cupcakes

a healthier chocolate muffin

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The whole idea of a healthy chocolate muffin sounds ludicrous.  Doesn’t it? In my head the word muffin is synonymous with healthy, I know that isn’t true but cupcake is supposed to be the bad boy.  However the only chocolate muffins I have ever had are those ginormous Costco versions that must have more calories [...]

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crowning glory mini madeleine muffins

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If you ask anyone at the Larsen family reunion last weekend what was the most defining theme, it would probably be “food coma.” Each family had to sign up for KP duty, well not exactly. Each of us signed up to be responsible for a meal. There are more families than meals so we doubled [...]

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vanilla orange cupcakes

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I love the flavor combination here. This reminds me of something from my childhood. I topped it with a sugary glaze made from the lemongrass citrus simple syrup I made the other day. So you don’t feel like making the simple syrup, no problem. These would taste equally divine with citrus juice or even a [...]

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Chocolate Cupcakes topped with mint chocolate

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I realized that the craters in the center of my cupcakes were not for any reason other than too much leavening. It came to me while reading A Mingling of Tastes: how-to-fix-sunken-cupcakes from fellow blogger Julie. Please check out her great post for more detailed information. She may have just saved the entire cupcake eating [...]

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Banana Oat Muffins

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If you’ve been reading along here you might think it was muffin season. It seems to be a reoccurring theme of late. So you’ve got your espresso, but need something to go with it… this is what you are looking for. I mix up the batter before bed and refrigerate either in the big electric [...]

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Breakfast in a Blueberry Muffin

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These muffins are more substantial than the usual American style Blueberry muffin. They are not as sweet and are more dense, the addition of oats makes them more hearty. Blueberry Muffins makes 12 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour 2 ½ tsp baking powder (non-aluminum) ½ tsp grated nutmeg ½ tsp salt ½ cup unrefined [...]

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chocolate espresso cupcakes

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I couldn’t think of a more catchy name. These are a standby for me. I am not a baker, or a photographer for that matter, so my brother sent me this adorable picture he took of my cousin Wendy’s little girl Anna. She is enjoying the cupcakes that my mother and sister-in-law served for a [...]

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