. And they were a prefect treat for my birthday. By the way my birthday was St. Patrick's Day. =)

Busy Weekend!

Hello all! I've had such a busy weekend followed with a bit of a cold so I am just now able to post the cupcakes I made on Friday! The husband and I went four wheeling with the family for my second mother's birthday. I made her margarita cupcakes! And then of course for the young ones and those who did not wish to have alcohol in their system I made peanut butter and jelly cupcakes! I enjoyed the hell out of both of them but if I had to choose I think I'd pick the pb and j. I didn't really have time to take many pictures, but I think you'll get the idea.

These cupcakes did what everyone wants their cupcakes to do. They made beautiful mounds!.....mounds don't do so well when you are using a glaze on them. Ugh. But of course they were still delicious (because they had tequila in them..) Yum.

Mmmm....Doesn't that look like heaven? Don't you just want to put that on some bread? I just LOVE peanut butter and jelly. Who would have thought to put it into a cupcake!

So after tasting these I realized either I over mixed the batter or I didn't have enough jelly. I also think they look much nicer without the peanuts on top, or maybe if I had crushed them first they would have looked better. Regardless, they tasted amazing.

I probably won't be making any cupcakes this week because I'm still feeling a little under the weather. It is only Wednesday so we'll just have to see!