SALE! Cupcake Christmas Tealights

SALE!
@ Urban Outfitters.com

Cupcake Tealights.
Perfect for the Christmas Season!
Reduced to $6.99.
Were $10.00

Whaddya waiting for?

SALE! Half Price Cupcake Christmas Ornaments

Urban Outfitters.com
is selling their Cupcake Ornaments at
HALF PRICE!
Formerly $10.00 each.
NOW $4.99!

Go get'em Cupcakes!

Recipe: Peanut Butter-Banana Cupcake with Marshmallow Cream Cheese Frosting

Recipe and Photo by Emily of Visions of Sugar Plums Blog

Emily is a 25 year old foodie from Missouri with a wide variety of recipes. Check out her Hanukah recipes. Very impressive. Better than my Bubby used to bake.

Peanut Butter-Banana Cupcakes
with Marshmallow Cream Cheese Frosting

I just found this recipe and had to share it here.
This cupcake will give you visions of peanut butter and bananas topped
with marshmallow cream cheese frosting. What a yummy cupcake!
Thank you Emily!

Ingredients:
1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons creamy natural peanut butter
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs
3/4 cup finely mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup milk

4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup marshmallow cream

1/3 cup milk chocolate chips, melted

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 12 muffin cups with wrappers.

In a medium sized mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In a large mixing bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat together peanut butter, butter and brown sugar until creamy, about 1 minute. Beat in vanilla, eggs and banana until well combined, about 1 minute. Beat in flour mixture gradually, alternating with milk, until well combined (Don't forget to scrape down sides of bowl!).

Divide batter evenly into muffin cups. Bake at 350 degrees F, for 20-23 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out with moist crumbs attached. Cool for 15 minutes before transferring cakes to a wire rack to cool completely.

To make the frosting, in a medium sized mixing bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat cream cheese until creamy, about 1 minute. Beat in butter until well combined. Beat in marshmallow cream until well combined. Spread frosting on cupcakes. Drizzle with melted milk chocolate chips.

Yield: 12 cupcakes

Chocolate Cupcake Soap by Feto Soap

Chocolate Cupcake Soap
By Feto Soap

I just discovered this online shop that sells unusual and custom made soap.
The chocolate cupcake soap is one of their best sellers.
Made of cocoa powder and goat's milk!
Feto also sells a wide variety of products from cute to wickedly adult.
The Ballerina soap is precious.
It's not a cupcake, but the next best thing.

Lisa Chouinard is a Houston based artist and crafter who created Feto Soap
after discovering the art of soap making.
Feto Soap showcases Lisa's handmade soap and bath products.
Her product line ranges from natural to novelty.
Available online or at select local stores.

Did I mention that Feto Soap offers FREE SHIPPING?!

Recipe: Green Tea Cupcakes with Pomegranate Frosting

Recipe: Matcha Green Tea Cupcakes with Pomegranate Frosting
Courtesy of Jacki's Bento Blog

Cupcakes (Makes approx. 15 cupcakes)

Ingredients:

• 1 stick of butter (1/2 cup), room temperature
  
• 1 cup of sugar
• 2 eggs, separated and at room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 Tbsp matcha powder plus enough all-purpose flour to make 1 1/2 cups
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy (about 3 or 4 minutes). Add egg yolks one at a time, beating for 1 minute after each addition. Add vanilla and mix until combined.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, matcha, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture, alternating with milk and mixing well after each addition.

In another bowl, beat egg whites with clean beaters until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into the cupcake batter until the colour of the batter is uniform.

Fill lined cupcake cups half full. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until tests done with a toothpick.


Frosting

Ingredients

• 1 stick of butter (1/2 cup) at room temperature
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 lb (500g) bag of icing sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
  
• 1/2 Tbsp milk
• 2 1/2 Tbsp pomegranate molasses

Cream together butter and shortening. Add vanilla, milk and molasses and mix well. Gradually add icing sugar. Add more milk if necessary.

Note: The pomegranate molasses turns the frosting an ugly shade of brown, so you may wish to add a little bit of red icing colouring for a frosting a little more reminiscent of pomegranate.

The flavour of this frosting is relatively mild. If you want to kick it up a notch with some sourness, I recommend drizzling a little more of the pomegranate molasses on top of each cupcake.

Related Post:
Jacki's Bento Blog: Matcha Green Tea Cupcakes with Pomegranate Frosting Recipe