Coconut Cupcakes

These little beauties were a pleasant surprise!  Not a cupcake Tee or I would usually make, but we were more than satisfied with the outcome!  We had to find a few special ingredients that we don't normally have on hand, coconut milk, coconut extract, and unsweetened shaved coconut.  After that we were good to go.

This recipe uses the seven minute frosting, which we have become quite the pro's at now.  Before this we had never or would have never even attempted to make that frosting, and it has become one of our favorites!!  We just wish it wouldn't make so much, because you can't store it to use for later!

This cupcake was super delish, and looks too beautiful to eat, definately a special occasion cupcake!

We have been on a little hiatus due to scheduling conflicts.  Next week we will hopefully be mixing it up, with Tee doing cupcakes in Los Angeles with our friend Kimmy, and me doing cupcakes in Salt Lake with my sister Sheri!  We chose a simple one, so we didn't scare our new recruits.  It is Martha Stewarts basic yellow buttermilk cupcake!!  Yumm-o!!

Until then,

t & k

Blondie Cupcakes

 Wow, am I behind on updating this blog, so sorry. 

The Blondie Cupcake was surprisingly good.  We had all of the kids (sorry no photos), which was great fun, and each had their own task.  This recipe required, chopping cashews, measuring butterscotch chips and chocolate toffee bits, so each child was kept busy while only stealing a few to taste for themselves!!

If you are a fan of a Blondie Brownie, then this recipe is for you!

Next up, Coconut Cupcakes!

Until then,

t & k

Trying New Things

We are about six months into our cupcake cure. It has been a fun experience. Kari and I were discussing how we would have never tried many of our recipes before this experience. I can speak for both of us when I say, "It was all about chocolate" for us. But I have rather enjoyed many of our non-chocolate cupcakes. Especially the one we made this week! We used an ingredient I didn't especially like, so I was hesitant to even try it. But ohhhh so yummy. I know it seems small, but branching out always starts with small steps. A little strawberry treat here, or a lemon yogurt raspberry triple layer there. It's all good. We hope you are enjoying this endeavour as much as we are. Keep the comments coming. Who knows you may join us of "Cupcake Day" sometime?

tee & kari

Peanut Butter-Filled Chocolate Cupcakes

It has been a busy week, so this post is a bit late!  Last weeks cupcake was super yummy.  Tee's sister Mary was in town, and this time she didn't have to entertain the little ones, so we put her to work!  This was a two step cupcake, you make the chocolate batter and the peanut butter batter and then swirl them together.  A perfect marriage of our two favorite things, pure heaven.  Tee and I have been big fans of peanut butter and chocolate since our 49er days when we would always have to get a big bag of peanut butter M&M's to last us through the game!  Good times!

This recipe only made 12, so between my broad of seven and Tee's family plus Mary, we had none left to share, but all who tried it gave it two huge thumbs up!

Some of you have asked why we don't post the recipes on the blog.  Here is our simple answer, all of the recipes come from the Martha Stewart cupcake book, and we are not sure if we would be infringing on any copyright laws.  If anyone know the answer to this little predicament, please let us know, and we would be happy to post the recipes!

Next week is Blondie Cupcakes, based on the classic brownie, should be good!

Until then,

t & k