Oranges and Mums

MOOOVing Away Chocolate Dipped Oreo Bouquet

Cookie Monster Cupcake

Chocolate Chip Chocolate Cupcakes, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Filling (no eggs), Brown Sugar Icing with Chocolate Chip Sprinkles, and a Mini-Chocolate Chip Cookie.


INSIDE

Pizza-On-A-Stick

Boston Creme Cupcake

Apple Pie Cupcake

Inside


Apple Spice Cupcakes, Apple Pie Filling, Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing, and Pie Crust Star

Magic Wand Sugar Cookies

Chocolate Sundae Cupcake

Inside Each Cupcake is a Chocolate Ganache Filling

Margarita Cupcakes

Coconut Cupcakes, Key Lime Filling, and White Chocolate Key Lime Icing
Inside the Cupcake

Margarita Cupcake in a Margarita Glass

Lemon Honey Bee Cupcakes

I made these cupcakes for Administrative Professional's Day. I adapted the recipe from Februrary's Woman's Day

Mini Cinnamon Bun Bouquet

I saw this post a few months back by some bakers who have written a book about bread (I wonder what the attraction for me is?). I had to try this out, and Principal Appreciate Day seemed like a good time to pull out this recipe to attach to our usual Starbuck's gift card.

Everything's better with raffia...


Another 'bouquet,' minus the chalkboard cup.

Lego Cake

Last year I made Lucas a Nascar cake, this year...he is getting a Lego themed birthday. The 'connectors' on top are made by dipped Double Stuffed Oreos in melted chocolate.

Cowgirl Baby Shower-Sheriff Sugar Cookies

Chocolate Dipped Peeps

I've seen this idea on lots...and lots...and lots of blogs. They were yummy!

Cake Batter (Saint Patrick's Day) Cookies

He-Man Cake

The inspiration for this cake came from the birthday girl's childhood hero, He-Man.

They used to make a pan in the shape of He-Man, but the only place you can find him now is on E-Bay. So, the decision was made to make a cake in the shape of his shield.
I also printed off some pictures to decorate the bottom of the cakeboard:

It was a little difficult to see the orange on red writing, but I wanted to be as authentic as possible to 'his colors.'
The Cake

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes

I decided to try out a cupcake recipe I'd wanted to try for awhile, with a twist. I saw a few versions of a Reese's Cakes, and I decided I wanted to spice it up with a cupcake version. I decided to add a ganache to the peanut butter icing that would harden like 'the real thing.'
Inside

I thought they tasted like a cupcake version of buckeyes, very sweet.

Homemade Hostess Cupcakes

I ran across this recipe a few months ago on the net http://heatherdrive.blogspot.com/2009/03/look-alike-hostess-cupcakes.html The cake batter is delicious, but it burned sooo quickly, and really didn't rise very well, which wasn't a problem since I needed it to be 'sunken' in the middle. BUT it also stuck around the edges to the pan, and fell apart on half of the cupcakes. I also think you should double the ganache-it barely went over the twelve that did turn out. The icing dries into a 'harder' shell, and it really was a great version of the hostess cupcake.

Conversation Heart Cakes

I saw this idea on Martha Stewart's website last year. I baked up a red velvet cake, and then cut out pieces (with a Wilton cookie cutter) in the shape of hearts. Ice...eat...repeat.

Storybook Cupcakes

My teammate is also a Mom at our school, and she volunteered with the PTA to collect used books to put towards the district's used book sale. The incentive for the classes was that the class in primary, and intermediate that brought in the most books would receive a special treat.
She's planning on going into each winning class to read a snippet from a familiar kid's book, and then serving up the cupcakes I made to match the theme.
Primary is going to read The Very Grouchy Ladybug

I googled "ladybug" cupcakes, and found a picture via google made with fondant. I don't know who did it, but I'm just saying-the idea isn't mine, and I didn't use fondant, but I'm OK with that.

Next up are Intermediate's cupcakes. The book selected for this read aloud is How to Eat Fried Worms


I didn't need to google this, I've made enough 'dirt' dessert in my life, but I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to find a few million cupcakes on google that look exactly like this.

Valentine's Treats

Oreo Pops

...not to be confused with....
Marshmallow Pops