Wednesday, December 29th: Martha Stewart's Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes

Well, the second attempt at Oreo cupcakes was much more successful than the first. For the recipe I chose a safe option, Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes from Martha Stewart. My cupcakes didn't turn out as neat as her pictures but they were tasty so I've deemed them a success. 

Merry Christmas From CCW

 

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope your holidays are filled with love, laughter and sweets!

Wednesday December 15th: Pistachio Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream Frosting

This Wednesday's cupcake was Pistachio. I couldn't wait to bake some really pretty green cupcakes. I decided upon doing a recipe which called for pistachio pudding mix and chocolate chips on top of chopped pistachios. The only alternation I would make to the recipe is I would cut down on the chocolate chips. I found they could almost over power the pistachio flavour. I did a raspberry buttercream frosting with it and topped them with chopped pistachios and a raspberry. I loved the colours.

Wednesday, December 8th: Eggnog Cupcakes with Eggnog and Rum Frosting

 

This Wednesday's cupcake was eggnog. I made 24 mini cupcakes and then some regular sized cupcakes with the remaining batter. The cupcake itself was very moist; almost too moist. Although the cupcake had been baked all the way through, there was still a very mushy consistency to these cupcakes that was a little unappealing. The taste however was great! I had the same problem with the eggnog frosting, it did not want to thicken up. This made the frosting fairly difficult to work with. Overall these were not my favourite cupcakes to make, or taste. However, it was extremely surprising the amount of people who were not eggnog fans and really enjoyed them.

Mini Cupcake

Wednesday December 1st: Candy Cane Cupcakes with White Chocolate Peppermint Frosting and Candy Cane Pieces

Well, it's December 1st and the pressure is now on to fit in all your shopping, get-togethers, baking and prepping for the holidays. The best way to remove yourself from the stresses of the season are to enjoy some of the holidays best offerings... and these candy cane cupcakes do the job. The cupcake turned out quite different from my previous experiments. The candy cane topping made a more chewy topping with the rich white chocolate peppermint frosting and a more subtle peppermint cupcake. I think you will enjoy these.