Nutella Cupcakes

Last week was Teacher Appreciation week.  Of course K's favorite day is "bring something sweet".  We had a hard time deciding what we were going to make.  We new it was going to be a cupcake of some sort and though she is not much of a chocolate fan, I convinced her into letting me make the Nutella cupcake.  Nutella is something I could just eat with a spoon it's so delicious.  In the past I have made Nutella cookies and Nutella molten lava, but not cupcakes.  I will definitely be adding this to my list of favorites.  Indulge!

Margarita Cupcakes

Happy Cinco de Mayo! There is a historical significance to this day and like most holidays that celebrate a heritage, people enjoy celebrating Cinco de Mayo with authentic food and beverage.  I love Mexican food and look forward to indulging in some chips, salsa and guacamole and washing it down with an ice cold classic Mexican cocktail.  But who says you can only drink your margarita.  I came across this recipe and just new it would be the perfect dessert.  Indulge!

Nutella No-Bake Cookies

The first time I ever had this cookie was when I was in junior high school and I thought it was the best thing I had ever tasted.  Every time the ladies in the cafeteria would make them I would always take one and sometimes two.  As I got older I came across a recipe for them and was thrilled to know I could continue to enjoy them.  Since becoming a fan of nutella I thought I would incorporate it into this recipe and oh my goodness I didn't think it could taste any better.  Hard to believe that such a simple cookie could be so amazing.  Indulge!

Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes

I love everything about cinnamon.  I think I would put it in almost anything if I could get away with it.  I was excited when my daughter requested this recipe for her birthday.  On her actual birthday I made my triple cinnamon roll recipe and baked them in individual cupcake liners to take to her school and share with her class , but due to timing I decided to do an actual cupcake for her party.  Indulge!

The Best Frosting Ever

 I came across this recipe while watching one of my favorite food bloggers (The Pioneer Woman) on Food Network.  I was a little unsure considering I have never heard of 'flour' as being one of the ingredients.  I am so glad I gave it a try, it is utterly delicious.  So light and creamy, literally the best I have ever tasted.  I am more of a whipped frosting at heart so needless to say I was in heaven.  I have altered it a couple of times for different recipes.  Once adding 1/2 cup of peanut butter for a peanut butter frosting and another time adding cinnamon.  I could easily take a spoon and eat it right out of the bowl.  Indulge!

Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes

The end of February and the month of March are busy birthday times for me.  Every couple of weeks we are having a birthday celebration.  This year we combined our oldest daughters together.  My daughter requested her favorite Cinnamon Roll cupcakes (recipe and post coming soon) and the Mr.'s daughter requested Peanut butter cup cupcakes.  This was the first request for anything peanut butter and I have been wanting to bake with it for a while now so I was excited to give it a try.  Growing up one of my favorites was Reese's peanut butter cups (once many many years ago i bought a bag of the miniatures and ate every last one of them.. I don't think I could get away with that now).  This cupcake definitely brought back childhood memories.  Indulge!

Turkey and Veggie Meatloaf Cupcakes {aka how I get my kids to eat some veggies cupcakes}

Since Valentines is around the corner my kids have been bugging me about making cupcakes.  I don't know if I am ready for the sugar induced coma again (for goodness sake I am still recovering from the holidays!).  As I was planning out dinner and going through the fridge, I realized I had some veggies I seriously needed to cook.  A light bulb went off!  How about putting dinner in cupcake form (and throwing in some hidden veggies),  I love playing motherly pranks on my kids and thought this would be fun to watch.  When they got home from school they noticed the "cupcakes" in the oven and got so excited, until they looked a little closer as I was plating them.  But soon those frowns turned back to smiles once they dug in.  They had so much fun eating them and didn't even notice the good for you ingredients inside.  The beauty of this recipe is that you can use your favorite meatloaf and mashed potato recipe of your choice if you like and it will turn ordinary into awesomeness!  I will definitely be making these again.  Indulge!