Banana Split Cupcake

I found these cupcakes on another cooking blog and thought I'd try my own version of them. They turned out so great! A fluffy banana cupcake with strawberries and pineapple filling, topped with delicious buttercream frosting, sprinkles, chocolate and a cherry. These cupcakes are perfect for summer parties that kids and adults will all love!

Mac and Cheese "Cupcakes"

Ok, so I know these aren't really cupcakes and they're certainly not the kind I sell (for now anyway. But that's neither here nor there and a completely different topic). I made these last night to go with dinner as a trial run for a possible menu item for my son's birthday party coming up in August. So how did the trial run go? Amazingly! They were such a hit--my husband, 4 year old, (almost) 2 year old--we all loved them! I can't wait to make them again!

Coconut Cupcakes

I decided I wanted to fine tune my coconut cupcake tonight. I thought using coconut milk instead of regular milk would be a good idea...and I was right! They turned out wonderfully! I'm especially pleased with the frosting--To. Die. For. These are absolutely heavenly. I really hope my husband eats them all soon so that I'm not tempted to finish them off myself.

Pancake Cupcake

It's been a while since I've posted anything and I have a very good reason. Well, two very good reasons: I had a baby and we moved into a new house! I'm finally back in the kitchen and ready to dive into this cupcake thing full-force! Here's my recent creation...

I know this sounds like a really weird cupcake, but it's actually REALLY good! A light, fluffy buttermilk pancake cupcake topped with a wonderful maple butter cream frosting and sprinkled with bacon crumbles (well, I used turkey bacon since I don't eat red meat)...SO GOOD! It's a great combination of sweet and salty!

And for all of you that are thinking, "Eww, gross!" let me ask you this: Do you eat honey-baked ham? Haven't you ever accidentally gotten syrup on your bacon?

That's what I thought.  :)

Please excuse the picture quality. That's something I'm currently working on.