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Mini Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
I felt like baking today and the two brown bananas sitting on my counter prompted me to create these little gems. These cupcakes were another ode to the good ole peanut butter, banana and honey sandwich of my childhood. I opted for mini cupcakes, mainly because I saw some cute little mini cupcake cups at Publix (and bought them, of course). To be honest, I’ve never made mini cupcakes, and thought it would be fun to do something different. Turns out, these cupcakes work perfectly in the mini variety. I know this because I had extra batter (after making 48 little guys) and made 6 standard sized cupcakes. I tried them…
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Chocolate Espresso Cake
Baking sweets is starting to be an every weekend occurrence. Whereas I used to be immune to the smell of something sweet and chocolaty baking in the oven, the sweet tooth I gained with my last pregnancy is still with me. Bummer. I asked Brogan what he wanted to bake today and he said birthday cake. Well, it’s no one’s birthday, so we just made cake. I modified a German Chocolate cake recipe I found in one of Blake’s chefy cookbooks by adding some instant coffee. I once watched an episode of Barefoot Contessa and Ina Garten swore by adding a little instant coffee to chocolate desserts because it would…
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Chocolate Cupcakes with Cookie Dough Frosting
I decided to do some more experimenting with cupcakes last weekend (yes, I’m behind on the food posting!) The chocolate cupcake was basic, but the star of this show was the cookie dough frosting! I found this on Pinterest and had to try it out – success! It is definitely not your typical frosting – it is exactly like chocolate chip cookie dough without the eggs. I modified the recipe slightly – I opted for a little less flour. Next time I make it, I will add a little white sugar too to sweeten it up a little more. These were a great variation from your standard cupcake icing, especially…
