Maple Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

To celebrate my officemate's birthday, and her love of my baked goodness, I made these little beauties. Maple cake is how syrup should be done. Not overly sweet, it is a perfect backdrop for my favorite thing ever - cream cheese frosting.

Magic

A little of this, a little of that....and voila, magic.

*again, I know this picture is bad news. I promise to get a real camera soon. xoxo sprinkles

VDay Cupcakes (booze included)

To celebrate vday, frosting, and dinner with my family, I decided to make yummy heart-shaped cupcakes this past weekend. To celebrate vday, drinking, and dinner with my family, I made them with Guinness. Chocolate and Guinness are soul mates. (NOTE: I am aware that these pictures are horrible. Sorry. I couldn't manage a good shot, and really just wanted to eat a cupcake....so I did.)

Funfetti!

I firmly believe that everyone should have a homemade cake (or cupcake!) to celebrate a birthday. This holds true starting in kindergarten when moms bake late night treats for entire classrooms, and should continue through grown up responsibilities. These funfetti cupcakes were made in honor of my boss's birthday and to celebrate my love of sprinkles!

Cute Blond(ies)

So I'm eating my last little blondie as I write...yum. This was a special order for the recent Mexicana Monday extravaganza - so much fun! The recipe I used is amazingly easy - and you can experiment with different additions as the mood strikes. I highly recommend using almond extract and white chocolate chips...holy hell yeah.

Mini Oreo Cheesecakes

I decided on peanut butter Oreos after an agonizing 15 minutes in the cookie aisle. It was one of the best decisions I have ever made. These are: 1) super duper easy, 2) so amazingly good I am actually proud of myself, and 3) gone.

Cornflake Macaroons

I know, I know. Coconut and cornflakes? Really? Yes, really. These macaroons are extremely easy and have a satisfyingly sweet crunch.