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[queenofgrey]

♥ Name: jes
♥ Age: 22
♥ Location: south florida
♥ Your cupcake history: started baking about six months ago & haven't been able to stop since.
♥ Why you like cupcakes: they're fun & easy & terribly cute.
♥ Cupcake photos, recipes, or other interesting cupcake-related tidbits that you found:

Comments

[lessthanlinz]

omg do you have a recipe for the chocolate caramel ones?? and yay sofla, i'm from jupiter.

[queenofgrey]

i used the recipe for chocolate cupcakes from http://cupcakeblog.com which is here & tossed a bit of caramel in the middle.

chocolate frosting:
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
2/3 cup hershey's cocoa powder
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

melt butter, then stir in cocoa. add powdered sugar and milk, alternating, & beat. stir in vanilla. makes about 2 cups of frosting.

for the caramel topping, i simply melted down caramel in a saucepan on medium heat, adding a bit of water as i went to break down the caramel, whisking every minute or so. don't add more than, like, a teaspoon or two or it'll be too runny. once the caramel is smooth, dip the tops of the cupcakes in & let them set for about 20 minutes, then top with chocolate frosting.

[ohhowlovely]

small world! i'm from stuart.

[rabbitgrl333]

hello fellow south floridians :D i'm in miami-dade.
also, your cupcakes look delicious! how do you get the icing to be so tall and stiff looking though? i use store bought icing and it always kinda melts and deflates before it finally stiffens up.
and do you use a certain tip to get the thick soft serve look?
sorry for all the questions, i just really want to get that super professional icing look on my cupcakes. <3

[turkelton]

do you have the recipe for the apple pie one? nom nom nom

[queenofgrey]

i have it somewhere. i haven't followed the recipe in ages, though. i'll try & find it today, but if i can't i'll write out what i do.

[turkelton]

Thanks a lot! Those look so tasty :D

[queenofgrey]

this is the recipe that i have in the book i keep. i don't follow it exactly, but it'll give you the basic idea. generally, mine have more cinnamon & i usually make the apples with brown sugar. but, here ya go. enjoy.

Apple Topping
3 tbsp unsalted butter
1/3 cup granulated sugar
3 granny smith apples, peeled, cored & thinly sliced

Place butter & sugar in a large pan over low/medium heat. Stir to dissolve sugar. Add apple slices & cook for 8-10 minutes or until apples are lightly caramelized. Remove apples & let cool completely.

Cinnamon Cupcakes2 1/4 all purpose flour

[queenofgrey]

thanksss! :D

[x_in_tenebris_x]

*drool*

These look so fantastic!!!

Is there a recipe for the white chocolate and strawberry ones??? :D

[queenofgrey]

there isn't exactly a recipe for them as i just kind of threw them together, but i'll try to write one out if you really want it. they were, easily, the best batch of cupcakes i've ever made.

& thank you. :D

[x_in_tenebris_x]

Oh please do!! :D

[wonderin_gal]

oh my god, these are ALL beautiful! i must have the recipe for the smores and apple pie cuppies....if you have em

[queenofgrey]

apple pie recipe is above. i'll write the s'mores one out for you later today. thanks so much. :D

[wonderin_gal]

thanks so much!