Thursday, November 10, 2011

Peanut Butter Chip Cupcakes with a Banana Buttercream: An Inside out cupcake?

Peanut butter and banana is a timeless combination.  People usually make a banana cupcake with a peanut butter frosting, but I took the combination in a different direction.  These are Martha Stewart's peanut butter cupcakes with peanut butter chips added to the batter for some change in texture.  The cupcake is topped with a banana buttercream.  These cupcakes fed a lot of hungry cadets at the Academy!

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Cookies and Cream Cupcakes: An impossible cupcake to beat

This is Nate's favorite cupcake.  I think it always will be. I have tried to surpass it with flavors such as chocolate peanut butter and canoli, but they can never compete with this one!  It was a snow day, what could be better than baking cupcakes for Nate's ship on a snow day!?  This cupcake has half an oreo at the base. It is then topped with a batter filled with oreo quarters.  The cupcake is topped with an extra creamy cream cheese frosting and an oreo.