Cupcakes in California

Wow, it's been a long time! Let's backtrack to May, when we went to Oceanside, California!

We got to go to two cupcake bakeries while we were there.

The first was in San Diego: Heavenly Cupcake.

Each flavor came in a mini cupcake as well as a regular size!

                            

Thin Mint

This mint frosting was A-mazing!

Pumpkin Pie

Red Velvet

Cookies and Cream and Deep South Chocolate

The second bakery was: Cups, in La Jolla.

         

This place was so cool :) 

Love this wall of cupcake pics! Such a great idea. 

Gift shop items

And now for the actual cupcakes! 

Death By Chocolate Cupcake

I had the Honey Lavender cupcake, which was very good! 

PB Cup Cupcake

I think this one won the award for Best Cupcake of the whole trip! It was A-mazing!

And of course, to go along with all the delicious cupcakes that lasted all of about 5 minutes, I got myself a cupcake that wont disapper!

I got this sweet little cupcake necklace at Cups. Love it!

Well, there is my California cupcake post! The trip was great, and so were the cupcakes!

Caramel Apple Cupcakes

Here are some fun, yummy cupcakes for the end of fall!

Caramel Apple Cupcakes

1 package (18-1/4 ounces) spice cake mix or 1 package (18 ounces) carrot cake mix

2 cups chopped peeled tart apples

20 caramels

3 tablespoons 2% milk

1 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted

Popsicle sticks

Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare cake batter according to package directions; fold in apples.

Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. 

Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

In a small saucepan, cook the caramels and milk over low heat until smooth. 

Spread over cupcakes.

Sprinkle with pecans.

Insert a popsicle stick into the center of each cupcake.

These pretty, soft, sticky, spicy treats are delicious to eat, and fun to look at.

Another Triple C Recipe!

Nothing is prettier than something chocolate with a cherry on top!

Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes

1 chocolate cake mix

1 recipe Creamy Cocoa Frosting (Below)

1 recipe Creamy White Frosting 

Marchino cherries

Prepare and bake cupcakes according to package directions. Cool completely. Then prepare Creamy Cocoa Frosting.

Creamy Cocoa Frosting

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1/2 cocoa

3 cups powdered sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

About 3 Tablespoons milk

Mix butter and cocoa in large bowl. Stir in powdered sugar. Beat in vanilla and milk until smooth and of spreading consistency.

Place the frosting in a microwave safe bowl, and heat for about 30 seconds, until frosting is melted. Stir. Dip cooled cupcake tops into frosting. Dip all the cupcakes before doing the next step, so they have a chance to dry. 

Prepare Creamy White Frosting. Once chocolate frosting is dry, place white frosting in piping bag with large star tip. Pipe a small swirl in the center of each cupcake...

…and top with a cherry!

Simple as that.

I'd have to say that the homemade chocolate frosting is what makes these cupcakes taste amazing. Don't believe me? Try it for yourself and see!

Triple C.

Lemon, cherry, orange, lime, or strawberry? With these cupcakes, you get 5 flavors in one (recipe)!

Colorful Candy Cupcakes

1 cake mix (any flavor)

1 recipe Creamy White Frosting

Rainbow nonpareils

1 box DOTS 

Mix cake mix, and bake cupcakes according to package directions. Cool completely. 

Prepare Creamy White Frosting, and put in a decorating bag with large tip. 

Now break into that box of DOTS.

 Try not to eat to many. 

Pipe frosting onto a cooled cupcake,

sprinkle on the nonpareils,

and top with a dot!

These cute and colorful cupcakes are perfect for summer fun!