Cupcake gift box

I forgot to sign up for my work out class and I ended up on the waitlist! Boo. So instead I did some crafting :)

I bought the Cricut "Sweet Tooth Boxes" project cartridge a few months ago on eBay for a steal! I just couldn't pass it up. Most cartridges have 2D diecuts. This particular one makes 3D boxes! This one has all kinds of boxes for treats like candy and cupcakes.

So today I made a cupcake treat box. This is cut at 10.5". I added some paper trimming to the sides, a stamp on the inside lid, and white ribbon to tie it shut.

I have some visitors coming in a few weeks and one is particularly fond of Sprinkles cupcakes :) I think I'll use this box to give them a cupcake when they get here.

Enjoy!

Reese's Cupcakes

I made these for my husbands office. They are by far the BEST cupcakes I have ever had!! I always give away my treats and only keep 1 or 2 for myself, and I'm SO sad I didn't keep more of these :(

The cakes were chocolately/moist/chewy, the perfect cake. The peanut butter buttercream was amazing, went perfectly with the cupcake.

I found the recipe here: http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/peanut-butter-cup-cupcakes/
Pretty easy to follow recipe. I would maybe half the frosting recipe. I ended up with a ton of leftover frosting. Will definitely make these again!!

Lemon Cake Pops & Chocolate Cupcakes

Baby Shower Goodies round 2!


Last night i finished making the lemon cake pops, and also made chocolate cupcakes.  Let me just be straight and say I USE CAKE MIX AND IM NOT ASHAMED! When it's something simple like chocolate or vanilla, i just use cake mix.  you cant taste the difference and its a lot less work. If im making something more interesting (key lime cupcakes, peppermint chocolate chip cupcakes, etc) then I will make it from scratch.  Almost everything I make, I make from scratch.  Basic Cakes and cake pops are the exception! 


For these cupcakes, I used Betty Crocker's Triple Chocolate Fudge cake mix, with Pilsbury's Extra Creamy Strawberry Frosting.  Just bake according to the directions, and let them cool completely before frosting them.  I used a Closed Star piping tip and piping bag, and frosted each cupcake.  Im going to put the little cupcake charms that I made on Sunday, on the cupcakes right before the party 

For cake pops i ALWAYS use cake mix and canned frosting.  its way too labor intensive/expensive otherwise.  You bake the cake as normal (a drier cake is better than a super moist cake for cake pops), then put it in a large mixing bowl after it has cooled.  dump a can of frosting in the bowl, and use a mixer to blend the 2 together until you get a doughy substance. I have found that using the mixer is much easier and cleaner than using your hands :)  Use a 1" mellon baller and scoop balls of dough onto a cookie sheet.  Freeze the balls for at least 1 hour (I did it over night).  Reshape the balls into a sphere and place it on a lolli stick.  

Melt the chocolate over a double boiler and dip/cover each ball.  Decorate the cake pop before the chocolate dries.  I used three different types of pink sprinkles.  Usually I would stick the lolli on a piece of styrofoam to dry, but I didnt have one to use.  Instead i just put them back on the cookie sheet.  the tops flattened but its not super noticable once in the cello bags.  

Place the cooled cake pops in little cello bags and tie them off with a piece of ribbon. look how cute these came out!!

the party is in a few hours, so I will post pics from the party this weekend.  Happy Friday, Everyone!