Monday, April 30, 2012

#29 Neopolitan Cupcakes

I love the idea of making a Neapolitan cake. Here's a recipe I got from Betty Crocker for a Neapolitan cupcake. It's a basic white cake mix topped with strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate frosting. It's very simple yet very effective in creating the Neapolitan look.


Friday, April 27, 2012

#28 Beautiful Frosting

Here's a beautiful frosting technique Loralee Lewis. The cupcakes look absolutely stunning, elegant, and effortless. Just follow the steps and your cupcakes will look just as great.


Thursday, April 26, 2012

#27 Cupcake Liners

Gotta love the dollar section at Target. They had these great cupcake liners with colorful prints on them. 25 to a pack for only $1. I stocked up on these fun liners and hopefully they'll inspire some colorful cupcake creations :)

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

#26 Cupcake Pops

Cake pops have become very popular very quickly but they are still relatively new. Here's a fun way to decorate this new creation in the form of a cupcake. It's like a cupcake on a stick! I got this recipe from Martha Stewart. These crafty cupcake pops look like they'd be a fun way to spend a spring day. Enjoy!

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

#25 Frozen Cupcakes

About three weeks ago, on post #9, I made carrot cake cupcakes. I wanted to test how moist they would be after being frozen. So I took four and stuck them in the freezer. They have been sitting there, untouched for about three weeks now. 


I decided to take one out to test how its been holding up. I left the other 3 to pull out at a later time.

I let the cupcake defrost for a few hours, probably more time than what was needed but I was not in a rush to devour the cupcake, at least not today.

When I finally got around to it, I used Betty Crocker Cream Cheese Frosting to frost my cupcake.

The end result?

 After three weeks in the freezer, my cupcake was still very tasty. It was still delicious and moist. It didn't have that "fresh out of the oven" yummy-ness to it but it was still very good. Overall, I give it an A. Now to play the waiting game. In a few more weeks I will remove a second cupcake and test how well it holds up after a longer period of freezing time. Keep you posted!

Monday, April 23, 2012

#24 Rice Crispy Cupcakes

Rice crispy treats are all the rage right now. Why not turn this delicious trend into a cupcake? I saw this rice crispy cupcake on Pinterest; however, the link to the original post can be found here. They look amazing and I am dying to try this!

Saturday, April 21, 2012

#23 Rainbow Cupcakes

I absolutely adore these rainbow cupcakes I saw on Pinterest. They are so fun and so easy to make. I can't wait to try!