It might only be May but the ice cream man has been driving down my street for well over a month now. Every time I hear his musical truck all I can think about are drumsticks, ice cream sandwiches and popsicles. It reminds me that the warm weather is here to stay and it’s time to start stocking my freezer full of cool summer treats! So thank you Mr. Ice Cream Man for inspiring me to create these Creamsicle Cupcakes based off of one of my all time favorite popsicle treats. …

Happy Spring! This month’s cupcake recipe can be summed up with one word: FUN! Inspired by some multi-colored cupcake wrappers and sprinkled inside and out with my favorite rainbow jimmies, we are venturing into the world of Funfetti Cupcakes today! Just saying the word funfetti makes me happy and it brings so many things to mind: sprinkles, bright colors, parties, celebrations and birthdays, to name a few. As a child I can remember I always requested a funfetti cake for my birthday. You have to admit when browsing the baking isle at the grocery …

Our contributor, Lauren of Crave. Indulge. Satisfy., is back with a delicious new recipe….

Spring is almost here, hooray! I am so excited it’s March for several reasons, warmer weather is near and my little guy will be ONE at the end of the month! I am in full party planning mode for his birthday and I thought it would be fun to create a cupcake this month using one of his all time favorite foods, bananas! Our fruit bowl is overflowing with bananas these days and it seems we can never eat them all up before they start getting pretty ripe. …

Our cupcake contributor, Lauren of Crave. Indulge. Satisfy., is here with a new Valentine’s recipe….

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, do you know what you are getting your sweetie this year? While the standard box of chocolates and a dozen roses are a nice gesture, I’m encouraging you to step outside the norm and create a fabulous treat that will make this year’s Valentine’s Day just a little sweeter! It all starts with a bottle of champagne and some fresh raspberries! So grab a bottle of bubbly, no make that two, one to bake with …

Our cupcake contributor, Lauren of Crave. Indulge. Satisfy., is here with a delicious new recipe….

It’s official…I am in full holiday baking mode at my house! After a trip to World Market and discovering all sorts of adorable mint green and red baking tins, parchment paper and striped and polk a dot cupcake wrappers my mind has been going non stop dreaming up all sorts of sweet treats for the month of December! I went to the store and stocked up on a variety of flavored baking chips, chocolates, sprinkles, confectioner’s sugar and candy …

Our cupcake contributor, Lauren of Crave. Indulge. Satisfy., is here with a delicious new recipe….

One of my absolute favorite things about fall is eating pies! Apple, pumpkin, pecan, you name it and I will gobble it right up! So when Carrie mentioned she wanted me to create an apple themed cupcake recipe for November, I immediately thought of apple pie! I am an apple pie lover, especially in the fall. So immediately my mind started going in a million directions about how I would create the perfect apple pie cupcake to share with all of …

When I think of October there is one thing that comes to mind…CANDY, and lots of it! This is the one month of the year where we have an excuse to keep our pantry stocked full of a variety of mini candy bars and not feel guilty right? I mean you walk the aisles at the grocery store and come to the Halloween candy section and there is bag after bag after bag of candy just asking to be placed into your cart. I’m not sure about you, but my go to candies always include chocolate, peanuts and peanut butter of some sorts. So to get you in the Halloween …

We’re wrapping up Beach Week with a tropical cupcake recipe from our contributor, Lauren of Crave. Indulge. Satisfy. What a sweet ending to our fun in the sun! I’ll let Lauren take it away from here….

Summer is quickly coming to an end and beach season is almost over, but before we dive into the fun of fall baking I wanted to share one last summer themed cupcake recipe with you all! Every week when I go to our local farmer’s market I always grab a pineapple. It’s one of my favorite fruits and I love how you get a little bit of sour and sweet …

Calling all chocolate chip cookie lovers! Or should I say cookie dough lovers? I’d like to introduce you to the ultimate cupcake to satisfy both a chocolate and cookie craving all in one bite! These Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes have just become the new favorite cupcake at our house and I hope you will enjoy them just as much! It’s chocolate cake, filled with cookie dough, covered in cookie dough frosting, topped with chocolate chips and a mini cookie dough cookie on top! Do you think there is enough cookie dough involved? Oh my goodness …

Our cupcake contributor, Lauren of Crave. Indulge. Satisfy, is here with a fun new recipe…

I can’t think of a better way to celebrate summer than with a big old ice cream cone! Ice cream is one of my favorite summer indulgences and a delicious treat to enjoy after a day full of playing in the hot sun. I’m sure you’re probably thinking this is suppose to be a cupcake post, why are we talking about ice cream? Well, since July is National Ice Cream month I thought it would be fun to put a new twist on the cupcake and make them look like ice cream …