Pumpkin Required

In my opinion, Thanksgiving requires that all baked goods have pumpkin in them. Why, you make ask. I don't know, that's just the way it is. So, I made spiced chocolate pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting for some people at my husbands job. Soooo good, really!

I had left over cupcakes, perfect for our Thanksgiving desserts. Only, I did not feel like making cream cheese frosting, too effort. Instead, I made caramel frosting. So simple! Melt butter and brown sugar, bring to a boil, add milk, then confectioners sugar, whip it. While the frosting is still warm, dip the cupcakes into it. Let me tell you, these were out of this world mmmmm, delicious! I topped them off with little fondant pumpkins because, I just had to!

Halloween

Every year I try to add something new. This year I made cupcakes that look like  bloody brains and also a bloodshot eyeball. Fun and quiet yummy in a creepy way!
(Last years pictures were much better.)

Make mine a twist....

What is spring without a trip to the ice cream stand for some soft serve. This was a tradition when my girls were young, one that I carry on by myself. These cupcakes were inspired by that thought. They are vanilla cake and the frosting is chocolate and vanilla butter cream twisted together like an ice cream cone. I took these cupcakes along on a high school field trip. Even though there were an additional 3 dozen cupcakes they did get eaten. I guess kid's just love cupcakes, doesn't everyone?