The Perfect Lemon Cupcake Recipe

Oh, how I love Ina Garten!  You may know her as Food Network’s “Barefoot Contessa”.  She has authored an incredible series of cookbooks, has the cutest little hubby ever, and gets to cook all day in her east coast studio kitchen.  Yes, I wish I were her! But for now I will have to be [...]

Cupcake Wedding Cakes

Is it possible to have a crush on a blog?  Because I think I do! The cupcake wedding cakes pictured above were from the wedding of “the youngsters” over at This Young House. Be sure to check out their blog as it is fabulous.  It details all of the stylish home improvements they do to [...]

In Search of the Perfect Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

Martha Stewart’s “One Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes” just did not do it for me.  I know there are lots of folks out there that love that recipe.  Unfortunately, I am not one of them.  So I decided to start trying out some other chocolate cupcake recipes and happened upon a great Cupcake Wedding Cakes post over [...]

Chocolate Cupcakes with Buttercream Icing

I have finally started trying a few of the recipes in the Martha Stewart “Living” that came out in January.  The issue has a number of fabulous cupcakes with pictures and recipes.  If you missed the issue, check for it at your local library. The first cupcake recipe I tried was the “One Bowl Chocolate [...]