Oreo Brownie Cupcakes – Recipe

Let’s make this clear from the start, that is a mini Oreo  you are looking at in the picture.  The cupcake is not that big, which unfortunately was the main reason I was initially attracted to this recipe.  That being said, once I read what exactly was going on, I wasn’t mad.  I needed to make these, and I needed to make them quick.

The thing that seperates this oreo recipe from the dozen others is the frosting.  I have never made frosting from Oreno cookies before.  How crazy is that.  If it tastes as good as it sounds, I thought, this would be amazing and it did, and it was.  Cream cheese, butter sugar and 20 double stuff Oreos are used to make the frosting and that goes on top of a brownie cupcake!  That frosting can be heaped on a piece of wood and it would be an acceptable dessert.

My only caution here, is have a glass of milk, a cup of coffee or some other beverage you like to eat with your cake, because this goes down thick and good.  The challenge here is finding the mini oreos for the cute little Oreo on top.   I wasn’t so lucky so I ended up putting half a full size.  Either way it doesn’t last so it really isn’t that important.

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Self Frosting Sweet Potato Cupcakes!

This recipe is the brain child of Shauna Sever from Shaunaserver.com.  She stumbled onto this while trying to adapt another recipe.  The whole self frosting part my sound like a gimmick but it’s actually true.

The cupcakes are made from roasted sweet potatoes and the frosting is a cream cheese based topping.  I know what you are wondering, “What is all this Self Frostng about”.

I was wondering the same thing too.  Basically you put in the cupcake mix, filling the cups only half way up.  Then  you plop the cream cheese topping directly onto the mix.  When you bake them both together, the topping kind of oozes up and over the cupcakes while he mix creates a wall.  I have to admit, it is pure genius.

WATCH OUT:

LUMPY MIX: Follow Shauna’s directions and like she says, when your sweet pototao mix is looking chunky and funky, don’t worry it will eventually smooth out to an even traditional looking cupcake mix.

This one definitely tastes as good as it looks.  I will admit, all of the cupcakes won’t look pretty.  Some will come out crazy and some will look just stunning.

My solution for that – OM-NUM NUM NUM.  Suddenly thy all look great.  What bad ones?

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Apple Pie Cinnamon Cupcakes – Recipe and Video!

Well it’s fight night in my house.  Two undefeated fighters (Floyd Mayweather  vs Canelo Alvarez)  and a house full of fight fans.  When you pay $64 dollars for a paid per view event it hurts a lot less when you split it 5 ways.

So what better way to make my baking comeback on a chilly end of summer day, a house full of snackers and  a brand new recipe to try out.   The stars as they say….are aligned.

This recipe is crazy because it’s made from cinnamon rolls hat are flattened!  That’s it.  These are not your ordinary cupcakes.  No mixing, no batter.   Who would have ever thought to use cinnamon rolls.  I guess that’s why we have the internet.

So technically it’s not a cup cake, but a cinnamon roll cup, with apples inside and baked to pure perfection.

The best part about these is they only take 12 minutes to cook.  However it seems like they take forever too cool.  If you want to have the whip cream affect you will have to wait….but it’s worth it.

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German Chocolate Cupcakes – Recipe

As summer starts to wind down, so does the hot days in the kitchen and my baking starts to pick up.  I typically bake more in the winter just because of school functions and holidays, it just works out that way.  Speaking of working out, I also tend to lose weight in the summer and gain a few sizes during the off season.

I have whittled my way down to a solid size 8, down from a winter time size 12.  I have gone this year down to a size 6 and I’m always about a cupcake away from 8 and two cupcakes away from a 12.  Let me tell you, cooking German Chocolate cupcakes today does not help.

This is a recipe that I want to get perfected for the upcoming school season as I think they will do well at the bake sales.  The scary part about this cupcake is simply the frosting.  It just looks scary but when you breakdown the recipe it’s quite simple: store brought shredded coconut, store brought pecans, egg yolks, sugar and butter.  See – a snap.

You will have to decide if you make the cupcakes themselves from scratch or use a bake mix.  For me it comes down to time.  I’m not going to kid myself and tell you it always taste better from scratch as I’m not that good.  I just want to perfect the topping, once I have that down the rest I can do in my sleep.

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Baked Alaska Cupcake Flambe – Recipe

This is one the best recipe’s I’ve found on the internet…hands down.  Who would have “Thunk it”.  Not only will you steal the show with these beauties they also taste damn good.

What you don’t see in the picture and if you are a novice like myself who didn’t realize that there is actually ice cream inside these cupcakes!  They are basic vanilla cupcakes and the centers are cut out and filled with ice cream.  In my case, pure chocolate ice cream because I wanted that chocolate – vanilla contrast.  However, you can choose any flavor you want.

The ice cream is then covered by the Flambe (the thing that actually burns on top of the cupcake).  The Flambe is basically a frosting (egg whites, sugar and cream) mixed with Brandy.  As Heather from sprinklebakes says – heating up the brandy beforehand allows for a longer, slower burn.

I say again…don’t be afraid of this Recipe.  It’s not easy but it’s not difficult.  I would rate it right down the middle.  I really didn’t run into many issues and the response I had was ridiculous.  Bring these out and watch the response.  You will blow them away.

Last bit of advice, I used the set up exactly like in the picture.  I had white microwavable saucers that looked the same and also a metal pan.  I even cleared the table cloth and served them on my glass table and of course had the fire extinguisher nearby.  My husband always says “Don’t burn the house down”, I wanted to make sure I followed that advice!  J  I also lit a practice one first because I had no idea what was going to happen.

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