Lemon-Yogurt Cupcakes with Raspberry Jam

 What is it about lemon that makes everything taste so delightful and refreshing??  This week's cupcake was just that, super delish!  The recipe was a bit time consuming, with all of the zesting, and squeezing, not to mention the whipping of the egg whites, and then folding it all together, but the outcome was perfection.  Tee and I both agreed, that a homemade jam would only enhance this cupcake, and I thought it would be fun to use strawberry freezer jam, so I may just whip that out, when the strawberries become plentiful!

We had no extra helpers this week, just our two regulars, who spent the whole time 'washing' the lemons!  Sorry no pics of that fiasco, but it kept them busy!

Tee found these 'oh so cute' cupcake boxes at Michaels, and we just had to deliver four to our favorite cupcake commentor, Kristi, we hope she and her family enjoyed this little treat!
 
Next week, in celebration of Cinco de Mayo, Tres Leches Cupcakes, which I am sure will be a crowd pleaser!

Until then,

t & k

Chocolate Malted Cupcakes

Today's cupcake was just plain fun!  We had LOTS of extra helpers/tasters today, and that made for a fabulous day.  We invited last weeks tasters to help, and then on a spur of the moment, we had our old boss Terri and her son Dylan stop by too!  So much craziness!

 We used a powdered Malted Milk from Carnation to give it the malted flavor, which was subtle, but still tasty!  The hit of this cupcake was the Fluffy Vanilla Frosting, which got two thumbs up from all who tried it.  We even let the little ones decorate their own, with a variety of different sprinkles!

The last picture is of our new packaging.  I know some of you had grown quite fond of the recycled Tupperware, but Tee found these cute and affordable (.12 cents each) cupcake boxes online, so we have stepped up our game.  We are working on a swanky little logo to tie it all together and we will be good to go!

As always, if you find a yummy treat on your doorstep, leave us a message here or on Facebook, and feel free to recycle the box back to us, and we would be more than happy to fill it back up, and drop it back off!

Next up, Lemon-Yogurt Cupcakes with Raspberry Jam!  Ohh, la, la!

Until then,

t & k

Warm Cupcakes?

Can I just say I loved this cupcake. Especially warm. We had one left in our fridge and I warmed it up. Just like a toll house cookie! I am surprised these made it to the pans and came out as good as they did, considering we had FOUR helpers!

We are really excited to have Angela and Abby help us this week!

tee

Chocolate Chunk Cupcakes

Sorry this post is so late, life just happens sometimes!  Last weeks cupcake was Chocolate Chunk Cupcakes, taken from the section labeled Cookie Cupcakes, so it tasted just like a warm chocolate chip cookie!  We had ALL the helpers today, and a special taster!  Even with all the extra help, I still managed to miss read the recipe, and instead of filling the cupcakes with a 1/4 cup of batter, I thought it read 1/4 full, so hence the 'what's wrong with this picture' picture!!  Even with that little mishap, they tasted delightful!

We let our special taster Abby, pick next week's creation and she went with the Chocolate Malted Cupcake.  Abby and her mom are going to be our extra helpers for this one too!

Until then,

t & k

Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Cupcakes

We had to move cupcake Wednesday to cupcake Friday last week to accommodate schedules, and to allow for our helper Tess to be involved!!  Her and Adeline made for quite the pair!  This cupcake was super easy, but considering the two pounds of cream cheese and the cup of sour cream, this is not something you can eat one right after the other!

This is Tess & Adeline filling each cupcake with one whole Oreo cookie!  The recipe makes a total of 30, and I only had two sets of pans, so we had to improvise, and we used the remaining batter to make mini cupcakes!  The problem with this cupcake is you have to chill them overnight or at least four hours.  For a girl who needs instant gratification, this was hard to swallow, literally.  We stuck the mini cupcakes in the freezer to speed up the process!  Because of how rich and creamy this cupcake was, you can't eat more than one!

Deliveries were hard too, because of the overnight chill.  The next day I had a tight schedule, so we brought some to the girls at work, (even though technically, we aren't suppose to talk about cupcakes at work, but that is a whole other story), but the cookie crust gets too soggy after day two, so I gave the remaining to my kids, who are no critic when it comes to sweets!

All in all, a very fun and satisfying cupcake, super easy with no frosting!

Next week, we are back to Wednesday and we let Tess pick our selection Chocolate Chunk Cupcakes, which fell under the category of Cookie Cupcakes, with the other two being Peanut Butter Cupcakes, and Oatmeal Raisin, so I imagine it will taste much like a chocolate chip cookie!  So delightful!!

Until then,

t & k

The Nine Year Old Speaks

So Tess has decided this is her least favorite cupcake. She has rated them and this one finishes last. I find it hard to believe she is my daughter. I am a coffee person.

I had only one left for work and Deanna was nice enough to split it three ways with Kayla and Mary T. They all enjoyed it. Especially Deanna who got frosting all over her sweater. Mary said she loved the frosting. What an intense coffee flavor from the extract.

Kari and I think we are on the road to bringing the Seven Minute Frosting back in favor. Love the shinyness ( is that a word?). It is so light and airy. People always ask if it has marshmallow in it. Not so much with the coffee flavor!

Until next week. I'm pretty sure Tess will like the Oreo cheesecake cupcake better!

Tee